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Greek man charged in UK over suspected Iranian plot to target dissident journalist

Greek man charged in UK over suspected Iranian plot to target dissident journalist

Unnamed reporter works for London-based Persian news outlet Iran International, whose premises were also targeted in April in an attempted arson...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

3 Boundaries Every Relationship Needs

3 Boundaries Every Relationship Needs

Three ways that "selfish" boundaries can strengthen your relationships.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

Why We Laugh—and Why It Is Good for Us

Why We Laugh—and Why It Is Good for Us

The neuroscience of laughter and smile.

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Psychology Today

Michiko Kimura Bruno M.d

What Price Hormuz?

What Price Hormuz?

HONG KONG—A partial reopening of the Strait of Hormuz may be on the horizon. But is a lasting regional settlement any closer?

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Project Syndicate

Simon Johnson

The Security Council Demeans Itself Once Again

The United Nations has added Israel to its list of countries accused of using sexual violence as a weapon in conflict, placing it alongside Hamas and...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

Miami chef earns first Michelin star for kosher restaurant

Miami chef earns first Michelin star for kosher restaurant

‘Growing up in Jerusalem, I was surrounded by incredible flavors, spices and food that told stories,’ says Raz Shabtai, whose restaurant, Mutra,...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The ceasefire illusion: Managing genocide under the “Board of Peace”

The ceasefire illusion: Managing genocide under the “Board of Peace”

For two years, images of dead Palestinian children, flattened neighbourhoods and starving civilians flooded television screens and social media feeds...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

Azija prehiteva Zahod: Mumbaj novi New York, a največ superbogatih ne bo iz Indije

Azija prehiteva Zahod: Mumbaj novi New York, a največ superbogatih ne bo iz Indije

Medtem ko sta New York in London še vedno sinonim za globalno bogastvo, se prihodnost ustvarjanja premoženja vse bolj seli v države v razvoju. Po...

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Dnevnik

Jk

Daily Briefing May 29 – What are the costs of Orthodox Judaism in the Diaspora?

Daily Briefing May 29 – What are the costs of Orthodox Judaism in the Diaspora?

Reporter Zev Stub details the steep expenses carried by US Jewish communities and describes what immigrants globally seek when buying homes in Israel

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The Times of Israel

Gabriella jacobs

Cynická obluda: Keď Matovič nemôže, Hlina pomôže

Čoho všeličoho mohlo byť tento týždeň všade plno, keby nebolo plno Alojzovho divadielka.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

Rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College’s assets

Rabbinical school turf war brews in Ohio over Hebrew Union College’s assets

College for Contemporary Judaism, which aims to become new home for liberal rabbinical students in the Midwest, files motion in state lawsuit in hopes...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf

Ethiopia’s ‘Medemer’ Concept Aligns Closely with Russian Collective Security Vision for the Gulf Ethiopia’s Medemer philosophy and Russia’s...

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New Eastern Outlook

Taut Bataut

Russian drone injures 2 in Romania, sparking outcry by EU and NATO members

Russian drone injures 2 in Romania, sparking outcry by EU and NATO members

European Commission head says Russia ‘crossed yet another line,’ as allies worry about Kremlin’s war with Ukraine spilling over borders

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The Times of Israel

George calin

How Unnamed Gender Norms Are Harming Collective Well-Being

How Unnamed Gender Norms Are Harming Collective Well-Being

Say patriarchy. The threat Americans ignore.

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Psychology Today

Mark o'connell lcsw-r

The Tech-MAGA Breakup Is Coming

The Tech-MAGA Breakup Is Coming

PARIS—Few political marriages are stranger than the one binding Donald Trump’s MAGA movement to the newly ascendant “Tech Right”—the cohort...

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Project Syndicate

Stephen Holmes

The Mismeasurement of Europe’s Productivity

The Mismeasurement of Europe’s Productivity

PARIS—In a recent series of Substack posts, the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman made a counterintuitive argument to support the view that...

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Project Syndicate

Philippe Aghion

Goyo gakusha: Welcome to Japan’s new cancel culture

Goyo gakusha: Welcome to Japan’s new cancel culture

On May 2, demonstrators opposed to amending Japan’s “peace” Constitution gathered outside the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo....

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The Japan Times

Waka Ikeda

Ako sa z Drakea stal Netflix hip-hopu

Smerovanie kariéry ustupuje ekonomike streamovania.

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SME.sk

Peter a. berry

In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together

In Jerusalem, an Arab-Jewish youth orchestra builds a new ‘East-West’ sound together

After years of war, conductor Tom Cohen says Jerusalem Orchestra East & West offers young musicians from across communities rare source of joy,...

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The Times of Israel

Deborah Danan

How the end of the nuclear file could reshape Iran, and the region

How the end of the nuclear file could reshape Iran, and the region

Iran’s decision to act on its long-promised threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has brought United States countermeasures in the form of a US naval...

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Al Jazeera

Hossein Derakhshan

Cynická obluda: Fico sa pýta, prečo vlastne menil Ústavu

Najskôr sa rozčúlil, potom položil otázku a keď si na ňu odpovedal, upokojil sa.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

IDF troops apparently fire at civilian plane, mistaking it for drone; none hurt

IDF troops apparently fire at civilian plane, mistaking it for drone; none hurt

Soldiers deployed to Beit El after locals report several drones overhead; later confirmed to be jetliner whose flight path was shifted eastward; IDF...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

Roglič morda vendarle na dirko po Franciji

Roglič morda vendarle na dirko po Franciji

Fotografije, ki so razvnele domišljijo navijačev Primoža Rogliča.

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Dnevnik

Miha andolšek

Scaloni confirms Argentina squad for the World Cup: Who’s made the cut?

