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IDF demands return of Shiri Bibas after Hamas sent body that’s not her or any hostage

Kfir and Ariel Bibas were ‘brutally murdered’ in November 2023 when they were 10-months-old and 4-years-old, IDF says, after their remains were...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Remains ID’d of Oded Lifshitz, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, but other body isn’t the boys’ mom Shiri

IDF says forensic experts can find no match for fourth body handed over by Hamas, slams terror group for ‘very serious violation’ of...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Forced transfer and the West’s reliance on the humanitarian paradigm

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Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

Banco Ripley anuncia cierre de Chek, su billetera digital, para potenciar otros productos financieros

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América Economía

América Economía

Brasileña Vale sube 3% en la Bolsa de São Paulo pese a recortar beneficios un 23% en 2024

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América Economía

América Economía

PIB de la OCDE ralentizó ritmo de expansión en el cuarto trimestre del año pasado al 0,3%

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América Economía

América Economía

Freed arch-terrorist, convicted of killing 45, is guest at slain hostage handover in Gaza

Freed arch-terrorist, convicted of killing 45, is guest at slain hostage handover in Gaza

A Palestinian terrorist responsible for killing dozens of Israelis who was released from prison just days ago was seen in media footage at the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Knesset passes law prohibiting entry into Israel for October 7, Holocaust deniers

Knesset passes law prohibiting entry into Israel for October 7, Holocaust deniers

A law prohibiting the entry into Israel of people who deny the Holocaust or atrocities committed by Hamas during its attack on October 7, 2023,...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

USAID helped turn Libya into a recipient of donations rather than a donor state

USAID helped turn Libya into a recipient of donations rather than a donor state

On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump signed an executive order suspending funds to global programs administrated and managed by the...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Japanese Prime Minister’s Visit to the US

Japanese Prime Minister’s Visit to the US

The central event of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s visit to the United States from February 6-8 was his talks with President Donald...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Trump’s WHO withdrawal is a backward step for global healthcare

Trump’s WHO withdrawal is a backward step for global healthcare

The Trump administration’s decision on 20 January to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO) marked a profound shift in...

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Middle East Monitor

Alaha Nasari

Sanctions on Rwanda alone won't stop war in DRC

Sanctions on Rwanda alone won't stop war in DRC

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame says he wants peace, but he’s not acting like a leader who wants it. In an extraordinary display last week, the...

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The Japan Times

Justice Malala

Trump’s Dual-faced Iran Gamble Will Backfire

Trump’s Dual-faced Iran Gamble Will Backfire

The Trump administration’s policy on Iran in 2025 demonstrates a balance between increased pressure and the possibility of negotiations,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Salman Rafi Sheikh

Falling Global War on Terror plot: The US allowed 1998 Nairobi-Embassy Bombing

Falling Global War on Terror plot: The US allowed 1998 Nairobi-Embassy Bombing

I can confirm that the US Embassy had all the information but for reasons best known to them, they never acted – Paul Muite, former Member of...

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New Eastern Outlook

Simon Chege Ndiritu

To tackle China, Trump must hit the reset button on Southeast Asia

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Nikkei Asian Review

Lucas Myers

نتنياهو وهزيمة هاسبارا

نتنياهو وهزيمة هاسبارا

لو كان ناحوم سوكولوف حيًّا، لرأيته بين المتظاهرين الإسرائيليين يهتف ضد بنيامين نتنياهو، وهو يلوّح باكيًا بإحدى عينيه بصور "المختطفين الإسرائيليين"....

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العين الإخبارية

سمير عمر

Woman moderately injured in axe attack in Jerusalem’s Old City; motive being probed

Woman moderately injured in axe attack in Jerusalem’s Old City; motive being probed

A woman in Jerusalem’s Old City was attacked by a man with an axe in her home on Wednesday evening, police and medics said, with authorities...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules

2 NYC yeshivas are not meeting standards and must effectively close, state rules

JTA — The New York State Education Department is cutting off public funding to two Brooklyn yeshivas and ordering parents to find alternative...

