Tennis legend Novak Djokovic ‘happy and excited’ to land in Israel for tournament

Tennis legend Novak Djokovic landed in Israel for a tournament on Monday, saying he was “excited” to return to the country. The Serbian tennis...

Video shows train smashing into Colorado cop car in which suspect was held

Police have released videos from the arrest of a 20-year-old road rage suspect who was seriously injured when the parked patrol vehicle she was...

Italy far-right leader once hailed Hezbollah, Iran as defenders of Syrian Christians

Brothers of Italy party chief Georgia Meloni, who is poised to become the first far-right Italian leader since World War II, previously praised...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard strikes Kurds in Iraq, as anti-regime protests rage

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday unleashed a wave of drone and artillery strikes targeting what...

To fight hate and vi­o­lence in the Sa­hel, we need to talk more

Born from distorted interpretations of culture as well as from hatred and ignorance, violence by armed groups threatens the very foundations of our...

Police chief tours tense Temple Mount as Jewish visits resume for Rosh Hashanah

Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov “Kobi” Shabtai on Tuesday toured the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City amid heightened tensions over the...

Russia expels Japanese diplomat detained for alleged spying; Tokyo denies accusation

TOKYO (AP) — Japan protested to Russia on Tuesday over the detention of a Japanese consulate official on espionage allegations, denying the...

Shinzo Abe’s funeral furor is Japan’s most unedifying debate

Spare a thought for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, watching the pomp and circumstance of last week’s state funeral for Queen Elizabeth...

Whose side is the PA on?

The arrest of a couple of prominent Palestinian activists, one of whom was Musab Shtayyeh, by Palestinian Authority police on 20 September was not...

Man arrested after wife found dead in burning home

Police arrested a man on suspicion of murder on Tuesday after his wife was found dead in their burning apartment in the central city of Rehovot....

Saudi Arabia reclaims the West’s embrace as Khashoggi killing fades

NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018....

Japan holds controversial state funeral for assassinated ex-PM Shinzo Abe

TOKYO (AFP) — Japanese and foreign dignitaries paid tribute to assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe at a controversial state funeral on...

A historic moment we don’t yet comprehend

Commentary. Berlusconi is not the only problem: forming the government will be the first serious test. Meloni has her list of figures in mind, and...

What if carbon border taxes applied to all carbon – fossil fuels, too?

The European Union is embarking on an experiment that will expand its climate policies to imports for the first time. It’s called a carbon border...

Israel is watching Europe's shift to the right with interest

Israelis are watching political developments in Europe with interest, particularly in Sweden and Italy, amid fears that the Jewish communities...

Pacific summit is Biden's chance to demonstrate U.S. soft power

In belated outreach, compassion and commitment can close gap with China

Qatar said calling up civilians for mandatory service in World Cup security

Ahead of the FIFA World Cup in November, Qatar has called up thousands of civilians for mandatory military service to run security operations at...

Italy’s far-right leader begins complex task of cobbling together coalition

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni and her allies began Tuesday what is likely to be a weeks-long process of forming a...

Core Dangers for the Fed and China

Asia’s Captive Market for Migrant Labor

Exhuming the truth

Thousands of victims of political executions lie in anonymous graves. Forensics offers hope for the ‘forgotten’ ones - by Nicole Iturriaga Read...

“Sensitive Issues” in PRC-ROK Relations: the Problem of THAAD and the Issue of KADIZ

From the general political aspects of PRC-ROK relations, let us move on to the “sensitive” ones. The main one is the THAAD issue, which this...

The legacy of Abenomics lies between two extremes

A lot of ink has been spilt about the late former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s legacy, whose state funeral just took place. In the much-...

Brazil's 'Arab Latinos' project seeks to strengthen Arab-Latin America ties

https://anba.com.br/unesco-lanca-no-brasil-o-projeto-arab-latinos/ The acceptance of difference and respect for all, regardless of race or creed,...

Putin’s sui­ci­dal gam­ble

On September 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the stakes in the Ukrainian conflict to a dangerous new level, as he announced...

