Multiple Iranian drones used in deadly attack on Israeli-operated ship – report

Several Iranian drones were apparently used in a strike on an oil tanker operated by an Israeli-owned company, killing two on board, unnamed...

Toi Staff

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Israel’s war on (‘anti-Semitic’) ice cream

Israel is going through a surrealistic summer meltdown over yummy ice cream. Its leaders have launched a chilling assault on Ben & Jerry’s, the...

Marwan Bishara

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Israeli archer Itay Shanny’s surprise Olympic run ends in dramatic shoot off

Israeli archer Itay Shanny’s surprise Olympic run ended Saturday when he lost in the last 8 in the men’s individual competition after a dramatic...

Toi Staff

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Mother of slain journalist Daniel Pearl dies at 85

Ruth Pearl, the mother of murdered Jewish-American reporter Daniel Pearl, died last week at the age of 85. Her husband Judea confirmed she passed...

Toi Staff

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US State Department okays potential sale of 18 heavy lift helicopters to Israel

The US State Department said Friday it approved the potential sale of 18 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters to the Israel Defense...

Toi Staff

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SOS: A plea for freedom from the media narrative on Cuba

In the wake of this month’s protests in Cuba over food and medicine shortages and other complaints, the New York-based magazine Travel Leisure...

Belen Fernandez

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The power of radio in Sierra Leone

I was only a few months into my new role as Sierra Leone’s education minister when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. At the peak of the crisis, up to...

David Moinina Sengeh

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New high in daily cases during current COVID wave recorded Friday — expert

Israel on Friday recorded a new high in daily cases during the current coronavirus outbreak with 67 percent more confirmed infections compared to...

Toi Staff

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Failure of the Afghan state can lead to war with Pakistan, may drag the U.S back to conflict

With the ongoing Afghan Taliban military offensive in Afghanistan against the backdrop of the planned full withdrawal of US-led NATO forces, the...

Khaama Press

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Israel mulls response to Iran attack on Israel-operated ship — report

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Saturday’s developments as they unfold. Islamic Sate group jihadists ambush a checkpoint in the restive...

Toi Staff

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Unqualified nominee

Owners of multiple homes should not head SH The Seoul Metropolitan Council has adopted a report stating that a nominee for the head of a city-run...

Editorial

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Demographic challenges

Steps needed to cope with rapidly aging society It is no longer a news that the country is rapidly being ushered into a super-aging society; but it...

Editorial

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Looking for peace 68 years later

By Donald Kirk The U.S., North Korea and China were still at war, rhetorically speaking, on the 68th anniversary earlier this week of the signing...

Donald Kirk

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Jamaica’s Thompson-Herah sets new Olympic record in women’s 100 meters

TOKYO (AP) — Elaine Thompson-Herah broke Florence Griffith Joyner’s 33-year-old Olympic record in the women’s 100 meters, pointing at the...

Eddie Pells

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Heat waves, wildfires, floods - what's with all the extreme weather?

Reading the news over the past month ― or maybe just stepping outside ― you could get the sense that something has gone wrong with the weather....

Tribune Service

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Observations about Park Chung-hee

By Richard Pennington Having visited former President Park Chung-hee's birthplace in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province and the Park Chung-hee...

Guest Column

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Missile controls in East Asia

By Tanya Ogilvie-White and Tanvi Kulkarni Tanya Ogilvie-White Tanvi Kulkarni A global race to acquire sophisticated long-range missiles is...

Guest Column

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Who can save waning UN? Not US, but China

By Tom Plate Maybe the United Nations ― fumbling, hopelessly bureaucratic, partly corrupt and so on ― is in fact beyond redemption. Just forget...

Guest Column

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Roger Goodell and virtue of vaccine-shaming

By Christine Flowers After the NFL became a bastion of gridiron "wokeness," I basically stopped paying attention. But I have to say my interest was...

Guest Column

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Striking up some ratings for Olympics

By Tom Purcell Maybe croquet could improve the ratings for the 2021 Summer Olympics? Please allow me to explain. The COVID-delayed 2020 Olympics...

Guest Column

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I'll text you, Grandma!

By Shin Freedman I look at my grandchild busily watching animation on his iPad. I am amazed at how smoothly with his tiny index finger my...

Thoughts Of The Times

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Living in harmony with nature

By Jung Jae-hoon For the past three years, I have recorded the progress of a 364-year-old zelkova tree standing 23 meters high and four meters wide...

