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Thousands protest in Albania against Jared Kushner-linked resort project

Thousands protest in Albania against Jared Kushner-linked resort project

Protesters chant ‘Ivanka, go home’ as they demand government block project allegedly linked to US president’s son-in-law

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Israel to send 2 delegations to UAE next week as ties strengthen amid Iran war

Israel to send 2 delegations to UAE next week as ties strengthen amid Iran war

Unnamed official says delegations to include transport ministry team for trade talks; would be first official visit to UAE since war started, though...

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Iran hangs two protesters for giving ‘pretext’ for US-Israeli attacks

Iran hangs two protesters for giving ‘pretext’ for US-Israeli attacks

Mehrdad Mohammadinia and Ashkan Maleki are executed over attack on mosque during massive January protests

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Iranian authorities shutter Tehran cafe over alleged ‘satanic’ activities

Iranian authorities shutter Tehran cafe over alleged ‘satanic’ activities

Prime-location venue featured Western-style music that ‘provided a setting for abnormal behaviors,’ local media says; regime has long labeled rock...

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Iran preparing ‘grand’ funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, state TV says

Iran preparing ‘grand’ funeral for slain leader Ali Khamenei, state TV says

Special HQ set up for ceremony, whose date is still undetermined, nearly three months after supreme leader was killed by Israel in war’s opening salvo

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Irish fans disrupt national soccer team’s game to protest planned matches against Israel

Irish fans disrupt national soccer team’s game to protest planned matches against Israel

Coach of Ireland, who has called for a ban on Israel, says ‘we respect the protest’ after game against Qatar is twice interrupted when Palestinian...

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France probes alleged local election interference by Israeli company

France probes alleged local election interference by Israeli company

Paris prosecutors investigating after several far-left candidates claim they were targeted by disinformation campaigns; authorities stress no...

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Iran judiciary suspends presidential body after it ordered internet access restored

Iran judiciary suspends presidential body after it ordered internet access restored

Judiciary says decision comes after ‘filing of complaints’ over restoration of internet access after country’s longest-ever digital blackout

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Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Mossad spy agency

Iran executes man over alleged cooperation with Mossad spy agency

Judiciary claims that Gholamreza Khani Shakarab was tasked with recruiting operatives in country, was part of Israeli plot to assassinate rabbi and...

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Pope criticizes Trump administration over ‘outdated’ idea of a ‘just war’

Pope criticizes Trump administration over ‘outdated’ idea of a ‘just war’

Leo XIV uses first encyclical to push anti-war message that has angered Washington, warning against falling into a ‘violent culture of power’

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Rubio: Hezbollah trying to ‘drag Lebanon back into chaos’ through war, call to oust government

Rubio: Hezbollah trying to ‘drag Lebanon back into chaos’ through war, call to oust government

Terror group’s chief had said people have ‘right to go down onto the streets and to bring down the government’ in response to Israeli strikes,...

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Iran executes first man accused of espionage during current war with US and Israel

Iran executes first man accused of espionage during current war with US and Israel

Mojtaba Kian is convicted of sharing information related to Iran’s defense capabilities during the nearly 40-day Israel-US war with the Islamic...

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Spanish police beat and detain Gaza flotilla activists amid clashes at airport

Spanish police beat and detain Gaza flotilla activists amid clashes at airport

Cops filmed hitting activists with batons and dragging them on floor after global outcry, including from Madrid, over Ben Gvir’s taunting of bound...

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Pilgrims for annual hajj in Mecca surpass 2025 numbers despite Middle East war

Pilgrims for annual hajj in Mecca surpass 2025 numbers despite Middle East war

Saudi official says over 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims have come to kingdom, with more expected to arrive, to perform one of the five pillars of the...

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UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement

UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement

Experts say though Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons remains in force, it ‘keeps on becoming less and less anchored in reality’

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Slovenia changes path as pro-Israel, Trump admiring former PM Janez Jansa retakes helm

Jansa’s stance on Israel and EU expected to shift country away from policies of outgoing Robert Golob, who adopted strong pro-Palestinian approach...

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Iran jails former goalie on national team after post bashing slain supreme leader

Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri described Ali Khamenei as ‘only a dark and passing chapter’ in history; Iranian media says he was detained after trying...

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Trump gifts Syria’s Sharaa cologne after spraying him in viral Oval Office clip

Syrian leader posts photo of present, harkening back to White House meeting where Trump had given him a similar gift before asking him how many wives...

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Left empty for over 2 years, Israel said weighing closure of Istanbul consulate

Source says Israel is spending a lot of money on premises that have been left vacant since late 2023, after relations with Ankara soured again over...

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Iran stages mass weddings for couples pledging to sacrifices lives in war with US, Israel

Hundreds of couples marry across Tehran; more than 100 alone arrive at capital’s Imam Hossein Square in military jeeps with mounted machine guns,...

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London police: 20 right-wing, 12 anti-Israel protesters arrested in dueling rallies

Hate crimes account for arrests of nine attendees of massive rally organized by anti-Islam provocateur Tommy Robinson, and two participants of...

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Tens of thousands set to rally in London for concurrent far-right, anti-Israel protests

4,000 police officers to deploy alongside horses, dogs, drones and helicopters; restrictions aim to keep 2 groups apart; major soccer event also being...

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UAE rejects ‘attempts to justify Iranian terror’ after Tehran alleges role in war

Gulf country stresses right to respond to missile and drone attacks against it, following accusation by Iran’s FM that it’s ‘an active partner...

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Prosecutors seek death penalty for man charged with killing Israeli DC embassy staffers

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro says killing of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim motivated by ‘political, ideological, national, and religious bias,...

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UAE chooses to deepen ties with Israel amid war with Iran, risking rift with Saudis

Experts say UAE taking pragmatic view Israel ‘like any other country,’ sees it as a partner for security, while Riyadh and other Gulf capitals...

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Fatah gathers for first election in decade, as PA’s Abbas pledges to continue reforms

3-day confab climaxes with vote for 18-member committee expected to play key role in post-Abbas era; PA president pans Israeli withholding of...

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Irish writer calls public broadcaster’s decision not to air Eurovision ‘antisemitic’

RTE plans on airing episode of ‘Father Ted’ written by Graham Linehan, who says he didn’t give permission for channel to use work as...

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UK, France to host defense ministers meeting on Hormuz, amid Iran threats

Over 40 nations to attend Tuesday confab; Paris and London are sending military vessels to area of blockaded strait, as Tehran asserts only it can...

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Iran conservationists shore up heritage sites damaged during war

Iranian authorities say at least 140 culturally and historically significant locations, including 5 UNESCO-listed World Heritage sites, suffered...

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Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists detained for past week

Rights group says Thiago Avila and Saif Abukeshek, who Israel has accused of links to a group ‘clandestinely controlled by Hamas,’ are to be...

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Iran says will play in World Cup, but demands soccer officials linked to IRGC be allowed

Both US and Canada have indicated that officials linked to Guard Corps, which is a designated terror organization, will be barred

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Spain summons Israeli envoy to protest detention of Spanish flotilla activist

Latest diplomatic clash comes after Israel detained Spanish-Palestinian Saif Abu Keshek, saying he is a leading member of a group accused of being...

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French far-right leaders quietly meet Israeli, German envoys ahead of run for presidency

National Rally party chief Marine Le Pen and deputy Jordan Bardella play down significance of talks with ambassadors, as faction seeks to shed its...

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Iran’s Pezeshkian says he recently met with yet-to-be-seen supreme leader

Islamic Republic’s president does not say exactly when his meeting with Mojtaba Khamenei took place, but describes son of slain supreme leader as...

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UK Counter Terrorism police probe arson attack at former London synagogue

Minor damage caused to gates of building in east of capital, no injuries reported; officers looking at potential links to other incidents targeting...

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Court remands 2 flotilla activists until Sunday; lawyer claims one was on fishing trip

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila have second hearing at Ashkelon Magistrate’s court; legal representative for Avila...

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Organizers tout uptick in pilgrims to Tunisia Lag B’Omer fest 3 years after attack

Around 200 Jewish pilgrims make trip from abroad to Africa’s oldest synagogue, after annual fest that once attracted thousands only saw several...

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EU, PA announce program to support Palestinians facing settler violence in West Bank

6 million euros invested in documenting attacks and providing ‘protective presence and protective equipment’ to threatened villages

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Australian Jews recount harrowing stories in 1st public hearing in inquiry into Bondi massacre

Royal commission head laments surge in antisemitic attacks since Hamas onslaught sparked Gaza war; daughter of Sydney victim says shooting...

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Jerusalem Christians not surprised by attack on nun as abuse becomes routine

Priest says once-isolated incidents of ultra-Orthodox people spitting near them have become daily occurrences; 61 physical attacks recorded in 2025

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Court extends detention of 2 Gaza flotilla activists accused of Hamas links

Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek, Brazilian Thiago Avila accused ‘assisting the enemy during wartime’ and membership in terror group; Spain calls...

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Hezbollah slams Lebanese TV for ‘Angry Birds’ clip mocking leader

Naim Qassem and his operatives depicted in video shared by LBCI channel as birds from popular video game as they fight IDF, whose members are...

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Syria arrests former Assad-era general accused of 2013 chemical attack involvement

Interior Ministry says it detained Adnan Abboud Hilweh, who it says was responsible for sarin nerve gas ‘massacre’ on Damascus-area suburb Ghouta,...

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Price of oil rises as Iran talks remain stalled and Strait of Hormuz closed

Financial expert says US blockade of Iranian ports strains oil system, with consequences for future prices, while Qatar warns of ‘frozen conflict’...

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As some hijabs come off in Iran and enforcement eases, locals fear it’s temporary

‘No real change has taken place in people’s freedom,’ laments Tehran resident, with women fearing authorities are distracted by the US-Israeli...

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Israel appoints first ambassador to Somaliland after recognition of breakaway region

Michael Lotem, currently roving economic envoy to Africa, will take up position after Israel last year became first country to recognize territory’s...

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Iran executes man over membership in jihadist group, armed rebellion

Judiciary says Amer Ramesh accused of being part of Jaish al-Adl, attacking security forces,as Tehran steps up executions in wake of war with US and...

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Turnout low as Palestinians in West Bank and part of Gaza vote in local elections

Only 21.2% of registered voters cast ballots in Strip’s Deir el-Balah area, with first vote there since 2006 seen largely as a test for possible...

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Syria to begin trying Assad-era figures Sunday, justice ministry official says

Cases against security officials and militia leaders accused of atrocities signal first test for Syria’s new justice system

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Iran hangs man for role in protests, claims he was working for Mossad

Regime has ramped up its executions since the outbreak of war with Israel and the US, putting to death 9 people linked to the protests since mid-March

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