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Kushner, Hamas chief in Egypt for talks on advancing Trump’s Gaza plan; IDF continues strikes

Kushner, Hamas chief in Egypt for talks on advancing Trump’s Gaza plan; IDF continues strikes

Hamas officials said to take part in talks between US envoy and Egyptian, Turkish and Qatari mediators; Trump’s son-in-law meets Egypt’s Sissi,...

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Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war

Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war

Islamic Republic resumes flights at port city of Bandar Abbas after repeated interruptions amid fighting; UAE accuses Tehran of launching fresh strike...

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Florida venue cancels Rashida Tlaib rally after state lawmaker protests ‘anti-Jew’ event

Florida venue cancels Rashida Tlaib rally after state lawmaker protests ‘anti-Jew’ event

The Venue cites ‘increased security concerns’ of hosting the staunch anti-Israel lawmaker, who is campaigning against Debbie Wasserman Schultz,...

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Trump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’

Trump says he’ll hit Iran hard economically, will soon declare Hormuz ‘US territory’

US president urges Americans to accept slightly higher gas prices for the ‘great service’ of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear bomb,...

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Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco refinery, imperiling strained truce

Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi Aramco refinery, imperiling strained truce

UN warns of highest risk since 2022 truce of return to war between Iran-backed rebels and Saudi-backed, internationally recognized government, amid...

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Vance: Preventing nuclear Iran is the ‘number two’ US goal, after ensuring cheap oil

Vance: Preventing nuclear Iran is the ‘number two’ US goal, after ensuring cheap oil

Trump cabinet members say US could keep its Hormuz blockade indefinitely, Iran to face ‘never before seen’ economic isolation; Iran demands...

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US judge drops Trump case alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

US judge drops Trump case alleging Harvard failed to protect Jewish students

Federal court says evidence presented by administration was ‘too isolated and episodic’ to back plausible claim of institutionalized noncompliance...

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Trump says US to keep up blockade, as Iran vows closed Hormuz until demands met

Trump says US to keep up blockade, as Iran vows closed Hormuz until demands met

Tehran denies reports of ceasefire extension, saying there’s ‘nothing to extend’; 30 countries condemn Islamic Republic’s executions, say...

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Lebanese PM says Israel breaching international law as Katz boasts of ‘destroying all houses’

Lebanese PM says Israel breaching international law as Katz boasts of ‘destroying all houses’

Remarks come as defense minister visits south Lebanon, says Israel will be there long term; Israel denies it agreed with Beirut on list of countries...

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Excitement sweeps Europe as millions view total solar eclipse

Excitement sweeps Europe as millions view total solar eclipse

Eclipse passes through parts of Greenland and Iceland before moving toward Spain, which gets some of the best views of the phenomenon, before it fades...

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Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed

Australian police drop charges against Bondi Beach attack hero Ahmed al Ahmed

Man filmed disarming gunman during Hannukah massacre was accused of stalking, assaulting father; prosecutors: over 800 witness statements examined in...

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Wisconsin Democrats choose David Crowley as nominee for governor over anti-Israel Hong

Wisconsin Democrats choose David Crowley as nominee for governor over anti-Israel Hong

Establishment candidate narrowly beats out progressive darling in key swing state; Crowley hopes to become state’s first Black governor, will vie...

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Iran digs in on demands over Hormuz as mediators assert progress made toward deal

Iran digs in on demands over Hormuz as mediators assert progress made toward deal

Iranian official says strait won’t reopen unless US ends Gaza and Lebanon wars and releases frozen Iranian assets; Pakistan says sides ‘close to...

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Rights groups sue Trump over sanctions he placed on ICC due to Israel warrants

Rights groups sue Trump over sanctions he placed on ICC due to Israel warrants

Human Rights Watch and 3 other groups ask New York to strike down Trump’s measures against court, calling them an ‘unlawful abuse of power’ that...

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Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait

Yemeni officials blame group for attack on Tanzania-flagged vessel at Red Sea mouth, but Iran-backed rebels yet to claim responsibility; Houthis also...

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Iran says it will up gas output by next month as regime repairs damaged facilities

Iran says it will up gas output by next month as regime repairs damaged facilities

Oil ministry says 95 million cubic meters of lost daily output to be restored by end of September; global energy prices rise as hopes fade for US-Iran...

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Lebanon claims IDF drone attack wounded two, hit ambulance; Israel denies striking

Lebanon claims IDF drone attack wounded two, hit ambulance; Israel denies striking

Authorities claim ‘double-tap’ strike in Nabatieh targeted rescuers from Hezbollah-linked Scouts group; Israeli military says it’s unaware of...

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Amid Iran threat in Turkey, Trump was secretly spirited off Air Force One in catering truck — report

Amid Iran threat in Turkey, Trump was secretly spirited off Air Force One in catering truck — report

Washington Post says that after boarding the presidential plane, the US leader was led to a smaller jet on the tarmac in Ankara, with even White House...

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Iran claims Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ toward US

Iran claims Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey deal shows ‘change in perception’ toward US

Tehran says pact demonstrates regional US allies believe they ‘cannot rely’ on Washington; also says Hormuz talks ‘progressing smoothly,’...

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Iran names new security chief who’s wanted by Interpol in connection with deadly AMIA bombing

Iran names new security chief who’s wanted by Interpol in connection with deadly AMIA bombing

Mohsen Rezai, ex-IRGC chief, sought by Argentina for alleged role in 1994 attack on Jewish center that killed 85; he’s 2nd to lead Supreme National...

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Iran doubles down on new conditions to open Hormuz, denies it’s negotiating with US

Iran doubles down on new conditions to open Hormuz, denies it’s negotiating with US

FM Araghchi says Tehran merely ‘exchanging messages’ with US indirectly, as Guards say strait now ‘theater of war’; Houthis hit Saudi oil...

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Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’

Tehran issues drastic new demands for deal to reopen Hormuz, says US must ‘correct its behavior’

Washington doesn’t immediately respond to new demands, which include a permanent end to the conflict and withdrawal of American forces from Mideast,...

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Top US general said urging Iran war ‘off-ramp’ as Tehran and Oman near Hormuz deal

Top US general said urging Iran war ‘off-ramp’ as Tehran and Oman near Hormuz deal

Caine reportedly warned Trump advisors that further military action could backfire; Iranian Guards say negotiations with Muscat have ‘nothing to...

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Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia

Houthis kill 58 troops in Yemen, wound 11 civilians in attack on Saudi Arabia

Senior Saudi cites intel showing Houthis and Iraqi militias under IRGC supervision could soon launch coordinated attack on Saudi civilian energy...

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Toronto police arrest 2 teenagers over latest shooting at US consulate

Toronto police arrest 2 teenagers over latest shooting at US consulate

Authorities believe suspects were recruited via a messaging app and are probing possible connection to attacks on synagogues and Jewish bakeries

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Iran, Oman said nearing deal that will restore US truce, give Tehran some control over Hormuz

Iran, Oman said nearing deal that will restore US truce, give Tehran some control over Hormuz

Some issues remain unresolved in deal, which could reopen strait for 60 days, may include fees; Houthis say they struck 2 Saudi tankers; Iran warned...

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Anti-Israel Democratic candidate El-Sayed nearing victory in Michigan Senate primary

Anti-Israel Democratic candidate El-Sayed nearing victory in Michigan Senate primary

Progressive darling holds narrow lead against pro-Israel rival Stevens, some outlets call race; establishment Dems win nominations for House seats in...

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US treasury secretary says deal with Iran to reopen Hormuz could be sealed by Wednesday

Emerging Iran-Oman agreement said to give Tehran unprecedented control over waterway; sources say US has used ‘virtually all’ its long-range...

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US Supreme Court won’t halt $656 million judgment against Palestinians over terror attacks

Justice Sonia Sotomayor declines to freeze damages, as sought by cash-strapped PA; civil suit was brought on behalf of Americans killed in Second...

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Rebuffing Trump, Iran insists no talks with US over Hormuz, strait staying closed

Tehran official: No plans to resume talks, situation in waterway ‘will remain unchanged’; tanker off Oman reports nearby blasts; US military asks...

