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Space station commander snaps nighttime photos of Israeli city lights

Italian astronaut sends warm ‘shalom’ to Jewish state alongside images of Tel Aviv, Haifa, Dead Sea taken aboard orbiting installation

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How Iran’s Gen Z is leading protests in the streets and online

The Islamic Republic of Iran is no stranger to popular uprisings. The regime cracked down on protests in 2009, and again 10 years later. But there’s something different about the demonstrations sweeping the country today, sparked by the killing of

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Why a grandmother and grandson are visiting every U.S. national park

92-year-old Joy Ryan and her grandson Brad Ryan have spent the past seven years crisscrossing the U.S. with the goal of visiting every national park. “Grandma Joy’s Road Trip,” as they call it on social media, began after Brad found

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What the recent wins for far-right parties in Europe could mean for the region

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with political scientist Cas Mudde about Sweden’s and Italy’s electoral results.

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Candidates in Brazil’s presidential race take their final laps

The day before the vote dawns, and President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are making one last push to get the vote out in Brazil.

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Jewish Ukrainian father and son soldiers mark holy days under cloud of Russia’s war

A father and son fighting for Ukraine against the Russian invasion say the war has heightened their Jewish identity. (Image credit: Eleanor Beardsley/NPR)

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Records From Trump White House Still Missing, National Archives Says – The New York Times

Records From Trump White House Still Missing, National Archives Says  The New York Times National Archives tells Congress some Trump admin records still unaccounted for  Axios National Archives says it still doesn’t have all Trump White House records  CNN National Archives says it’s

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Swedish far-right party to chair 4 parliamentary committees

Sweden Democrats to head Riksdag’s justice, foreign affairs, business affairs, and labor market committees, as well as vice-chair civil affairs, traffic, defense, and tax bodies

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‘Quite emotional’ Djokovic reaches fourth tennis final of season in Tel Aviv

35-year-old looks to win third title this year, 89th of career in Sunday’s final

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Shas leader: If judges bar me from minister post, we’ll legislate to overrule them

Aryeh Deri, who has a suspended sentence for tax offenses, also vows that a new Netanyahu coalition will pass a bill enabling it to override High Court rulings

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