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Wherever Jews wander, Chabad welcomes them home - opinion

By feeding travelers, opening its doors, and accepting Jews wherever they stand, Chabad has built one of the world’s most successful Jewish outreach movements.

CHABAD VOLUNTEERS assist World Series fans in putting on tefillin, 2016.
Adding Hebrew letters to a dreidel at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum.

Jewish Shanghai: From refuge to renewal, exploring the living history of a city’s Jewish legacy

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From the entire Middle East, this city was chosen among the 50 best in the world

 An illustrative photo of the Iranian and Chinese flags.

China eyes Iran conflict while pushing military modernization - analysis


Putin reassures Asian allies of Russia's stability after Wagner mutiny

Putin's speech and emphasis on Russia's unity at a meeting with key allies appeared to show how keen he is to remove any doubts about his own authority.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit of leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via a video conference call at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 4, 2023.

Iran to be accepted to SCO at summit attended by Putin and Xi

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will participate in the virtual summit, which will be Putin’s first appearance at an international event.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping before an extended-format meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit (SCO) member states in Samarkand, Uzbekistan September 16, 2022.

After COVID, Israeli culture returns to center stage in Shanghai


Elon Musk expected to visit China this week, meet officials

Musk is expected to meet senior Chinese officials and visit Tesla's Shanghai plant, two of the sources said.

Elon Musk gestures during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019.

Is China the next world peacemaker? - opinion

Just last month, China successfully brokered a Saudi-Iranian rapprochement and indicated that it wishes to play peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine.

 CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER Qin Gang attends a conference in Shanghai, last week. He has told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that Beijing is ready to help facilitate peace talks.

Protester breaks silence on China's crackdown on COVID demonstrators

"Even though zero-COVID is over, these people who sacrificed their freedom for us are still in prison."

 Police officers stand guard as people protest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions and hold a vigil to commemorate the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease continue, in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022.

Shanghai Passover: Celebrating the holiday in China's COVID lockdown

Recollection of the lockdown Passover Seder of 2022 in Shanghai, China.

 AN EMPTY Shanghai street on Passover 2022.

Iran opposes US by joining Shanghai Cooperation Organization - analysis

The SCO includes countries in Central Asia, including Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Russia, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and China but no Western countries.

 Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Russia pushes for authoritarians to join Shanghai Cooperation Organization - analysis

With the exception of India, the countries that attend the SCO are generally authoritarian regimes.

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Qingdao, China, on June 9

Shanghai lockdown reduces CT contrast dye supplies worldwide

CT scan appointments in Israel and abroad are being canceled or postponed because hospitals don't have enough contrast dye for all appointments.

 CT Scan machine