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Drone strike hits Abu Dhabi nuclear plant; UAE, Saudi Arabia and UN watchdog condemn

Drone strike hits Abu Dhabi nuclear plant; UAE, Saudi Arabia and UN watchdog condemn

No injuries or radiological release reported as attack sets generator on fire; UAE, hit hard by Iran, appears to blame strike on Tehran or its...

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Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots

Mass DC prayer event with top White House officials seeks to reclaim US Christian roots

Hegseth, Rubio, Johnson to speak at ‘Reclaim 250,’ which critics see as promoting Christian nationalism; rabbi included on roster; one day...

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London police arrest 31 amid massive anti-migrant protest, smaller anti-Israel march

London police arrest 31 amid massive anti-migrant protest, smaller anti-Israel march

Police deploy 4,000 officers to maintain order in largest operation in years; UK’s PM Starmer says far-right firebrand Tommy Robinson ‘peddling...

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UK’s ex-health minister Streeting says will run to replace PM Keir Starmer

UK’s ex-health minister Streeting says will run to replace PM Keir Starmer

Recently-resigned minister says Labour needs ‘proper’ leadership contest; popular Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham also launches run, seen as...

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CENTCOM head: War massively reduced Iran’s capabilities, but it’s still able to strike

CENTCOM head: War massively reduced Iran’s capabilities, but it’s still able to strike

Top US military commander in Mideast says in Congressional testimony that Tehran’s defense industry set back by 90%, but IRGC remains major force...

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Ship said seized, diverted to Iran, another sunk, in latest Strait of Hormuz actions

Ship said seized, diverted to Iran, another sunk, in latest Strait of Hormuz actions

British navy monitor says vessel anchored off coast of UAEA has been nabbed; India condemns sinking of cargo ship carrying livestock off Oman, 114...

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US federal judge blocks Trump’s sanctions against anti-Israel UN envoy Albanese

US federal judge blocks Trump’s sanctions against anti-Israel UN envoy Albanese

Judge says measures against Francesca Albanese violate her 1st Amendment rights, after US imposed measures on her last year for ‘political and...

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UK cops plan ‘unprecedented’ operation for concurrent Nakba Day, ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rallies

UK cops plan ‘unprecedented’ operation for concurrent Nakba Day, ‘Unite the Kingdom’ rallies

British police say they will be using ‘the most assertive possible use of our powers’ to prevent unrest this Saturday, when at least 80,000 are...

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Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’

Russia tests new nuclear-capable ICBM, which Putin boasts as world’s ‘most powerful’

Sarmat, known by NATO as Satan II, is Russia’s first post-Soviet ‘super heavy’ missile; Putin says it carries warhead 4 times bigger than any US...

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Cannes-winning writer claims actors ‘blacklisted’ for opposing Israel amid Gaza war

Cannes-winning writer claims actors ‘blacklisted’ for opposing Israel amid Gaza war

‘Shame on Hollywood:’ Paul Laverty lashes out at studios as he defends Susan Sarandon, Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo

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UK slaps sanctions on dozen people and entities deemed ‘criminal proxies’ of Iran

UK slaps sanctions on dozen people and entities deemed ‘criminal proxies’ of Iran

New measures come amid wave of arson attacks, allegedly backed by Tehran, on Jewish sites in London, though specific Iran-linked terror group not on...

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EU’s top diplomat ‘hopeful’ bloc will vote to sanction violent West Bank settlers

EU’s top diplomat ‘hopeful’ bloc will vote to sanction violent West Bank settlers

With a new regime in Hungary, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas expects political consensus on blacklisting seven settlers or settler organizations...

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Iran executes man who worked in ‘satellite field’ for allegedly spying for Mossad, CIA

Iran executes man who worked in ‘satellite field’ for allegedly spying for Mossad, CIA

Rights group says aerospace engineering graduate Erfan Shakourzadeh, 29, was forced to confess; Tehran is accused of using satellite program to...

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UAE, Kuwait and Qatar all report drone attacks as Iran ramps up its threats

UAE, Kuwait and Qatar all report drone attacks as Iran ramps up its threats

Abu Dhabi directly blames Tehran, while Doha and Kuwait City don’t name attackers; South Korea says its ship was struck last week by ‘unidentified...

