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Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’

Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’

Sarmat, known by NATO as Satan II, is Russia’s first post-Soviet ‘super heavy’ missile; Putin says it carries warhead 4 times bigger than any US...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Negev desert wins recognition as unique international wine region

Negev desert wins recognition as unique international wine region

The lack of water in the Negev desert helped vintners create a fruity grape that’s unique and easy to drink. Now the dry, sandy landscape stretching...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Trump comes to China with huge leverage — the blockade

The combination of Iran closing the strait, and the US subsequently blockading Iran, is having a devastating effect on most economies. Even China...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

Artificial Intelligence: Its Challenge for Human Experience

Artificial Intelligence: Its Challenge for Human Experience

It’s critical to understand what people do better than machines.

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Psychology Today

Thomas Henricks Ph.d

Bring it on? Why the ultra-Orthodox, the opposition, and maybe Netanyahu think earlier elections will work for them

Bring it on? Why the ultra-Orthodox, the opposition, and maybe Netanyahu think earlier elections will work for them

Haredi leaders believe forcing the vote on an earlier date will boost their support, the PM can see some potential benefit, and the opposition is...

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The Times of Israel

David Horovitz

Reports: Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs secretly visited UAE during Iran war

Reports: Mossad, Shin Bet chiefs secretly visited UAE during Iran war

Meetings said to have been organized in March and April for the purpose of ‘coordination’ between Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi on defensive and...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing May 13 – Does the IDF stand idly by in the West Bank?

Daily Briefing May 13 – Does the IDF stand idly by in the West Bank?

Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on a week-long military operation north of Lebanon’s Litani River and the continued penetration of Hezbollah...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Jerusalem’s YMCA: An Island of Peace and Humanity in a Conflicted City

Jerusalem’s YMCA: An Island of Peace and Humanity in a Conflicted City

Ahead of Jerusalem Day, let me pay tribute to a unique institution in this unique city – the local branch of the international YMCA (Young Men’s...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Tova Herzl

The Nature of Rabbinic Authority: Part Three

Part 3:  Rabbis and the Community Today – Plus ca change …? In his Introduction to the Book of Ezekiel in The Living Nach, Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Chaim Ingram

Go With the Flow: Rivers, Bridges, and the Local Halacha And More Chulin 16-18

Melave Malka and the Secret of Resurrection Our Gemara on Amud Beis states a position that in the wilderness the Jews were not allowed to consume...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Palestinian man to be indicted for killing settler in fatal March car ramming

Palestinian man to be indicted for killing settler in fatal March car ramming

Police say Dawas Hassoun deliberately drove truck into ATV, killing Yehuda Sherman, 18, and injuring 2 others, as they drove in West Bank town of Beit...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

UAE’s OPEC Exit Is No Cartel Killer—It’s a Calculated Power Shift

UAE’s OPEC Exit Is No Cartel Killer—It’s a Calculated Power Shift

UAE’s OPEC Exit Is No Cartel Killer—It’s a Calculated Power Shift The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave OPEC has sparked intense debate...

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New Eastern Outlook

Henry Kamens

NYT pushes back on Israeli criticism of column alleging rape of Palestinian inmates

NYT pushes back on Israeli criticism of column alleging rape of Palestinian inmates

Jewish groups announce protest against ‘libels’ outside newspaper’s Manhattan offices; ex-PM Olmert says column misrepresented his words so they...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

The Widow, the Orphan, and the River

A few weeks ago, I read a story about poisoned rivers in northwest Georgia. For decades, the region’s carpet industry used PFAS, “forever...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Matthew Robin

Susan Kokinda, the American System, and the Battle Behind the Headline

I am honored to be preparing for a podcast conversation with Susan Kokinda, a political commentator, organizer, and thinker associated with Promethean...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Avi Schwartz

Call for ‘independent’ inquiry removed from coalition bill establishing Oct. 7 probe

Call for ‘independent’ inquiry removed from coalition bill establishing Oct. 7 probe

Removal of clause a ‘clerical error,’ says MK Kallner; updated draft would disqualify former senior military and intelligence officials from...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Cynická obluda: Prorastové opatrenie z vlastnej záhradky

To veru narastieme!

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Epic Interruptus: The Iranian Snare and American Defeat

Epic Interruptus: The Iranian Snare and American Defeat

On May 10, Robert Kagan, the high priest of neoconservative thought, the bell ringer for muscular interventionism and general American meddlesomeness,...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Romania Overthrows the Western-Backed Regime: The Collapse of Brussels’ Puppet Government in Bucharest

Romania Overthrows the Western-Backed Regime: The Collapse of Brussels’ Puppet Government in Bucharest

Romania Overthrows the Western-Backed Regime: The Collapse of Brussels’ Puppet Government in Bucharest On 5 May 2026, the pro-EU government of Prime...

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New Eastern Outlook

Adrian Korczyński

Why Washington keeps hitting a wall with Iran

Why Washington keeps hitting a wall with Iran

You know that old temptation in American foreign policy — the idea that if you’re strong enough, you can just force reality to go your way? Under...

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Middle East Monitor

Greg Pence

Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez Palomino to compete in Peru runoff

Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sánchez Palomino to compete in Peru runoff

Peru’s presidential race is headed to a runoff between right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori and left-wing contender Roberto Sánchez Palomino,...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

How Moms Can Guide Their Sons Away from the Manosphere

How Moms Can Guide Their Sons Away from the Manosphere

The manosphere promotes the hatred of women.

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Psychology Today

Steven Ing Mft

The War on Billionaires Is Dangerous Nonsense

The War on Billionaires Is Dangerous Nonsense

WASHINGTON, DC—“There’s a certain level of wealth and accumulation that is unearned. You can’t earn a billion dollars. You just can’t earn...

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Project Syndicate

Michael R. Strain

The future belongs to strong states, not post-national fantasies

The future belongs to strong states, not post-national fantasies

Rana Dasgupta maps the decay of Britain and America, but his vision of what comes next is far less convincing than his diagnosis

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RT.com

Graham Hryce

“The Kyiv Period of Golda Meir”: Kyiv Archive Presents Her Birth Record

“The Kyiv Period of Golda Meir”: Kyiv Archive Presents Her Birth Record

Sometimes a country’s history returns not through a monument, a speech, or a political anniversary, but through a single old page. In Kyiv, the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alexander lutsenko

When the bank calls, take a breath

Last Friday morning, while standing in a crowded supermarket line with a full cart, David received a call that sounded completely legitimate. The...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sharon Levin

How Russia Lost Friends and Global Influence

How Russia Lost Friends and Global Influence

NEW YORK—Since launching his full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than four years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin has not only failed to...

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Project Syndicate

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Papež miru med Trumpom, vojnami in razdeljeno Cerkvijo

Papež miru med Trumpom, vojnami in razdeljeno Cerkvijo

V Dnevniku je bil 8. 5. 2026 objavljen članek z gornjim naslovom, v katerem je bilo navedeno, da je najbolj prepoznavna rdeč nit prvega leta Leona...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

Ob osnovni šoli spet opazili medveda: »Želimo si, da bi bili otroci varni«

Ob osnovni šoli spet opazili medveda: »Želimo si, da bi bili otroci varni«

Zaskrbljeni starši osnovne šole iz Kočevja opozarjajo, da se v bližini šole spet sprehaja medved. Opazil ga je eden od učencev in se mu previdno...

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Dnevnik

Špela Ferlin

Macron is desperate to keep a grasp on Africa, but he’s too late

Macron is desperate to keep a grasp on Africa, but he’s too late

While France uses Kenya to preach “equal partnership,” it is engaging in a modernized scramble for the continent’s most prosperous markets

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RT.com

Mustafa Fetouri

What Couples Get Wrong About Mismatched Desire

What Couples Get Wrong About Mismatched Desire

It's rare for two people to move through life with perfectly matched sexual desire.

