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UK Labour dealt blow as far-right Reform surges, Greens gain in local elections

UK Labour dealt blow as far-right Reform surges, Greens gain in local elections

PM Starmer’s party loses control of at least five councils, 100 seats in total; Reform’s Farage hails ‘historic change’ in UK politics

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jewish real estate mogul equates Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ with ‘from the river to the sea’

Jewish real estate mogul equates Mamdani’s ‘tax the rich’ with ‘from the river to the sea’

Steven Roth referecnes anti-Israel slogan while criticizing NYC mayor for video announcing ‘pied-à-terre’ tax, which singled out $238 million...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Kako bi “na bolniški” dobili prednost?

Kako bi “na bolniški” dobili prednost?

Skupščina ZZZS je predlagala, da bi imeli bolniško odsotni prebivalci prednost pri obravnavi v zdravstvu. Za to bi bila potrebna sprememba...

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Dnevnik

Nina Knavs

Pretepeni kmet z nasilneži iz oči v oči: povedal, kaj ga je najbolj bolelo

Pretepeni kmet z nasilneži iz oči v oči: povedal, kaj ga je najbolj bolelo

Na ljubljanskem sodišču so se soočili napadeni kmet iz Kleč Anton Čemažar in trije nasilneži, ki naj bi ga lani poleti pretepli na njegovi...

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Dnevnik

Peter Lovšin

FBI: Austin bar shooter was motivated by support for Iran, but acted alone

FBI: Austin bar shooter was motivated by support for Iran, but acted alone

Ndiaga Diagne, 53, wore T-shirt with Iranian flag design, sweatshirt reading ‘Property of Allah’ as he perpetrated deadly attack, hours after...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

1,000 years of Japanese swords

1,000 years of Japanese swords The Japanese sword as the soul of the samurai Samurai rules for peace and war The Great Wave by Hokusai I-Kiribati...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Trump: Hormuz clash a ‘trifle,’ deal with Iran ‘might not happen, but could happen any day’

Trump: Hormuz clash a ‘trifle,’ deal with Iran ‘might not happen, but could happen any day’

Statement comes after US president writes on social media that Iran will be hit harder if it doesn’t quickly agree to deal * Man pleads guilty to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The hantavirus outbreak is cause for caution, not panic

The hantavirus outbreak is cause for caution, not panic

A suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship sailing the Atlantic Ocean has all the hallmarks of a nightmare scenario: A handful of people have...

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The Japan Times

Lisa Jarvis

The Fall of the "King": How Netanyahu’s Reckless Politics Are Robbing Israel of Its Future

The Fall of the “King”: How Netanyahu’s Reckless Politics Are Robbing Israel of Its Future Israel has hit rock bottom—politically, morally,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Muhammad Hamid Ad-Din

The origins of Indians

The origins of Indians Genetic studies support what historians have argued for decades: ancient India was a place of migration and mixture by Kiran...

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Aeon

Kiran kumbhar

Davčna razbremenitev plač kot reforma

Davčna razbremenitev plač kot reforma

Slovenija potrebuje davčni sistem, ki ne bo kaznoval znanja in pripravljenosti delati več. Če želimo povečati produktivnost in dolgoročno...

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Dnevnik

Jože P. Damijan

Šlamastika: zaradi svinjskih polovic preiskava na upravi za varno hrano

Šlamastika: zaradi svinjskih polovic preiskava na upravi za varno hrano

Ponedeljkova nesreča na avtocesti pri Postojni, v kateri se je prevrnil tovornjak, ki je prevažal okoli 22 ton svinjskih polovic, je med drugim...

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Dnevnik

Tatjana Pihlar

Sarnevesht (Daughter)

Sarnevesht (Daughter) Red dress. No straps. Aeon Video has a monthly newsletter! Get curated editors’ picks, peeks behind the scenes, film...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Shekel hits 33-year-peak, hammering exports, yet policymakers are worryingly silent

Shekel hits 33-year-peak, hammering exports, yet policymakers are worryingly silent

The strength of Israel’s currency is forcing exporters and startups to make tough decisions about hiring abroad and moving R&D centers out of...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Report: Rubio OKed $25.8 billion sale of interceptors and other arms to Israel, Mideast nations

Report: Rubio OKed $25.8 billion sale of interceptors and other arms to Israel, Mideast nations

Amount is three times more than $8.6 billion sale that was originally reported, according to Bloomberg; weapons not expected to arrive for some time

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘Operation Sindoor’ and the enduring logic of the India-Russia defense partnership

The terrorist massacre at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam in April 2025 was not merely another episode in the long history of violence in Kashmir. It...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Who invented bad guys?

