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‘Turning a new page’: Israel to open first ever embassy in Slovenia
Sa’ar added that he has already instructed Foreign Affairs Ministry Director-General Eden Bar Tal to begin to process of establishing the new embassy and the selection process for an ambassador. Israel is planning to open an embassy in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, for the first time, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar announced in a post…
Read MoreNetanyahu appoints Guy Markizeno as military secretary after Mossad reshuffle
Markizeno currently serves as Defense Minister Israel Katz’s military secretary. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday promoted Brig.-Gen. Guy Markizeno, Israel Katz’s secretary, to become his military secretary. The promotion came after Netanyahu moved his former military secretary, Roman Gofman, to head the Mossad on Tuesday. Gofman’s appointment had been cleared by the High Court…
Read MoreGermany wants to shut asylum door on Ukrainian men of fighting age
Germany supports a proposed change to EU legislation that would exclude Ukrainian men of fighting age from a temporary asylum programme, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said on Thursday ahead of a meeting of EU interior ministers in Luxembourg. Germany wanted to extend the temporary protection directive but had doubts about whether Ukrainians of conscription age…
Read MoreA Stunning New LACMA Descends Upon a City in Crisis
It is for this Los Angeles that the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has designed a building that is both futuristic and primordial. A great gray swish spanning Wilshire Boulevard, the new LACMA opened to the public in May. It calls to mind a spaceship loaded with several thousand artifacts representative of life on Earth, ready…
Read MoreNewlywed Couple Was Celebrating Friend’s Birthday When They Fell Into Lake. Days Later, Police Found Their Bodies
NEED TO KNOW Authorities in Canada said they have found the bodies of two paddleboarders who went into the water in Browning Lake last weekend The victims were identified by family as newlyweds Genesis Jeru Bague and Mariz Bello The couple was celebrating a friend’s birthday when the incident occurred, a relative told local media…
Read MoreTrump Has Turned Washington, D.C., Into His Own Personal Stage Set
For nearly eight years, while living in Washington, D.C., I often played out a thought experiment in my mind: Which Presidential candidate would Americans vote for if they knew, as I and my fellow-D.C.ers did, that the winning candidate would be moving into their proverbial back yard? More than ninety-three per cent of District constituents…
Read More5 Cities Built for Ferries, Markets, Alleys, and Long Walks
A day in Istanbul can start in a mosque courtyard and end on a ferry deck with tea and gulls. Mexico City can move from stone ruins to trajinera docks, taco stands, parks, and market streets. Luang Prabang has temple courtyards, river steps, wooden boats, coffee tables, and morning baskets. Fez surrounds visitors with workshops,…
Read MoreA World Cup Final and a Teen’s Quest for Belonging in “Amarela”
André Hayato Saito’s short drama “Amarela” centers on a Japanese Brazilian teen-ager, Erika, who is eager to watch the Brazilian national team compete against France in the 1998 World Cup final. Saito chose to set the film against the backdrop of the World Cup because it is a rare moment when the country feels truly…
Read MoreGerman solar firms see order surge as Iran war drives up energy prices
FILE PHOTO – The sun shines on a solar park in a field near the A95 highway in Bavaria. (is associated with: «German solar firms see order surge as Iran war drives up energy prices») Sven Hoppe/dpa The Iran war has triggered an unexpected boom for Germany’s solar industry as rising oil and gas prices…
Read MoreRussian-held Luhansk imposes fuel purchase limits amid supply concerns
Authorities in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian region of Luhansk have imposed temporary limits on petrol and diesel purchases, days after similar restrictions were introduced in Russia-annexed Crimea. Sales of AI-95 and AI-92 petrol grades, as well as diesel fuel, will be limited to a maximum of 20 litres per person, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported,…
Read MoreLessons in Fanhood from the Knicks
When I try to describe my love of sports, especially basketball, to people who don’t share it, I tend to emphasize its similarities to the higher arts. As with dance or music or theatre, it is impossible to truly appreciate hoops without reference to style and beauty, the indelible marks of individual creative expression. It…
Read MoreNew Jerusalem Pride March route heads towards Knesset under ‘Demanding Change’ slogan
The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance said the march will call for changes in public discourse and legislation on behalf of Israel’s LGBTQ+ community. The 24th Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance on Thursday will take a new route toward the Knesset, organizers announced on Tuesday. The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and…
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