Tough road ahead

DSME should pursue self-rescue efforts to stay afloat Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) has signed a preliminary investment deal...

Three Israelis rescued as boat sinks off Galapagos; four dead, several still missing

At least four people died and several were still missing after an Ecuadorian boat sank off the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific, Ecuadorian...

Anachronistic regression

Conservative administration should embrace various forms of families The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has changed its position on...

Danish premier says ‘cannot rule out’ sabotage to Russian gas pipelines

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Danish prime minister said Tuesday that she “cannot rule out” sabotage after three leaks were detected on Russian...

Annexation vote wraps up in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The final day of voting took place in Russian-held regions of Ukraine Tuesday, a referendum that is expected to serve as a...

The unlikely rise – and remarkable endurance – of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky

On day one of the invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an objective for the campaign, promising “the demilitarization...

Hurricane Ian hits Cuba as it heads for Florida as Category 3 storm

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in western Cuba early Tuesday, with the storm prompting mass evacuations and fears it will...

Lebanese lawmakers to elect country’s next president despite lack of consensus

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament speaker on Tuesday summoned lawmakers for a session this week to elect the country’s next president, offering...

DeSantis Threatens To Fly US Southern Border Asylum Seekers To Israel—Satire

Dateline: Tallahassee, Florida—September 27, 2022 From the pages of the Miami Herald At a press conference held at the governor’s mansion,...

Day of soldiers dispatched overseas

By Sean O'Malley The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced recently that the government will designate May 29 as the "Day of Soldiers...

Congress is trying to stop its own members from another coup attempt

By Jackie Calmes Call it the (spineless) Republicans' lament: "The things we do for the orange Jesus." Those were the words muttered by one House...

Springtime for Ben-Gvir

Rare is the occasion to praise a popular TV sketch show largely devoted to imitating politicians and mocking their accents. But Eretz Nehederet (A...

Learning English the Nordic way

By John Burton Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon's ambition to turn his city into a center of English-speaking Koreans is a laudable one, but it will...

Fantastic royal funeral

By Lee Sun-ho Owing to my interest in watching the once-in-a-century pomp and magnificent ceremonial proceedings of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, I...

In Search of a Development Plan for Asia

When designing foreign policy, think bigger than just diasporas

By Eugene Lee Today, the world is a huge hodgepodge of people of different sorts, constantly moving from one corner to another. Among these nomads...

EDITORIAL: Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal a proper model of justice

Political leaders responsible for crimes against humanity should be brought to justice no matter how many years have passed. By setting an example...

VOX POPULI: Human actions causing chaos, not harmony in the environment

Cosmos, which is the name of colorful flowers that bloom in autumn, is also a word that denotes the universe (or world), and the word comes from a...

Amazon’s Satanic Mills

Russia, Iran, and China are Forming a New Geopolitical Axis

Today it is clear to everyone that three new power centers have emerged in Asia – Russia, Iran, and China, which are independent and oppose the...

Drawing on autism

An animator’s ethical conundrum: how does he depict an Autistic person without reducing him to a caricature? - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

Vladimir Putin's sham referendums in Ukraine are a sign of weakness

Russia is trying to repeat the 2014 Crimean Peninsula plebiscite to annex more of Ukraine. This ruse will fail, writes DW's Konstantin Eggert.

Mexican authorities raid Lev Tahor cult compound, detain 26 members

Mexican authorities have raided a compound used by the extremist Jewish Lev Tahor cult along the Guatemalan border and rescued a three-year-old boy...

‘Miracle plant’ thought to be extinct claimed to have been rediscovered in Turkey

An ancient plant hailed as a panacea that was consumed by most ancient Mediterranean cultures and believed to be extinct may have been rediscovered...

After former Mussolini admirer Meloni’s win in Italy, what happens now?

AFP — Italy took a sharp turn to the right Monday after Giorgia Meloni’s Eurosceptic populist party swept to victory in general elections, putting...