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Netanyahu’s office calls Gaza famine declaration a ‘modern blood libel’

US State Department largely dismisses UN report, says it’s ‘looking into credible reports that the IPC recently changed its definition for what...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

IDF targets weapons depot in south Lebanon after earlier strike on Hezbollah operative

Yemen’s Houthis take responsibility for missile and drone attacks * US defense secretary fires general whose agency contradicted Trump on...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to...

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Japan Today

Japan Today

Japan’s Core Inflation Slows in July, Stays above BOJ Target

Reuters 10:39 JST, August 22, 2025 TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan’s core inflation slowed for a second straight month in July but stayed above the central...

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The Japan News

Reuters

China’s Anti-Japanese Propaganda: Does Beijing Want to Dampen Efforts to Repair Relations?

Editorial 15:00 JST, August 19, 2025 China is trying to stir up patriotic sentiment by emphasizing this year as the “80th anniversary of victory in...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Russia targets high-level corruption: Ex-judge and defense official face charges

Russia targets high-level corruption: Ex-judge and defense official face charges

Russia’s ongoing battle against high-level corruption has taken a dramatic turn with two major cases involving a former senior judge and a top...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Typhoon Lingling Downgraded to Tropical Depression

The Yomiuri Shimbun 10:47 JST, August 22, 2025 Typhoon Lingling, also called Typhoon No. 12, was downgraded to a tropical depression around 9 a.m....

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The Japan News

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Man at Large After Fatally Stabbing Woman in Kobe Apartment Elevator

The Yomiuri Shimbun 12:00 JST, August 22, 2025 (updated at 19:00 JST, Aug. 22) KOBE — A man in his 30s who allegedly stabbed a woman to death in...

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The Japan News

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Slovaškega premierja ujeli v morju pred skrivnostno vilo

Ekipa hrvaškega Večernjega lista je ta mesec ujela slovaškega premierja Roberta Fica v Ražnju pri Rogoznici severno od Splita in mu zastavila nekaj...

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Dnevnik

Tina Bernik

Akie Iwai Leads CPKC Women’s Open, Days after First LPGA Tour Victory

The Associated Press 10:38 JST, August 22, 2025 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Akie Iwai was right back on top of the leaderboard in the CPKC Women’s...

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The Japan News

The Associated Press

Stolen phone returned to man whose sons were killed on Oct. 7; police say photos can be recovered

Jojo Rabia’s sons Yuval and Noam were killed at Psyduck rave; phone data erased, but cops believe it can be restored; grateful dad: ‘The whole...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Activists shoved, attacked with red paint while hanging hostage posters in Frankfurt park

Jewish activists say they were initially pushed away by individuals wearing masks and hoods who chanted ‘child killers’ and ‘Free Palestine’

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Amid NYC mayoral race, Jewish school requires parents to show proof of voter registration

Orthodox Brooklyn school catering to Syrian community frames requirement as a way to safeguard communal interests in move apparently against Mamdani

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The Times of Israel

Asaf Elia-Shalev

Atlanta man fired for joining wife’s antisemitic tirade at father of fallen officer

Video shows Mark and Anna Bouzyk shouting slurs at David Lubin, father of Border Police cop Rose; pair had posted pro-Palestinian lawn signs,...

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The Times of Israel

Grace Gilson

Donald John Trump and “Grand Entitlement Disorder”

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Warren J. Blumenfeld

A Prayer to The Melech Haolom from his Yeladim!

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Hadassah Chavivah Zeltzer

Iran said to return some 600 inmates to notorious prison damaged in Israeli attack

New York Times says prisoners taken back to newly built wards at Evin Prison that an inmate describes as a ‘dark dungeon’

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

At least 34 said killed by IDF in Gaza; hospital preps for Gaza City evacuation orders

Local media says six killed near aid site in northern Gaza, 14 in Khan Younis; European Hospital prepares to reopen ahead of expected influx of...

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The Times of Israel

Emanuel Fabian

At a picnic in the park, increasingly isolated young NY Jews let their identities show

Rising antisemitism and fears of an anti-Israel mayor are leading unaffiliated Jewish professionals to circle their wagons and seek intrareligious...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

Protesters to hit streets Saturday night with call to release hostages, end war

Following last week’s strike day, thousands expected to rally for captives’ release; Arab-led demonstration in Tel Aviv to call for end to war,...

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The Times of Israel

Ariela Karmel

Syria to revalue currency, dropping two zeros in bid for stability

Nation’s currency to be revalued after 99% collapse since 2011; plan aims to restore confidence after years of hyperinflation and war, remove Assad...

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The Times of Israel

Feras Dalatey

Why Animal Sentience Must Be Used to Reform Constitutions

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Psychology Today

Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Making Psychology White Again: The Impact of Dismantling DEI

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Psychology Today

Kevin Cokley Ph.d

How to Demonstrate Leadership Flexibility

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Psychology Today

Patricia Grabarek

The Alaska summit was a spectacular distraction

Trump needed a break from the infighting in MAGA so he decided an inconsequential meeting with Putin would do the trick.

