US-based staff plans to forgo full-on pageant, pick Miss Universe entrant without usual judge-based process, video shows; organization denies wrongdoing, revokes titleholder's status
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Ramming suspect and several others arrested over incident at Efrat Junction, though no arrests reported among Israeli rioters
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EU deadlock on Israel measures pushes some countries toward national measures, expected to be imposed within days; France to host civil society, ministerial meeting on June 12
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The stunning Red Sea predator is wreaking havoc on the Mediterranean ecosystem, prompting an unprecedented alliance to curb its rapidly expanding population
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Jibril Rajoub tells ToI that those backing exiled ex-security chief Dahlan shouldn't be forced to sign amnesty request detailing their infractions, as demanded by ruling Fatah party
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Army says Cpt. Shahar Gamla, 23, of elite Egoz Unit was severely hurt by drone, later succumbed to wounds; Sgt. Ohad Yaari, 21, killed by suspected accidental gunfire
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Source says US to make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to repair damage caused by Iran * IDF says 4 reservists moderately hurt yesterday from Hezbollah drone in south Lebanon
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Israeli plan to bring down the regime was interrupted by the US decision to halt fighting, says 'Aleph,' a former senior official; dismisses reported US criticism that the agency's plan was 'farcical' and 'bullshit'
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'Aleph' fired after 22 years of service as Gofman 'shapes new leadership’; decision reportedly criticized internally as new chief lacks experience, needs guidance
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Farid Issa Mazlavat killed in the Druze town of Maghar; two brothers shot outside of Nazareth, one of whom was to get married on Saturday, prompting apparent revenge killing
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Channel 12 says initial probe shows ultra-Orthodox attackers were highly organized, intended to hurt Noam Sohlberg; source says rioters 'came to cause a pogrom'
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Students chant slogans such as 'Justice, education, our undeniable right' at rallies that began last month, in first sign of dissent since internet blackout lifted
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In recording aired on TV, source says 'directive' to record votes was the 'only way' PM's personal lawyer won ballot, conflicting with Likud MK's claim they were given free choice
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Chirac spent 12 years at the Élysée Palace alongside her husband, Jacques, enduring infidelity and building power of her own. 'A great lady of the heart has departed' says Macron
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Qlayaat airport near Syrian border to be converted from airbase to passenger hub as government looks to shift traffic from the Beirut airport, near Hezbollah's Dahiyeh stronghold
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Dozens of assailants damage property, steal livestock and set fire to auto repair shop amid clashes across West Bank; army launches investigation
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While visas were granted to the players for matches to be played on American soil, Tehran claims soccer officials, support staff were excluded
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The shocking attack on Justice Noam Sohlberg’s home underlines that extremists view the enlistment battle as a religious crusade, in which there can and will be no compromise
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Military says vehicle entered active combat zone without coordination; Israel orders evacuation of south Lebanon villages as Hezbollah drone attacks continue despite renewed ceasefire
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Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story 'completely false'
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US hits Iranian radar sites after drone attacks, Iran fires missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait; Trump says deal is stuck because Iran has to make tough decisions, says Tehran retains about 22% of missile arsenal
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ToI's movie maven and deputy editor welcome their first guest, Isaac Zablocki, ahead of his 14th Annual Israel Film Center Festival, and discuss two Israeli titles from the lineup
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Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Biniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must 'be done on international level' regardless of politics
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Measure would release over 3,000 prisoners and reduce thousands of sentences amid prison overcrowding while reopening debate over fate of former Israeli-backed militia members
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Prosecutors say assault by Romanian nationals on Iran International news presenter Pouria Zeraati was proxy operation linked to Tehran aimed at silencing criticism of regime
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Iran dismisses IAEA concern over lack of access to nuclear sites as a 'tool of political pressure' * Two, including 17-year-old boy, moderately wounded in violent incidents in Rahat, medics say
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Military 'expresses deep sorrow' over deadly shooting of Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, launches investigation of incident
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Riots on Shabbat Eve, the day of rest, come days after ultra-Orthodox extremists attacked deputy chief justice's home, held other anti-police protests over arrest of draft-dodgers
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Mir Hossein Mousavi was focus of 2009 mass protests after he was declared loser of disputed election; his condition is said to have worsened after Feb. 28 airstrike damaged his home
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