International

London police respond to two terrorist attacks; at least one dead

British police said terrorist attacks in London late Saturday inflicted multiple casualties, with a vehicle running down pedestrians on London Bridge and people being stabbed nearby. Reuters reported at least one person dead. As the attacks unfolded, President Trump said on Twitter that the violence underscores the need for U.S. courts to uphold his travel

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International, USA

Duterte says Philippine casino attack ‘not the work’ of Islamic State

Manila (dpa) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the Islamic State extremist group was not behind an attack on a Manila casino complex, in which 37 people were killed in a fire. “That is not the work of the ISIS,” Duterte, referring to the group by an acronym, said before visiting a

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International

As Portland train attack victim died, a man stole his wedding ring, police say

PORTLAND, Ore.—Many Portlanders thought little could shock them more than the fatally stabbing of two men on a train for defending teens against anti-Muslim and racist taunts. But after last week’s attack, in which 35-year-old Jeremy Joseph Christian is accused of killing two men by slashing their throats, police released details of a new element

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USA

Nikki Haley says President Trump believes in climate change caused by pollution

WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, he never said whether he believed in the science of global warming or if he still considers it a hoax, as he has said in the past. At least one of his aides, Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the

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The World We Share, USA

Why thousands of people in Manchester are getting bee tattoos

Manchester, England, is still in shock following last week’s suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in the city. A tribute concert for the victims is planned for Sunday, with Ariana Grande performing again, joined by Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams and other stars. But hundreds of people across Manchester have found another way to

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International

CNN article names Ivanka Trump ‘America’s most powerful Jewish woman’

First daughter Ivanka Trump was named “America’s most powerful Jewish woman” in an article published by CNN on Friday, but the subsequent reaction suggests the opinion is hardly widely held. CNN drew fire for publishing a headline Friday declaring Ms. Trump to be “America’s most powerful Jewish woman,” provoking an avalanche of negative reactions and

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USA

A Muslim woman breaks century-high glass ceiling as the first religious court judge in Israel

Israel is often celebrated for LGBTQ rights, gender equality in its military and electing one of the world’s first female heads of state back in 1969. But women still lack equal representation in positions of power, especially in Israel’s religious realm. For these reasons, Hana Mansour-Khatib’s appointment as Israel’s first woman religious court judge is

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Middle East

Trump team looks to Obama-era West Bank security plan – report

Greenblatt said to have met with architects of 2014 Allen Plan, opposed by Netanyahu and Ya’alon, which was to address Israeli defense concerns over a Palestinian state By Times of Israel staff Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations, Jason Greenblatt (l) meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister’s Office

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Middle East, USA