Thoughts Of The Times

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Olympics can still showcase Japan's success, despite the gloom

By Andrew Hammond While there has been much gloom surrounding the Olympics so far, the world's biggest sporting event could yet have significant...

Andrew Hammond

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Root causes of Cuban crisis

By John J. Metzler Cuba's ongoing political and social upheaval has shocked many observers as a sudden and intense summer storm. Across the island...

John J. Metzler

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[VIEW] A letter to friends in China fighting against coronavirus

By Hwang Jae-ho Hwang Jae-ho. Difficulty knocks on the door out of nowhere. Adversity comes in many forms. We all bound to face hardships from...

Views And Interviews

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Islam and Judaism: ‘Call upon Allah or call upon Ar-Rahman-Ha Rakhaman’

Why don’t monotheistic religions have just one name for God? Polytheistic religions have many names for their gods because they have many gods;...

Allen S. Maller

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Presidential hopefuls should ensure fair educational opportunities

By Song Kyung-jin The political season is heating up to be as hot as the weather is this summer. Few conversations end without a mention of the...

Song Kyung-Jin

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Asking right questions to overcome climate crisis

By Jang Daul A scorching heat wave is hitting South Korea right now. The temperature has already risen close to 37 degrees Celsius and most parts...

Jang Daul

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Fish and Chips and Vinegar

Israeli Harvard professor launches search for ‘extra-terrestrial civilizations’ (Times of Israel 30/7/2021) Avi Loeb’s Galileo Project will seek...

Roger M. Kaye

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The best scientific discovery since Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus discovered that Earth revolves around the sun. A serious blow to literalists who demanded that reality would match the Creation...

Moshe-Mordechai Van Zuiden

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When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Alfred Ker, the prominent German Jewish theater critic and essayist, was hounded out of Germany following the rise of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime....

Sheldon Kirshner

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I scream, you scream, everyone’s screaming about ice cream

The tagline of the mission statement on the Ben & Jerry’s website says that the company believes that “ice cream can change the world.” Ben &...

Susie Becher

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Despite setbacks, we must continue to vaccinate

After the rush to vaccinate, many areas are now seeing vaccine fatigue — and the destruction of valuable doses. Germany seems to drifting away...

Astrid Prange

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Naslednja postaja

Nikoli nisem maral grozljivk. Mislim, da sem v življenju videl mogoče štiri, dve po službeni dolžnosti. Ko sem na počitnice hodil še skupaj z...

Jurij Drevenšek

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Fight for control threatens to destabilize and fragment the internet

You try to use your credit card, but it doesn’t work. In fact, no one’s credit card works. You try to go to some news sites to find out why, but...

Japan Today

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5 Egyptian troops killed in Islamic State attack in northern Sinai

Islamic State group terrorists ambushed a checkpoint in the restive northern part of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing at least five...

Agencies

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As China floods, lack of public debate holds back preparation for future extreme weather events

The worst may be over for the central Chinese province of Henan – where epic rainfall and flooding swamped cities including its capital,...

Wang Xiangwei

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The UK is still better than most when it comes to overseas aid

The United Kingdom government has cut international aid spending from 0.7 percent to 0.5 percent of national income – amounting to a reduction of...

Johnny Luk

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Naj nam Dončič piše zgodovino

Svet bi bil lepši, če bi bile ves čas na sporedu olimpijske igre. Pri nas zagotovo. Veselje ob kolajnah, veselje ob izjemnih predstavah...

Leon Magdalenc

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The Problem with “My Unorthodox Life” is Not About Its Portrayal of Judaism

I would typically look askance if someone else did this, so I will readily admit that I am not (completely) happy with myself, writing about a...

Jerry Isaak-Shapiro

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Libya’s new interim government is facing an arduous task

The parliamentary and presidential elections planned for the end of the year give the long-suffering people of Libya reason to be hopeful about...

Nate Wilson

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Morocco Gas Flows is Now Protected by the US Army

In June, the United States and Morocco cooperated in operation African Lion, the largest ever US military exercise conducted on Africa. Somehow,...

Phil Butler

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Russia Closes Syrian Skies for Israel

For a long time, Russia and Israel avoided clashes in Syria, where their interests overlap. After Moscow introduced its forces into Syrian...

Vladimir Platov

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The UK’s Grand Experiment, Which Cannot Succeed

When the Soviet Union was invented, the one thing its supporters and opponents agreed on was that it was a grand experiment. No such state had ever...