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Alleged arsonist charged over fire at Australian synagogue

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Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia’s culture

Thousands of voices unite in song at traditional choir festival celebrating Estonia’s culture Over 21,000 choir singers performed in the rain at Estonia’s Song Festival Grounds in Tallinn. The event, part of the traditional Song and Dance Celebration, drew tens of thousands of spectators despite the weather. [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Photos of a Gaza toddler fighting for his life after an airstrike

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Dad dies after almost cutting arm ‘clean off’ while trying to save family in Texas flooding: ‘I’m not going to make it’

His wife repeatedly called 911 — but no one was able to get to their home in time.
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Fantasy baseball: Double down on these two rookies despite hiccups

Fantasy baseball managers often live and die by their rookie pitchers.
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Carlos Rodon’s miserable Yankees outing only made matters worse in nightmarish day

On yet another day when the Yankees offered a reminder that it can always get worse, he took a turn doing his part.
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Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad’s ouster

Shiite neighborhoods in Damascus commemorate Ashoura quietly after Assad’s ouster
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started

State TV showed Iran’ s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving and nodding to a chanting crowd in Tehran.
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A text, a Telegram link, then an offer of money: how Iran sought to recruit spies in Israel

Court documents suggest Israelis were asked to carry out missions that were at first modest but quickly escalated

Before Israel launched its war on Iran last month, its security service uncovered an extensive network of its own citizens spying for Tehran – on a scale that has taken the country by surprise.

Since Iran’s first missile barrage on Israel in April 2024, more than 30 Israelis have been charged with collaboration with Iranian intelligence.

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‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years on

Many feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility and isolation experience by community

For many in the British Muslim community, the tragedy of 7 July 2005 lives long in the memory. The bombings sent shockwaves through the nation but also marked a turning point that left many grappling with grief, fear and a new scrutiny of their identity.

Twenty years on, feelings of suspicion, isolation and hostility experienced in the aftermath of the attacks have, for some, only worsened after decades of UK counter-terrorism policies, and a political landscape they say has allowed Islamophobia to flourish.

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