Scaloni confirms Argentina squad for the World Cup: Who’s made the cut?

Argentina’s men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni confirmed on Thursday the list of players that will represent the country at...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Fernando Romero Nuñez

America is Profiteering on the Coffins of Innocent Iranians

America is Profiteering on the Coffins of Innocent Iranians The ongoing war in the Middle East has seen American defense companies making gargantuan...

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

Artist of sympathy and cruelty

Artist of sympathy and cruelty Mozart’s genius lay in writing music of such power that he could draw his audience into morally wrenching...

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Aeon

Dorian bandy

Razrešeni predsednik sodišča nad sodni svet, sodba ne bo spremenila ničesar

Razrešeni predsednik sodišča nad sodni svet, sodba ne bo spremenila ničesar

Razrešeni predsednik ljubljanskega okrožnega sodišča Marjan Pogačnik pred senatom vrhovnega sodišča izpodbija svojo razrešitev. Tudi če bo s...

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Dnevnik

Peter Lovšin

Preiskave pri županu Balažicu: sporna naj bi bila gradnja hiše

Preiskave pri županu Balažicu: sporna naj bi bila gradnja hiše

Razlog za včerajšnje hišne preiskave pri županu Moravč Milanu Balažicu, v katerih je sodelovalo kar okoli 100 policistov, so po naših...

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Dnevnik

Špela Ferlin

Opinion – Reimagining Democratic Systems with More-than-humans

Opinion – Reimagining Democratic Systems with More-than-humans

What unites more-than-human approaches is a shared recognition that the future of democracy depends on reimagining the imaginaries on which it is...

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E-International

Claudia fernandez de cordoba farini

Stop blaming Netanyahu, stupid . . .

Stop blaming Netanyahu, stupid . . .

Benjamin Netanyahu and his partners in the Israeli government, Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich among others, did not descend from Mars. They are...

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Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Displacement, hunger push some desperate families in Gaza to marry off their children

Displacement, hunger push some desperate families in Gaza to marry off their children

Around 20.6% of marriages in Gaza last year were with girls under 18; many face abuse, rape, and difficult pregnancies

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The Times of Israel

Toqa ezzidin

What Abraham Refused: The Ishmaels of the Modern World

What Abraham Refused: The Ishmaels of the Modern World

Millions of Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid al-Adha. Once again, the story of Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael is...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Ayşe Duran Yilmaz

Editor's Choice: When sanctions drive innovation, Huawei's 'Her's Law' challenge

Editor's Choice: When sanctions drive innovation, Huawei's 'Her's Law' challenge

Due to the technical or legal reasons, readability mode is not available for this article. Thank you for your kind understanding.

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Nikkei Asian Review

Akito Tanaka

Featured Post

Featured Post

I recently had the privilege (yes, I know it was a privilege) to attend the opera at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, sitting in a gilded box for the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yardaena Osband

Central Banking in an Age of Global Supply Shocks

Central Banking in an Age of Global Supply Shocks

TOKYO—As G7 finance ministers were meeting in Paris this month, the bond market was telling us what their official communiqués would not. The...

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Project Syndicate

Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan

A Professor Should Work Hard and Grade Easy

A Professor Should Work Hard and Grade Easy

AUSTIN—“Lies! Nothing but lies!” So complained my niece, if I recall correctly, as she soldiered through Harvard’s introductory economics...

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Project Syndicate

James K. Galbraith

(REKLI SO) Miha Šalehar: Dan mladosti

(REKLI SO) Miha Šalehar: Dan mladosti

"Nekoč je bil današnji dan dan mladosti in nekoč sem bil tudi sam mlad. Danes nisem več mlad, čeprav se mi zdi, da tudi star nisem, je pa to...

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Večer

Dr

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China

Taiwan as the Central Issue of Donald Trump’s Visit to the People’s Republic of China The visit of US President Donald Trump to the People’s...

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New Eastern Outlook

Vladimir Terehov

Archaeologists petition High Court to block appointment of new antiquities authority chief

Archaeologists petition High Court to block appointment of new antiquities authority chief

Petition deepens rift between academics and Heritage Minister Amichay Elyahu, who have been at loggerheads over a controversial West Bank and Gaza...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Mamdani, who won’t attend New York’s Israel parade, vows tight security

Mamdani, who won’t attend New York’s Israel parade, vows tight security

Mayor says he looks forward to Sunday event ‘occurring seamlessly and peacefully’; Jewish NYPD chief says she will be ‘honored’ to walk with...

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The Times of Israel

Luke Tress

Israel blasts UN chief for adding IDF to war-zone sexual violence blacklist

Israel blasts UN chief for adding IDF to war-zone sexual violence blacklist

Foreign Ministry cuts ties with Guterres over ‘shameful’ decision to place Israel on same list as Hamas, accuse him of ‘exploiting his final...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

Vance says US ‘not there yet’ with Iran, but close, as Tehran fires warning shots in Hormuz

Vance says US ‘not there yet’ with Iran, but close, as Tehran fires warning shots in Hormuz

US vice president says Iranians negotiating ‘in good faith’ so far, claims ‘it’s very clear’ they want a deal * US official denies Iranian...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

When Israel Is the Desired Villain

A South African critique of my article exposed how easily accusation replaces evidence. I wrote an argument. It was turned into an operation. My Times...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Grant Arthur Gochin

‘Not a day I’m not happy; not a day I don’t feel the loss’: Eli Sharabi on life after captivity

‘Not a day I’m not happy; not a day I don’t feel the loss’: Eli Sharabi on life after captivity

At Jerusalem Writers Festival, author of bestselling ‘Hostage’ talks about mourning his family, time in captivity, regrets from before Oct. 7 and...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg