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Israel confirms reception of remains of Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, and two other hostages
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum subsequently responded to the news, stating, “may their memories be a blessing, together with two additional deceased hostages.” The IDF on Tuesday confirmed the reception and has informed the families of Guy Illouz and Bipin Joshi that their remains have been brought back to Israel for burial. The remains…
Read MoreTCE establishes an office in Costa Rica
A German-based air cargo supervisor has expanded its operations in Costa Rica with a new office that will function as a gateway for Central America and offer coverage for European night shifts. The office will be located at Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica. The launch comes a few weeks after TCE established…
Read MoreRenewed anger in Indonesia over new allowance raise for lawmakers
Weeks after widespread protests swept Indonesia over the excessive pays of lawmakers, a new allowance raise has unleashed fresh public anger. Lawmakers will now get 702 million rupiah ($42,400; £31,800) in recess allowances – a near-double increase from the previous allowance of 400 million rupiah, said the country’s deputy house speaker. The recess allowance is…
Read MoreValley locals have mixed feelings amid Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The faces of the final twenty surviving Israeli hostages who are now reunited with their families can be seen as you walk into Temple Beth Israel in northwest Fresno. “They will never be the same, but we hope they return to an existence that will be meaningful and positive,” Rabbi Rick Winer said. Rabbi Winer…
Read MoreDiane Keaton’s Shadows and Light
In Vanity Fair in 1987, Keaton told Joan Juliet Buck, “I was always pretty religious as a kid, but I had trouble with Jesus early on because I couldn’t understand that there was a son of God here on earth. I was primarily interested in religion because I wanted to go to heaven.” Longing to…
Read MoreGerman foreign minister lauds Bulgaria, Romania as ‘crucial’ partners
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Monday promised Romania and Bulgaria support against Russia as he set off for a two-day visit to the EU countries. The two states are “partners that are crucial for Europe’s security and stability,” Wadephul said ahead of his departure. “South-eastern Europe is a strategic centrepiece of our continent,” he…
Read MoreWho are the Palestinian captives Israel released?
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in Ramallah on Monday to await the release of some 2,000 political prisoners and forcibly disappeared people who were taken by Israel from the West Bank, which it occupies, and Gaza, which it has waged war on for two years. Palestinians welcomed back 96 political prisoners, as well as the vast…
Read MoreThe Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as a graduate student, spending my days slogging through mud and interviewing locals about gods and pig thieves for my dissertation. Each evening, after darkness fell, my research assistant and I would call…
Read MoreV. R. Lang, a Forgotten Queen Bee of Modern Poetry
Candidly. The past, the sensations of the past. Now!in cuneiform, of umbrella satrap square-carts with hotdogsand onions of red syrup blended, of sand bejewelling the prepucein tank suits, of Majestic Camera Stores and Schuster’s And here is Lang, in an unnamed poem, in dialogue: A: If you threaten me, I shall die.B: If you are…
Read MoreEU chief: Release of hostages a ‘moment of relief for entire world’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has described the release of the final hostages held by Hamas in Gaza as a “moment of relief for the entire world.” “It means that a page can be turned. A new chapter can begin,” she wrote on X. She also reaffirmed EU support for the US-brokered peace…
Read MoreHamas official: Israel altered prisoner lists, warns Netanyahu will renew war
Senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad accused Israel of changing prisoner lists under the deal, warning that Netanyahu may resume the Gaza war Senior Hamas political bureau member Ghazi Hamad, speaking to Al Jazeera from Cairo on Sunday night, accused Israel of “playing with and changing” the lists of Palestinian prisoners slated for release under the…
Read MoreMadagascar presidency says attempt to seize power under way
The office of Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize power illegally and by force is under way in the country. Hours later, an army unit known as CAPSAT claimed that it had taken over the leadership of the military command, and was now in control of all the armed forces –…
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