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Saudi capital issues first air raid alert since renewed fighting in Yemen

Saudi capital issues first air raid alert since renewed fighting in Yemen

Two explosions heard over Riyadh before authorities issue an all-clear; Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudis of launching dozens of strikes at their...

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New images appear to show heavy damage from Iranian strikes on US bases in Middle East

New images appear to show heavy damage from Iranian strikes on US bases in Middle East

Photos from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait provided to CBS News by anonymous service members who lament that the damage hasn’t been ‘communicated to the...

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Amnesty says Iran committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in crackdown on 2022 protests

Amnesty says Iran committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in crackdown on 2022 protests

Rights group says Tehran’s suppression of this year’s demonstrations had ‘same hallmarks’ but was more severe, points finger at 87 officials,...

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Sweden expels Iranian embassy employee over threats to Jewish, Israeli sites

Sweden expels Iranian embassy employee over threats to Jewish, Israeli sites

Stockholm summons Iranian ambassador over accusation Tehran conducting activities against opposition figures and Israeli and Jewish interests,...

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Lebanese president: Security deal with Israel would be potential prelude to peace

Lebanese president: Security deal with Israel would be potential prelude to peace

In interview, Joseph Aoun qualifies that ‘we cannot jump directly to a peace agreement’; says disarming Hezbollah nonnegotiable, urges new force...

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20 reported dead, dozens missing after damaged Gaza City building collapses

20 reported dead, dozens missing after damaged Gaza City building collapses

Hamas-run civil defense says six-story structure had previously been hit in Israeli strikes; residents said to have returned, despite safety warnings,...

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Prominent Greek neo-Nazi exits prison vowing he’ll return to politics

Prominent Greek neo-Nazi exits prison vowing he’ll return to politics

Ilias Kasidiaris, convicted as former spokesman of violent Golden Dawn group, declares he is returning to a ‘new, strong national party, like those...

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US has weapons deployed in orbit, its Space Force says

US has weapons deployed in orbit, its Space Force says

Spokesperson suggests the unspecified weapons are needed to compete with rivals China and Russia who pose potential threats to US interests in space

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Belgian universities slam Brussels for waffling on evacuating Gaza students

Belgian universities slam Brussels for waffling on evacuating Gaza students

Rectors of country’s top 10 universities accuse government of using 13 students as ‘bargaining chips’ amid division on issue within ruling coalition

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Israelis’ film alleging AI-assisted killing of Gaza civilians wins Venice jury prize

Israelis’ film alleging AI-assisted killing of Gaza civilians wins Venice jury prize

‘NAZA,’ by Oscar-winning Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, receives recognition after record 25-minute ovation; IDF categorically...

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Prison riot fire in Kurdish-majority town kills at least seven in Syria

Prison riot fire in Kurdish-majority town kills at least seven in Syria

Inmates reportedly set blaze fearing they would be transferred from Kobane jail amid protests over killing of former Kurdish fighter; monitor puts...

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Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’

Trump says Irish unification would be ‘fantastic,’ will happen ‘eventually’

On two-day visit, US president says ‘it may as well happen now’; thousands of protesters wave Palestinian flags as Irish president denounces...

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IDF rejects testimonies in Israeli-made documentary about AI-powered killing in Gaza

IDF rejects testimonies in Israeli-made documentary about AI-powered killing in Gaza

Army denies allegations made in ‘NAZA,’ which debuted to an ovation in Venice, says selection and approval of Gaza strikes done ‘by human...

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ICC interim chief prosecutor hopes Netanyahu, Putin will end up on dock: ‘Nothing’s impossible’

ICC interim chief prosecutor hopes Netanyahu, Putin will end up on dock: ‘Nothing’s impossible’

Mame Mandiaye Niang says US sanctions on International Criminal Court stem from ‘misunderstanding,’ Marco Rubio wrong to describe ICC as a threat...

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Houthis seize key Red Sea islands, complete takeover of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane

Houthis seize key Red Sea islands, complete takeover of vital Bab el-Mandeb shipping lane

Advance by Iran-backed rebels gives Tehran effective control of two of the Middle East’s most important waterways; Houthis insist no cause for...

