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Japan: North Korea nuclear threat has reached a ‘different dimension’

Japan: North Korea nuclear threat has reached a ‘different dimension’

North Korea’s nuclear ambitions are one of the biggest threats to international peace and security, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Wednesday. Speaking at the… Read More ›

Showdown at the top of Philippines politics: What you need to know

Showdown at the top of Philippines politics: What you need to know

The Philippines has been gripped by a political bout between the President, his biggest rival, with a special appearance by former world champion Manny Pacquiao.… Read More ›

Analsysis: With no designated deputy, Netanyahu keeps spotlight to himself

Analsysis: With no designated deputy, Netanyahu keeps spotlight to himself

In the US for 5 days and without a permanent stand-in, the PM has appointed Yuval Steinitz as the latest Likud lackey to wield no… Read More ›

Analysis: Six takeaways from another smiling display of mutual Obama-Netanyahu frustration

Analysis: Six takeaways from another smiling display of mutual Obama-Netanyahu frustration

Netanyahu hails ‘Barack,’ as Obama hails Shimon Peres; Netanyahu focuses on ‘unremitting fanaticism,’ while Obama worries about settlements   There were smiles and handshakes and… Read More ›

Analysis : Why Netanyahu remains unfazed by Obama’s settlement critique

Analysis : Why Netanyahu remains unfazed by Obama’s settlement critique

PM believes that in the conflict, as in the Mideast as a whole, circumstances are inclined to change. And time, he is convinced, is on… Read More ›

We should be so lucky: Israel considers direct flight to Australia

We should be so lucky: Israel considers direct flight to Australia

The Australian Embassy in Israel is set to launch Ozraeli, a week celebrating the two countries’ warm relationship, as the Australian ambassador vows to work… Read More ›

US, Russia abandon diplomatic niceties in testy Syria debate

US, Russia abandon diplomatic niceties in testy Syria debate

Appearing exceedingly agitated, US Secretary of State John Kerry attacked Russia for its seemingly duplicitous invovlement in the Syrian peace talks while maneuvering its own… Read More ›

Brexit prompts some Jewish Britons to reconcile with German roots

Brexit prompts some Jewish Britons to reconcile with German roots

A significant amount of Jewish Britons, dismayed at the UK’s decision to exit the European Union, have decided to seek the German citizenship that their… Read More ›

‘ICC may not be equipped to rule on war crimes’

‘ICC may not be equipped to rule on war crimes’

Ex-IDF int’l law head Sharvit-Baruch says court’s lack of military law practitioners is worrying.   With a recent B’Tselem report declaring that the IDF legal… Read More ›

A brief history of Balad scandals

A brief history of Balad scandals

The party, whose name is an acronym for “National Democratic Alliance,” was founded in 1995 by Azmi Bishara, who entered the Knesset alone after running… Read More ›

Can Arab MKs reconcile the Fatah-Hamas divide?

Can Arab MKs reconcile the Fatah-Hamas divide?

“Fatah and Hamas have been urged for more than 10 years to reconcile, public opinion is overwhelmingly in their favor and that has not been… Read More ›

Israel waits for Obama’s UN shoe to drop

Israel waits for Obama’s UN shoe to drop

Obama’s brief mention of the conflict in his UN address offered few hints of his plans.   Israelis and Palestinians anxiously awaiting President Barack Obama’s… Read More ›

UN chief: One-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict would ‘spell doom’

UN chief: One-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict would ‘spell doom’

In last address as secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon criticizes ‘illegal settlement expansion,’ and ‘growing polarization and hopelessness’; Danon slams ‘UN obsession with Israel’   United Nations… Read More ›

The Clinton Foundation is reportedly laying off dozens of people

The Clinton Foundation is reportedly laying off dozens of people

  Following weeks of controversy on the campaign trail, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is laying off dozens of people, Politico reports. As the conference… Read More ›

One city is driving the murder rate in the US

One city is driving the murder rate in the US

  Although crime across the US remains at an all-time low, the murder rate is expected to jump 13% — and it’s fueled largely by Chicago,… Read More ›

This is how Oracle lured top-flight programmers away from Amazon and Microsoft to build its next big thing

This is how Oracle lured top-flight programmers away from Amazon and Microsoft to build its next big thing

  For the last two years, Oracle has quietly (and not so quietly) been snapping up programming talent from Microsoft, Amazon, and startups as it worked… Read More ›

New York – US Motorists Wasted Billions On Premium Gasoline Last Year

New York – US Motorists Wasted Billions On Premium Gasoline Last Year

  New York – U.S. consumers wasted billions of dollars last year filling their cars with costly premium-grade gasoline for no tangible benefit, according to… Read More ›

United Nations – UN Chief And US President Toast Each Other For Last Time

United Nations – UN Chief And US President Toast Each Other For Last Time

  United Nations – It was a unique event for the United Nations laced with nostalgia, humor and tributes — the secretary-general and the U.S.… Read More ›

North Carolina – Protests Erupt After Man Killed In Officer-involved Shooting In Charlotte

North Carolina – Protests Erupt After Man Killed In Officer-involved Shooting In Charlotte

North Carolina – Television station aerial coverage is showing protesters breaking windows on a police vehicle after an officer shot a man earlier in the… Read More ›

South Korea, US to simulate attack on nuclear facility

South Korea, US to simulate attack on nuclear facility

South Korea and the United States will conduct a mock attack on a nuclear facility next month, an official with the South Korean Defense Department… Read More ›