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South Caucasus struggles with entrenched corruption and elite state capture

South Caucasus struggles with entrenched corruption and elite state capture

The South Caucasus has long been a region of geopolitical intrigue, where the interests of great powers intersect with the struggles of small...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

Druzhba pipeline attacks strain EU unity as oil flows resume to Hungary and Slovakia

Druzhba pipeline attacks strain EU unity as oil flows resume to Hungary and Slovakia

Russian oil deliveries to Hungary and Slovakia have resumed after a brief but alarming disruption caused by repeated Ukrainian strikes on the...

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Blitz

Jennifer Hicks

Hungary challenges EU over frozen Russian assets directed to Ukraine

Hungary challenges EU over frozen Russian assets directed to Ukraine

Hungary has launched a legal battle against the European Union, filing a lawsuit to annul the bloc’s decision to channel interest generated from...

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Blitz

Anand Sharma

Will Trump’s India tariffs drive up prices for American consumers?

Will Trump’s India tariffs drive up prices for American consumers?

The Trump administration’s imposition of steep new tariffs on Indian imports has triggered a wave of uncertainty across both economies. With levies...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

Georgian government freezes NGO accounts amid escalating crackdown on civil society

Georgian government freezes NGO accounts amid escalating crackdown on civil society

In a move that has deepened political tensions and raised fears about the erosion of democratic space in Georgia, the prosecutor’s office has...

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Blitz

Damsana Ranadhiran

Tam, kjer se vse začne

V Umetnostni galeriji Maribor bodo danes odprli nov razstavni projekt v zasnovi slikarke Simone Šuc, ki se osredotoča na prvo fazo umetniškega...

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Dnevnik

Tadeja Lukanc

Zakon blokirajo zaradi enega člena

Zaradi ozkih interesov majhne skupine obmejnih delavcev, ki je sprožila postopek za zakonodajni referendum, je že od junija blokirana novela zakona...

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Dnevnik

Veronika Rupnik Ženko

Zaščita otrok kot izgovor za popoln nadzor Evropejcev

V Bruslju potekajo usklajevanja glede nove uredbe o boju proti spolnim zlorabam otrok na spletu. Med predlogi ukrepov so se znašli tudi izredno...

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Dnevnik

Aljaž Potočnik

Za požarno varnost 13 milijonov evrov

Po januarskem požaru v Dijaškem domu Ivana Cankarja dijaški domovi v novo šolsko leto vstopajo z okrepljeno, a mestoma še nedokončano požarno...

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Dnevnik

Gašper Stražišar

Je še mogoče Nemčijo rešiti pred samomorom?

Nemško gospodarstvo je zadnjih pet let in pol praktično na ničli. Indeks nemškega BDP je ravna vodoravna črta na monitorju. To pomeni, da se od...

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Dnevnik

Jože P. Damijan

Ljubljanski zrak je smrtno nevaren – pa kaj

Ljubljanska občina že drugo leto bije bitko z Evropsko okoljsko agencijo (EEA). Ta je letos za Ljubljano izračunala, da je zrak v mestu slab in za...

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Dnevnik

Miha K. Turk

(POGLED) Kolumna Igorja Gošteta: Vatli za "naše" in "vaše"

(POGLED) Kolumna Igorja Gošteta: Vatli za

Pri nas in tudi drugje po svetu je danes tako, verjetno je bilo tudi nekoč tako, da ne veljajo za vse enaki vatli. Kakor za koga, bi lahko rekli....

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Večer

Igor Gošte

Prototype Developed by Rapidus: Steady Progress Shown toward Mass Production of Advanced Chips

Editorial 16:54 JST, August 24, 2025 Japan’s industrial competitiveness is greatly affected by cutting-edge semiconductors. It can be said that...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

New Wave of COVID-19: Don’t Forget to Ventilate Rooms with Air Conditioning

Editorial 14:00 JST, August 26, 2025 Cases of COVID-19 are prevalent again this summer. People moved around more during the Bon holiday period,...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Iran’s FM says ready to resume ‘fair’ nuclear talks if West ‘shows seriousness, goodwill’

Iran’s FM says ready to resume ‘fair’ nuclear talks if West ‘shows seriousness, goodwill’

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Friday’s events as they happen. A US federal appeals court has ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Cabinet to reportedly discuss partial West Bank annexation at upcoming meeting

Cabinet to reportedly discuss partial West Bank annexation at upcoming meeting

The cabinet is expected to discuss annexing certain parts of the West Bank next week, Israeli media reported Thursday, amid growing calls for...

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The Times of Israel

Nava Freiberg

The 'General of Bloodshed' in the West Bank Is Israel's Moral Face

Oberkommandant Avi Bluth, the head of the army's Central Command, decided that he'll show them. With his military kippah worn at an angle, blood-...

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Haaretz

Gideon Levy

Jeremy Corbyn Is Back – and His New Party Could Hand Britain's Far Right the Next Election

Jeremy Corbyn, unbowed by two successive U.K. general election defeats as Labour Party leader in 2017 and 2019 following what he called a "...

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Haaretz

Liam Hoare

AG’s office: Any plan to let Haredi draft dodgers make pilgrimage to Uman is illegal

AG’s office: Any plan to let Haredi draft dodgers make pilgrimage to Uman is illegal

The Attorney General’s Office informed the government Friday that it has no right to create a mechanism to let ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers leave...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Second woman alleges sexual misconduct by ICC prosecutor Karim Khan

Second woman alleges sexual misconduct by ICC prosecutor Karim Khan

A second woman has come forward to accuse International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan of sexual misconduct, The Guardian reported...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Israel fumes as UK bars its officials from London arms fair, won’t set up pavilion

Israel fumes as UK bars its officials from London arms fair, won’t set up pavilion

Israeli government representatives will not be invited to attend a major London arms fair next month, a UK government spokesperson said Friday,...

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Back in Zeitoun for the 7th time, IDF adjusts its methods to dismantle Hamas stronghold

Back in Zeitoun for the 7th time, IDF adjusts its methods to dismantle Hamas stronghold

For the past three weeks, the Israel Defense Forces’ 7th Armored Brigade combat team has been fighting on the outskirts of Gaza City to defeat...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

‘Dangerous combat zone’: IDF nixes daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza City, as takeover looms

‘Dangerous combat zone’: IDF nixes daily humanitarian pauses in Gaza City, as takeover looms

The Israel Defense Forces announced Friday that the localized tactical pauses of military activity that have been taking place daily in several...

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The Times of Israel

Stav Levaton

Friday Focus with Yossi Klein Halevi: Worse than Disengagement is a one-state ‘dissolution’

Friday Focus with Yossi Klein Halevi: Worse than Disengagement is a one-state ‘dissolution’

Hartman Institute senior fellow explains how 20 years ago, after failed promises of security from the right and of peace from the left, Israelis...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

With growing tech and IDF campus on its way, Beersheba readies for a ‘golden age’

With growing tech and IDF campus on its way, Beersheba readies for a ‘golden age’

From the DNA Bridge in Beersheba’s Gav Yam high-tech park, the future of this desert city looks wide open. Established just 12 years ago in a city...

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The Times of Israel

Zev Stub

The "A-Eye" Advantage in Ophthalmology

The

AI-augmented medical care is shifting from an option to an imperative.

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Psychology Today

John Nosta

Are Girls the New Potheads?

Are Girls the New Potheads?

For the first time, more girls than boys are smoking and vaping marijuana.

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Psychology Today

Mark S. Gold M.d

Why Good Therapy Doesn't Always Feel Good

Why Good Therapy Doesn't Always Feel Good

Understanding the role of validation in a therapeutic setting

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Psychology Today

Elizabeth Sadock Ph.d

What Will Remain After the AI and Crypto Bubbles?

What Will Remain After the AI and Crypto Bubbles?

CAMBRIDGE – The supply chain for capital nowadays is being distorted by three phenomena. The first two are speculative bubbles, which could spill...

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Project Syndicate

William H. Janeway

How to Use AI Without Losing Our Minds

How to Use AI Without Losing Our Minds

OXFORD – The recent launches of Gemini Deep Think and GPT-5 have highlighted the rapid evolution of large language models. With 67% of...

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Project Syndicate

Ngaire Woods

The Genocide in Gaza Is Now Destabilising European Politics: Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns, Shaking His Government Apart

The Genocide in Gaza Is Now Destabilising European Politics: Dutch Foreign Minister Resigns, Shaking His Government Apart

The resignation of the Dutch foreign minister over the Gaza genocide exposes Europe’s moral paralysis and highlights the power of conscience...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ricardo Martins

Ceasefire intransigence: Palestinian prisoners and Israeli reluctance

Ceasefire intransigence: Palestinian prisoners and Israeli reluctance

Even as ceasefire proposals aimed at ensuring a long-term cessation of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza go through the motions of indirect exchange , a...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Mohammad I. Aslam

IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza

IDF recovers body of slain hostage Ilan Weiss, remains of another captive, from Gaza

Army and Shin Bet bring back body of Kibbutz Be’eri emergency squad member, who terrorists killed on Oct. 7 as he defended community; second...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Jewish woman in her 70s stabbed in suspected Ottawa hate crime

Jewish woman in her 70s stabbed in suspected Ottawa hate crime

A Jewish woman in her 70s was stabbed at a grocery store in Ottawa in a suspected hate crime, according to local police and Jewish organizations....

