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Teams find burnt wreckage of helicopter carrying Iran’s president and FM, no sign of life

All passengers including Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian feared dead * locating wreckage took long hours, with rescuers searching...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Netanyahu said to reject negotiators’ bid to formulate new hostage deal proposal

Networks report PM upbraided team, telling them their offers ‘will lead to an end to the war’; Gantz said to retort: ‘It’s apparent you’re...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Peace activists descend on West Bank crossing to thwart extremists blocking aid trucks

Ben Gvir criticizes use of police to secure humanitarian aid trucks, says he ‘understands pain’ of extremists who stopped aid convoys in West Bank...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

How will Taiwan's new leader shape relations with China?

All eyes are on Beijing to see how it will react to Taiwan's newly inaugurated president, William Lai Ching-te, whom China views as a "dangerous...

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Deutsche Welle

Yuchen Li

‘We won’t shed a tear’: Israeli MKs react coldly to Raisi’s death, as government mum

Far-right MK: Iran leader who threatened Israel with annihilation now ‘a grain of dust in history’; TV station sorry after falling for joke that...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Daily Briefing May 20: Day 227 – The butcher Raisi is dead. What now for Iran?

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on lack of progress on hostage release deal, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan’s push for Saudi...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Meeting local leaders, PM vows to restore security to north, refuses to talk timeline

In meeting described by Hebrew media as ‘stormy,’ Netanyahu declines to say when tens of thousands of evacuees can return, saying that would...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Iran’s Raisi confirmed dead in helicopter crash near Azerbaijan border

Officials declare deaths of president and foreign minister after lengthy overnight search in difficult conditions; Hamas conveys ‘deepest...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

‘Protector of the resistance’: Iran’s allies, proxy terror groups mourn Raisi’s death

Hamas, Hezbollah praise hardline president for his support; Putin hails ‘true friend’; Syria’s Assad affirms solidarity with Tehran; EU, China...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, 60, Iran’s hardline FM who died in helicopter crash

A consistent supporter of Tehran’s radical policies, country’s top diplomat oversaw reconciliation efforts with Saudi Arabia, held meetings with...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

Plunge into a black hole

This NASA simulation lets viewers into the extraordinary spectacle of entering a blackhole (minus the spaghettification) - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon

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Aeon

Aeon Video

Is It Safe to be Angry in Your Relationship?

The hallmark of a vital relationship is “the safety to protest” without fear.

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Psychology Today

Suzanne B. Phillips

Netanyahu Supporters May Eventually Flip, but Will Israel Survive the Journey?

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Haaretz

Ravit Hecht

This Is Your Brain on Frustration: Conquering the Annoyance

With some neurochemistry jiu-jitsu, you can flip frustration on its head.

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Psychology Today

Bobby Hoffman Ph.d

Nakba commemoration is taking on a new meaning

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Amira Abo El-Fetouh

An urban farmer

I received some flowers from one of my acquaintances some days ago. I put them in a transparent cup. The flowers in the cup vase withered as time...

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The Korea Times

Lee Nan-Hee

The Myth of Central-Bank Independence

LONDON – The United Kingdom’s economic policy is adrift. That was the main conclusion from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee’s...

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Project Syndicate

Robert Skidelsky

Israel’s Settler Colonial Tendency Legitimizes the US Ideology

The US leadership looks at Israel with the pride a father has for a child who took the best of his traits he cherishes Context The US is...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Chege Ndiritu

Ben Gvir suggests Israel should invade Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah in its entirety

Ultranationalist minister says Smotrich didn’t go far enough in demanding Israeli military control only in south Lebanon, calls for Gantz and...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Ultranationalist youths persist with coordinated campaign to block Gaza aid trucks

Trucks stopped Sunday night in Jerusalem, at Latrun interchange and spots in West Bank, in effort to stop passage of humanitarian aid as long as...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Six pro-Iran fighters reported killed in Israeli strikes in Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in UK, claims strikes targeted two positions near Homs

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant and 3 Hamas leaders

Karim Khan accuses both Israeli and Hamas leaders of ‘extermination,’ says Israeli crimes ‘continuing to this day’; Israel, Hamas both decry...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

Paralympics chief says there’s no reason to ban Israel from 2024 Games

Andrew Parsons says that while Russia, Belarus were banned for violating Olympic constitution, Israel has not done so

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Protesters arrested in clashes with police ahead of anti-government rally at Knesset

Brothers in Arms activists accused of planning to set vehicles alight on Route 1; Shikma Bressler leads convoy from Caesarea, says government must...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Silkoff

Hostage families butt heads with MKs at raucous Knesset committee debates

Likud firebrand Gotliv says rallies ‘destroying Israel’ after hostage’s mother slams her for vilifying them; Otzma Yehudit lawmaker walks out of...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Burnout and Neurodiversity

What is the connection? What is the solution?

