‘We won’t shed a tear’: Israeli MKs react coldly to Raisi’s death, as government mum

Far-right MK: Iran leader who threatened Israel with annihilation now ‘a grain of dust in history’; TV station sorry after falling for joke that...

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Toi Staff

Netanyahu said repeatedly stopping Israeli security chiefs from meeting US officials

Since war began, PM has reportedly blocked heads of IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet from meeting with Antony Blinken, Marco Rubio and others, allegedly to...

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Toi Staff

Daily Briefing May 20: Day 227 – The butcher Raisi is dead. What now for Iran?

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on lack of progress on hostage release deal, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s push for Saudi...

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Toi Staff

Iran’s Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash near Azerbaijan border

Officials declare deaths of president and foreign minister after lengthy overnight search in difficult conditions; Hamas conveys ‘deepest...

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Agencies

‘Protector of the resistance’: Iran’s allies, proxy terror groups mourn Raisi’s death

Hamas, Hezbollah praise hardline president for his support; Putin hails ‘true friend’; Syria’s Assad affirms solidarity with Tehran; EU, China...

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Agencies

How would a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work, and what are the challenges?

Conceived as part of wider Mideast deal that includes Israeli-Saudi normalization, nuclear program would be subject to nonproliferation conditions

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Reuters

Top Tel Aviv University official: ‘Pity’ Netanyahu wasn’t on Iran president’s chopper

Executive Council head Eli Gelman initially defends WhatsApp private group message, says ‘not excessive’ to pray for accident; university later...

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Michael Horovitz

Bazan Group, subsidiaries fined almost $1 million for pollution

Haifa Magistrate’s Court decision to fine Carmel Olefins $275,000 comes less than two weeks after Environmental Protection Ministry gave it a $5...

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Sue Surkes

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, Iran’s hardline FM who died in helicopter crash

A consistent supporter of Tehran’s radical policies, country’s top diplomat oversaw reconciliation efforts with Saudi Arabia, held meetings with...

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Michael Horovitz

Plunge into a black hole

This NASA simulation lets viewers into the extraordinary spectacle of entering a blackhole (minus the spaghettification) - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

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Aeon Video

Is It Safe to be Angry in Your Relationship?

The hallmark of a vital relationship is “the safety to protest” without fear.

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Suzanne B. Phillips

Netanyahu Supporters May Eventually Flip, but Will Israel Survive the Journey?

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Ravit Hecht

Impunity in Gaza is a threat to the international order

The grim milestone of seven months has passed since Israel started its military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack — and there...

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Saul J. Takahashi

An urban farmer

I received some flowers from one of my acquaintances some days ago. I put them in a transparent cup. The flowers in the cup vase withered as time...

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Lee Nan-Hee

Nakba commemoration is taking on a new meaning

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Dr Amira Abo El-Fetouh

The Myth of Central-Bank Independence

LONDON – The United Kingdom’s economic policy is adrift. That was the main conclusion from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s...

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Robert Skidelsky

A United States of Europe

By 1941, as most European states were under the yoke of authoritarian or fascist regimes, and Nazi troops had just occupied France and were moving...

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Fernanda Gallo

التفكير المبادر في السياسة العربية

المبادرة التي خرج بها "إعلان البحرين" الصادر عن القمة العربية العادية الـ33 التي...

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محمد خلفان الصوافي

إعلان فك الارتباط في ذكراه الثلاثين

في 21 مايو/أيار 1994 أعلن الرئيس الأسبق علي سالم البيض فك الارتباط بين جمهورية اليمن...

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هاني سالم مسهور

Ebrahim Raisi, 63, ‘Butcher of Tehran’ and Khamenei protégé who died in chopper crash

Potential successor to supreme leader oversaw wave of executions in 1988; as president, he led bloody repression of Mahsa Amini protests in 2022,...

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Agencies

What Do You Call People Who Fight on Their Own Land Against Foreign Soldiers?

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Amira Hass

The Power of Disappointment

Great disappointment can be a challenge to overcome yet lead to positive change.

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Katherine Marshall Woods Psy.d

Saudi ties in reach but hinge on path to Palestinian state, Sullivan tells reluctant PM

As Israeli leaders bicker on direction of war, top Biden aide discusses Rafah operation with Netanyahu and other top officials, meets Herzog on...

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Jacob Magid

España llama a consultas a su embajadora en Argentina y "exige disculpas" a Milei

El Gobierno español ha decidido este domingo llamar a consultas 'sine die' a la embajadora en Argentina, María Jesús Alonso, después de que el...

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América Economía

VOX POPULI: Recalling the craftsmanship of Canadian author Alice Munro

In Alice Munro’s short stories, the lives of seemingly ordinary women begin to change due to small, seemingly unimportant coincidences. Stories...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: 15 years in, lay judge system is at a crossroads and needs reform

Fifteen years after the introduction of the citizen judge system, we need to ask whether we are making the most of this valuable connection between...

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The Asahi Shimbun

In the kitchen with Mama

As an older, single male person, Korean friends and acquaintances often ask me what I do for my meals. This morning, a doctor who examined me asked,...

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Steven L. Shields

AI-powered new renaissance requires more critical thinkers

Daniel Shin Critical thinking plays a crucial role in the age of AI for several reasons. It empowers us to analyze, evaluate and synthesize...

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Daniel Shin

BOJ Gov. Ueda finally toughens message on the weak yen

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is starting to take some ownership of the weak yen — not before time. The end of negative interest rates, a step rich...

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Daniel Moss

The Middle East and its immediate future

The criminal war being waged by Israel in Gaza may be coming to an end as the Israeli military advances to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza...

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Viktor Mikhin

The battle of ministries in Putin’s Russia

In Russia, if a public figure is being prosecuted or punished, two things used to be true: They oppose President Vladimir Putin’s rule or his...

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Grasping industrial policy in the age of economic security

Japan and the United States are committed to working together to promote and protect key emerging technologies — a deepening cooperation...

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Yoshiyuki Sagara

Senegal: from prison cell to the presidency Part Three: What's next? The West on standby

In the area of foreign policy, the most serious step the new head of state plans to take is to reassess relations with the former metropolis....

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Viktor Goncharov

Japan can draw foreign startups by fostering community support

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Takashi Kumon

Meloni is selling out Italy’s national services to private firms

Commentary. In order to raise a little bit of cash today and buy the electoral favor of the categories whose taxes they intend to lower, Giorgetti...

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Stefano Ungaro

The right of return beyond the nation-state

Commentary. The forced displacement of about 80 percent of Gaza's inhabitants and the destruction of the entire Strip have provided the most brutal...

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Ruba Salih

Naples restricts access to public beaches for securitarian reasons

Analysis. Two small public beaches will now require reservations 24 hours in advance and older teenagers will not be allowed unaccompanied. written...

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