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'I wanted to protect him': Mother mourns teen slain near school amid settler violence in West Bank

More than a week after a shooting near a boys' school in a West Bank village left a teenage boy and a man in his 30s dead, the community remains on edge, and residents say they fear more violence at the hands of Israeli settlers and the military.
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The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act could give Trump a lifeline

The conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court has effectively neutralized a hugely significant piece of voting rights legislation designed to ensure African-American representation in Washington, and the resulting consequences could be wide-reaching and election-changing.
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Protesters clash with police in Australia after suspected killer of Indigenous girl arrested

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday.
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Iran threatens 'long and painful strikes' on U.S. targets if Trump resumes bombing

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on U.S. positions if Washington renewed attacks, and reasserted its control over the Strait of Hormuz, complicating U.S. plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.
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Hegseth clashes with Democrats — and some Republicans — for a 2nd day over war in Iran

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth clashed with Democratic lawmakers in Congress for a second day Thursday, rejecting senators' accusations that the Iran war was launched without evidence of an imminent threat and waged with no coherent strategy.
