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Ishiba’s Political Fate Tied to Tariff Talks’ Outcome; For LDP, Upper House Election Also Hangs in Balance

By Satoshi Ogawa 8:00 JST, May 3, 2025 In early April, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would impose a 10% tariff on almost all...

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The Japan News

Satoshi Ogawa

Iran denies ordering Houthi attacks, as Yemen group reports wave of US airstrikes

Houthis report 14 wounded in rebel-held Sanaa by some 10 overnight strikes, after group struck Ben Gurion Airport with a missile on Sunday, lightly...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

UK hard right sets sights high after local election triumphs

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party wins 670 local council seats, first two mayoral seats, signals potential realignment in British politics ahead of...

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The Times of Israel

Marie Heuclin

Far-right figure tops Romania presidential rerun, to face pro-EU candidate in runoff

Nationalist AUR party’s George Simion, who often dons MAGA hat, comes in first, with Bucharest Mayor Nicusor Dan narrowly taking distant second,...

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The Times of Israel

Ani Sandu

Trump orders ‘100% tariff’ on movies made outside US

US president says Hollywood being ‘devastated’ by a trend of American filmmakers and studios working abroad; unclear how move would be implemented

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The Times of Israel

Jill Colvin

Cardinals huddle at Rome dinner parties, Vatican meetings ahead of papal conclave

Insiders say that cardinals are listening and debating as a picture of the future pope is beginning to emerge — one who can consolidate Francis’...

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The Times of Israel

Nicole Winfield

Creating a Supportive Pregnancy-Postpartum Care Team

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Psychology Today

Rachel Diamond Ph.d

How Making Your Bed Can Improve Your Mood

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Psychology Today

Susan B Trachman M.d

The Stakes in the World Zionist Congress Are Higher Than Ever. Make Sure You Vote

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Haaretz

Nomi Colton-Max

The Kiev-Washington Agreement Encourages More War

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New Eastern Outlook

Christopher Black

Iran-USA: as negotiations progress, the situation may become more difficult

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New Eastern Outlook

Alexandr Svaranc

It's time for Japan to rethink its security dependency on Washington

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Nikkei Asian Review

Robert Dujarric

Peace for minerals: DRC activists refuse American blackmail

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Il Manifesto Global

Marinella Correggia

الإمارات تقود المستقبل.. الذكاء الاصطناعي في قلب التعليم

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العين الإخبارية

محمد جلال الريسي

الإمارات على طاولة الكبار في سوق الذكاء الاصطناعي الدولي

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العين الإخبارية

نورا المطيري

Israel okays expanding Gaza op, as IDF chief said to warn ‘we could lose’ the hostages

Cabinet unanimously approves focusing military on certain areas, then expanding; implementation only after Trump visit to region next week;...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

They came to serve: The lone soldiers defending Israel after Oct. 7

More than 1,100 new immigrants join the IDF this spring as antisemitism abroad and the trauma of the Hamas onslaught drive a new generation to enlist

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

What’s the Truth About …

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Feldstein

Torah is the only reality in modern times

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yulia Medovoy Edelshtain

Students behind ‘F*** the Jews’ sign at Dave Portnoy’s bar to go on Auschwitz tour

Two waitresses fired and a Temple University student suspended as Jewish founder of Barstool Sports rages over antisemitic incident in his...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘Crude lies’: Sara Netanyahu testifies in former employee’s abuse lawsuit

Cleaning staff member Sylvie Genesia is suing PM’s wife for NIS 650,000 over alleged abuse at PM’s residence; defendant says she is regularly...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

AfD files lawsuit against German spy agency’s extremist classification

Designation allows domestic intelligence agency to step up monitoring of far-right Alternative for Germany – largest opposition party in parliament

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Rejecting state probe of Oct. 7, cabinet to legislate ‘special’ commission instead

Attorney general tells government that state commission is best, stresses probe must have political independence; opposition says coalition...

