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Ben Shapiro-backed 'propaganda' film portrays pro-Palestine 'terrorists' on campus

Run, Hide, Fight: Infidels, a new film produced by the Daily Wire, the media company co-founded by American right-wing comentator Ben Shapiro, has drawn backlash online after the trailer was released alongside details of its plot singling out Muslims and pro-Palestine university students.

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European powers warn businesses to avoid E1 settlement contracts in West Bank or face legal consequences | The National

Five European nations on Monday warned businesses not to seek contracts for Israel's E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deliberate and direct attack” on the viability of a Palestinian state, saying it risks unprecedented annexation and forced displacement.

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European states warn firms to avoid Israel's E1 West Bank settlement contracts or face legal consequences | The National

Five European nations on Monday warned businesses not to seek contracts for Israel's E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, calling it a “deliberate and direct attack” on the viability of a Palestinian state, saying it risks unprecedented annexation and forced displacement.

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WATCH: Philippines leads the world in rush to solar as power prices soar

People in the Philippines are increasingly installing rooftop solar panels to cut soaring electricity bills, making the country the world's biggest spender of solar panels since the conflict in Iran began. Power distributor Meralco has raised electricity rates by about 10% since the Middle East conflict started in l…

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Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

‘It's never too late to do the right thing,” Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on June 28 as Israel moved to recognize the Armenian Genocide. He said he thanked Israel’s prime minister for supporting the decision and noted the “unanimous approval of the resolution I initiated for Israel's recognition of th…

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Lebanese army must clear Hezbollah from Yellow Line to Litani River, Katz says

The pilot program for IDF withdrawals from portions of southern Lebanon while waiting to see whether the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) properly remove Hezbollah will initially focus on the zone between the IDF’s Yellow Line and the Litani River, Defense Minister Israel Katz said at a briefing for military reporters on…

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There is more to Iraq's corruption crackdown than meets the eye | The National

The wave of arrests that swept Baghdad’s Green Zone before dawn on Sunday is being presented, at home and abroad, as the moment Iraq finally turned on its own corruption. It is better understood as the opposite: the ethno-sectarian system that produces that corruption, performing maintenance on itself, removing a ri…

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Israel should rethink its approach to the United Nations - opinion

The UN Human Rights Council will soon adopt another set of resolutions targeting Israel and accusing the Jewish State of some of the most severe crimes known to the international community, and will join the nearly 75 resolutions and condemnations already adopted by UN bodies against Israel since Hamas began the Oct…

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Press watchdog CPJ reviews Gaza casualty list after accusations members tied to Gazan terror groups

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is conducting a full review of its database of journalists killed during the Israel-Hamas War after Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) published obituaries identifying as combatants individuals previously listed by CPJ as journalists.

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Another mechanism stopping Israel from defending against terrorists - opinion

Following the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced that “the parties [the US and Islamic Republic of Iran] agreed on the creation of a deconfliction cell between the parties, the Lebanese Republic, and facilitated by the Mediators [Qatar and Pakistan], to ensure adherence to…

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‘Like living in hell’: The Iran war leaves Indian seafarers dead and trapped at sea

Bhargavi Suresh, 36, from Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, spends hours sitting before a framed photograph of her husband, Patnala Suresh. She wipes the glass clean, kisses the picture, hugs it tightly and places it back on the table, only to reach for it again moments later.

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Futures Rise As Dip-Buyers Lift Tech Stocks

US equity futures are higher led by Tech as Mag7 leads the group higher and points to a reversal of last week’s profit-taking, as traders position for the end of the first half. A shortened week will likely focus on a speech from the Fed’s Warsh on Wednesday and payrolls on Thursday. As of 8:30am, S&P futures are 0.…

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IRGC dismisses claim 20 m. barrels of oil used to promote, fund war effort

IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi appeared to play down Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian’s claim last week that his government had allocated 20 million barrels of oil to the IRGC Aerospace Force to support the war effort, saying that “it is the government's responsibility to support the armed fo…

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US & Iran Set For New Talks, Trump Says, Hours After Tehran Denied Plans Due To Days Of Hormuz Attacks

After some persisting Sunday reports, including in The Wall Street Journal, said that last week's renewed tit-for-tat fighting between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz had 'stalled' the next round of talks, President Trump stated on Truth Social Monday that a meeting on Iran would be held in Doha Tuesday. He …

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