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Why global media obsess over Israel and ignore deadlier wars - opinion

How disproportionate media attention and a misleading conflict frame turn Israel into a moral symbol while eclipsing far deadlier wars

Disproportionate coverage of Israel in global media
THE FRONT page of the 'New York Post' bravely published what others ignored.

My Word: Falling for Palestinian propaganda - opinion

 Hand holding sieve to filter truth from lies, facts from fakes. Concept of media literacy, fake news detection, and critical thinking in digital age (illustrative).

What if we can’t trust the international media? - opinion

 AHMED CHARAI

World Herald Tribune introduces ‘TV Abraham’


Malcom Gladwell on reading people

Unlike in his previous works, however, the places Gladwell goes in his Talking to Strangers are foreboding and dark

CONVICTED CHILD molester Jerry Sandusky (center), a coach at Penn State University, arrives at a Pennsylvania courthouse in 2015

Pakistan says India preparing another attack this month

Pakistan's foreign minister did not elaborate on the evidence Pakistan had, but said Prime Minister Imran Khan had agreed to share the information with the country.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi listens during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, Pakistan August 20, 2018

In Trump times, agreeing to disagree becomes norm at G7 meetings

Ten months after US President Donald Trump threw the efforts of other leaders to show a united front into disarray by leaving early, senior diplomats are scrambling to avoid a repeat episode.

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and G7 leaders Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, and U.S. President Donald Trump discuss the joint communique following a breakfast meeting on the second day of the G7 meeting in Charle

Taiwan takes dig at China's lack of democracy in new year message

Self-governed Taiwan is China's most sensitive issue and is claimed by Beijing as its sacred territory.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen visits the 6th Army Command, ahead of Lunar New Year, in Taoyuan

Vehicle rams into New Year's crowd in Tokyo, injuring at least nine

"I can't believe it, this is a place I'm familiar with, so it's very shocking," said Tatsuhiro Yaegashi, a 27-year-old worker in the area.

Pedestrians walk past a site where a vehicle ploughed into crowds celebrating New Year's Day in a popular tourist area of Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan, January 1, 2019

Italy faces political gridlock as 5-Star surges in election

The full result is not due until much later on Monday.

Forza Italia party leader Silvio Berlusconi casts his vote at a polling station in Milan, Italy March 4, 2018.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe resigns, ending four decades of rule

The resignation letter written that was read out by the speaker of the country's parliament made no mention of who he was leaving in charge of the country.

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends the launch of basic commodities in Harare, Zimbabwe July 16, 2008.

Torture and other horrors in Egypt of Al-Sisi

The Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu lands in Monrovia, reconciliation expected with Senegal

Netanyahu told reporters on his plane that the purpose of the visit was to strengthen Israel's rapidly growing ties with Africa.

PM Netanyahu in Liberia

Bill O'Reilly gets fired from Fox News, shakes hands with Pope

“After a thorough and careful review of the allegations, the company and Bill O’Reilly have agreed that Bill O’Reilly will not be returning to the Fox News Channel,” the company said in a statement.

Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly shakes hand with Pope Francis during the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican, April 19, 2017