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5 said killed in Israeli strike targeting Hezbollah weapons truck in south Lebanon

Lebanese security source says the strike hit a rocket launcher, several munitions exploded; IDF says it was acting ‘in accordance with the ceasefire...

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Australian synagogue graffitied with swastikas in latest antisemitic attack

Australian synagogue graffitied with swastikas in latest antisemitic attack

‘Hitler on top’ scrawled on wall of building; authorities denounce ‘appalling, hate-filled vandalism

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Lebanon army chief elected president, drawing Israeli hopes for postwar stability

Lebanon army chief elected president, drawing Israeli hopes for postwar stability

US and Saudi-backed Joseph Aoun, tasked with upholding ceasefire ending fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, promises state monopoly on arms, ‘new...

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Foreign Ministry: No foreign court has issued warrants for reservists over Gaza war

Foreign Ministry: No foreign court has issued warrants for reservists over Gaza war

The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday pressure groups were pushing foreign courts to take action against Israelis over alleged war crimes in Gaza...

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‘It is crazy’: Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos

‘It is crazy’: Wildfires ravage Los Angeles area, destroying synagogue and causing chaos

California firefighters battled wind-whipped wildfires that tore across the Los Angeles area, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of...

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‘New political beginning’: German, French FMs to meet with nascent Syrian regime

‘New political beginning’: German, French FMs to meet with nascent Syrian regime

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot are travelling to Syria for a one-day trip on behalf of the...

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Former American soldier indicted over plan to ‘join Hezbollah, kill Jews’

Former American soldier indicted over plan to ‘join Hezbollah, kill Jews’

A Pennsylvania man who previously served in the US Army was indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempting to support Lebanese terror group...

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Two Israelis among injured in New Orleans attack; Islamic State flag found on site

Two Israelis among injured in New Orleans attack; Islamic State flag found on site

NEW ORLEANS — Two Israeli citizens were among the injured in an attack in New Orleans where a suspected terrorist carrying an Islamic State flag...

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PA halts Al Jazeera West Bank broadcasts amid criticism of its terror crackdown

PA halts Al Jazeera West Bank broadcasts amid criticism of its terror crackdown

The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday ordered the temporary suspension of Al Jazeera broadcasts across the West Bank against the backdrop of the...

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New Orleans ramming: What we know so far about ISIS-inspired attack that killed 15

New Orleans ramming: What we know so far about ISIS-inspired attack that killed 15

The United States saw 2025 begin with a violent attack, after a man drove deliberately at high speed into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New...

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Islamist rebel commander tapped as acting Syrian defense chief

Islamist rebel commander tapped as acting Syrian defense chief

Syria’s new authorities announced on Tuesday that the military chief of the Islamist group that spearheaded the offensive that toppled longtime...

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Suicide bomber kills police officer, wounds another in Iran

Suicide bomber kills police officer, wounds another in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran — A suicide bomber killed a local police officer and wounded another in a southern Iranian port city, home to a large Sunni Muslim...

29.12.2024 4

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Italian journalist said detained in Iran for more than a week, no reason given

Italy on Friday denounced the “unacceptable” arrest in Iran of an Italian journalist, whose employer said she was being held in solitary...

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Hundreds protest for Chistians’ rights in Syrian capital after Christmas tree burned

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a...

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Biden commutes nearly all federal death sentences, but not for Tree of Life shooter

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row,...

23.12.2024 6

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Arab diplomats flock to Damascus for meetings with new Syrian leader

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa held talks Monday with senior Arab diplomats in the latest high-profile visits since Bashar al-Assad’s...

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Russia denies reports that Bashar al-Assad’s wife, Asma, filed for divorce

The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports that suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-...

23.12.2024 5

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US strikes Houthi targets in Yemen, takes down drones over Red Sea

The United States on Saturday said it struck targets in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, hours after a missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels...

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Guatemala takes 160 minors from Lev Tahor sect into protective custody amid abuse claims

Guatemalan authorities said they rescued 160 minors and 40 women on Friday from a farm used by the extremist ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect amid an...

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University of California settles six antisemitism, three Islamophobia complaints

The US Department of Education announced it had resolved nine antisemitism- and Islamophobia-related civil rights complaints made against five...

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With Syrian regime’s collapse, Turkey gains the upper hand in rivalry with Russia

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir...

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US diplomats meet HTS chiefs in Syria, the first in-person contact with new rulers

US diplomats visiting Damascus held Washington’s first in-person official meetings with Syria’s new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham...

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After Damascus meeting, US drops $10 million terror bounty for new Syrian leader

A senior US diplomat told Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Washington was scrapping a reward for his arrest, and welcomed...

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UN votes to ask The Hague if Israel upholding aid obligations to Palestinians

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Thursday to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel’s obligations to...

20.12.2024 5

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Rights group claims Gaza water scarcity is ‘act of genocide’; Israel: ‘Blood libel’

Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of committing “acts of genocide” during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip by allegedly...