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Earthquake strikes eastern Egypt, is felt in Israel

Egyptian authorities say no casualties or damage reported after 5.5 magnitude quake north of Suez

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Extreme heat wave across Europe fuels wildfires in France, Greece, drought in Hungary

Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant to shut for the first time in over four decades due to drying out of the Danube; in Israel, temperatures in...

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Iran denies it asked Trump not to strike or agreed to deal to split control of Hormuz

Israel still mum after US announces deal is imminent; Iranian armed forces remain ‘on high alert and ready for any eventuality,’ according to...

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After Minnesota, suspected Iranian hack spreads to water systems in Michigan

NYT says at least 5 other US states have been targeted, with Iran considered to be the top suspect; Trump lashes out at Minnesota, claims it’s to...

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Trump said to order new wave of Iran strikes aimed at forcing regime’s surrender

Offensive could begin this weekend, last several days; Tehran warns countries aiding US risk being ‘engulfed by the flames of war’ amid...

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Saudis said to gear up for ground invasion against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen

Saudi forces seen withdrawing from east of Yemen, in possible prep for a campaign, report says, as Riyadh announces 14-country alliance to protect Red...

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UK Supreme Court to hear appeal on Britain’s ban of Palestine Action group

After Court of Appeal upheld proscription of organization, co-founder wins right to appeal, vows to continue to fight ‘if necessary to the European...

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Mediating Pakistan insists US-Iran talks ‘ongoing,’ despite heavy strikes

Egypt confirms it was hit by a drone without assigning blame, though Iranian sources imply Tehran was behind strike; 1 dead in Iranian attack on...

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US jury convicts man on terror charges for stabbing that gravely wounded Salman Rushdie

Pro-Hezbollah assailant found guilty on all counts relating to 2022 attack that prosecutor says was ‘a chilling reminder of the global reach of...

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Drone strikes US-owned gas tanker in Egyptian port, in possible expansion of Mideast war

Explosion sparks fire aboard oil storage ship in Damietta, no injuries caused; no immediate claim of responsibility for what would be first strike on...

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US-Saudi strikes target Iraqi pro-Iran militias as IRGC renews attacks on US forces

Shiite armed groups embedded in Iraqi military report 20 members killed, 32 wounded in strikes across country; Tehran nixes Omani proposal to jointly...

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‘He loved Israel’: Lindsey Graham eulogized by Trump and other dignitaries at DC funeral

Netanyahu and Zelensky, both of whose countries were strongly backed by the late senator, join US leaders in remembering Graham, who Trump quips...

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Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iraq attacked by drones despite lull in US-Iran fighting

Iran-backed Houthis claim to target crucial Yanbu oil port amid flare-up; Israel, Jordan down drones near Dead Sea as Iraq also reports attacks,...

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3 women stabbed in Paris; suspect arrested, says, ‘Allah commanded me’

Pregnant woman reportedly among victims, all of whom are expected to survive; French interior minister says motive still unknown, attacker’s...

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Merz vows response to Berlin Pride attack amid outcry over suspect being let near event

Suspect, German of Lebanese descent, had recently been convicted of preparing violent act, was suspected of trying to join ISIS, but was out of jail;...

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Iran says no current talks with US, while regional official hails mediation progress

Mediation efforts by Pakistan and Qatar ongoing, mediators working with Iran and Oman on Hormuz mechanism; Tehran confirms neighboring countries...

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Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate’ by calling for his arrest

PM confirms he’ll attend UN General Assembly to ‘speak the truth’ for Jews and Israel as he applauds deposition of ICC chief who issued...

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Iran’s FM claims Ukraine struck Iranian vessel ‘at Israel’s behest,’ vows retaliation

Araghchi says ‘freeloader’ Zelensky violated UN Charter with deadly attack in Caspian, which Ukrainian president said targeted Iran-linked...

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Iran threatens to expand war if US resumes strikes, which it says Israel is pushing for

Ahead of Trump-Netanyahu meet, Iran says conflict will spread ‘geographically’ if US renews strikes after 2 days of quiet; reports progress on...

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US, Iran appear to halt strikes after 13 days of mutual attacks

Violence continues amid flare-up between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis, with Saudis hitting a port and Yemeni rebels firing missiles and drones...

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