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Poll: 61% of Israelis back continuing to hostage deal’s 2nd phase over return to war

Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group releases propaganda video of Sasha Troufanov hours before he, Iair Horn and Sagui Dekel-Chen are slated to...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

UNIFIL’s outgoing deputy chief wounded as convoy attacked by pro-Hezbollah rioters

Peacekeeping force demands perpetrators be brought to justice after terror group’s backers torch vehicle headed to Beirut airport, where 2 Iranian...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Vance meets far-right German leader as Berlin accuses him of election interference

Germany’s defense minister says US veep calling into question ‘not just German democracy but that of Europe as a whole,’ after speech slamming EU...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Trump: I’d take a hard stance on Gaza Saturday, but can’t say what Israel will do

US president appears to credit his noon deadline for leading Hamas to release three captives as scheduled, says he thinks the terror group ‘should...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Burned trees, traumatized animals: Nature reveals the unseen effects of Israel’s wars

Missile fire and other factors have disturbed entire ecosystems, affected wildlife habitats and undone years of work by foresters, compounding...

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The Times of Israel

Deborah Danan

Israel releasing 369 Palestinian prisoners, including 36 serving life terms for terror

Israel dresses freed detainees in shirts with blue Star of David, writing in Arabic saying we ‘won’t forgive or forget;’ 25, including Ahmed...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

These are the 14 hostages yet to be released in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire

Hamas has said 8 abductees to be freed in first phase are dead, but has not specified who; still held captive are Shiri Bibas and her two small...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Two weeks after his release, former hostage Ofer Calderon hospitalized with pneumonia

Calderon returns to Sheba a week after discharge, following flu complications, family says, adding he’s in good condition and had Shabbat dinner...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Released hostages Dekel-Chen, Troufanov and Horn in Israel after 498 days in captivity

Three men paraded on stage by Hamas and Islamic Jihad gunmen in a propaganda-laced ceremony in southern Gaza before being handed over to Red Cross

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Traumatized and tortured: Freed hostages face arduous road to recovery

While many trauma experts say humans have a remarkable capacity for resilience, studies show that the psychological damage of captivity endures a...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

The Leadership Reset

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Psychology Today

Sara Canaday

The West has been in denial about censorship for far too long

It is time for Western societies to stop lecturing others and open their eyes to their own realities of repression.

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Al Jazeera

Khalid Albaih

Voices of Palestine at the 14th Brazilian Student Festival

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Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

At Sanremo, two singers, but one without a voice

10

Il Manifesto Global

Marco Boccitto

Review – 20 Days in Mariupol

A gripping, evidence-based documentary on the Mariupol siege, blending brutal war footage with objective analysis, with a focus primarily on the...

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E-International

Martin Duffy

Aranceles de Trump a México y Canadá afectarán a un tercio de las ventas de vehículos comerciales

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América Economía

América Economía

Lula no descarta presentar una queja ante la OMC si Trump cumple sus amenazas arancelarias

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América Economía

América Economía

Israeli envoy: Egypt’s Sissi is breaking peace deal, ‘playing both sides’ with Hamas

Yechiel Leiter tells US Jewish leaders Israel will start sharing ‘truth’ about Qatar after having to ‘suck it up’ for captives’ sake, says Turkey...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Anne Frank’s best friend, to whom she wrote farewell letter in hiding, dies at 96

Jacqueline van Maarsen, a classmate of the diarist, was able to survive Holocaust as her Christian-raised mother had her and her sister declared to...

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The Times of Israel

Ben Sales

VOX POPULI: What is going on in the White House is foolish beyond belief

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

17 Reasons to Learn Hard New Skills

20

Psychology Today

Alice Boyes Ph.d

Sam Wilson's Proactive Approach to Being Captain America

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Psychology Today

Mark D. White Ph.d

Is Emotional Outsourcing the Future of Our Relationships?

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Psychology Today

Cornelia C. Walther Ph.d

Things Your Divorce Attorney Doesn’t Tell You

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Psychology Today

Loriann Oberlin Ms

In Search of a Coherent Understanding of ME/CFS and Long Covid

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Psychology Today

Jake Hollis Psychd

Is Your Fear of Flying Getting Worse?