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Al Jazeera

Belen Fernandez

Worship of Force and Endless War Will Rot Israeli Society From Within

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Haaretz

Ariel E. Levite

Dutch FM resigns after failing to secure cabinet support for new sanctions on Israel

Caspar Veldkamp, a former ambassador to Israel, leaves caretaker government after proposing ban on imports from Israeli settlements as response to...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

US Justice Department releases transcript of interview with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice

Ghislaine Maxwell expresses doubt that the convicted sex offender killed himself, says though Trump was friendly with him the US president was...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

World Zionist Congress lifts ban on Betar USA chief, letting him serve as a delegate

ZOA appeals tribunal rules in favor of Ronn Torossian after he was barred for his ‘aggressive, hateful tone and vulgarity’ amid spat with rival...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Lapin

From Sept. 1, the storied Nahal military group will return to its agricultural roots

18-year-olds will volunteer for a pre-army service year and mixed combat-community work on Gaza border and the north to strengthen and protect...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Israeli children refused entry to zip line park in southern France; manager detained

Kids aged 8-16 had reservation; manager says they can’t enter over ‘personal beliefs,’ then offers other justification; mayor says incident...

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The Times of Israel

Sue Surkes

Archaeologists dig in against antiquities bill aiming to deepen Israel’s hold on West Bank

A push to shift oversight of excavations in the territory to a civilian authority sparks worries of creeping annexation, with researchers in the...

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The Times of Israel

Rossella Tercatin

Hegseth fires general whose agency’s damage assessment on Iran strikes angered Trump

No reason given for dismissal of Defense Intelligence Agency and several other senior military officers, in Trump administration’s latest shakeup...

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The Times of Israel

Konstantin Toropin

VOX POPULI: Praying this year’s Wajima Taisai will usher in brighter future

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Diaspora Jews, Israel Needs You!

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gilad Peled

Middle to Whom? East of What? Decolonizing the Map Inside Our Words

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adil Faouzi

Ukrainian Neo-Nazi junta is hiding and manipulating data of total casualty

Ukrainian Neo-Nazi junta is hiding and manipulating data of total casualty

The number of KIA (killed in action) in the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict has long been a point of contention on all sides. The mainstream...

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Blitz

Drago Bosnic

Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream sabotage

Ukrainian suspect arrested in Italy over Nord Stream sabotage

The arrest of a Ukrainian national in Italy on August 21 over alleged involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions marks a dramatic...

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Blitz

Anand Sharma

Standing Up for Humanity

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New Eastern Outlook

Pranay Kumar Shome

Finland’s largest human trafficking trial exposes exploitation in the berry industry

Finland’s largest human trafficking trial exposes exploitation in the berry industry

On August 19, the Lapland District Court in Rovaniemi opened what officials have described as the largest human trafficking trial in Finland’s...

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Blitz

Suraiyya Aziz

TICAD Should Keep Focus on Japan Investing in Africa, Not Merely Offering Aid

By Joao Filipe Papel / Special to The Japan News 5:50 JST, August 20, 2025 For more than 30 years, the Tokyo International Conference on African...

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The Japan News

Joao Filipe Papel

Arresting domestic workers won’t solve Hong Kong’s black market for dental care

The arrest of six Filipino domestic helpers for running an unlicensed dental clinic in Sham Shui Po has exposed a troubling reality about...

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South China Morning Post

Elisha M. Sonthra

Texas adopts new Trump-approved electoral map aimed at keeping GOP grip on Congress

Plan creates five Republican-leaning districts; Democrats mount legal challenges and warn of voter disenfranchisement ahead of 2026 midterms

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The Times of Israel

Jim Vertuno

The Shame of People-Pleasing

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Psychology Today

Leon Garber Lmhc

The uncertain future of Lebanon under the project of disarming Hezbollah

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mohammadreza Moradi

South Korea's approach to Central Asia: effective variables and prospects

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New Eastern Outlook

Samyar Rostami

The spectacle of moral hypocrisy: When America condemns South Africa

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Middle East Monitor

Junaid S. Ahmad

Potential time zone change sparks fierce debate in Argentina

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Buenos Aires Herald

Martina Jaureguy

Syria security forces’ push to recruit Kurds, religious minorities brings hope, skepticism

Initiative comes after UN-backed commission that investigated sectarian violence recommended authorities increase diversity in security forces to...

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The Times of Israel

Omar Albam

Rabbi evicted from Krakow home once owned by Jews murdered in Holocaust

Tanya Segal, Poland’s first female rabbi, loses her apartment in building featured in ‘Schindler’s List’ thanks to Poland’s lack of Holocaust...

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The Times of Israel

Toby Axelrod