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Phone call shows brother pleading with Texas hostage-taker

British man who held four people hostage in a Texas synagogue ranted against Jews and American wars in countries like Afghanistan as his brother pleaded with him to give up and free the captives

Associated Press , 23:36, 01.20.22

UK police arrest 2 men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Law enforcement say suspects taken in for questioning due to alleged connection to UK citizen who took four people hostage at Congregation Beth Israel, Malik Faisal Akram

Associated Press , 18:38, 01.20.22

Norwegian mass killer Breivik begins parole hearing with Nazi salute

Far-right extremist lifts signs in English as prosecution laid its case in court, including one saying 'Stop your genocide against our white nations' and 'Nazi-Civil-War'

Reuters , 21:12, 01.18.22

Texas rabbi: Captor grew 'belligerent' late in standoff

Rabbi Cytron-Walker said to have acted as a calm and comforting presence during standoff between police and Malik Faisal, 44; Bennett says on Twitter that event is a stark reminder that antisemitism is still alive

Associated Press , 23:31, 01.16.22

Biden says Texas hostage taker committed act of terror

Speaking in Philadelphia, where he and his wife were to honor the legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. President says hostage taker obtained weapons on the street after spending the night in a homeless shelter

Reuters , 20:35, 01.16.22

UK confirms Texas synagogue attacker was a British citizen

Foreign Office spokesperson says staff 'aware of the death of a British man in Texas' and are in contact with local authorities; man said to have demanded release of Pakistani woman imprisoned nearby for trying to kill U.S. service members in Afghanistan

Ynet, AP , 15:30, 01.16.22

All hostages safely released from standoff at Texas synagogue

After 10 hour, reporters say they heard explosions, possibly flashbangs, and the sound of gunfire shortly before Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces crisis was over

Reuters , 06:10, 01.16.22

Police involved in apparent hostage situation at Texas synagogue

Gunman barges into house of worship during Shabbat service; officers make contact with somebody inside who they believe is a suspect; no injuries reported

Reuters, Itamar Eichner , 23:45, 01.15.22

Vienna Nazi art show seeks to address WWII legacy

'Vienna Falls in Line. The Politics of Art under National Socialism' aims to shed light on culture and its role under the Third Reich — one of the latest ways in which Austria is seeking to address its complicated war-era past

AFP , 13:56, 12.30.21

Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid campaigner and Israel critic, dies aged 90

South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice died peacefully in Cape Town; retired Anglican Archbishop was ardent supporter of anti-Israel international boycott; urged Israelis to forgive the Nazis

Ynet, Reuters , 13:57, 12.26.21

Lebanon's top Christian party signals possible end of Hezbollah alliance

Free Patriotic Movement party provides critical Christian political cover for Hezbollah's armed presence under Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system

Reuters , 20:28, 12.23.21

First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom

Johnson confirms at least one patient has now been confirmed to have died with Omicron; since first case of new variant detected in UK, PM imposed tougher restrictions and urged people to get booster shots

Reuters , 17:32, 12.13.21

Afghan girl risks Taliban wrath translating forbidden books

'We are afraid of the Taliban, but we also know that Afghan women are really brave,' says 18-year-old as she laments group's takeover of country is rolling back 20 years of progress

i24NEWS , 16:04, 12.09.21

UAE to shift to Saturday-Sunday weekend to align with global markets

Gulf state currently has a Friday-Saturday weekend due to Friday being a holiday in many predominantly Muslim countries, but the government is certain the move will facilitate stronger international business links and opportunities

Reuters , 15:13, 12.07.21

Algeria pledges $100 million in aid to the Palestinians

During Abbas visit to Algiers, Algerian president says funding was 'in keeping with… the entire Algerian people's commitment to support the just Palestinian cause under all circumstances'

AFP , 23:06, 12.06.21

Bidens, Harris, Emhoff celebrate Hanukkah at White House

Event includes Jewish community leaders, lawmakers, and Israeli envoy to U.S. and marks fourth night of holiday; 'whether it’s in the temple of Jerusalem or the temple of our democracy, nothing broken or profaned is beyond repair, nothing' Biden says in his remarks