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Syria president shuffles government officials and ministers, boots brother from key post

Syria president shuffles government officials and ministers, boots brother from key post

Sharaa changes foreign, information and agriculture ministers; former Homs governor named secretary-general for Syrian presidency instead of...

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IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if its oil tankers come under fire

IRGC navy threatens ‘heavy attack’ on US assets if its oil tankers come under fire

Iranian Army says ships from countries complying with US sanctions will face difficulties in Hormuz; bulk carrier hit by projectile near Doha, no...

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Iran keeps US waiting for its response to latest proposal after flareups in fighting

Iran keeps US waiting for its response to latest proposal after flareups in fighting

Tehran claims ‘suspicions about the motivation and seriousness’ of Washington as Pakistan insists diplomacy is ongoing; UK sends warship to Hormuz...

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Anti-Israel Greens win 2 mayoralties, 4 councils in UK local elections; hard-right Reform is big winner

Anti-Israel Greens win 2 mayoralties, 4 councils in UK local elections; hard-right Reform is big winner

Farage’s Reform projected to be largest party in Parliament; Polanski’s Green Party, engulfed in antisemitism scandals, wins mayoralty and council...

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US, Iranian naval forces clash as Washington awaits Tehran’s response to latest proposal

US, Iranian naval forces clash as Washington awaits Tehran’s response to latest proposal

CENTCOM strikes Iranian tankers while Iran seizes Chinese-owned vessel carrying crude, fires missiles and drones at UAE; Vance meets with Qatari PM in...

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In UK local elections, anti-Israel Greens win 1st mayoralty and anti-immigrant Reform soars

In UK local elections, anti-Israel Greens win 1st mayoralty and anti-immigrant Reform soars

Starmer says he won’t quit; new mayor of Hackney reportedly blocked letter praising London police for response to antisemitic attack; Farage says...

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Firebomber sentenced to life without parole for deadly attack on Colorado hostage rally

Firebomber sentenced to life without parole for deadly attack on Colorado hostage rally

Mohamed Soliman, 46, pleads guilty to 184 felony counts in state court but pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges, with his lawyers arguing...

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UK police make third arrest over attempted arson on London synagogue last month

UK police make third arrest over attempted arson on London synagogue last month

19-year-old man taken into custody over April 15 assault on Finchley synagogue; police say 30 people arrested so far over recent arsons, eight...

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Rubio meets pope in Vatican amid ongoing feud between Trump and Catholic leader

Rubio meets pope in Vatican amid ongoing feud between Trump and Catholic leader

US State Department says two discussed situation in Mideast, ‘underscored the strong relationship’ between US and Vatican, ‘shared commitment to...

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UK holds local elections as left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge

UK holds local elections as left- and right-wing populist parties expected to surge

Polls show PM Starmer’s Labour losing ground amid discontent and Epstein scandal, pushing Polanski’s anti-Israel Greens and Farage’s...

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Bondi Beach terrorist to face 19 extra charges over Hanukkah massacre

Bondi Beach terrorist to face 19 extra charges over Hanukkah massacre

Officials say Naveed Akram faces extra charges over intent to murder and resisting arrest; hearing held over gag order on some names of victims and...

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US, Iran said closing in on framework for permanent deal, as Trump renews bomb threats

Iran reply soon expected to 1-page MOU that includes halt on enrichment, extraction of uranium stockpile, lifting of US sanctions, Hormuz reopening,...

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Claiming ‘great progress’ in Iran talks, Trump pauses US naval escorts in Hormuz

Tehran says it wants ‘comprehensive agreement’ as FM meets with Chinese counterpart; Netanyahu said to speak with UAE president on recent Iranian...

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London cops announce new unit to protect Jews amid surging antisemitic violence

Metropolitan Police say ‘community protection team’ to initially have 100 officers who will combine neighborhood patrols with ‘specialist...

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Four Palestine Action members convicted over 2024 raid of Israeli arms firm’s UK site

Jurors in retrial also find one defendant guilty of striking police officer with a sledgehammer and fracturing her spine during break-in at Elbit’s...

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Iran restarts attacks on UAE as US fights to restore traffic in Strait of Hormuz

UAE says 15 missiles, 4 drones fired, sparking fire at oil facility in first major attack since ceasefire; US says it sunk 6 small Iranian boats as...

