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‘Sovereignty Square’: Smotrich urges pro-annexation rallies, riffing on hostage protests

‘Sovereignty Square’: Smotrich urges pro-annexation rallies, riffing on hostage protests

In a lengthy social media post on Saturday night, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged supporters of West Bank annexation to adopt the tactics...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Kevin Spacey heads to Israel with one-man show

Kevin Spacey heads to Israel with one-man show

Actor Kevin Spacey will perform a show, “Songs & Stories,” accompanied by a jazz band on November 19 at Tel Aviv’s Hangar 11. Spacey referenced his...

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The Times of Israel

Jessica Steinberg

Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement at Malaysia summit

Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire agreement at Malaysia summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by US President...

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The Times of Israel

Chris Megerian

Gulf security is linked to Israel’s security

Gulf security is linked to Israel’s security

Allowing Turkey or countries that support the Muslim Brotherhood to be part of the postwar arrangement in Gaza is not a harmless step. It is not a...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Khulood Alsabbagh

The Gaza War Opened a Moral Chasm Between American Jews and Israel

After two years of horror and devastation, we are living in a new reality, one that offers a glimmer of relief, still deeply shadowed by grief....

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Haaretz

Daniel Sokatch

ASEAN centrality in Southeast Asia at current stage

ASEAN centrality in Southeast Asia at current stage

The 47th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is opening on October 26 in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. What trends...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ksenia Muratshina

Rubio says he doesn’t expect permanent division of Gaza, floats UN backing for int’l force

Rubio says he doesn’t expect permanent division of Gaza, floats UN backing for int’l force

The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. After ministers voted today to advance a bill aimed at hampering former prime...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

The "Strong Ground" of Belonging

The

Brené Brown’s urgent reminder that fitting in isn’t enough.

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Psychology Today

Alex Snider Ma

Kolumna Tineta Lugariča: Ideje, ki lepšajo svet

Kolumna Tineta Lugariča: Ideje, ki lepšajo svet

Profimedia V letu 2024 so v Bosni našteli kar 13 umorov žensk, ki so jih zagrešili njihovi partnerji. Zakona niso mogli spremeniti, saj niso nikoli...

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Večer

Tine Lugarič

Labour’s pro-business shift risks turning UK regulators into corporate enablers

Labour’s pro-business shift risks turning UK regulators into corporate enablers

When Sir Keir Starmer entered Downing Street in July 2024, many expected the Labour Party to usher in an era of economic pragmatism rooted in...

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Blitz

Suraiyya Aziz

Far-left candidate who called Israel ‘terrorist state’ elected president of Ireland

Far-left candidate who called Israel ‘terrorist state’ elected president of Ireland

Catherine Connolly, a veteran lawmaker on the far left of the Irish political spectrum, was elected president by a landslide margin on Saturday....

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The Times of Israel

Agencies

Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’

Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’

US President Donald Trump issued fresh threats to Hamas on Saturday, saying the terror group would be to blame if the ceasefire collapsed, and...

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The Times of Israel

Michael Bachner

Hostage families urge ‘every possible sanction’ on Hamas to secure captives’ return

Hostage families urge ‘every possible sanction’ on Hamas to secure captives’ return

Thousands of Israelis rallied across the country on Saturday evening for the return of the remains of 13 slain captives still held by Hamas, in...

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The Times of Israel

Noam Lehmann

Anti-Hamas militias come out against Turkish, Qatari involvement in postwar Gaza

Anti-Hamas militias come out against Turkish, Qatari involvement in postwar Gaza

Leaders of anti-Hamas militias operating in areas under Israeli control in the Gaza Strip have said they oppose any involvement of Qatari or...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

Chronicle of a bromance: inside the relationship between Milei and Donald Trump

Chronicle of a bromance: inside the relationship between Milei and Donald Trump

When President Javier Milei first met Donald Trump, he was starstruck.  “President!” he cried, grabbing both the Republican magnate’s arms and...

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Buenos Aires Herald

Facundo Iglesia

O albanščini, ki ogroža slovenski jezik in s tem tudi slovensko identiteto in ponos

Citati iz medijev: »Razburjenje zaradi vabila na roditeljski sestanek v albanščini. Na I. Osnovni šoli Žalec so staršem vabilo na roditeljski...

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Dnevnik

Pisma Bralcev

Israeli celebrity reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder; identity under gag order

Israeli celebrity reportedly arrested on suspicion of murder; identity under gag order

Police reportedly arrested a woman who is prominent in the entertainment world on suspicion of murder, in connection with the death of a man in...

