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Haseeb Alwazeer
Palestinians attend the funeral of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clan, who were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and whose remains were only recently recovered from beneath the rubble, according to Gaza's Civil Defense, in Gaza City, the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Gazans bury nearly an entire clan found in rubble in mass funeral for 112
According to Palestinian authorities, 308 members of the extended Al-Hassayna family were killed on November 22, 2023 when Israeli airstrikes brought down a cluster of buildings.
Ambulances carrying Palestinians seeking medical treatment drive on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on Tuesday after Israel permitted a limited reopening of the Palestinian territory's border post.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2026
Slow movement at Gaza border after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
The Rafah crossing, largely shut for most of the war, is the sole route in or out for nearly all of Gaza¡¯s more than 2 million residents.
Palestinian workers break concrete to extract steel bars from destroyed homes in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
WORLD
Dec 12, 2025
Desperate Gazans pull iron bars from rubble to construct tents and scratch out a living
The rods have become a hot item in Gaza, where they are twisted up in the wreckage left by an Israeli military campaign that spared few homes.
Red Cross transports the body of a deceased Israeli hostage as part of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2025
Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages
The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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