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Iran reportedly agrees to give up highly enriched uranium as part of deal with US

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (600+ words) NYT says commitment is general, details to be worked out in negotiations after agreement is reached * Suspect shot dead after approaching White House checkpoint with weapon...

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Suspect shot dead after firing near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

55+ min ago  (181+ words) Suspect identified as Nasire Best, law enforcement official says; bystander also struck but unclear if by perpetrator or responding fire from security forces...

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timesofisrael. com > us-iran-signal-deal-could-be-near-as-trump-says-hes-50-50-on-agreement-or-strikes

Trump says deal with Iran "largely negotiated, will be announced shortly," Hormuz will be opened

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (1067+ words) US president claims call with Netanyahu 'went very well' but Israel said to see emerging deal as 'very big problem'; Trump also holds 'very good' conference call with regional leaders, mediators...

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timesofisrael. com > are-you-a-baby-killer-israeli-couple-harassed-by-employee-at-california-hotel

Are you a baby killer? : Israeli couple harassed by employee at California hotel

7+ hour, 27+ min ago  (330+ words) Two Israeli tourists were recently harassed by an employee at a California hotel with questions like "Are you a baby killer?" and "Did you serve in the IDF? ," according to video shared Saturday on social media. The interaction, which apparently…...

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timesofisrael. com > trump-said-weighing-new-strikes-as-he-seeks-decisive-victory-amid-frustration-with-iran-talks

Trump said weighing new strikes as he seeks "decisive" victory amid frustration with Iran talks

16+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1060+ words) US President Donald Trump is seriously considering launching new airstrikes on Iran if there is no last-minute breakthrough in talks and has met with military leaders to consider targets, US media reported as Tehran accused Washington of making "excessive demands…...

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timesofisrael. com > pilgrims-for-annual-hajj-in-mecca-surpass-2025-numbers-despite-middle-east-war

Pilgrims for annual hajj in Mecca surpass 2025 numbers despite Middle East war

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (27+ words) Saudi official says over 1. 5 million Muslim pilgrims have come to kingdom, with more expected to arrive, to perform one of the five pillars of the faith...

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Three months in, is Trump losing the war against Iran?

16+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1356+ words) WASHINGTON (Reuters) " US President Donald Trump may have won just about every battle against Iran, but three months after attacking the Islamic Republic he now faces a bigger question: Is he losing the war? With Iran's grip on the Strait…...

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timesofisrael. com > gas-explosion-at-chinese-coal-mine-kills-at-least-90-people-state-media-says

Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90 people, state media says

19+ hour, 36+ min ago  (373+ words) BEIJING, China (AFP) " A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country's biggest mining disaster in 17 years. A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of…...

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Couple in their 40s found shot dead in car in suspected murder-suicide

20+ hour, 54+ min ago  (236+ words) A man and woman in their 40s were found shot dead in their car in a field outside central Israel's Mishmar Ayalon community on Friday, in what police suspect was a murder-suicide, first responders said. Three people have been arrested near…...

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timesofisrael. com > un-nuclear-nonproliferation-negotiations-fail-to-yield-agreement

UN nuclear nonproliferation negotiations fail to yield agreement

23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (516+ words) Talks at the UN to reaffirm nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament goals failed on Friday, according to the leader of the talks, after four weeks of negotiations held amid low expectations. Vietnam's Do Hung Viet, the president of the conference, said…...