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Why India wants peace in Ukraine — and China doesn’t

Why India wants peace in Ukraine — and China doesn’t

NEW YORK – At first glance, India and China seem to be taking almost identical positions on the Ukraine war: maintain close ties with the Kremlin,...

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The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Are Mexicans Really Better Off Under Claudia Sheinbaum?

Are Mexicans Really Better Off Under Claudia Sheinbaum?

MEXICO CITY—One year ago, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum used her first state-of-the-nation address to offer a confident verdict on the...

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Project Syndicate

Guillermo Ortiz

It’s Time to Reconsider Inflation Targeting

It’s Time to Reconsider Inflation Targeting

FRANKFURT—Following the 2007–08 global financial crisis, the world’s leading central banks spent more than a decade unconcerned about inflation....

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Project Syndicate

Otmar Issing

Why Leaders Need People Who Don’t Report to Them

Why Leaders Need People Who Don’t Report to Them

It’s lonely at the top. Leaders need people they don’t have to lead.

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Psychology Today

Jeff Frey

A Workable Social Contract for the Climate Transition

A Workable Social Contract for the Climate Transition

NEW DELHI/STOCKHOLM—There is a paradox at the heart of climate politics. An overwhelming majority of people around the world want governments to...

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Project Syndicate

Jayati Ghosh

Swedish center-left coalition wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations

Swedish center-left coalition wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations

Incumbent PM loses after promising ministries to far-right party with neo-Nazi roots; Centre Party says it won’t team up with Left Party after...

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The Times of Israel

Shira Li Bartov

I Built an App for Songs My Son Refused to Hear

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Itay Mane

Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed

Hundreds of Michigan Jews pledge to vote for Abdul El-Sayed

‘A vote is not a valentine; it’s a strategic chess move’: Open letter from ‘Michigan Jews for Democracy’ joins other open letters backed by...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

Spread of Influenza: Take Care to Prevent Physical Strength from Declining due to Lingering Heat

15:17 JST, September 16, 2026 There seems to be a need to rethink the notion that the flu is something that spreads only when it is cold. Wearing a...

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The Japan News

Editorial

When AI Stops Asking Permission

When AI Stops Asking Permission

WASHINGTON, DC—Picture a company that hands a hard problem to a large team, locks each team member in a separate room, and tells them to solve it...

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Project Syndicate

Tariq Malik

VOX POPULI: Ueno exhibition explores ‘painter of the wayside’ Shigeo Egami

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

The Hudson Backlash: What went wrong and what Somaliland must learn from it

The Hudson Backlash: What went wrong and what Somaliland must learn from it
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nassir Hussein Kahin

Prayer of Purity

There is a prayer found in most Machzors, called תפילה זכה, the Prayer of Purity. Ideally, it should be said before Kol Nidrei, but it can...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Kenneth Cohen

Trump’s Dream of Ending the War: The Gap Between White House Calculations and Battlefield Realities

Trump’s Dream of Ending the War: The Gap Between White House Calculations and Battlefield Realities Donald Trump has set a political deadline for...

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New Eastern Outlook

Dr. Kamran Yeganegi

Resisting Assimilation

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nina Moliver

The Soft Machine

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Vincent James Hooper

UN mission: US strike that hit Iran school was ‘indiscriminate,’ likely a war crime

UN mission: US strike that hit Iran school was ‘indiscriminate,’ likely a war crime

Fact-finding probe: military acted ‘recklessly’ in attacking site of primary school adjacent to IRGC base; says Iran committed ‘gross human...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Globally pragmatic South Korea has a punitive streak at home

Globally pragmatic South Korea has a punitive streak at home

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

Joseph Yi

Police internal affairs questions border cop who shot, killed Arab man after car chase

Victim was reportedly unarmed; cop’s lawyer says he acted in self-defense; in separate case, ex-cop ordered to pay $117,000 after taking money from...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL star’s fine for pro-Palestinian eyeblack

Kyrie Irving offers to pay NFL star’s fine for pro-Palestinian eyeblack

Pledge comes after Azeez Al-Shaair wears name of Hind Rajab, Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, during game; NBA’s Irving, a pro-Palestinian activist,...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Gurvis

Israel must challenge rather than engage ‘pro-Palestine’ performance politics

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Lou Sandler

The Jewish Power Blog: The Power to Change

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Marc J. Rosenstein

ChatGPT Won’t Hack Your Phone. An AI Agent Might.

