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McDonald’s to Buy Back 225 Franchised Outlets in Israel After Boycotts

McDonalds has said that it will buy back all of its 225 franchised restaurants in Israel, weeks after the company

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Documentary Filmmaker Explores Japan’s Rigorous Education Rituals

The defining experience of Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s childhood left her with badly scraped knees and her classmates with broken bones.

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Israeli Military Says Series of Failures Led to World Central Kitchen Attack

The seven aid workers had arrived in northern Gaza earlier on Monday to help deliver more than 100 tons of

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Large Crowds Gather in a Tense Atmosphere at Al Aqsa Mosque

A large number of worshippers performed dawn prayers Friday at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, and tear gas was fired.

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Israel-Hamas War: Live Updates – The New York Times

Israel has agreed to open another crossing and increase the flow of aid getting into Gaza, a move seemingly aimed

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After 6 Months of War, Some Israelis Ask: Is Netanyahu Dragging It Out?

Nearly six months since it began, Israel’s war in Gaza is dragging on. So, too, is the tenure of Prime

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Friday Briefing: Six Months of the Israel-Hamas War

The war in Gaza, six months in Sunday marks six months since the Oct. 7 attacks that started Israel’s war

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Richard Benedick, Negotiator of Landmark Ozone Treaty, Dies at 88

A May 1985 report in the journal Nature was alarming. High above Antarctica, a massive hole had opened in the

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Kuwaitis Vote With Hope for Change Amid Political Turmoil

As the clock struck noon on Thursday, the doors to dozens of polling stations across Kuwait opened and voters rushed

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In Australia, a Nation’s Banh Mi Love Affair

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