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The Times of Israel

Charlie Summers

The Psychology of Horror Movies

The Psychology of Horror Movies

What makes horror films scary, and what kinds of people watch them

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Psychology Today

Ronald E. Riggio Ph.d

Israel should complete the peaceful regional shift

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Fred Saberi

Teachers’ Working Hours: Work Style Reform in Schools Still Only Halfway There

Editorial 15:17 JST, October 24, 2025 While the working hours of teachers in Japan are being shortened, the situation in which they work the...

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The Japan News

The Japan News Editorial

Israel’s Quiet Revolution in Diversity and Higher Education

Israel’s Quiet Revolution in Diversity and Higher Education

Today, Tel Aviv University opens its doors for the first time since 2023 without the dark clouds of war and the massive absence of student...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Alon Tal

Iran and Saudi Arabia: From rivalry to realism

Iran and Saudi Arabia: From rivalry to realism

Today, Iran and Saudi Arabia need to bury their old grudges. They should not waste the rapprochement mediated by China, which had not only...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Zakir Hussain

Slabe odločitve za trinajst let spomina

Politiki vseh barv so vedno znova v šoku, ko ljudstvo ne nagradi njihovih dobrih del. Lahko se politika, vlada in oblast v najbolj abstraktnem...

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Dnevnik

Leon Magdalenc

EU sanctions ‘Dr. Evil’: Russian prison medic exposed for torturing Ukrainian POWs

The European Union has sanctioned Ilya Sorokin, a Russian prison medic infamously nicknamed “Dr. Evil” by Ukrainian prisoners of war, following...

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Blitz

Sonjib Chandra Das

US chipmaker Nvidia scouts for Israeli AI talent, in expansion of R&D hub in south

US chipmaker Nvidia scouts for Israeli AI talent, in expansion of R&D hub in south

US chipmaker Nvidia on Sunday announced plans to triple the size of its research and development presence in Beersheba, a city in the country’s...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find

Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find

A researcher at the University of Haifa says he has found that people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes face a 50 percent higher risk of developing...

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The Times of Israel

Diana Bletter

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum

Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum

PARIS — Suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’s Louvre museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

Daily Briefing Oct. 26: Day 751 – Egyptians enter Gaza as US drones fly above Strip

Daily Briefing Oct. 26: Day 751 – Egyptians enter Gaza as US drones fly above Strip

Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world....

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

A growing Hebrew school may augur a new era for Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood

A growing Hebrew school may augur a new era for Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood

New York Jewish Week — Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is known for many things: its extensive waterfront, a tight-knit Polish community and a vibrant arts...

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The Times of Israel

Jackie Hajdenberg

Kurdish PKK begins withdrawing forces from Turkey to northern Iraq

Kurdish PKK begins withdrawing forces from Turkey to northern Iraq

IRAQ — The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to...

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The Times of Israel

Jastinder Khera

Brainwave Pioneer: Time is Running out for My Son

Brainwave Pioneer: Time is Running out for My Son

I’ve interviewed hundreds of startup founders since I moved to Israel – but none quite like Yaron Segal. He’s come up with an incredible idea (not...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

John Jeffay

A rogue state is backed only by rogues

A rogue state is backed only by rogues

Without shame or hesitation, Judge Julia Sebutindesat on the right of the President on the bench of the world’s supreme judicial authority, the...

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Middle East Monitor

Muhammad Jamil

Indonesia should not bow to the IOC over its Palestine stance

Indonesia should not bow to the IOC over its Palestine stance

The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) decision to freeze dialogue with Indonesia and urge sports federations not to hold events in Jakarta...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

When the Sino-Russian arctic road disrupts the global maritime navigation order

The first transit voyage from China to Europe took place via the Northern Sea Route, a trans-Arctic route that halved cargo delivery time compared...

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New Eastern Outlook

Mohamed Lamine Kaba

A Pakistan foreign policy renaissance? Not quite

A Pakistan foreign policy renaissance? Not quite

Pakistan seems to have caught the geopolitical winds just right. Last month, Pakistan signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia. Under this bold...

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Al Jazeera

Eric Shahzar

SoftBank’s OpenAI ambition is far too grand for banks

SoftBank’s OpenAI ambition is far too grand for banks

SoftBank Group, the whale that has fattened the wallets of many wealthy Asians, is back to tease with high-yielding dollar bonds again. Founder...

