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

When corrections are issued for news stories that were inaccurate or unverified, it's often too late.

 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).
 AHMED CHARAI

World Herald Tribune introduces ‘TV Abraham’

 SIGNING THE Abraham Accords (from L): Bahrain’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayan; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; US president Donald Trump; and the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the White House, Sept. 15,

Radio Abraham opens online

 International media sites in the hour after hostage body release

How did the world’s most watched hostages disappear from the headlines?


CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

The news organization's initial reasoning was that the control of the city was "the heart of the issue."

A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

A quiet Chinese rapprochement with Europe - opinion

The 60th anniversary of the establishment of Paris-Beijing diplomatic relations symbolizes the independence of French decision-making vis-à-vis relations with the US.

 FRANCE’S PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an official state dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, during the Chinese president’s two-day state visit to France, earlier this month.

Bus plunges down ravine in Mexico, killing 17 and injuring 22

Neither the bus company nor Mexico's migration institute immediately responded to a request for comment.

 Authorities work at the site where a bus traveling towards Tijuana crashed on a highway, killing several people, in Tepic, Mexico August 3, 2023.

Man travels around the world without flying - which Israeli city did he love?

351 buses, 158 trains, 43 tuk-tuks, 37 container ships, 33 boats, 9 trucks, 3 sailboats, 2 cruise ships, 1 carriage, and 1 police car along his travels.

 He started his 359,000 km adventure in October 2013

Woman pronounced dead in Ecuador 'comes back to life', knocks on coffin at funeral

In Ecuador, a family dealing with the grief of loss was met with the ultimate surprise - their loved one was still alive.

 A 76-year-old woman, who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador's Babahoyo, shocked her family when she knocked on her coffin during her wake on June 9.

'The Next Star' will choose the 2024 Israeli Eurovision contestant

The next Eurovision representative from Israel will be selected by Keshet 12's "The Next Star."

 Noa Kirel from Israel performs during the grand final of the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, Britain, May 13, 2023

Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive, killed hundreds

"The enemy's goal was to break through our defenses in the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the front," the defense ministry said.

 A view shows an apartment building heavily damaged during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the city of Sievierodonetsk in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine July 1, 2022.

Airport error returns body of deceased Irish citizen to Greece

The family had to re-arrange the funeral as the handling company quickly moved to locate the missing coffin.

 The Dublin Airport

European leaders meet in Iceland to reaffirm values as Ukraine war rages on

The Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights allows citizens to take governments to court in case of human rights violations.

 French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna speaks during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2023

There may be more 'Chinese police stations' in Canada, minister says

Trudeau said last week Canada "will not be intimidated" by Chinese retaliation.

 Officers of the People's Armed Police stand guard outside the Museum of the Communist Party of China that was opened ahead of the 100th founding anniversary of Party in Beijing, China June 25, 2021.

World media partially to blame for terrorism against Israelis - opinion

Rabbi Leo Dee’s dare should become the baseline for media reporting about Israel from now on.

 RABBI LEO Dee addresses the media after news emerged that his wife had died of the wounds she sustained in the Jordan Valley attack earlier this month.