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Category: 4. World
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Video. Israelis celebrate Purim in bomb shelter amid missile alerts
Hundreds of people in costume gathered on level minus four of Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Center, using the underground parking area as a bomb shelter to mark the Jewish holiday of Purim.
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Iran fires more missiles at Israel on day 4, as Trump declines to put a timeline on the war
Qatar calls Iranian missile and drone fire a “blatant violation,” warns it “will not go unanswered”
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Crocodile found by boy lurking in a creek near family’s home, 1,200 miles from its tropical habitat
Stephanie Kirsop didn’t believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home.
The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, which is 1,200 miles south of Australia’s crocodile habitat in the…
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War Expands as US, Israel, Iran Ramp Up Strikes Across Region
(Bloomberg) — The US-Israeli war on Iran reverberated across the region for a fourth day, with oil and gas prices surging and the world adjusting to a conflict that President Donald Trump says has no fixed timeline.
Iran sent a fresh wave…
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IDF sends troops further into south Lebanon and strikes Beirut amid Hezbollah attacks
The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday it had deployed troops deeper into southern Lebanon, beyond the five posts it currently holds, “as part of an enhanced forward defense posture” amid attacks by the Hezbollah terror group.
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Images show damage at US Embassy in Riyadh after drone strike
Footage shows damage to the US Embassy compound in Riyadh a day after a drone strike caused a small fire and minor structural damage, according to Saudi authorities. The embassy said it would remain closed following the incident.
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