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Israel’s Netanyahu has ‘lost the plot,’ New Zealand leader Luxon says

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost the plot” and that Israel’s planned occupation of Gaza City is “utterly unacceptable.” Luxon’s comments come as his conservative coalition government weighs whether to join other members of the Five-Eyes security alliance, Australia, Britain and Canada, in moving to …

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Iranian mother released from ICE detention after Republican House Majority Leader intervenes

New Orleans AP  —  An Iranian mother detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has been released this week following advocacy from Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian, 64, was detained by ICE officers last month as she gardened in the yard of her New Orleans home. She had been living …

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Israel has threatened to kill Iran’s supreme leader. Here’s what could come next

CNN  —  As US President Donald Trump weighs joining Israel’s assault on Iran, questions are mounting over whether such an intervention could trigger regime change in Tehran – an outcome that risks splintering the country and sending shockwaves across the region. Home to long-simmering separatist movements that have vied for power and independence, Iran could …

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Israeli military says it has recovered body of elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar

CNN  —  The Israeli military says it has recovered the body of de facto Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made the announcement on Sunday after the body went through an identification process. Sinwar is the younger brother of former Hamas leader …

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Five children among 10 family members killed in Indian strikes, Pakistani militant leader says

A Pakistani militant chief targeted in India’s overnight strikes said 10 of his relatives, including five children, had been killed by the attack. Masood Azhar, the leader of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) – one of two militant factions that India’s military said it targeted overnight – said his older sister, his brother-in-law, his nephew and niece were …

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A Palestinian student leader at Columbia was steps away from his final citizenship interview. He instead faces deportation

CNN  —  A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to becoming a US citizen. But instead of having an interview, Mohsen Mahdawi – who’s been in the United States for a decade – was taken away in handcuffs. Immigration officials detained Mahdawi, a …

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Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years

Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s interim rulers have struggled to exert their authority across much of Syria since the Islamist former insurgent group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, led a lightning insurgency that overthrew longtime …

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