The shocking facts behind the gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean

The gas fields controlled by the Israeli enemy in the Eastern Mediterranean, from which Egypt imports gas today, are Egyptian fields located in the...

Political Assassinations – Washington’s “Signature Move”

“The US government is no stranger to the dark arts of political assassinations. Over the decades it has deployed elaborate techniques against its...

Forgetting Auschwitz

MADRID – This week, world leaders are gathering in Jerusalem to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at...

Gantz Annexed to the Right

In the run-up to the third round of elections, and apparently based on an assumption that left-wing voters are in the pocket of the camp headed by...

Mitsubishi Electric hack a disconcerting twist of irony

A cybersecurity expert once told me that if my computer has a built-in camera, I should "blindfold" it with a piece of paper to eliminate the risk...

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Contain new virus early

Health authorities should stay vigilant for prevention Health authorities have confirmed the country's first case of a new coronavirus strain...

Inevitable, but realistic move

Dispatch plan aimed at protecting national interests South Korea's decision to dispatch a naval unit to the Strait of Hormuz is inevitable but...

Privately owned items worth protecting as a record for future

Old documents, diaries, paintings, photographs, maps, folkcraft items and even farm tools, all of which can be found fairly easily around Japan,...

The U.S.-Iran crisis and Tokyo’s response

SAPPORO – Gen. Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force, was killed on Jan. 3 in Iraq. The...

I can't endorse NYT's approach

By Peter Funt The New York Times provided lessons in both journalism and television Sunday night, by way of bad examples. First: If a newspaper...

Martians and Venusians

By Grace Oh "Ow, let go of my hair!" I pushed my sister away and ran crying to my mom, hoping to get my sister in big trouble. For the first eleven...

Spirit of general election?

By Kim Ji-soo Politics can appear like a national sport in Korea, driven by the dynamic National Assembly, the weekend rallies and the growing...

'Maximum pressure' demands diplomatic off-ramps

By Leif-Eric Easley With Donald Trump facing an impeachment trial in the Senate and a tough re-election battle, some U.S. rivals see the president...

Thailand needs younger leaders to move beyond coups and corruption

Aging elite and military work to suppress democratic reforms

Young Palestinians: The PA stomps on any chance of political change 

As Mahmoud Abbas’ Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to drag its feet toward elections, many young people in Palestine are becoming...

Emilia-Romagna elections Sunday will check the political temperature of Italian society

Analysis. The region, which had been “red” since the second half of the 19th century, has lost its “color,” changed its skin and become fickle...

Building Cooperation in an Unsettled World

DAVOS – The world is at a turning point, with power shifting and dispersing in ways that signal the emergence of a new multipolar era. In the...

IMF warns of new ‘Great Depression’, Russia ahead of the curve due to increased cash & gold reserves

Kristalina Georgieva isn’t any sort of conspiracy theorist; she’s the head of the International Monetary Fund. And when she warns that the...

Facebook, the World’s Safest Space for Holocaust Denial

What is Holocaust denial? The answer to this question may seem obvious to Haaretz readers and to the impressive roster of world leaders gathering...

Thank You, Dear Leaders, for Mentioning the Holocaust

If Russian President Vladimir Putin pardons Naama Issachar, it will be cause for jubilation. The joy will be that much greater if, when he lands in...

Paternity leave controversy: It’s time to walk the talk

With the average age of Cabinet ministers in Japan being well over 60, their family birth announcements usually usher in a grandchild’s arrival....

In the competition for Southeast Asia influence, Japan is the sleeper

It is difficult to appreciate Southeast Asia’s importance for Asia and the world as a whole. A region once dismissed as a backwater of countries...

I can no longer hear God

By Jason Lim In one of the pivotal scenes in the Netflix movie, "The Two Popes," Pope Benedict XVI cries out, "I can no longer hear God!" to his...

60 years later, Japan-US security pact remains as vital as ever

Huawei case highlights China’s disgraceful hostage-taking

Rozum do hrsti, aj pokiaľ ide o potraviny

Zvykli sme si nielen na zahraničné vína či syry, ale aj na zemiaky z Francúzska! A čo všetko dovážame z Česka: mlieko aj slivkový...

Nationalism and National Identity in Gulf States

Nationalism and national identity are two key concepts in the shaping of the contemporary world since the 19th century. Nationalism aims to create...

Oxfam: gig economy sentences a third of young Italian workers to starvation wages

Report. Young people in Italy are condemned to long hours and low pay in jobs that don’t correspond to their expectations. ‘These people earn...

Future Forward party can move Thailand beyond coups and corruption

Aging elite and military work to suppress democratic reforms

MSM has new ridiculous scare story & it’s worse than ‘racist’ OK sign: ‘Boogaloo’ is alt-right code for 2nd American Civil War

A normal person might hear the word “boogaloo” and think of the 1984 goofy cult classic ‘Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo’. Or one might recall...

Big Tech joins up with Big Brother to turn your private health data into $38bn ‘public treasure’

“Wouldn’t life be easier if you could view your full medical history with a few taps on your smartphone?” an upbeat piece touting Fast...