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Psychology Today

Martin Seif Ph.d. Abpp And Sally Winston Psy.d

EDITORIAL: Factors behind rising rice prices now an issue of utmost urgency

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

The Trump Administration's Attention Shifts from Greenland to the Indo-Pacific Region

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Despite the hugs, Trump-Modi meeting was mostly transactional

20

The Japan Times

Dalbir Ahlawat

Argentina Open 2025: João Fonseca continues blazing run by beating Navone

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

Why Malaysia’s new social media licences are disconcerting

Industry players and users worry about the new social media licensing framework’s potential impact on freedom of expression and fairness.

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South China Morning Post

Nuurrianti Jalli

Police: 25-year-old from Jenin detained for allegedly attacking Israeli with a hoe

Man in his 60s said lightly wounded after assault in backyard of his West Bank-adjacent home, as IDF counterterrorism operation rages on across...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Daily Briefing Feb.15: Day 498 – 3 freed hostages find new baby, murdered dad, captive brother

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian updates us on today’s hostage releases, the status of the ceasefire with Lebanon and the ongoing counterterrorism...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Africa’s leaders must address weaponisation of rape in Sudan’s conflict

Sudan’s women and girls have endured horrific sexual violence throughout this war. They deserve support and protection.

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Al Jazeera

Fatuma Noor

Mo Season 2 takes us to Palestine in tears, laughter and everything in between

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Middle East Monitor

Anjuman Rahman

Georgian Legion*: A NATO Proxy in the Battle for Eastern Europe?

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New Eastern Outlook

Seth Ferris

A new daughter, a murdered father, a brother captive: Joy and anguish as hostages released

Emotional reunions as Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn freed after 498 days in captivity in Gaza, reunited with families and...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Freed hostage Iair Horn asks his chopper to pass over field of favorite soccer team

After family greets him sporting Hapoel Beersheba red, 46-year-old flies above Turner Stadium, to applause, en route to Tel Aviv hospital room...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘I can breathe again’: Families react with joy, relief as loved ones freed from Gaza

Relatives celebrate return of Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Sasha Troufanov, note concerns about their conditions after 498 days in captivity:...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Indian Prime Minister N. Modi’s Visit to France Expands the Horizons of Bilateral Strategic Partnership

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New Eastern Outlook

Anvar Azimov

Netanyahu spokesman was reportedly paid by Qatar to plant puff pieces in Israeli media

Netanyahu spokesman was reportedly paid by Qatar to plant puff pieces in Israeli media

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s former spokesman Eli Feldstein, who has been charged with harming national security in a case involving the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

‘The swastika shirt was the last straw’: Kanye West and wife reportedly split up

‘The swastika shirt was the last straw’: Kanye West and wife reportedly split up

LOS ANGELES — Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have split, reports said Thursday, capping two weeks of controversy for the rapper whose once-...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Children With Disabilities Have a Right to Be Held Accountable Too

Children With Disabilities Have a Right to Be Held Accountable Too

Everyone loses when over-accommodation is mistaken for compassion.

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Psychology Today

Janet Sasson Edgette Psy.d

Vital Questions for Aging Parents and Their Adult Children

Vital Questions for Aging Parents and Their Adult Children

Navigating life's later years is a family affair with shifting roles.

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Psychology Today

Cynthia Baum-Baicker Ph.d

"The One," or the Right One for Right Now?

The truth about why love changes as we do.

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Psychology Today

Anna Elton Lmft

How Unwanted Thoughts Drive the Experience of Pain

How Unwanted Thoughts Drive the Experience of Pain

A key to escaping pain is learning how to mute the body's response to threat.

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Psychology Today

David Hanscom Md

3 Books That Can Make You a Better Writer

These three guides can help instruct and inspire writers.

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Psychology Today

Roger Kreuz Ph.d

Hamas made surveillance troops watch torture videos of male hostages, says mother

Hamas made surveillance troops watch torture videos of male hostages, says mother

The female surveillance soldiers recently freed from Gaza after over 15 months in captivity were forced by Hamas to watch videos of male hostages...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia amid hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago

Police weigh sending team to Ethiopia amid hunt for Israeli girl who vanished a year ago

Police are reportedly considering sending a team of investigators to Ethiopia to look into the disappearance of Haymanut Kasau, the then-9-year-old...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Family of soldier killed in dubious Lebanon incident says Halevi took responsibility

Family of soldier killed in dubious Lebanon incident says Halevi took responsibility

Relatives of a soldier killed in November alongside a civilian archaeologist who was brought into southern Lebanon without official authorization...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff