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Israeli Dudi Sela advances with shock Wimbledon victory

Come-from-behind win against American John Isner, ranked 21st in the world, propels the Israeli singles tennis champ to third round By Times of Israel staff and Justin Cohen Dudi Sela at Wimbledon on July 6, 2017. (screen capture: Sky News) Dudi Sela, Israel’s top-ranked men’s singles tennis player, has advanced to the third round of […]

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Trump frames anti-terror fight as a clash of civilizations, defending Western culture against enemies

WARSAW — President Donald Trump’s speech in Warsaw cast the fight against terrorism as a clash of civilizations, adopting a framework that his two predecessors had determinedly avoided and linking it to his controversial policies on immigration. The speech on Thursday centered on extended praise for what Trump described as the unique virtues of Western

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International, USA

Western Montana hit by earthquake

A rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck western Montana, briefly plunging a town into darkness and powerful enough to knock down shelves and break glass, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was the largest earthquake in western Montana in nearly 60 years, according to the USGS. “It’s not impossible, but it is a very rare

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USA

Raising up Peretz and dumping Herzog, Labor shows it forgives — eventually

Rooted in winter 2016 coalition talks, Tuesday’s primary vote was a fight between 3 candidates who have veered from their base, defected from their parties By Marissa Newman In retrospect, the late winter and early spring of 2016 may have proven fateful to the future of the Labor Party, setting off a chain of events

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Middle East

26 people killed in Mexico gunfight as drug cartel violence continues to rise

MEXICO CITY — Authorities said at least 26 people were killed Wednesday in northern Mexico during a predawn gun battle between warring crime gangs, part of an escalation of deadly violence across the country. In an interview with Milenio television, Chihuahua state prosecutor’s spokesman Felix Gonzalez said the confrontation between armed groups broke out in

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International, USA

India, Israel hail diplomatic ‘marriage made in Heaven’ on Modi visit

New Delhi (dpa) – India and Israel have pledged to cooperate in a range of areas including space technology and combatting terrorism as the countries boost relations to a new level during a landmark visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi has held wide-ranging talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during a

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International, Middle East

1,500 Jerusalem homeowners up in arms over secret sale of church land

In Byzantine tale combining religion, politics and real estate, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate sells prime property to private investors By Sue Surkes Bustling Rehavia (Shmuel Bar-Am) Some 1,500 owners of properties in Jerusalem’s wealthiest neighborhoods have discovered that the land on which their homes sit has been sold, in secret, to private real estate companies. They

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Middle East

Tillerson to back up Trump efforts to bolster Eastern Europe against Russia

WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump attempts to bolster Eastern European nations against Russian belligerence while meeting in Europe this week, he is getting added support from his top diplomat. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will accompany Trump on Friday and Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, for a summit of the Group of 20 developed countries,

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International, USA

Amelia Earhart did not die in a Pacific plane crash, a newly revealed photo suggests

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Could a grainy, black-and-white photo, long buried in the National Archives, offer new evidence to solve the Amelia Earhart mystery? The famous Kansas-born aviatrix disappeared on July 2, 1937, while attempting to fly around the world. The most widely held theory is that she crashed into the Pacific Ocean. But now

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International, USA