Who invented bad guys? The ‘evil god challenge’ The free will defence: a good god vs the problem of evil The problem with dead women How morals...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Leaked “Mindich tapes” deepen questions around Zelensky’s inner circle and US influence

The release of the so-called “Mindich tapes” has triggered one of the most politically explosive scandals in Ukraine since the start of the...

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Blitz

Tajul Islam

Trump halts Hormuz escort mission after Saudi Arabia denies US base and airspace access

US President Donald Trump has reportedly suspended a planned American naval escort operation in the Strait of Hormuz after Mohammed bin Salman and...

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Blitz

Jalal Uddin Laskar

Reality emerges

Particles are nature’s smallest constituents, but that doesn’t mean they’re fundamental. So what is the Universe made of? by Felix Flicker  ...

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Aeon

Felix flicker

Trump once again yields to pressure from the pro-war lobby

Apparently, the Trump administration’s recent pro-war shift is not limited to the Middle East. The Republican administration seems increasingly...

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Blitz

Lucas Leiroz

Bringing Tokyo and Seoul closer

Human history is full of paradoxes. The story of East Asia is no exception. A glaring paradox in the area can be discerned in the ties between Japan...

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Blitz

Jagdish N Singh

The ASEAN Way Under Pressure in Response to a Fractured World Order

The ASEAN Way Under Pressure in Response to a Fractured World Order

2026 functions as a test of whether ASEAN can maintain coherence and diplomatic relevance under increasingly adverse conditions.

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E-International

Rizal g. buendia

Turkey’s role in Operation Sindoor: New axis against India

Foreign policy is rarely a matter of single decisions. It is usually a long drift in one direction, occasionally interrupted by moments that make the...

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Blitz

Arun Anand

To be is to participate

To be is to participate For Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, a person is not self-contained, but the outcome of a lifelong process of living with others: we before...

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Aeon

João de pina-cabral

The Ethiopian running secret

The Ethiopian running secret One school of training is highly personalised, technical and data-driven. The other is the one that wins marathons by...

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Aeon

Michael crawley & geoff burns

America suffers from highest child poverty rates

How can the United States—still the richest nation on earth—tolerate one of the highest child poverty rates in the industrialized world? This is...

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Blitz

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir

Embrace the edge!

Brilliance and kindness shine brightest when far from the comfortable centre. Even nature is more generative there too by Charles Foster  BIO Photo...

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Aeon

Charles foster

OpenAI is so yesterday — even for SoftBank

OpenAI is so yesterday — even for SoftBank

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is known for making audacious multibillion-dollar bets. Some acquisition deals, such as chip designer Arm...

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The Japan Times

Shuli Ren

Health officials race to find dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

Health officials race to find dozens who left hantavirus-stricken ship after 1st fatality

No hantavirus in Israel, Health Ministry says; up to 40 people left cruise ship without contact tracing in late April; virus can spread between people

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Migration as an Instrument of Coercion: The Strategic Problem Europe Has Yet to Confront

Migration as an Instrument of Coercion: The Strategic Problem Europe Has Yet to Confront

Europe must recover the strategic initiative in its neighbourhood, and rebuild the respect and power projection that deterrence requires.

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E-International

Nicolás e. salvoni

VOX POPULI: Prosecutor's neglected assault case betrays the field's principles

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

French town bans May Day as ultra-right gains first taste of power

French town bans May Day as ultra-right gains first taste of power

French town bans May Day as ultra-right gains first taste of power The RN is flexing its power against all symbols. In Lievin, the mayor canceled May...

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Il Manifesto Global

Anna Maria Merlo

Trump strategy labels Europe a “terror incubator” amid deepening transatlantic rift

The administration of Donald Trump has unveiled a sweeping new national counterterrorism strategy that sharply criticizes European allies, accusing...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Between the boundary rope and the border fence: India’s new Cricket policy on Pakistan

Cricket in South Asia has never been just a sport. It is diplomacy, nationalism, memory, commerce, and symbolism compressed into twenty-two yards....