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Iran threatens American ships if they enter Hormuz, as US kicks off ‘Project Freedom’

Officials cited in US media say initiative won’t necessarily involve US Navy escorting merchant ships; Macron: France won’t take part in...

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Iran hangs man accused of killing security forces volunteer during 2022 protests

Judiciary says Mehrab Abdollahzadeh confessed to crimes and was executed for ‘corruption on earth’

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Senior Iranian officer warns war with US ‘likely’ after Trump rebuffs latest proposal

US president says Navy ‘like pirates’ carrying out blockade of Iranian ports, which the Pentagon reportedly estimates has cost Tehran $4.8 billion...

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Jury of Italy’s Venice Biennale resigns after demanding Israel, Russia be excluded

Largest international art exhibition spurns 5-judge panel that had pledged not to consider works by nations whose leaders face arrest warrants from...

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CENTCOM chief to brief Trump on new plans for military action against Iran — report

Adm. Brad Cooper to present options for ‘short and powerful’ strikes, seizing parts of Strait of Hormuz, and special forces action to capture...

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Inquiry finds that days before Bondi massacre, Jewish group warned Aussie cops attack was ‘likely’

Despite warning, royal commission investigating the terror shooting says Australian police didn’t send officers to protect Hanukkah celebration,...

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Palestine Action ban is risk to free speech, watchdog says, amid UK appeal to bar group

Lawyers for anti-Israel group tell court that government should have taken criminal measures against it rather than ban it, as state argues such steps...

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Trump said prepping for extended Iran blockade, says Tehran ‘better get smart soon’

‘No more Mr. Nice Guy,’ US president declares, adds Iran’s leaders ‘don’t know how to sign a nonnuclear deal’; Hegseth to testify before...

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After Iran talks barb, Trump says Germany’s Merz ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’

US president accuses German chancellor, who said ‘an entire nation is being humiliated’ by Iranian negotiators, of ‘thinking it’s OK for Iran...

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UAE says it will withdraw from OPEC and OPEC+, in historic blow to global oil cartel

UAE energy minister says no direct consultations held on leaving cartels, including with Saudis; Gulf oil producers already struggling with exports...

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Rubio rejects new Iranian proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz, with future of talks in limbo

Iran’s plan is ‘We’ll blow you up and you pay us,’ says top US diplomat; tanker traffic muted in strait, which Iran says it controls;...

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PA leader Abbas’s loyalists win local elections, including in Gaza’s Deir al‑Balah

First election of any kind in Strip in over 2 decades is cast by Ramallah as a success and ‘another step on the path to full independence’

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Iran diplomacy stalls as Hormuz becomes focal point of mediation efforts

Trump says although Iran ‘offered a lot’ in most recent proposal, it was still ‘not enough;’ Tehran tries persuading Oman to support mechanism...

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Shots fired as gunman charges at White House correspondents’ dinner; Trump unharmed

President, Vance, rushed from stage as armed suspect runs past Secret Service guarding Washington event; suspect detained; Trump doubts attempt linked...

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Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Islamabad for ‘time-wasting’ Iran talks

US president claims Iran submitted a better but not good enough proposal minutes after he canceled his negotiators’ trip; Iran’s FM departs...

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PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover

Election is one of the reforms demanded in Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but no faction other than Abbas’s Fatah has put forward a party slate; vote in...

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EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and $105 billion loan to Ukraine

Russia vows to retaliate after sanctions imposed on ​oil and gas, the linchpin of Russia’s economy; loan to Ukraine comes just before the war-torn...

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Pentagon said to float ways US can punish NATO allies for not helping fight Iran

Internal email considers suspending Spain — though it’s unclear how — and reviewing position on UK’s claim to Falkland Islands; Spain’s...

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Woman, minor charged with plotting attack on Houston synagogue ‘to kill as many Jews as possible’

Law enforcement arrests 18-year-old in North Carolina and a 16-year-old in Texas for planning car ramming attack on Congregation Beth Israel

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Iran’s exiled crown prince splashed with red liquid after railing against ceasefire

Police say protester in Berlin detained for throwing what appeared to be tomato juice at Reza Pahlavi, who was snubbed by government on visit to...

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