Associated Press , 09:55, 12.02.21

Iran makes nuclear advance despite talks to salvage 2015 deal

Announcement appears to undercut indirect talks between Iran and the United States on bringing both fully back into the battered deal that resumed this week

Reuters , 09:11, 12.02.21

Omicron keeps world jittery as more information drips out

Much is still unknown about the new variant's infectivity or lethality, but many countries have already tightened restrictions and extending lockdowns in effort to prevent further spread

Associated Press , 16:59, 12.01.21

Jewish far-right pundit Zemmour launches French presidential bid

Fiercely anti-immigration and seen by critics as a racist, former TV commentator says he will 'save' France, though his popularity has waned following an initial surge in polls

AFP , 18:29, 11.30.21

Iran plays hardball as nuclear talks with world powers resume

Tehran's negotiating team said to set out demands that U.S. and European diplomats consider unrealistic; diplomats say time is running out to resurrect the pact

Reuters , 19:56, 11.29.21

Afghan women soccer team flown to UK with help from rabbi and Kim Kardashian

A plane carrying more than 30 teenage players and their families touches ground in UK, escaping clutches of Taliban after Rabbi Moshe Margaretten, head of Tzedek Association, had reached out to reality TV for help to fund escape

Associated Press , 14:34, 11.18.21

U.S. Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression

Report lists allegations of forced sterilization, sexual violence, enslavement, torture and forcible transfer of Muslim minority by Chinese authorities in the eastern Xinjiang region

Associated Press , 18:17, 11.09.21

Former U.S. secretary of state Colin Powell dies at 84

Decorated war hero, who succumbed to COVID-related complications, was the first African American to take up senior post — during which he oversaw the 2003 invasion of Iraq, forever associated with his controversial UN presentation making the case for the war

Reuters , 16:45, 10.18.21

UK police rule deadly stabbing of lawmaker a 'terrorist incident'

Officials say an early investigation of knife attack on Tory MP David Amess reveals 'potential motivation linked to Islamist extremism'; suspect said to be a Muslim of Somali descent

Reuters , 11:17, 10.16.21

Blinken says time running out for Iran deal

Following a trilateral meeting with Lapid and UAE Foreign Minister, Secretary of State says Washington to view options to meet challenge posed by Tehran; says U.S. seeking normalized relations for Israel and Arab nations

News agencies , 22:49, 10.13.21

Nazi memorabilia worth millions found at home of Brazil child abuser

Rio de Janeiro police identify the suspect as 58-year-old Aylson Proenca Doyle Linhares, who was is possession of 'monstrous material' pertaining to Nazism, which allegedly is worth between 2.5 million and 3 million euros

AFP , 09:26, 10.07.21

German 96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect detained after fleeing trial

Irmgard Furchner is accused of having contributed as an 18-year old to the murder of 11,412 people when she was a typist at the Stutthof concentration camp between 1943 and 1945

Reuters , 15:47, 09.30.21

Ex-secretary of Nazi camp commander goes on trial in Germany

Irmgard Furchner is charged with 11,000 counts of accessory to murder, with court saying she allegedly 'aided and abetted those in charge of Stutthof concentration camp in systematic killing of those imprisoned there between 1943-1945'

Associated Press , 10:04, 09.30.21

U.S. has reached out to China about cutting oil imports from Iran, officials say

Analysts believe Chinese oil imports from Iran have averaged 553,000 barrels per day at its peak, aiding Tehran skirt sanctions imposed by U.S. to force the Islamic Republic to return to the tattered 2015 nuclear agreement

Reuters , 17:11, 09.29.21

France moves against 'radical' Muslim groups, centers

French authorities would also request dissolution of Islamist publishers Nawa and Black African Defence League, which Interior Minister Darmanin says 'incites extermination of Jews and legitimizes stoning of homosexuals'