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

Star-crossed bromance? Bennett and Lapid aim to unify Israel, but electoral heavens may not align

Star-crossed bromance? Bennett and Lapid aim to unify Israel, but electoral heavens may not align

Bennett is distrusted by many, while Lapid is seen as left-wing. Their bond, apparently genuine, may not be enough to heal the country’s rifts or...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

«مشروع الحرية» يضبط سلوك إيران العدواني في مضيق هرمز

لم يكن إعلان الرئيس الأمريكي دونالد ترامب تعليق "مشروع الحرية" تراجعاً، بل هو...

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العين الإخبارية

علي الزوهري

Why is CNN suddenly covering ‘Putin’s fear of assassinations and coups’?

On May 4, CNN published a relatively long report about the alleged “dramatic increase in personal security around President Vladimir Putin”....

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Blitz

Drago Bosnic

Nature’s hardware store: building the future with biology

Nature’s hardware store: building the future with biology Could we have babies in space? Further: Jeffrey Hoffman Can a thousand tiny swarming...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Indonesia-Japan defense pact reshapes Indo-Pacific security

Indonesia-Japan defense pact reshapes Indo-Pacific security

The signing of a defense cooperation agreement between Indonesia and Japan in Jakarta this week was more than another bilateral milestone. It signals...

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The Japan Times

Ronny P. Sasmita

Neprimerno obnašanje ob zastojih: »Videli smo sončenje, rolkanje in snemanje koles«

Neprimerno obnašanje ob zastojih: »Videli smo sončenje, rolkanje in snemanje koles«

Ko se promet na avtocesti ustavi, mnogi vozniki pozabijo, da nevarnosti še zdaleč ni konec. Anže Albreht, reševalec in ustanovitelj Zavoda...

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Dnevnik

Aljaž Potočnik

Vse hitrejši smo in potem napor postane težava

Vse hitrejši smo in potem napor postane težava

Ljudje se premikamo na različne načine. Seveda najprej peš. Čeprav čedalje manj. Kot da nas bi bilo sram uporabljati noge. Morda jih še najbolj...

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Dnevnik

Andrej Velkavrh

Opinion – Moldova: Between Ambitious Plans and Present-Day Challenges

Opinion – Moldova: Between Ambitious Plans and Present-Day Challenges

It is unclear whether EU governments will accept Moldovan membership if it does not have full control over its territory.

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E-International

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Democracy by lottery

John Rawls’s blueprint for utopia What would a fair society look like? Plato’s philosopher kings The truth about algorithms The ethical dilemma of...

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Aeon

Aeon Video

UAE sends Board of Peace $100 million for training of new Gaza police force — officials

UAE sends Board of Peace $100 million for training of new Gaza police force — officials

Transfer is largest sum US-led oversight body has received to date after $17 billion in pledges, indicating Abu Dhabi’s commitment to initiative...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

US strikes Iran following clash in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says ceasefire still in effect

Iran accuses US of violating truce but says situation ‘back to normal’; Trump calls strikes ‘love tap’ but says Iran ‘led by LUNATICS’ and...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank

Smotrich announces uprooting of 3,000 trees planted by Palestinians in northern West Bank

Civil Administration says trees’ removal, latest in a series of such actions, will enable the creation of a new settlement; 3 Palestinians...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Jewish leaders decry ‘inadequate’ plea deal for California man guilty of pro-Israel protester’s death

Jewish leaders decry ‘inadequate’ plea deal for California man guilty of pro-Israel protester’s death

Loay Alnaji will spend no more than a year in county jail after pleading guilty to all charges including involuntary manslaughter

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Police officers said to beat, break nose and arrest Arab prosecutor over noise complaint

Police officers said to beat, break nose and arrest Arab prosecutor over noise complaint

Police’s say that State Attorney’s Office lawyer attacked cops, but he and coworkers reject the claim; Department of Internal Police...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

Israel Must Strip Iranian Spies of Citizenship

Israel Must Strip Iranian Spies of Citizenship

Bahrain has delivered a masterstroke of sovereign realism. Last week, the kingdom stripped 69 individuals and their immediate family members of...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez