Israeli Leaders Like the Lowest Lehava Activists

On Monday it was reported that a Palestinian had been charged with kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old Israeli girl. The accused, a 40-year-old...

Euthanasia law comes into effect in first Australia state

EUTHANASIA laws for terminally ill patients came into effect in Australia's second-most populous state in a "bold change" Wednesday, the only place...

The race to win the U.S. Democratic primary: Where does it stand?

A record 23 Democrats of diverse genders, races and political backgrounds are lining up to try to stop Republican U.S. President Donald Trump from...

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Turkey Holds Its Breath: Is Erdogan About to Lose, Again?

Turkey’s president once said: 'If we lose Istanbul, we lose Turkey.' What happens if he loses Istanbul twice? And to Ekrem Imamoglu's...

Trump Ally Lindsey Graham: America's Most Unlikely Campaigner Against Israeli Annexation

Overburdened parents must call for help to avert tragic outcome

There appears to be a “language” intelligible only to twins who have always been together since birth, according to a book by Makiko Kawamura,...

Young scientists need stability, independence to focus on research

The white paper on science and technology, recently approved by the Cabinet, starts with remarks by four Nobel laureates stressing the importance...

Prioritize access in Japan-Russia dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Japan on June 28 will not bring the hoped-for breakthrough in the countries’ territorial dispute....

Don’t Feed the Donald

TOKYO – What do French President Emmanuel Macron and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have in common? For one thing, they both believe that, by...

War against Iran will not end well for the aggressors

Here we go again. The shadow of war is again cast over the Persian Gulf. Having already destroyed Iraq over the past decade and more, the US is now...

Path to Hong Kong stability lies in giving voters a greater voice

Limit of Trump's pretensions and tricks

By Sandip Kumar Mishra On 10 June, U.S. President Donald Trump received a "beautiful" letter of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and it has been...

Facebook takes on the world of cryptocurrency with ‘Libra’ coin

FACEBOOK unveiled plans Tuesday for a new global cryptocurrency called Libra, pledging to deliver a stable virtual money that lives on smartphones...

Collaboration among stakeholders key to achieving development goals

Will Turkey be kicked out of NATO?

A plethora of unflattering phrases litters the discourse surrounding relations between Turkey and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO),...

The Occupation’s Damage Has Reached Berlin

‘World Refugee Day’: Palestinians Keep Their Right of Return Alive Through Hope, Resistance

The United Nations’ World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, should not merely represent a reminder of “the courage, strength and...

Why are Putin and Xi going soft on protest?

BERLIN - The apparent victory of Hong Kong protesters and a mini-thaw taking place in Russia are interesting departures from the usual practice of...

Loopholes in vigilance

Time to strengthen watertight maritime surveillance A growing number of people are asking how a North Korean fishing boat crossed the inter-Korean...

Self-serving lawmaker

Rep. Sohn indicted over real estate speculation The prosecution indicted Rep. Sohn Hye-won, Tuesday, on charges of speculatively purchasing real...

Western Europe must repatriate its ISIL fighters and families

Western European intransigence on ensuring that citizens detained abroad as ISIL suspects or their family members can return home made world...

Israel at 71: a reading its strategic positioning

Israel has marked the 71st anniversary of its creation in Palestine with an overwhelming feeling of pride and power; it believes that it has...

US-China trade war: Vietnam might get Apple, but Indonesia can get a bite of the action, too

Uncertainty drives dramatic shifts in the global economy, and investors and economists certainly cannot predict with any certainty what the...

Banning hate never works out as we expect

By Matt Welch We did it, America. After letting our social media panic rise for years, we finally helped convince Twitter to ban God. OK, it wasn't...

Korea poles apart after tragedy

By Kang Hyun-kyung In the first half of this year, print media and broadcasters have been running various stories about independence fighters and...

Godzilla reflects the spirit of changing eras

In my childhood, summer was the season of kaiju, or oversized and grotesque monsters. Year after year, TV channels and movie theaters scheduled...

Politically correct

By Robin Rhee Most people accept that to be politically correct means that we use language and behave in ways which are not offensive to others,...

Hungary's mafia state fights for impunity

By Balint Magyar and Balint Madlovics BUDAPEST ― Hungary has become a post-communist mafia state. It is led not by a party but by Prime Minister...

Politics, Poetry and Ezra Pound

Political concepts can be overwhelming. Often, they have an oceanic allure beyond themselves. Indeed, structural narratives surrounding ethical...

What’s in Space for China?

[Dr. Malcolm Davis] China has its eyes firmly set on the final frontier, but other actors won’t let Beijing win the global space race willingly,...

Where will it end? The US-China trade war and the threat to the global economy

The Experts We Need

LONDON – In the midst of the debate on the most crucial decision the United Kingdom has faced in a generation, then-Minister of Justice Michael...

Teflon Populism

WARSAW – Populist rule is invariably associated with corruption, nepotism, and incompetence. Why, then, do populists appear immune to scandal?...

The regime has prolonged President Morsi’s life with his death

He lived as a hero who defended the noble values of freedom, dignity and justice; he died a hero in order to preserve these values. He did not...

First They’ll Take Area C, Then They’ll Take the West Bank

Mass protests protect Hong Kong’s legal autonomy from China – for now

PROTESTORS in Hong Kong have achieved a major victory in their fight to protect their legal system from Chinese interference. The post Mass...

Vzhodna fronta Angele Merkel

Görlitz, v lužiščini Zhorjelc in v poljščini Zgorzelec, je nekaj takšnega kot (Nova) Gorica ali (Gornja) Radgona. Nekoč eno mesto, ki ga je...

The return of the generals through violence and capital

Commentary. In the former Arab spring countries, the armed forces have transformed into a part of the capitalist class, pulling their countries...

How Smoking is Harming the Environment?

[Rachael Willis] The tobacco industry’s carbon footprint is greater than that of entire countries, such as Israel or Peru.

Netanyahu Launches Reelection Bid With Trump-style Tirade Against ‘Witch Hunts’ and Liberal Elites

Actually, he didn’t – but the U.S. president’s Tuesday speech in Orlando often seemed like it was tailor-made for the prime minister

Rake’s Progress: The unstoppable rise of Boris Johnson

At the time I was the only British politician still traveling to sanctions-stricken Iraq and the only one who met regularly with the Iraqi...

US exceptionalism: Exploiting certain Syrians, ignoring others

Predictably, copy-paste Syrian reports emanate from Western governments and corporate media feign concern for civilians in Idlib while negating to...

In Indonesian Borneo: Humiliate Native People, then Loot their Land

You will never read about it, but Dayak people, the “First Nation” of the enormous island of Borneo, are broken, robbed and brainwashed. “Unity...

Will China Autos Trigger Next Economic Downturn?

Sales of new cars in China, today the world’s largest automobile market, plunged a dramatic 16.4% in May, making the worst month in the history of...

Is it Washington's Turn to Occupy Poland?

Washington’s latest decision to deploy a reinforced contingent of military forces to Poland has been received with an outcry of disappointment by...

New Thai Government and America's Asia "Pivot"

After much uncertainty and a turbulent election, Thailand now has a new government led by its newly elected prime minister, Prayuth Chan-o-cha....