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The Japan Times

Shuli Ren

The Foiled Coup Attempted in Georgia: Unraveling the Events of October 4, 2025

The Foiled Coup Attempted in Georgia: Unraveling the Events of October 4, 2025

Georgia’s October 4 unrest, marked by violent clashes in Tbilisi and an alleged attempt to storm the presidential palace, has reignited debates...

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New Eastern Outlook

Henry Kamens

Houthis release Ethiopian-Yemeni model after five years in prison

Houthis release Ethiopian-Yemeni model after five years in prison

SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released model Entisar al-Hammadi after holding her in prison for nearly five years, her lawyer and a...

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The Times of Israel

Amanda Borschel-Dan

To the U.S., Israel Is a Toddler Playing at Legislation

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Haaretz

Carolina Landsmann

Catherine Connolly’s victory: Europe’s moral rebellion against the Israeli occupation

Catherine Connolly’s victory: Europe’s moral rebellion against the Israeli occupation

When Catherine Connolly was elected President of Ireland, the shockwaves were felt far beyond Dublin. Her victory was not a symbolic gesture, nor a...

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Middle East Monitor

Adnan Hmidan

Che Guevara and Palestine: When the Latin American revolution met the spirit of Palestinian resistance

Che Guevara and Palestine: When the Latin American revolution met the spirit of Palestinian resistance

More than half a century ago, on 9 October 1967, the rifle of the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara fell silent in the Bolivian...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Rassem Bisharat

The legal farce of phantom plaintiffs centering return of ‘disappeared’

The legal farce of phantom plaintiffs centering return of ‘disappeared’

It is one of those stories that make both lawyers and laymen pause: a group of former army officers, once declared “forcibly disappeared” during...

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Blitz

M A Hossain

(PORTRET TEDNA) Emmanuel Macron: Golobov najboljši prijatelj je doma sluga desnice

(PORTRET TEDNA) Emmanuel Macron: Golobov najboljši prijatelj je doma sluga desnice

Z Golobom sta predstavnika liberalne evropske politične skupine Renew. Primož Lavre Francoski predsednik Emmanuel Macron je med obiskom Slovenije...

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Večer

Jon Knez

Belgium warns seizing Russia’s frozen assets would prolong, not end, the Ukraine war

Belgium warns seizing Russia’s frozen assets would prolong, not end, the Ukraine war

Belgium has issued a strong warning against European Union proposals to seize Russia’s frozen assets, arguing that such a move would not rebuild...

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Blitz

Anita Mathur

(OSEBNO O RESNEM) Kolumna Denisa Manceviča: MAGA v vzvratni prestavi

(OSEBNO O RESNEM) Kolumna Denisa Manceviča: MAGA v vzvratni prestavi

Reuters V nadaljevanju preberite: - Uvedba drastičnih uvoznih carin je v nasprotju s Trumpovimi obljubami, saj je večino stroškov prenesel na...

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Večer

Denis Mancevič

(RAZMIŠLJANJE) Koliko nas bo v Evropski uniji verjetno stala prihodnost in kakšna bo?

(RAZMIŠLJANJE) Koliko nas bo v Evropski uniji verjetno stala prihodnost in kakšna bo?

Potrebno po politično vodstvo, ki bo znalo prepričati, da je večja integracija v EU stvar preživetja evropskih vrednot in civilizacije.  Reuters...

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Večer

Dr. Rasto Ovin

Večina stečajnih upraviteljev ne zasluži niti za minimalno plačo

Nagrade za vodenje stečajnih postopkov so tako nizke, da večina upraviteljev poleg opravljanja tega zahtevnega poklica opravlja še drugo delo, saj...

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Dnevnik

Sebastjan Morozov

Sodni svet ubranil svojo diskrecijsko pravico

Sodna reforma, ki sta jo ogrožala predvsem poskus spodkopavanja sodnega sveta in reševanje predsednika vrhovnega sodišča, gre z nekaj praskami v...

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Dnevnik

Peter Lovšin

V Ljubljani so vroče točke vse bolj izrazite

Letošnja razstava Društva arhitektov Ljubljana v Galeriji Kresija se ponovno posveča več kot aktualni temi. Tokrat je v ospredju problematika...

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Dnevnik

Neža Mrevlje

Ministers poised to advance bills that would halt Netanyahu’s trial, block Bennett’s run

Ministers poised to advance bills that would halt Netanyahu’s trial, block Bennett’s run

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation was expected to give its approval Sunday to a pair of bills that would enable lawmakers to halt Prime...

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The Times of Israel

Sam Sokol