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Iran conservationists shore up heritage sites damaged during war

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Pentagon denies reported assessment that de-mining Hormuz will take six months

US Defense Department calls Washington Post report, based on classified briefing to lawmakers, ‘dishonest journalism’; Iran claims it has banked...

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Iran says it won’t reopen Strait of Hormuz as long as US is blockading ports

Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, who has led Iran’s delegation at talks, says opening key waterway ‘not possible amid blatant violation of...

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Iran executes man for alleged links to Israel and membership in banned opposition group

Judiciary claims Sultan-Ali Shirzadi-Fakhr was part of People’s Mujahedeen of Iran, collaborated with Mossad; regime has stepped up executions,...

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Hezbollah supporters defiant after sons killed in terror group’s fight against Israel

As mass funerals held for slain operatives, parents say it is an honor that their children died ‘defending’ the country; some declare they are...

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Iran hangs former nuclear employee for allegedly spying for Israel, aid groups say

Judiciary says Mehdi Farid, arrested in 2023, was executed for ‘extensive cooperation’ with Mossad; NGOs say he worked for Iran’s Atomic Energy...

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Second French soldier dies of wounds sustained in Hezbollah attack on UN peacekeepers

Macron says Cpl. Anicet Girardin succumbed to injuries in France after being hit by gunfire in attack on base in south Lebanon last week

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Jewish anti-Zionist group files ‘genocide’ claim against FedEx over Israel deliveries

French Jewish Union for Peace says company delivered parts for F-35 aircraft that carried out bombing raids in Gaza; courier company denies it...

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UK arrests 2 teens as ‘thugs for hire’ after latest arson attack on London synagogue

Police say UK seeing ‘pressure of hostile states’ as the number of arrests for six recent attacks on Jewish or Iranian-dissident targets rises to 15

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Iran’s entrepreneurs vexed as internet blackout chokes ability to earn and run firms

Interior designer in Tehran says she was forced to sell valuables to make a living, while owner of Paris-based business says orders have dropped amid...

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Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked cross-border attack planned from area near Israel

Interior ministry says cell arranged to fire missiles across the border from Quneitra province, which borders Israel, without specifying which country...

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London police probe arson attack on building tied to Jewish organization

Incident follows string of antisemitic arson incidents in north London, including synagogue and Jewish ambulance fires, with possible links to...

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Argentina’s Milei to arrive in Israel on Sunday, his third trip in last three years

South American leader, who has touted Israel as a ‘strategic ally’ and taken a hawkish stance toward Iran, will meet with Netanyahu at Western...

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Australian court strikes down post-Bondi massacre protest law as unconstitutional

Pro-Palestinian plaintiff says New South Wales government trying to ‘rip up our democratic rights to protest’; State Premier Chris Minns stands by...

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FIFA head says Iran will ‘for sure’ participate in soccer World Cup in US

‘Iran has to come, they represent their people,’ Gianni Infantino says, while Trump has previously suggested Iranian players might not be safe on...

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Israeli legal advocacy group files ICC case against Spanish PM over exports to Iran

Shurat HaDin accuses Pedro Sanchez’s government of providing ‘components required by the regime in Tehran and its proxies for military purposes’

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Tunisia broadens access to annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue

Organizers announces ‘gradual return to normal’ after the event was scaled down in wake of deadly 2023 terror attack on historic Ghriba synagogue

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Turkish FM: Israel trying to ‘declare Turkey the new enemy’ after Iran

Hakan Fidan says Jerusalem ‘cannot live without an enemy,’ accusing both government and opposition lawmakers of taking part in ‘state...

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Iran says train service resumed on routes damaged by strikes during war

Authorities say tracks rebuilt in key areas; IDF said it hit specific rail sections as part of effort to prevent Revolutionary Guards from moving...

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Iran executed over 1,600 people in 2025, most since 1989, rights groups say

Tehran put 4 to 5 people to death daily throughout last year, data shows; if regime survives war, IHR says ‘serious risk that executions will be...

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Five arrested as Syria says it foiled Hezbollah-linked plot to kill Damascus rabbi

Ministry says suspects tried to plant bomb next to target’s home, adds they ‘received specialized military training abroad’; Syria source: Act...

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‘A perfect mission’: NASA celebrates as Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

All four crewmembers capable of walking unassisted when they reach recovery ship after splashdown; space agency hopes to put boots on the lunar...

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German court upholds ban on protest against Israel’s ‘genocide’ at Buchenwald memorial

Sunday vigil by anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian activist group ‘Kufiyas in Buchenwald’ will instead be held in the nearby city of Weimar

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Over 100,000 Muslim worshipers at Al-Aqsa in first Friday prayers after Jerusalem holy sites reopen

The mosque on the Temple Mount had been largely closed to the public, along with other Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites, due to safety...

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‘Everything will be worse’: Ceasefire leaves some Iranians fearful of greater crackdown

‘Ending in a situation where the Islamic Republic feels victorious isn’t really a good thing,’ says one Tehran resident as Gulf locals express...

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Netherlands not planning to bar Kanye West over antisemitic outbursts

Dutch minister says no indication of threat to public order, despite UK ban and growing European backlash over rapper’s history of anti-Jewish,...

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Trump says he believes China got Iran to come to the negotiating table

Iranian officials cited by NYT also say Beijing stepped in at last minute amid concern of economic fallout, as deadline loomed for Trump’s threats...

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French couple allowed to leave Iran after more than three years in detention

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who were arrested in 2022 and charged with espionage, departed with French ambassador at dawn for Azerbaijan, says...

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Artemis II crew takes historic photo of Earth setting behind moon

NASA’s newest moon mission channels Apollo 8’s iconic ‘Earthrise’ picture from 1968; White House calls it ‘Humanity, from the other side’

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