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Psychology Today

Katie Rose Guest Pryal J.d

Parents’ and Adolescents' Different Perceptual Worlds

Resolving parent-adolescent conflict involves addressing different perceptions.

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Psychology Today

Norman B. Epstein

A Curious Question About Physical Punishment of Children

Physical punishment of children is a controversial issue throughout the world.

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Psychology Today

Paul C Holinger M.d

Adolescent Changes for Parents to Anticipate

When childhood ends, parental expectations must be adjusted.

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Psychology Today

Carl E Pickhardt Ph.d

What do pro-Palestine student protesters at Brazilian universities want?

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Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

The Global Economy Is More Vulnerable Than It Seems

PARIS/VANCOUVER – Today’s economic outlook is strangely contradictory. While global markets, led by technology and energy, have been ebullient...

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Project Syndicate

Bertrand Badré

Indian Think Tanks and India’s Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific has gained considerable eminence in strategic and geopolitical discourse and has essentially supplanted the term ‘Asia-Pacific’...

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E-International

Stuti Bhatnagar

Netanyahu said repeatedly stopping Israeli security chiefs from meeting US officials

Since war began, PM has reportedly blocked heads of IDF, Mossad and Shin Bet from meeting with Antony Blinken, Marco Rubio and others, allegedly to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

IDF announces death of officer seriously wounded fighting in northern Gaza

Ground offensive toll rises to 283; military says it killed senior Hamas operative involved in smuggling arms, sourcing funds for terror group

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Saudi ties in reach but hinge on path to Palestinian state, Sullivan tells reluctant PM

As Israeli leaders bicker on direction of war, top Biden aide discusses Rafah operation with Netanyahu and other top officials, meets Herzog on...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

How would a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work, and what are the challenges?

Conceived as part of wider Mideast deal that includes Israeli-Saudi normalization, nuclear program would be subject to nonproliferation conditions

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Bazan Group, subsidiaries fined almost $1 million for pollution

Haifa Magistrate’s Court decision to fine Carmel Olefins $275,000 comes less than two weeks after Environmental Protection Ministry gave it a $5...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Top Tel Aviv University official: ‘Pity’ Netanyahu wasn’t on Iran president’s chopper

Executive Council head Eli Gelman initially defends WhatsApp private group message, says ‘not excessive’ to pray for accident; university later...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Horovitz

España llama a consultas a su embajadora en Argentina y "exige disculpas" a Milei

El Gobierno español ha decidido este domingo llamar a consultas 'sine die' a la embajadora en Argentina, María Jesús Alonso, después de que el...

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América Economía

América Economía

EDITORIAL: 15 years in, lay judge system is at a crossroads and needs reform

Fifteen years after the introduction of the citizen judge system, we need to ask whether we are making the most of this valuable connection between...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Securing Imperial Family Members: Grave Political Responsibility Exists to Maintain System

Editorial 14:30 JST, May 19, 2024 It must be the wish of the people that the Imperial family, which has preserved and passed on Japanese...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

In the kitchen with Mama

As an older, single male person, Korean friends and acquaintances often ask me what I do for my meals. This morning, a doctor who examined me asked,...

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The Korea Times

Steven L. Shields

BOJ Gov. Ueda finally toughens message on the weak yen

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda is starting to take some ownership of the weak yen — not before time. The end of negative interest rates, a step rich...

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The Japan Times

Daniel Moss

The Middle East and its immediate future

The criminal war being waged by Israel in Gaza may be coming to an end as the Israeli military advances to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza...

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Mikhin

The battle of ministries in Putin’s Russia

In Russia, if a public figure is being prosecuted or punished, two things used to be true: They oppose President Vladimir Putin’s rule or his...

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The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

AI-powered new renaissance requires more critical thinkers

Daniel Shin Critical thinking plays a crucial role in the age of AI for several reasons. It empowers us to analyze, evaluate and synthesize...

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The Korea Times

Daniel Shin

Impunity in Gaza is a threat to the international order

The grim milestone of seven months has passed since Israel started its military offensive in Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack — and there...

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The Japan Times

Saul J. Takahashi

Grasping industrial policy in the age of economic security

Japan and the United States are committed to working together to promote and protect key emerging technologies — a deepening cooperation...

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The Japan Times

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Senegal: from prison cell to the presidency Part Three: What's next? The West on standby

In the area of foreign policy, the most serious step the new head of state plans to take is to reassess relations with the former metropolis....

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New Eastern Outlook

Viktor Goncharov

Japan can draw foreign startups by fostering community support

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Nikkei Asian Review

Takashi Kumon

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