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The Times of Israel

Jeremy Sharon

As aid embargo on Strip enters third month, hunger is stalking Gazans again

After a ceasefire shrank malnutrition figures, stores of assistance are now dwindling and food for sale — which may come from Hamas’s stolen...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Daily Briefing May 5: Day 577 – IDF prepares to conquer and occupy Gaza

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on IDF Gaza plan adopted by the cabinet, failures leading to Sunday’s Houthi ballistic missile impact, and the IDF...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

The St. Petersburg Summit: Shifting Alliances and the Road to Peace in Ukraine

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New Eastern Outlook

Taut Bataut

Japan's resource security path may hold answers to trade turmoil

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The Japan Times

Parul Bakshi

New rare earth plant shows strength of Japan-France cooperation

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The Japan Times

John Seaman

Is China the new cool? How Beijing is using pop culture to win the soft power war

IShowSpeed, a 20-year-old American YouTuber and internet star, recently livestreamed hourslong tours of Chinese cities including Beijing and...

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Japan Today

Japan Today

Vatican conclave will elect successor to Pope Francis

The 2025 conclave is less predictable than ever after Francis shook up the Catholic Church during his years as pope. What will that mean for the...

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Deutsche Welle

Christoph Strack

Constitution Day: Squarely Face Changing Times, Issues as Starting Point for Review / Urgent Need to Respond to Digitalization, AI

Editorial 16:38 JST, May 3, 2025 The international situation is drastically changing and the security environment around Japan also is gravely...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Israel Will Find It Harder to Extinguish Racist Flames Than Forest Fires

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Haaretz

Carolina Landsmann

EU citizenship no longer for sale

The last "golden passport" program in the European Union is now banned by the bloc's highest court. But there might be other ways for countries to...

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Deutsche Welle

Teri Schultz

The Real Secret to Self-Control (It’s Not Willpower)

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Ministers approve plans to expand Gaza offensive, renew and overhaul aid delivery

Ground op not set to intensify before Trump’s Mideast trip, and supplies will only resume when necessary; Ben Gvir the only security cabinet member...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

UN humanitarian agency rejects new Israeli plan for Gaza aid deliveries

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says proposal ‘contravenes fundamental humanitarian principles,’ appears aimed at using vital...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Teachers Union, treasury announce deal, but tens of thousands still planning to strike

Salary cut reduced from 3.3% to 0.95%; many schools expected to shut altogether Monday as some staffers decry ‘disgraceful agreement’ touted by...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Malta offers to repair Gaza blockade-busting ship after alleged drone strike

Prime Minister Robert Abela says Freedom Flotilla Coalition must first allow maritime surveyor on board to assess damage to ‘Conscience,’ which...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Netanyahu privately voicing frustration with Trump’s Mideast policies — report

US president says the right things on Iran and Syria but this is reflected in his actions, PM reportedly complains; premier’s office doesn’t deny...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

Netanyahu says hostage deal was ‘about to materialize,’ but Qatar wouldn’t help

Prime Minister’s Office denies report saying that it foiled bill to label Qatar a ‘terror-supporting state’ and bar diplomatic, trade ties with it,...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Trump says he will reopen notorious Alcatraz prison, ‘symbol of law and order’

US president instructs Bureau of Prisons to reopen ‘a substantially enlarged and rebuilt’ facility on island off San Francisco to house US’s most ‘...

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The Times of Israel

Jill Colvin

Al Jolson And The Jazz Singer

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

Teachers Grief: The Hidden Mourning on Israel’s Memorial Day 2025

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Orly Lavi Travish

An entanglement of suffering. Blake’s ennui.

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rod Kersh

If Bonhoeffer Were a Student at the University of Maryland

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Rivka Silinsky

Missing in Action – Michelle Obama & The Hostages

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ari M. Berman

Nations to Israel: Don’t do what we do

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yoseph Janowski

It’s Time to Think Bigger: Solving Global Hunger

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jacob Sztokman

VOX POPULI: 150 years later, Edward Morse’s ‘paradise’ is lost for Japanese kids

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

(GLOSA) Zakaj v Ljubljani Mariborčanom kradejo "papuče" in zakaj so Danci v MB stali pod tuši brez razpršilnih glav

Bil sem na hokeju. Kot navijač, seveda, ker se je stalilo že veliko ledu od mojih divjih let v MHL*. V mariborski Ledni dvorani je bila mednarodna...

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Uroš Mencinger