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Israel expects 2,000 rockets a day in any war with Hezbollah: army

This comes after Iron Dome intercepts around 90% of 4,400 projectiles fired in May 2021

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Facebook announces 10,000 EU jobs to build ‘metaverse’

Social media giant pushes for EU to spearhead development of VR version of internet

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Venezuela govt’s ‘money launderer’ extradited to US

Fugitive Colombian businessman Alex Saab expected to show up in court tomorrow

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New Japan PM sends offering to contentious Yasukuni shrine

Temple honours 2.5 mil war dead killed since 19th century

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No more social distancing in Mecca’s Grand Mosque

Worshippers pray shoulder-to-shoulder in first since pandemic began

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‘About 15’ US missionaries, kin kidnapped in Haiti

Source says group, including kids, being held by armed gang engaged in theft, abductions

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Greta Thunberg pessimistic about Glasgow climate talks

Swedish activist stresses need to ‘switch the focus from trying to create loopholes’ to ‘actually saving the planet’

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China trials new space capability with hypersonic missile

August launch sees nuke-capable projectile circling Earth at low orbit before descending towards target, which sources say it missed by 32km

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British MP Amess’ killer previously referred to counterterrorism scheme

Detectives have until next Friday to question Ali Harbi Ali

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Italy cops’ discovery of prized mafia dish leads to 3 arrests

‘Ndrangheta mobsters serve dormice during reconciliation banquets held to bring peace between warring families

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Thief flees in tractor after bungled robbery Down Under

Suspect leads cops on destructive chase through streets, onto railway

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UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education ‘soon’

Security, strict gender segregation key points of Afghan govt’s framework

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Ex-Iran bank governor jailed 10 years over millions lost in foreign currency trading

Valiollah Seif’s deputy, meanwhile, gets 8-year prison term