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Epigenetics: Why Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny

Epigenetics: Why Your DNA Is Not Your Destiny

Epigenetics is the complex interplay between genes and environment.

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Psychology Today

Susan B Trachman M.d

VOX POPULI: Kidnappings and scam rings rise amid civil war in Myanmar

VOX POPULI: Kidnappings and scam rings rise amid civil war in Myanmar

Wang Xing, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, was lured into traveling to Thailand in January by a man who promised him a role in a film being shot...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Knowing the Score

Adverse Childhood Experiences: Knowing the Score

Why you and your doctor should know your adverse childhood experiences (ACE) score.

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Psychology Today

Shaili Jain M.d

Why Are Australian Doctors and Nurses Making Death Threats Against Jews?

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Haaretz

Leah Kaminsky

What is Trump’s foreign policy strategy, if there is one?

What is Trump’s foreign policy strategy, if there is one?

Former French President Charles de Gaulle once said, “You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus...

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The Japan Times

Kuni Miyake

Los Grobo solvency crisis deepens as negative net assets reported

Los Grobo solvency crisis deepens as negative net assets reported

Agricultural company Los Grobo group’s half-year financial results have placed its financial dire straits in the limelight. The report, which...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Yanina Otero

Idan Amedi onstage for 1st major show since being wounded in Gaza

Singer and actor Idan Amedi returned to the stage Wednesday night for his first major concert since being seriously wounded during his reserve duty...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Actas de la Fed apuntan a que se mantendrán tasas hasta que baje la inflación y haya menos incertidumbre

El Comité Federal de Mercado Abierto (FOMC, por sus siglas en inglés) de la Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos (Fed) se mostró cauta en su última...

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América Economía

América Economía

Gremio advierte que arancel de Trump podría subir el precio del ganado mexicano en US$ 200

Los aranceles que se propone imponer el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, generaría un impacto económico negativo para los productores...

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América Economía

América Economía

Biden could possibly have ended Gaza war in 2023 by forcing Israeli reckoning — ex-aide

Biden could possibly have ended Gaza war in 2023 by forcing Israeli reckoning — ex-aide

A former senior staffer of former US president Joe Biden argued Tuesday that his former boss may have had a chance to secure a hostage deal already...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

In Praise of Guilt

In Praise of Guilt

If you let it, guilt can be the spark that fires the engines of personal growth.

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Psychology Today

Forrest Talley Ph.d

5 Ways Childhood Trauma Affects My Adult Relationships

5 Ways Childhood Trauma Affects My Adult Relationships

Personal Perspective: Understanding trauma's effects can help with relationships.

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Psychology Today

Gina Demillo Wagner

EDITORIAL: Safety measures at campaign sites must not impede election freedom

EDITORIAL: Safety measures at campaign sites must not impede election freedom

Elections are the bedrock of democracy. We must unequivocally condemn the heinous act of hurling explosives into a crowd gathered for a campaign...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States?

Can We Distinguish and Measure Self-Transcendent States?

New research differentiates and measures 15 distinct self-transcendent states.

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Psychology Today

Dusana Dorjee Ph.d

Trump has purged Kennedy Center board, making himself its chair – why does that matter?

President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb 12. The remaining...

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Japan Today

Japan Today

GDP at ¥600 Trillion: Economy in Which People Can Feel Benefits Must Be Realized

Editorial 14:30 JST, February 18, 2025 Japan’s annual gross domestic product has exceeded ¥600 trillion for the first time over a full year. This...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Convicted dictatorship kidnapper Vázquez Sarmiento dies at 77

Convicted dictatorship-era criminal Juan Carlos Vázquez Sarmiento died on Tuesday. He was 77. The former Air Force intelligence corporal was...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

EU Commission ‘safe countries’ briefs imperil Meloni’s refugee offshoring plan

EU Commission ‘safe countries’ briefs imperil Meloni’s refugee offshoring plan

In addition to the two referrals that started the case, fifteen briefs have been filed with the Court of Justice of the European Union in the “safe...