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Israeli film about killing of Gazan civilians gets 25-minute record ovation at Venice premiere

Israeli film about killing of Gazan civilians gets 25-minute record ovation at Venice premiere

‘NAZA,’ short for ‘collateral damage’ in Hebrew, features interviews with 24 IDF troops about what filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor...

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Yoav Segalovitz, first Jewish candidate on Ra’am slate, wants to ‘break down walls’

Yoav Segalovitz, first Jewish candidate on Ra’am slate, wants to ‘break down walls’

Former Yesh Atid lawmaker and policeman acknowledges his views differ from socially conservative Ra’am on some issues, but says he would rather...

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Russian oligarch Abramovich loses third attempt to overturn EU sanctions

Russian oligarch Abramovich loses third attempt to overturn EU sanctions

Court rules that sanctions imposed on the former Chelsea owner over his stakes in top Russian metal companies are both ‘sufficiently precise and...

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Egypt to build $1b AI data center with Nvidia tech as US squeezes out China

Egypt to build $1b AI data center with Nvidia tech as US squeezes out China

Cairo says plan is for eventual 200-megawatt complex; Beijing had shown interest in cooperating on artificial intelligence

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Israel set to open first embassy in Slovenia’s capital, as thawing ties buck trend

Israel set to open first embassy in Slovenia’s capital, as thawing ties buck trend

Alpine nation was one of Israel’s harshest critics in Europe until new government flipped policy, but poll says closer ties to Jerusalem opposed by...

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Archaeologists uncover 4,300-year-old tomb of ancient judge near Cairo

Archaeologists uncover 4,300-year-old tomb of ancient judge near Cairo

Egypt’s antiquities ministry says the tomb, which was found at necropolis dating to 24th century BCE, belongs to an official who adjudicated the...

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Syrian social affairs minister, a Christian woman, urges equality in constitution

Syrian social affairs minister, a Christian woman, urges equality in constitution

Hind Kabawat, in Rome for meeting with pope, says new regime must do more to show it’s ‘inclusive’ in order to stem emigration by religious minorities

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US Treasury slaps sanctions on Iranian airlines, accuses them of transporting arms

US Treasury slaps sanctions on Iranian airlines, accuses them of transporting arms

Targets include nine companies based outside of Islamic Republic, but unclear if Chinese firms to face sanctions, as US seeks to up economic pain on...

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Netherlands moves to ban right-wing broadcaster after head voiced sympathy for Hitler

Netherlands moves to ban right-wing broadcaster after head voiced sympathy for Hitler

Dutch media minister says start of procedure to take Ongehoord Nederland off the air is not because of a ‘one-off incident,’ as network vows it...

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Houthis say 7 killed in Saudi strike on Yemen prison as Bab el-Mandeb battle intensifies

Days of fighting near strategic Red Sea chokepoint have left more than 300 dead; UN warns renewed large-scale fighting would have ‘grave consequences’

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Mladenov: Gaza deadlock, West Bank escalation making two-state solution ‘impossible’

Board of Peace high representative says ‘no credible pathway forward to a political resolution of the conflict’ unless Strip moves forward with...

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Thailand to deport French zoo owner who barred Israelis, and an Israeli said to threaten him

Bangkok says Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park, engaged in threatening, harassing and physically abusive behavior; Israeli national given a...

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More than 300 fighters killed in Yemen clashes over last 4 days, amid Houthi offensive

Iran-backed rebels launched campaign Thursday to cut off port city of Mokha on way to Bab el-Mandeb strait, sparking deadliest fighting since collapse...

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Over 60 killed in Yemen as Houthis battle Saudi-backed forces near Red Sea gateway

Death toll includes 6 civilians on bus reportedly struck by Iran-backed terror group; Saudi jets target rebel positions as government forces seen...

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Trump taking Qatari Air Force One to Ireland despite questions over plane’s security

US president says aircraft, which he secretly switched out of in July in Turkey, and reportedly doesn’t have anti-missile security systems, will go...

