N Korea's Kim calls Putin 'closest comrade' Getty ImagesKim (R) and Putin (L) toasted their friendship when they met in North Korea in June North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a birthday message to Russian President Vladimir Putin,…
The episode provided political fodder for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s critics and highlighted the country’s generally high standard of dress. The slightly disheveled appearance of the Japanese cabinet ministers who posed for an official photo last week — wrinkled trousers…
Israel has rejected the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for its prime minister and defense minister over their conduct of the war in Gaza, in filings to the court made late last month that were reclassified…
Letter of Recommendation What the words of ancient rabbis could and couldn’t teach me. In late 2019, I came upon an article about Daf Yomi — the practice of reading a page of the Talmud every day over the course…
The Hamas-led attacks that day shattered Israelis’ faith in the state, and the year of war that followed has deepened society’s divisions. Yet many find hope in the people’s resilience. Like other Israeli civilians, Geffen Yamin and Eyar Liv Halabi,…
After a second meeting with Robert Fico’s government, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reiterated Ukraine’s decision not to extend its transit agreement with Russia, which expires at the end of this year, and urged European countries to reduce their dependence…
To solve the conflict in Gaza, Israel must be declared a terrorist state, Polish far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun said during a debate in the European Parliament on Monday, marking the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks. Following a speech…
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) tabled proposals to euro-area finance ministers on Monday (7 October), during which the lender would actively kickstart the bloc’s Capital Markets Union plans and channel funds to European companies seeking to scale up. The head…