Fueled by immigration, challenged by assimilation: Is Avigdor Liberman losing his political niche?

Fueled by immigration, challenged by assimilation: Is Avigdor Liberman losing his political niche?

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Avigdor Liberman’s balancing act between Russian-speaking immigrants and a nationwide platform faces new tests following the migration wave of 2022. In 2022, as Russia’s war with Ukraine sent tens of thousands of new immigrants to Israel, Avigdor Liberman, leader of Yisrael Beytenu, issued a statement that drew mixed reactions from both Russian and…

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Iran expert tells TML international community no longer hostage to talks with Tehran

Iran expert tells TML international community no longer hostage to talks with Tehran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during an interview in Tehran, Iran, August 28, 2025. (photo credit: IRAN Snapback sanctions could collapse the Iranian economy as the Islamic Republic scrambles to rebuild its nuclear facilities The European “E3” (United Kingdom, France, and Germany) initiated a 30-day countdown clock when they triggered the United Nations (UN) snapback…

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Belfast man ‘risking life’ on Gaza aid flotilla

Belfast man ‘risking life’ on Gaza aid flotilla

A Belfast man on board an aid flotilla which is trying to reach Gaza said volunteers are “risking their life and their liberty” to take part in the mission. Fra Hughes is among about 350 activists who are attempting to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza to deliver food and medical aid to starving Palestinians.…

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The Uneasy Prophecies of Cate Le Bon

The Uneasy Prophecies of Cate Le Bon

There’s a scene in Netflix’s “Too Much” in which the heroine, an American transplant in London, listens to a playlist curated by her new British paramour. (Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe star as avatars of the show’s creators, the writer-director Lena Dunham and her husband, the musician Luis Felber.) A lover reveals himself by sharing…

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Old storm clip misrepresented as powerful Typhoon Ragasa

Old storm clip misrepresented as powerful Typhoon Ragasa

Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across the Philippines, Taiwan and southern China in September 2025, bringing fierce winds and pounding rain, but footage of people struggling against gale on a train platform does not show the recent storm. The video in fact depicts a sudden wind storm that hit a railway station in southern China’s Shanwei…

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Germany’s SPD ups pressure on Merz to back EU sanctions on Israel

Germany’s SPD ups pressure on Merz to back EU sanctions on Israel

Senior figures in Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Thursday announced their support for EU sanctions against Israel, piling pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz amid the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza City. In an opinion piece for the t-online news platform, the party’s deputy parliamentary group leader, Siemtje Möller, and foreign policy spokesman Adis…

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