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Psychology Today

Amy Campbell McLinpsych

Microsoft Israel head ousted reportedly over IDF’s controversial use of cloud tech

Microsoft Israel head ousted reportedly over IDF’s controversial use of cloud tech

Alon Haimovich’s departure comes as the US tech giant, over the past year, conducted a review into the alleged unethical use of its cloud platform...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Cynická obluda: 1500 eur za jeden chýbajúci mäkčeň

A to mali stánkari ešte veľké šťastie.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

When Life Gets Rebuilt

One of the more unexpected things I’ve noticed since making aliyah is how many women I know are quietly reinventing themselves here. Not in one...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rina salzman

Record high number of British Jews attend aliyah fair as antisemitism roils country

Record high number of British Jews attend aliyah fair as antisemitism roils country

Some 1,200 turn out for Sunday event offering practical advice on moving to Israel amid rising levels of hatred and violence, though data doesn’t...

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The Times of Israel

Lianne Kolirin

War overshadows BRICS forum bringing together Iran and UAE in India

War overshadows BRICS forum bringing together Iran and UAE in India

Tehran urges hosts to use platform to build consensus condemning US-Israeli strikes, but its attacks on Emirates and reports that Gulf countries...

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The Times of Israel

Aftab ahmed

Na Japonskem poskočilo povpraševanje po robotskih volkovih

Na Japonskem poskočilo povpraševanje po robotskih volkovih

Podjetje na Japonskem, ki izdeluje robote, ki so videti kot krvoločni volkovi, je po rekordnem številu smrtonosnih napadov medvedov na ljudi lani...

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Dnevnik

Sta

Israeli scientists’ microbial research delves into bowels of cow belch prevention

Israeli scientists’ microbial research delves into bowels of cow belch prevention

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists say microbial communities adapt and adjust how they use resources in discovery that may help reduce...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Young Israelis Seeking Political Home

Ahead of the upcoming 2026 national elections, after more than two years of war, many young Israelis who defended their homeland find themselves...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yuval ben-zvi

Idle warriors

While you were sleeping Notes from a news stand Parking problem solved Meet the bounty hunters who enforce New York’s idling vehicle ban Every day,...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Až utíchnu zbrane. Čo čaká Európu a Ukrajinu po vojne

Kremeľ sa nevzdá imperiálnych plánov, prejde na hybridné útoky.

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SME.sk

Hospodářské Noviny

Summits in Yerevan: alarming signals from Armenian politics

Summits in Yerevan: alarming signals from Armenian politics The eighth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) and the Armenia–France (EU)...

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

International Climate Law Needs Teeth

International Climate Law Needs Teeth

PORT VILA—Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a legal opinion on climate change with a clarity of purpose not seen since...

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Project Syndicate

Ralph regenvanu

Abraham Foxman laid to rest, in elegy for last generation of Holocaust survivors

Abraham Foxman laid to rest, in elegy for last generation of Holocaust survivors

Former ADL chief, who was hidden as a child in Poland by his Catholic nanny, said his life’s work combatting antisemitism was a duty to the children...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Silow-Carroll

Šimečka nemá svoj osud vo vlastných rukách

Šéf PS dnes komunikačne prehráva.

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SME.sk

Roman krpelan

Stuck in Unhealthy Patterns?

Stuck in Unhealthy Patterns?

Patterns are the designs and instructions for our lives.

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Psychology Today

Peg o'connor ph.d

Israeli strikes on highway south of Beirut kill 8, including 2 children, Lebanon says

Israeli strikes on highway south of Beirut kill 8, including 2 children, Lebanon says

Lebanese state media also reports strikes in south Lebanon as IDF says it’s targeting Hezbollah in the area following evacuation warnings for seven...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan

Trump arrives in Beijing for summit with China’s Xi on trade, US arms sales to Taiwan

Despite US leader playing down significance of Iran war, conflict expected to be on agenda; senior Washington official says treaty with Russia...

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The Times of Israel

Aamer Madhani

Yerushalayim: Past, Present and Promise

There are cities you visit, cities you admire, and cities you dream about. And then there is Jerusalem — the city that does not merely live in your...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jennifer airley

Devotion 25 — Sh’ma and Healing

Listening as Restoration “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one.”— Deuteronomy 6:4 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin