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Iran’s leader threatens ‘even bigger blow’ against US, Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to talk

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday issued his latest threat against the U.S. and “its dog on a leash, the Zionist regime [Israel]” as nations urge nuclear negotiations but eye sanctions options.  “The fact that our nation is ready to face the power of the United States and its dog on a leash, the Zionist […]

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Who are the Druze? Religious group aids Syrian members under Islamist attack, Israeli members offer support

Israel ramped up airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday following reports that members of the Druze religious minority were being massacred by militant Islamists, shining a spotlight on a unique community that has lived in the region for more than a thousand years and remains tightly connected despite being scattered across international borders.  Around 150,000 Druze live

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Rubio says Israel strike on Syrian military headquarters ‘likely a misunderstanding’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said he believed Israel’s strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus was “likely a misunderstanding” amid concerns over unrest that erupted this week.  “It’s complicated,” Rubio told reporters after President Donald Trump asked him to take a question by a reporter in the Oval Office amid a bilateral

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German customs officials seize 1,500 tarantulas smuggled in international spongecake shipment

German customs authorities recently made a skin-crawling discovery when they found about 1,500 young tarantulas concealed in a shipment of spongecake boxes. The package, which had arrived at Germany’s Cologne Bonn Airport three weeks ago from Vietnam, weighed more than 15 pounds and had a noticeable smell that tipped off officials, according to a news

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‘Squad’ members ‘decide to lie and twist facts’ about Israel’s history, says prominent Arab activist

Members of the “Squad” are undermining coexistence between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East, Israeli-Arab activist Yoseph Haddad told Fox News Digital. “Representatives of the Squad are trying to harm the coexistence and partnership that exist in the region between Arabs and Jews,” Haddad said. “I think it was [Alexandria] Ocasio-Cortez herself who said she had no

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Zelenskyy shakes up Ukrainian government, with US weapons on the way

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is reshuffling the government as his country’s war with Russia rages more than three years after it began.  First Deputy Prime Minister and Economic Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has been tapped to lead the next government as prime minister. Meanwhile, current Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is set to serve as the country’s

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Putin mum on Trump’s 50-day ultimatum, Kremlin officials claim Russia ‘didn’t care’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to publicly respond to the 50-day ultimatum President Donald Trump issued him, though one top official on Tuesday suggested that Moscow “didn’t care.” Deputy Chair of Russia’s security council and former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took to X to express the Kremlin’s first reaction to the joint announcement by

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Israel slams UN for ignoring aid already in Gaza while demanding more

Israel is calling out international organizations and the United Nations for allegedly leaving pallets of aid uncollected while decrying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. “Right now, there are thousands of pallets of humanitarian aid already inside Gaza, waiting to be picked up and distributed from the crossings by U.N. agencies and international organizations. Instead of

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Huckabee demands Israel ‘aggressively investigate’ murder of Palestinian American killed in ‘terrorist act’

The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, on Tuesday called on Israeli authorities to “aggressively investigate” the killing of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian American who was reportedly beaten to death by a gang of extremist settlers in the West Bank village of Sinjil on Friday. “We have asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder

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Mother of slain soldier held by Hamas terrorists for 4K days makes plea to Trump

It has been 4,000 days since Hadar Goldin, a 23-year-old Israeli soldier and budding artist, was ambushed and killed by Hamas terrorists during a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza. His remains have never been returned. For his mother, Leah Goldin, the passage of time has only deepened the urgency. In a wide-ranging interview marking the grim

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