19.12.2024 5

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Damascus students celebrate after Assad’s ouster; Christians remain wary

DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of students at Damascus University trampled on a statue of one of Syria’s former rulers on Sunday, expressing...

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Isak Andic, founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, dies in hiking accident, aged 71

BARCELONA, Spain — Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish fashion brand Mango, has died after suffering an accident, the company said on Saturday. He...

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Hezbollah chief says supply route via Syria cut, hopes rebels won’t have ties with Israel

Hezbollah head Naim Qassem acknowledged Saturday that the Lebanese terror group had lost its arms supply route through Syria following the toppling...

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New Israeli strikes said to target Syrian military sites, underground missile bunkers

Israel launched a series of strikes early Saturday targeting military sites in Damascus and its countryside, including rocket depots buried deep...

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PA admits its own forces shot man in West Bank, after falsely blaming ‘lawbreakers’

The Palestinian Authority on Thursday admitted that its forces were responsible for the death of a 19-year-old Palestinian man during unrest this...

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In Turkey, Blinken reports ‘encouraging signs’ Gaza hostage-truce deal is possible

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that he had discussed the importance of achieving a hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and the...

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IDF strikes targeting Hamas fighters trying to loot aid reportedly kill 13

The Israel Defense Forces said it carried out strikes on two groups of terrorists trying to loot humanitarian aid in Gaza on Thursday morning....

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Syrian rebel chief says working with int’l groups to secure potential chemical arms sites

Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, told Reuters Wednesday that the jihadist group he leads, Hayat Tahrir...

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Saudi Arabia to host 2034 soccer World Cup as human rights groups cry foul

Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed Wednesday by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest...

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France calls on Israel to exit Syria buffer zone as Spain, Germany urge restraint

Paris says IDF presence violates 1974 truce deal, Berlin calls on Syria’s neighbors not to ‘jeopardize’ transition and Madrid stresses need to...

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FBI director Wray says he will resign before Trump takes office

FBI Director Christopher Wray will step down from his post early next year, the bureau said on Wednesday, after Republican US President-elect...

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Car torched, anti-Israel graffiti sprayed in Sydney suburb with large Jewish community

Australian PM denounces attack in Woollahra, which comes days after arson of Melbourne synagogue; Australian Jewish Association accuses government...

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As Syrian rebels tap interim PM, insurgent chief dismisses ‘unnecessary’ fears over future

Abu Mohammed al-Golani, whose group HTS is rooted in Syria’s al-Qaeda branch, says the country is ‘exhausted’ by war and won’t embark on...

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Qatar, Turkey, Egypt join condemnation of Israel’s activity across Syrian border

British FM says Jerusalem has ‘legitimate security concerns’ in wake of Assad’s fall; Ankara, which also occupies part of northern Syria,...

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UN slams ‘violation’ of 1974 disengagement deal as Israel acts in Syria buffer zone

US defends Israeli decision to fill vacuum after Syrian soldiers fled posts along border but stresses that measure must be temporary

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US warns Islamic State against attempts to re-establish capabilities in Syria

Blinken says US won’t allow ISIS to turn ‘moment of promise’ for Syrian people into ‘conflict and violence,’ will protect its personnel from...

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Hamas fetes fall of Assad regime; group of Syrian rebels vow march on Jerusalem

Gaza terror groups hope Syrians will continue to back Palestinians after regime change; in footage from Damascus, rebels call for people of Gaza to...

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Syrian rebels grant amnesty to Assad conscripts as leaders discuss transfer of power

Rebel leader al-Golani touts experience of administration over small Idlib region; Tehran insider claims Assad became a burden, regime leaked...

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Sa’ar confirms Israel hit chemical weapons sites and long-range rockets in Syria

Foreign minister says action taken to prevent strategic weapons systems from falling into hands of extremists

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Throngs of Syrian refugees start returning from Turkey, Lebanon after Assad’s fall

People express joy over end of brutal regime, as Turkish officials hope many will return home; Germany and Austria suspend Syrian asylum requests...

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Australia declares synagogue arson a terror attack as police hunt for three suspects

Move gives authorities more resources to manage probe into Friday blaze that gutted Melbourne house of worship; government sets up special...

09.12.2024 2

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Rebels declare Damascus captured in stunning end to Assad family rule in Syria

People celebrate in streets; Syrian president said to flee, whereabouts unknown; prime minister offers to cooperate; IDF deploys to buffer zone...

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Qatar’s PM confirms resumption of Gaza mediation role, cites renewed momentum for deal

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says there’s been ‘a lot of encouragement from the incoming administration to achieve a deal,’ even...

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Saudi royal says Israel ‘genocidal,’ hopes Netanyahu will be brought before ICC

Speaking in Bahrain, Prince Turki Al Faisal also calls on Trump to bring peace to Middle East, citing his ‘strong mandate’ from American voters

07.12.2024 8

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IAEA chief: Iran poised to ‘dramatically’ increase stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium

Iran stands poised to “quite dramatically” increase its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium as it has started cascades of advanced...

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