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Il Manifesto Global

Giansandro Merli

محاكم افتراضية

محاكم افتراضية

في كل مرة أفتح فيها أحد مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، أجد أمامي مشهداً متكرراً.. أشخاصٌ نصبوا أنفسهم حراساً للمجتمع، يراقبون المحتوى، ويحاسبون المؤثرين،...

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العين الإخبارية

د. أشرف الراعي

Bibas and Lifshitz families cling to hope ahead of final confirmation of hostages’ fate

Bibas and Lifshitz families cling to hope ahead of final confirmation of hostages’ fate

The families of the four likely dead hostages slated to be returned to Israel on Thursday appeared to cling to hope on Wednesday evening after the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

US colleges could learn from Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, says head of eco institute

US colleges could learn from Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, says head of eco institute

Southern Israel’s Arava Institute for Environmental Studies was five weeks into a semester-long program when Hamas invaded Israel on October 7,...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women

DeSantis appointee to Florida university board under fire for remarks about Jews, women

JTA — A US professor and conservative activist nominated by Governor Ron DeSantis to chair a Florida university board is in political hot water...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Survey: 1/3 of UK Christians believe Jews ‘still talk too much’ about the Holocaust

Survey: 1/3 of UK Christians believe Jews ‘still talk too much’ about the Holocaust

A third of Christians in the United Kingdom believe Jewish people “still talk too much about what happened to them in the Holocaust,” and one in...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

‘Maybe we didn’t do enough’: Israelis line route of convoy carrying slain hostages

‘Maybe we didn’t do enough’: Israelis line route of convoy carrying slain hostages

Holding flags and braving cold and intermittently stormy weather, Israelis gathered Thursday to line the route of a convoy carrying what are...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Winter storm to bring strong winds and a chance of snow to Israel over the weekend

Winter storm to bring strong winds and a chance of snow to Israel over the weekend

Temperatures dropped across Israel on Thursday as the country braced for storm that was expected to bring with it heavy wind, rain, and even snow....

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Bodies believed to be of 4 slain hostages brought to Israel, 503 days after they were taken alive

Bodies believed to be of 4 slain hostages brought to Israel, 503 days after they were taken alive

The bodies of four slain Israeli hostages were returned to Israel on Thursday, 503 days after they were abducted from their homes and dragged to...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Codelco sella acuerdo para aliarse con Anglo American y ejecutar plan minero Andina-Los Bronces

Codelco y Anglo American anunciaron la suscripción de un Memorándum de Entendimiento (MOU), para trabajar en una alianza que les permita...

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América Economía

América Economía

Ministro de Economía de Chile niega presunta malversación del dinero que Corfo obtuvo por el litio

Este jueves el ministro de Economía de Chile, Nicolás Grau, nuevamente salió al paso de la polémica por el traspaso de dineros de Corfo -entre...

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América Economía

América Economía

Herzog asks forgiveness, coalition MKs invoke Amalek as slain hostages handed over

Herzog asks forgiveness, coalition MKs invoke Amalek as slain hostages handed over

President Isaac Herzog asked for forgiveness from four slain Israeli hostages on Thursday, after their bodies were believed to be returned to...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol

Daily Briefing Feb. 20: Day 503 – In grotesque ‘ceremony,’ Hamas hands over 4 coffins

Daily Briefing Feb. 20: Day 503 – In grotesque ‘ceremony,’ Hamas hands over 4 coffins

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Mikvehs and monks: Vivid hues link rare Jewish and Christian finds in Judean Desert

Mikvehs and monks: Vivid hues link rare Jewish and Christian finds in Judean Desert

When a community of Christian monks decided to erect their monastery on a hilltop in the Judean Desert in the 5th century CE, adorning it with...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Israeli citizen detained for months by Palestinian police, in breach of Oslo Accords

Israeli citizen detained for months by Palestinian police, in breach of Oslo Accords

An Israeli citizen has been in Palestinian Authority detention in the West Bank for five months without any legal recourse or help from Israeli...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers