#Israel: Champagne in the Knesset as #death penalty law for #Palestinians passes
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“Far-right lawmakers in Israel’s Knesset were seen cheering and celebrating with champagne on Monday after a law was passed that would allow the execution by hanging of Palestinians convicted on terror charges for deadly attacks.”
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“The law has triggered widespread condemnation from rights groups and was labelled 'cruel and discriminatory’ by a UN spokesperson.”
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“US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Iraq”
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Wikipedia explicitly states Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq on March 31, 2026.
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— The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State
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— Shelly Kittleson is a freelance American journalist, primarily reporting on conflict, security, and humanitarian concerns in the Middle East and Afghanistan. On March 31, 2026, Kittleson was kidnapped…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Kittleson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly_Kittleson
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— The 2026 Iran war has involved Iraq, where Iranian forces and allied militias conducted missile and drone strikes against coalition facilities and targeted areas in Baghdad and Kurdistan Region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_in_the_2026_Iran_war
“'Africa fashion' opens in Paris, celebrates rapid growth of African design scene”
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“With Tunisian opposition figures in jail, family members lead calls for change”
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“REPLAY: France's Macron, Japan Takaichi hold press briefing”
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“Trump says the US could end the Iran war in two to three weeks”
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Multiple independent sources (Al Jazeera, France24, and Wikipedia) confirm Trump's claim about ending the Iran war in 2-3 weeks.
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— On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Twelve-Day War, under the code name Operation Midnight Hammer. The Fordow Uranium Enrich…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_…
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— On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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— On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel started an armed conflict with surprise airstrikes on sites and cities across Iran, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several other Irania…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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“War in the Middle East: Israeli strikes kill 7 in Lebanon”
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Wikipedia's 2026 Lebanon war entry directly states Israeli strikes killed over 1,000 combined militants and civilians.
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— The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
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— Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between the state of Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. The war has killed more than 1,000 militants and civilians com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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— The Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon lasted for eighteen years, from 1982 until 2000. In June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon in response to attacks from southern Lebanon by Palestinian militants. …
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“Saharan dust storm turns sky orange over southern Morocco”
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“The latest from Tehran: 'Air strikes hit non-military targets every day'”
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“France 'very unhelpful': Trump lashes out at allies”
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