AFP , 11:32, 09.29.21

Former Nazi death camp secretary, 96, faces trial

Irmgard Furchner was a teenager when she worked in camp director's office at Stutthof — first such case in recent years against a woman, and one who was a minor at time of alleged crimes

AFP , 19:17, 09.28.21

Biden gets COVID-19 booster shot as additional doses roll out

POTUS rolls up his shirt sleeve and takes his third vaccine dose in total, hoping to provide a powerful example for Americans on the need to get the extra shot even as millions go without their first

Reuters , 21:14, 09.27.21

German SPD seeks allies to replace Merkel-led coalition

Olaf Scholz says he hopes to strike a coalition deal before Christmas, although his conservative rival Armin Laschet says he could still try to form a government despite coming in second

Reuters , 08:18, 09.27.21

Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor

With the end of Angela Merkel's 16 year term, Germany prepares for one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with the conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats locked in a tight race

Reuters , 09:43, 09.26.21

Ex-Nazi interpreter facing extradition dies in Canada

Helmut Oberlander had been fighting to stay in the country since 1995 when police launched an investigation into his alleged ties to an Einsatzkommando, or Nazi death squad

AFP , 14:18, 09.23.21

FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order

Following a demand by the relatives of nearly 3,000 victims that perished in the terrorist attack, president orders publication of a partially redacted document outlining ties between Saudi government and the hijackers

Reuters , 10:41, 09.12.21

IAEA chief in Iran for talks before showdown with West

Rafael Grossi to meet with Iran's new Atomic Organization chief Mohammad Eslami, to discuss access to monitoring equipment in nuclear sites, answers on the uranium particles found at the undeclared former sites

Reuters , 08:41, 09.12.21

'Unbearable sorrow': Americans reflect on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11

Ceremony in lower Manhattan begins with moment of silence at exact time first of two planes flew into World Trade Center's twin towers, after which relatives began to read aloud names of 2,977 victims to the thousands who had gathered at the site

Reuters , 19:05, 09.11.21

Taliban takeover risks emboldening Jihadists worldwide, analysts say

Rapid ousting of the Western-backed Afghan government by terrorist group will provide Islamic fundamentalists with an example of how patience and careful strategy can pay off even after previous defeats

AFP , 17:19, 09.05.21

Taliban push deep into Afghanistan's holdout Panjshir Valley

While resistance fighters claiming successful in keeping Islamists at bay, analysts say they are struggling as rebel commanders warn of a 'large-scale humanitarian crisis' and thousands 'displaced by Taliban onslaught'

AFP , 10:40, 09.05.21

China bans 'insufficiently masculine' men from TV

Regulator says broadcasters must 'resolutely put an end to sissy men and other abnormal esthetics,' using an insulting slang term for effeminate men — 'niang pao,' or literally, 'girlie guns'

Associated Press , 18:23, 09.02.21

New York, New Jersey declare emergencies, at least six reported dead in record rains

Mayor Bill de Blasio calls on residents to stay indoors and escribes the flooding and weather on Wednesday night as a 'historic weather event'; NYC subway lines suspended and roads closed to non-emergency vehicles

Reuters , 14:12, 09.02.21

Biden defends departure from 'forever war,' praises airlift

Facing tough questions about U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, POTUS says doesn't believe safety and security of America enhanced by continuing to deploy thousands of troops and spending billions in Afghanistan

Associated Press , 10:21, 09.01.21

Echoes of 2015 as EU grapples with Afghan migration, security challenges

More hawkish members of the bloc - including Austria, Denmark and Czech Republic - vehemently oppose the hosting of refugees, with some saying they are afraid situation could again result in terrorist attacks on European soil

Reuters , 21:50, 08.31.21

Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power

President Biden declares emergency, orders immideate federal aid to the area; 60-year-old man killed after tree falls on him near Baton Rouge; 150-mph winds make storm 5th strongest hurricane to ever hit U.S. mainland

Reuters , 08:21, 08.30.21

U.S. says drone kills suicide bombers targeting Kabul airport

Spokesman for the American military's Central Command calls the strike 'self-defense' against Afghanistan's branch of IS, considered especially brutal having a year ago assaulted a maternity hospital in Kabulin, where they killed women and infants