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Norway seeks to fend off US scrutiny after divesting from Caterpillar to protest Israel

Norway seeks to fend off US scrutiny after divesting from Caterpillar to protest Israel

OSLO, Norway — Norway’s prime minister said on Friday he had contacted US Senator Lindsey Graham to try to defuse a controversy over a decision by...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure

Israeli airlines say they’re still traversing Turkish airspace despite declared closure

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday said Ankara has “totally cut” trade with Israel and closed Turkey’s airspace to Israeli planes,...

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The Times of Israel

Lazar Berman

US says it’s denying visas to Palestinian officials for UN General Assembly next month

US says it’s denying visas to Palestinian officials for UN General Assembly next month

The US State Department announced Friday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio was denying and revoking visas from Palestinian officials ahead of...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Putin to hold nuclear talks with Iran’s president after European sanctions ‘snapback’

Putin to hold nuclear talks with Iran’s president after European sanctions ‘snapback’

Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss Tehran’s nuclear program with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in China on Monday, a meeting...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

US anti-Israel comedian accuses Singapore of censorship; regulators reject claim

Sammy Obeid says he was told to ‘remove all mentions of Palestine and Israel’ despite handing in toned-down script, which local media authority...

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The Times of Israel

Jacob Magid

Israeli strike on Yemen said to kill Houthi prime minister, other top officials

Israeli strike on Yemen said to kill Houthi prime minister, other top officials

The prime minister of the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen was reportedly killed during Israel’s airstrikes on Thursday in the capital city of...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Sparks fly as Jewish comedian Adam Friedland challenges Ritchie Torres over Israel support

Sparks fly as Jewish comedian Adam Friedland challenges Ritchie Torres over Israel support

JTA — A Jewish comedian confronted Rep. Ritchie Torres over his staunch support for Israel in a tense and emotionally charged interview published...

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The Times of Israel

Philissa Cramer

Yosef Blau, author of Orthodox rabbis’ letter critiquing Israel, responds to critics

Yosef Blau, author of Orthodox rabbis’ letter critiquing Israel, responds to critics

JTA — For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “mashgiach ruchani” at Yeshiva University, a revered...

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The Times of Israel

Andrew Silow-Carroll

In ‘major increase,’ UN says Iran has executed at least 841 people this year

In ‘major increase,’ UN says Iran has executed at least 841 people this year

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday, decrying “a...

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The Times of Israel

Nina Larson

Why So Many Young People Feel Doomed About Straight Dating

Why So Many Young People Feel Doomed About Straight Dating

The rise of “heteropessimism” in a polarized world.

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Psychology Today

Craig Harper Ph.d

It’s All Relative(s): Navigating Family Events Without Kids

It’s All Relative(s): Navigating Family Events Without Kids

A Personal Perspective: Finding connection outside the parenting bubble.

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Psychology Today

Kate Kaufmann

There Is No Other Hand

There Is No Other Hand

Confronting the impasse of modern conflicts

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Psychology Today

Keith Storace

VOX POPULI: Money can’t compare to trust in the realm of political scandal

VOX POPULI: Money can’t compare to trust in the realm of political scandal

Most things come with a price. Often, the market sets it; yet sometimes, the calculation is murkier. What, after all, makes something expensive—or...

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The Asahi Shimbun

The Asahi Shimbun

Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony says a lot about our dystopia

Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony says a lot about our dystopia

And so the verdict is out. United States President Donald Trump’s name has been cleared of ignominious association with the late disgraced...

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Al Jazeera

Belen Fernandez

Netanyahu Makes the Whole World Hate Israeli Jews and Arabs Alike

My Jewish friend – and I have many good ones – was packing his bags, getting ready to leave Israel. "You're breaking my heart," I texted him just...

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Haaretz

Zouheir Bahloul

The global perils of China’s new ‘superdam’ project

The global perils of China’s new ‘superdam’ project

China has embarked on constructing the largest dam ever conceived on the Yarlung Zangbo River (better known as the Brahmaputra) in Tibet, just...

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The Japan Times

Brahma Chellaney