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Trump tells U.S. Congress that ceasefire 'terminated' Iran conflict, as war powers deadline arrives
In a letter to congressional leaders on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that a ceasefire had "terminated" hostilities against Iran, as he sought to bolster his argument that he does not need lawmakers' permission to continue the conflict.
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'I wanted to protect him': Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank
More than a week after a shooting near a boys' school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act could give Trump a lifeline
The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively neutralized a hugely significant piece of voting rights legislation designed to ensure African-American representation in Washington, and the resulting consequences could be wide-reaching and election-changing.
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10 killed in Israeli strikes in south Lebanon as Hezbollah drone wounds 2 Israeli soldiers
Israel carried out several airstrikes Friday on southern Lebanon that killed at least 10 people, while the militant Hezbollah group said it fired rockets and drones at northern Israel where two soldiers were wounded.
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Unrest erupts in Alice Springs, Australia, after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested
Hundreds of people clashed with emergency services workers in a remote town in Central Australia following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl, police said on Friday.