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Foreign Office warns Brits going to popular tourist spot to ‘be vigilant’ amid conflict
Liverpool Echo
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July 5, 2025
Kieran Isgin Money & Lifestyle writer 22:04, 05 Jul 2025 The Foreign Office is warning any holidaymakers going to Cyprus this summer to 'be vigilant' amid growing concerns of conflict in the region. In its latest information, it highlights that...
Israel Targets Suspected Arms Smuggler in Airstrike Near Beirut
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 4, 2025
Lebanon plans to seek assurances from Washington on the implementation of any future deal involving Hezbollah’s disarmament, Lebanese political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat, ahead of a visit by US envoy to Beirut Tom Barrack early next week. The...
The cost of victory: Israel overpowered its foes but deepened its isolation
The Straits Times
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July 5, 2025
LONDON – It’s Israel’s Middle East now. After three-quarters of a century fighting hostile neighbours, the tiny Jewish country, about the size of New Jersey, has all but vanquished its enemies – Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in the Gaza Strip,...
American Solo Traveler Was in Iran When It Was Bombed. She Documents How She Fled the Country (Exclusive)
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW Mariah, a solo traveler in Iran, needed to figure out how to get home after the country was bombed by Israel on June 13 She traveled with her guide and a driver who took her to the border and got her to Armenia From Armenia, she...
Israeli collaborators expose Palestinian Authority's systematic torture
Israel Hayom
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July 4, 2025
These accounts require careful listening, particularly now. Reconciliation rhetoric fills the air with discussions of Palestinian statehood and Palestinian Authority rehabilitation. Yet do we truly understand this Authority and its systematic...
Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israel prepares for talks in Doha
Saudi Gazette
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July 5, 2025
JERUSALEM — Israel has received a formal response from Hamas regarding a new ceasefire proposal in Gaza, with local media reporting late Friday that discussions on the proposal’s details are now underway. According to Israel’s Channel 12, an...
Malayali caregiver found hanging in Israel; his employer stabbed to death
Onmanorama
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July 5, 2025
A Wayanad native working in Israel as a caregiver was found hanging in the house where he was employed. His employer, an 80-year-old Israeli woman, was found dead in the adjacent room with multiple deep stab wounds on her body. The deceased,...
TRAVEL SOFTBALL REPORT: Former La Mirada standout helps Team Mexico win the TCS International Challenge
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper - California
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July 3, 2025
Recent La Mirada High graduate Angelyna Conde poses with the Triple Crown Sports International Challenge Silver Bracket Championship trophy after Team Mexico defeated Team Israel 8-5 this past Sunday in Westminster, CO. July 3, 2025 By Loren Kopff...
Tel Aviv Rises to No. 4 in Global Startup Rankings Report
Media Line
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June 30, 2025
Tel Aviv has claimed the fourth spot in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, released Monday in Paris by Startup Genome and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. The annual report, unveiled at the VivaTech conference in Paris, draws on data...
End of Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of LA’s huge, mixed-faith Iranian community
The Times of Israel
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July 5, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Tehrangeles” in West Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran. This cultural enclave, also known as Little Persia, is where Iranian Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians and Bahai have peacefully...
Civilian killed in Israeli drone strikes in S Lebanon
Mehr News Agency
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July 5, 2025
Local media reported on Friday that an Israeli drone struck a civilian vehicle traveling on a highway in the Khalde area, south of Beirut, near the Martyr Salah Ghandour roundabout in Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh Governorate. The attack left at least one...
Trump Signs Two Executive Orders Prioritizing US Residents Over Foreign Tourists At National Parks
TFPP Wire
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July 5, 2025
America’s national parks are about to cost more for international visitors. President Trump has signed a new order raising fees for foreign tourists while keeping prices low for Americans. Key Facts: President Trump signed an executive order...
Travel to Beirut, Amman, Tehran and Tel Aviv: Latest on flights
The National News
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Travel across the region has been affected throughout June as conflict between Israel, Iran and the US came to a head. With daily – sometimes even hourly – changes to airline schedules, open airspace and airports, passengers have been meticulously...
Civilian Killed in Israeli Drone Strikes in Southern Lebanon
Tasnim News Agency
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July 5, 2025
Local media reported on Friday that an Israeli drone struck a civilian vehicle traveling on a highway in the Khalde area, south of Beirut, near the Martyr Salah Ghandour roundabout in Bint Jbeil, Nabatieh Governorate. The attack left at least one...
Clip shows Peruvian pilgrimage, not Israelis fleeing war with Iran
RTL Today
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Refugees turn out to be pilgrims, as fake news distorts the truth. A video circulating in Indonesian-language social media posts shows a religious pilgrimage, not Israeli refugees who fled from Iranian missile strikes during the 12-day war between...
‘I will never regret coming’: Amid Israel’s devastating strikes on Iran, a woman traveling solo had to find her way out
CNN
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July 5, 2025
CNN — When 24-year-old Ariel Kang Chengxuan went to bed on June 12, she did not expect to wake up in the heart of the latest global conflict. It was the 11th day of her journey through Iran, and Kang, a seasoned Taiwanese traveler, had fallen...
Wayanad man working as caregiver found dead in Israel
Madhyamam
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July 5, 2025
Thiruvananthapuram: A Keralite caregiver working in Israel was found dead on Friday at the residence where he was employed, along with the 80-year-old woman he was caring for. The Indian Express reported that both deaths occurred “following an...
Israeli drone strike targets vehicle in Lebanon's Khaldeh
Al Mayadeen
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July 3, 2025
An Israeli drone strike hit a vehicle in Khaldeh, south of Beirut. The Israeli military claims the target was linked to Iran's Quds Force. An Israeli drone launched an airstrike on a vehicle in the town of Khaldeh, just south of the Lebanese...
Russia advises it citizens against travel to Iran and Israel
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday urged Russian citizens to refrain from travelling to Iran or Israel and told those "in the conflict zone" to stay well away from military objects and busy public places. Israel launched a barrage of strikes...
Ceasefire with Iran sparks economic optimism in war-weary Israel
All Israel News
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July 4, 2025
A view of downtown Tel Aviv, November 28, 2024. (Photo: Miriam Alster/ Flash90) Nearly two years of incessant war have battered the Israeli economy, but Israelis hope that the recent ceasefire with Iran and the IDF’s significant weakening of its...