ChatGPT Won’t Hack Your Phone. An AI Agent Might.
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Celeo Ramirez

Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire

Fatal building collapse highlights dangers plaguing Gaza nearly a year after ceasefire

Rebuilding plans promised in October 2025 truce have stalled, leaving most Gazans living in tents or damaged structures likely to become even less...

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The Times of Israel

Wafaa Shurafa

Israel’s CIVILIAN Nuclear Dilemma

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sam Lehman-Wilzig

A Currency Without a Country: Somaliland’s Fight for Monetary Sovereignty

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Mohamed Osman

AI Cannot Confess ‘Al Chet’ – We Must

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ben Lazarus

Israel Must Protect the Mecca Holy Sites

Israel Must Protect the Mecca Holy Sites
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jose Lev Alvarez Gomez

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

It is not easy to get into this book, though once the reader overcomes the initial difficulty posed by its peculiar layout and can accept the premise...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Dorothea Shefer-Vanson

Yom Kippur: The Scapegoat We Have Misunderstood

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

David Harbater

Before Yom Kippur: Ask Anger vs. Shalom Bayit ?

In “Ten Days, Ten Traits: Take the Marriage Challenge,” the first blog in my three-part From “ME” to “US” Marriage Renewal Series, I...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Susan Barth

Life Will Shake the Cup. What Will Spill Out?

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

You’re invited to join Jewish events at Climate Week NYC

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi

The Breaking of the Unipolar World – A Move Toward Multipolarity

The Breaking of the Unipolar World – A Move Toward Multipolarity The world community is undergoing an irreversible transition towards multipolarity,...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohammed Amer

The UN’s Credibility Test

The UN’s Credibility Test

BERLIN—In January, US President Donald Trump suggested that his newly created Board of Peace might eventually replace the United Nations. It’s...

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Project Syndicate

Maíra Martini

First they take Manhattan? Looking to mimic Mamdani, far left’s Elif Eralp eyes Berlin City Hall

Jewish community wary as Die Linke party’s mayoral candidate vows to fight antisemitism ahead of September 20 election; critics claim she can’t...

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The Times of Israel

Joshua Schultheis

Police open murder probe after teen run over and killed in Hadera; driver hurt by gunfire

Police open murder probe after teen run over and killed in Hadera; driver hurt by gunfire

IRGC Navy says it struck oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz * Tamra man to be indicted on suspicion of contact with Hamas, Iranian intel operatives * IDF...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

الدول الصامتة.. الإمارات نموذجا

في السياسة، كما في الحياة، هناك مدرستان واضحتان: مدرسة تبني حضورها عبر الصوت...

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العين الإخبارية

الدكتور إبراهيم الدبل

She’s Not a Child

I just finished an awkward, self-imposed 25-minute standing ovation in my living room after the final episode of Season 5 of Fauda.  I figured their...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Michael Kohler

Israel, Kosher Style?

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Stephanie Wald

Trump’s Iran Sanctions Have a China Problem

Trump’s Iran Sanctions Have a China Problem

BEIJING—In late August, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared an “economic D-Day” against Iran, promising “the single greatest...

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Project Syndicate

Zongyuan Zoe Liu

Time to Move Past Bibi

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maury Grebenau

Netanyahu’s bloc drops to 51 seats as Winter’s party falls short of Knesset in new ToI poll

Netanyahu’s bloc drops to 51 seats as Winter’s party falls short of Knesset in new ToI poll

Plurality of respondents who back premier say they would favor a unity government if Oct. 27 vote ends in stalemate, while plurality of those opposed...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

US to let Iranian president attend UN General Assembly after barring PA leader

US to let Iranian president attend UN General Assembly after barring PA leader

US also joins Israel in opposing resolution allowing Mahmoud Abbas to virtually address gathering, though it passes overwhelmingly; Iran’s...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Energy committee opposes export limit despite looming risk of natural gas shortage

Energy committee opposes export limit despite looming risk of natural gas shortage

Panel seeks to prioritize gas exploration and discoveries in Israel’s waters, as reserves for domestic use are projected to fall short of energy...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Board of Peace to brief countries on Gaza rebuild efforts during UN General Assembly

Board of Peace to brief countries on Gaza rebuild efforts during UN General Assembly

Dozens of invitations sent to countries for next week’s meeting on sidelines of UNGA, with representatives from EU and UN agencies also set to...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Rachel Safdie discusses fake news and Israel at Fisesp HQ

Rachel Safdie discusses fake news and Israel at Fisesp HQ
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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Silas Anastacio