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Reem Al Hashimy on Iran: “We Are Not Naive”
Appearing this Sunday on ABC News’ program This Week, the United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy, delivered an...
Iran – United States: The Truce Is Not Peace, It Is a Strategic Pause. Op-ed by Isaac Hammouch
The question is no longer whether Iran posed an imminent threat. It likely never did—at least not in the conventional sense—and this is precisely...
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Film & Art
South Korea’s Screen Industry Generated $16 Billion and Supported 291,000 Jobs in 2025, MPA Report Finds
South Korea‘s film, television and streaming sector contributed KRW24.08...
Culture
Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'
In 1884, a group of artists established an alternative...
Israel
Beitar Jerusalem set for crunch championship showdown in Beersheba
Beitar Jerusalem will head down south to Beersheba on...
Opinion
Can we stop demonizing each other over the West Bank – opinion
I have lived in Judea and Samaria for years...
Music
Watch Kacey Musgraves debut new songs from upcoming album ‘Middle Of Nowhere’ during surprise Coachella set
Kacey Musgraves debuted new songs from her upcoming album...
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Human Rights
Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope
As President Trump struggles to negotiate or intimidate his way out of the war he began with Iran, he...
Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since outbreak of Gaza war – analysis
Palestinians went to the polls on Saturday in local municipal elections in a vote that will be closely watched...
Trump Cancels Aides’ Trip for Iran Talks, Saying, ‘We Have All the Cards.’
President Trump on Saturday called off a trip by two of his top negotiators to Islamabad, Pakistan, just before...
Dozens of Palestinians breach IDF checkpoints to enter Jenin refugee camp
Some 20 Palestinians successfully breached military checkpoints to enter the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank, the IDF...
Opinion
Technology
Families of Iranian Children Killed in School Airstrike Pen Letter to Pope
As President Trump struggles to negotiate or intimidate his...
Ben Perry: How one Israeli actor turned sirens into viral comedy – interview
It’s a scene too many of us know all...
Watch Queens Of The Stone Age play with Nick Oliveri for first time since 2014
Queens Of The Stone Age have played live with Nick Oliveri for the...
Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community
When a road was built through the forest where...
Sports
Watch Queens Of The Stone Age play with Nick Oliveri for first time since 2014
Queens Of The Stone Age have played live with Nick Oliveri for the...
Watch: How one orangutan braved new bridge to unite his split community
When a road was built through the forest where...
Syrian President al-Sharaa positions country for regional role in Gulf, EU meetings
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the Gulf last week...
Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since outbreak of Gaza war – analysis
Palestinians went to the polls on Saturday in local...
Science
Syrian President al-Sharaa positions country for regional role in Gulf, EU meetings
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited the Gulf last week...
Palestinians vote in first municipal elections since outbreak of Gaza war – analysis
Palestinians went to the polls on Saturday in local...
From Passover to sirens: Why Jewish survival still demands action – opinion
Whew! It’s time to take a deep breath –...
The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?
April 2026. Earth Day. I stand on the northern...
Culture
‘SNL U.K.’ Cold Open: ‘Fake Farmer and Real A–hole’ Jeremy Clarkson Challenges Keir Starmer to a Game of ‘Who Wants to Remain a Millionaire?’
The fifth episode of “Saturday Night Live U.K.” opened with a sketch mocking Keir Starmer’s choice of Peter Mandelson...
Ben Perry: How one Israeli actor turned sirens into viral comedy – interview
It’s a scene too many of us know all too well. We watch a shaggy-haired, bearded man eating cornflakes...
Watch Queens Of The Stone Age play with Nick Oliveri for first time since 2014
Queens Of The Stone Age have played live with Nick Oliveri for the first time since 2014 – check out footage below.Oliveri played with the...
From canvas to country: Israeli artists turn landscape into ideology and memory
There has always been a tension in landscape representation between observation and idea, what is seen and what is...
‘Silent Friend’ Director Ildikó Enyedi Leads Sloan Science Awards at SFFILM
SFFILM has announced today grants and awards totaling $115,000 for the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative at the 69th...
These Are the Most Challenged Books of 2025
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and...
Independence is a dance between freedom and responsibility, Renana Raz tells 'Post'
In 1884, a group of artists established an alternative to the way in which their work was exhibited. Georges...
A Sneak Peek at the Best New Horror Books Out Soon
Every month, there’s a flood of new horror books coming out clamoring for a spot on your TBR. But...
Lit Hub Weekly: April 20 – 24, 2026
THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET
TODAY: In 2006, journalist, author, and activist Jane Jacobs dies. Caroline Bicks unearths the word...
‘Leaving Neverland’ director says Michael Jackson was “worse than Jeffrey Epstein”
Leaving Neverland director Dan Reed has criticised the new Michael Jackson biopic and claimed that the musician was “worse...
Jimmy Barnes, INXS Lead Tributes to James Valentine Following Death at 64
Tributes from across Australia’s music and media sectors continue to emerge following the death of James Valentine, with artists...
Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo and Movistar Plus+ Bow Produce ‘I Always Sometime,’ A Vision of Breadline Motherhood in Gentrified Barcelona
Produced with Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo (“Veneno,” “La Mesías”), now Cannes Festival main competition contenders as directors of...
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