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Trump sends Kushner, Witkoff to Moscow and Kyiv with new plan to ‘end war’

Report says pair to meet Putin before traveling to Ukrainian capital; Zelensky suggests ceasefire for duration of trip, despite unprecedented strike...

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UAE president pardons son of Muslim Brotherhood’s late spiritual leader

Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi was extradited from Lebanon to UAE and sentenced to 10 years in jail for activities that ‘undermine public security’

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Over 120 killed in Yemen clashes as Houthis push toward key strait

Yemeni military official says 66 men killed, and Houthi sources claim 62 operatives dead in fighting that erupted Thursday after Iran-backed terror...

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Syria has started destroying Assad-era chemical weapon materials, UN envoy says

Chemical weapons watchdog confirms 42 aerial bombs destroyed, in first for Syria since 2014; US urges continued cooperation and Russia and China...

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IAEA says findings at Syrian site hit by Israel ‘consistent with a nuclear reactor’

In confidential report, UN nuclear watchdog says ousted Assad regime ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ at Deir Ezzor,...

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Syria says it’s working ‘seriously’ on diplomatic solution with Israel despite attacks

FM al-Shaibani reports US-mediated talks aim for full Israeli withdrawal to pre-December 2024 lines, pans Katz’s remarks on IDF remaining in Syrian...

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Joshua Kushner blames ‘political dynamics’ for collapse of plan to sell World Cup stakes

Investor and brother of Trump’s son-in-law says he ‘would not have gotten involved’ had he anticipated the level of backlash to privatizing FIFA...

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10 Syrian security personnel reported wounded in clashes in Sweida

State TV claims ‘outlaw groups’ launched attacks, as Druze-affiliated group accuses government forces of firing mortal shells and machine guns...

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Vienna thieves steal diamond necklace Egyptian queen wore at daughter’s wedding to future Iran shah

Police say the robbers bought tickets to exhibition before smashing display case and snatching the precious jewelry, the latest high-profile heist to...

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Four plead guilty to burning four ambulances owned by London Jewish charity

Arson of Hatzola vehicles parked at synagogue caused a million pounds’ worth of damage, was one of a spate of attacks on Jewish communities early in...

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Visa, Mastercard process first international card payments in Syria after more than a decade

Transactions come days after US removes Damascus from State Sponsors of Terrorism list, as the country seeks to reconnect with the global financial...

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US Capitol Police arrest man with guillotine in back of pickup truck; judge releases him

Philan-Tam-Duy Le is charged with misdemeanor weapons charge after he was detained near Supreme Court; judge says suspect ‘didn’t even threaten...

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At least 168 killed in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster; Israeli among over 1,300 missing

Videos of the tragedy show water and mud swallowing people as they tried to escape; USGS says disaster caused by glacial collapse

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‘An entire era has ended’: Palestinians mourn death of beloved artist Sliman Mansour

Mansour, who died at 79, is best known for 1973 painting, ‘Camel of Hardships,” which depicts an elderly Palestinian porter carrying Jerusalem on...

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Syrian Kurdish leader says armed force dissolved, capping integration with Damascus

In speech from presidential palace, Mazloum Abdi announces ‘end of mission’ for Syrian Democratic Forces, which formed in 2015 and led successful...

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‘Outrageous’: UN slams threats from Netanyahu, Katz to evacuate Gazans over ‘children’s kites’

Israel believes the kites are being organized by Hamas, which previously used them as incendiary devices carrying flammable materials and explosives

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Sharaa says Syria ‘shakes off a dark stain’ with removal from US terror list

Syrian president says sanctions relief step sets country on path to rebuild after destructive civil war; Turkey hopes it will boost effort to...

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20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz over six months of war, maritime agency says

Incidents occurred every 2.6 days on average, briefly halving during Iran-US talks from mid-June to July 7

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Iraq delays deadline for Iran-backed Shiite militias to hand over weapons

Senior official says original Sept. 30 disarmament deadline was actually date for departure of US forces, does not provide updated timeline for arms...

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French moderate Raphael Glucksmann slated to enter crowded presidential race

Center-left EU parliamentarian and son of renowned Jewish philosopher Andre Glucksmann is polling around 10-12%, likely not enough to progress to...

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