Associated Press , 19:08, 08.29.21

U.S. airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

Central Command says the drone strike was conducted in Nangahar province against an IS member believed to be involved in planning attacks against the United States in Kabul as swift retaliation promised by president

Associated Press , 09:37, 08.28.21

U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after 169 killed in Kabul airport carnage

Central Command chief says U.S. commanders were on alert for more attacks after two blasts killed dozens, including 13 American service members; Biden tells ISIS that U.S. will 'hunt you down and make you pay'

Reuters , 09:46, 08.27.21

At least 12 U.S. troops killed in Kabul airport attack, officials say

Pentagon spokesman confirms multiple American fatalities after 2 blasts tore through crowds thronging airport gates; although official number of dead stands at 22, the unofficial tally puts the number of casualties at 70; Islamic State claims responsibility

Reuters , 22:12, 08.26.21

Attack on Kabul airport kills at least 13; airlift thrust into chaos

No organization claimed responsibility for the blasts but Washington and allies had been urging civilians to stay away from the airport because of a threat of attack by Islamic State militants

Associated Press , 19:14, 08.26.21

UK sees very credible threat of imminent IS Kabul airport attack

Britain's foreign ministry advises people not to travel to area, where thousands are waiting for flights out of Afghanistan ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline, with armed forces minister saying intel on possible suicide attack 'much firmer'

Reuters , 10:52, 08.26.21

German show traces Nazi-era artists’ success after the war

Berlin museum exhibition explores careers and works of more than 100 painters and sculptors who figured on a list of 'Divinely Gifted' artists, compiled in 1944 on behalf of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels

Associated Press , 18:35, 08.25.21

IS threat forces U.S. changes to evacuations at Kabul airport

Biden administration yet to commit to extending Aug. 31 deadline for withdrawal of American personnel, foreign nationals and Afghans at risk of Taliban retribution; despite security warning, pandamonium continues in the area as hundreds attempt to flee the country

Associated Press , 09:26, 08.22.21

Anti-Taliban forces massing in Panjshir Valley, Russia says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says resistance movement forming in country's last holdout — led by vice-president Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud, son of a famed Northern Alliance commander

AFP , 17:42, 08.19.21

Several killed in flag-waving protests against Taliban in Afghanistan

Video posted on social media shows a crowd of men and some women waving black, red and green national flags in Kabul, while Taliban claims they will not take revenge against old enemies and will respect the rights of women

Reuters , 14:34, 08.19.21

Evacuations from Afghanistan gather momentum as Taliban promise peace

Group vows no retribution against soldiers, contractors and says will respect rights of women; G7 leaders agree to discuss common strategy and approach to country's new regime next week

Reuters , 09:05, 08.18.21

Life returning to a new normal as Taliban consolidate power

Despite group's calls of a general amnesty and vague assurances for womens' rights, many Afghans are adjusting to accommodate return of the new hardline Islamist regime - if not by direct order, then at least for self-preservation

AFP , 13:51, 08.17.21

Biden: Afghan chaos 'gut-wrenching' but stands by withdrawal

President says he had warned Ghani, who was appointed Afghanistan's president in a U.S.-negotiated agreement, to be prepared to fight a civil war with the Taliban after U.S. forces left; 'they failed to do any of that,' he adds, conceding takeover quicker than expected

Associated Press , 07:44, 08.17.21

Shops close, security guards flee in Afghan capital

Hundreds of people were seen dashing with their luggage towards the safety of the airport, where evacuations were taking place, with U.S. troops deployed there forced to fire in the air to deter the out of control crowds

Reuters , 09:19, 08.16.21

Afghan president flees as country prepares for Taliban to take power

Ashraf Ghani reportedly leaves for Tajikistan following Taliban's swift takeover of country, reaching capital Kabul hours earlier; Islamist group says its awaiting 'peaceful transfer' as both sides, U.S. officials prepare to meet in Qatar to discuss handover

Reuters , 17:47, 08.15.21