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Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a proposal for 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said.The settlements include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan, according to Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank.
It brings the total number of new settlements over the past two years to 69, Smotrich wrote on X.
The approval increases the number of settlements in the West Bank by nearly 50% during the current... Read More
Ãlysée Palace silver steward arrested for stealing thousands of euros' worth of silverware
PARIS (AP) — Three men will stand trial next year after a silver steward employed at the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of items of silverware and table service worth thousands of euros, the Paris prosecutor's office said.The Élysée Palace’s head steward reported the disappearance, with the estimated loss ranging between 15,000 and 40,000 euros (($17,500-$47,000).
The Sèvres Manufactory — which supplied most of the furnishings — identified several of the missing items on online auction websites. Questioning of... Read More
Thousands gather at Bondi Beach to mourn victims of antisemitic attack
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered under tight police security at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday evening to mark a week since two gunmen targeting a Jewish festival killed 15 people. Since then, Australian governments have been galvanized into action on countering antisemitism and tightening already strict national gun controls.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, his predecessors John Howard and Scott Morrison, and Governor-General Sam Mostyn, who represents Australia’s head of state King Charles III, were among the dignitaries at the... Read More
James Madison puts up valiant fight, but Group of Five teams still have much to prove in CFP
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Perhaps it was James Madison going for it twice on fourth down on its first drive of the game.Or, maybe it was coach Bob Chesney calling for a wide receiver pass on the Dukes’ second series of the evening. Even 12th-ranked James Madison successfully pulling off a fake punt could have adequately explained what the scoreboard failed to convey.
It was clear that the fifth-ranked Oregon Ducks were in a different class than their visitors in a 51-34 win in a College Football Playoff first round matchup Saturday at Autzen Stadium. Oregon led 48-13... Read More
How the 'worst' Australian team in 15 years just retained the Ashes against England
Apparently, the worst Australian cricket team in 15 years just won the Ashes with two matches to spare against the best England squad assembled since 2011.Long-time protagonist Stuart Broad lit the fuse ahead of a volatile contest for the longest-running rivalry in test cricket when he described the host squad as the worst to contest the Ashes in Australia since England won the 2010-11 series Down Under.
The 167-test veteran played two matches for England in that winning series.
Since then, a drought has extended to 16 losses, two draws and no wins for... Read More
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