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Oil Price Rises on Fears of Black Sea Disruptions

Oil prices edged higher, adding to the prior day’s gains as fears that Ukraine could continue to attack ships heading to Russian Black Sea ports have added to prices.

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‘Are dogs allowed here?’ Haredi family abuses IDF soldiers on a train

‘Get the smell of trash out of here,’ one member of group says, as another calls them ‘shiksa’; no immediate comment from the military

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Japanese Carmakers See Next Few Years as Fight for Survival in China

Nissan, Mazda and others rush to add electric vehicles to match Chinese competitors.

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Denmark and Sweden’s Commitment to Free Speech Is Wilting in the Face of Quran Burnings

[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] In 2005 a Danish newspaper published a number of cartoons depicting the prophet Muhammed, which led to a global battle of values over the relationship between freedom of expression and religion. Despite multiple terrorist attacks—one of them deadly

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Metals Inch Higher as Dollar Slides

Metals prices were rising in early London trading as a sliding dollar helped boost commodities.

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Ten bodies found after fire at holiday home for disabled people in France

The bodies of ten people have been found and one other person is feared dead after a fire at a holiday home for disabled people in eastern France.

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Eleven missing after fire at holiday home for disabled people in France

Eleven people are missing after a fire broke out at a holiday home for disabled people in eastern France.

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Israel foils smuggling of small reconnaissance drones to Gaza Strip

Defense Ministry says package of 10 quadcopters hidden on minibus being imported from West Bank; devices suspected to have been intended for use by terror groups

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FM: Saudi deal with US defense pact would make Gulf nuclear ambitions ‘unnecessary’

Foreign minister Eli Cohen says security treaty would reassure Washington’s regional allies that they are protected from Iranian aggression, and negate the need for atomic weapons

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‘Dozens’ of migrants killed in shipwreck off Italian coast

Forty-one migrants have been killed in a shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa in Italy, according to local media reports.

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