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Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.
 US journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago,   released February 4, 2026.

'We received your message,' says Savannah Guthrie, offering to pay for her mother's return

Keshet Neev.

Keshet Neev: Making a career as a journalist in Israel

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Why understanding algorithms matters as much as reading the news


Pro-Palestinian groups block entry to NYC's two major airports

Local councilwoman Inna Vernikov commented that the self-proclaimed "victory" of the organizers only proved to be disruptive for New Yorkers.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic on the road that leads to John F Kennedy airport (JFK), amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, in New York City, US. December 27, 2023.

Turkish news anchor fired for appearing on-air with Starbucks coffee cup

The channel issued a strong condemnation of the presenter and director working there and made it clear that it was terminating their contracts.

A Starbucks sign is show on one of the companies stores in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 19,2018

How testing wastewater could help you predict viruses in the future

How the introduction of comprehensive wastewater surveillance could become a part of our normal public health infrastructure.

 Wastewater is seen inside a Central Marin Sanitation Agency facility in San Rafael, California, U.S., March 29, 2023

Remembering Avraham Avi-hai, the ultimate maven - opinion

Avraham Avi-hai possessed passion and drive, knew how to charm and be kind, to create opportunity, and to seize the day.

 Avraham Avi-hai at home in Jerusalem in 2020.

Are people tired of watching the news? Ratings decline as war rages on

Is the public growing tired of TV news broadcasts after two months of war? Here's what the evidence has to say.

 An illustrative image of a TV news studio.

Ex-diplomat sues Israeli journalist for defamation, demands compensation

Foreign Ministry manager demands NIS 317,000 in lawsuit against Channel 12 political commentator

 Amit Segal

My Word: Stand up and be counted

As though the situation were not bad enough, its presentation to the world makes everything even worse.

Family members, friends, and supporters o the hostages being held captive in Gaza march on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on their way to Jerusalem on November 15.

Can a social media detox improve your mental health?

A new UK study has found that users who reduced their social media activity for a week saw decreases both in positive emotions as well as in negative ones.

 Woman laying her mobile phone down on the table (illustrative)

How does Israel suffer from increased dominance of Reuters, AP? - opinion

When AP or Reuters makes a mistake in its reporting on Israel, the damage this causes reverberates around the world and is much harder to correct.

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Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox, News Corp

Shares of Fox rose nearly 2% after the news of Murdoch stepping down.

 Media mogul Rupert Murdoch leaves his home in London, Britain March 4, 2016. Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul.