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Tehran says it forced Trump to retreat from plans to attack power grid over Strait of Hormuz

Iran says it forced President Trump to back down from his threats to strike Iranian power plants after Tehran vowed to take out similar facilities in West Asia in retaliation.

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Jewish charity's ambulances set on fire. UK counter-terror police probe it as antisemitic attack

Police in London are investigating a suspected antisemitic hate crime attack after four vehicles belonging to a Jewish ambulance service were set on fire

Emmanuel Grégoire becomes Paris' new mayor

Emmanuel Grégoire has won the Paris mayoral race and takes over from fellow Socialist Anne Hidalgo

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Zimbabwe detains top opponent of changes extending president's rule

Zimbabwe has detained the leading opponent to planned constitutional amendments that would extend the rule of the country's 83-year-old president and make the post elected by Parliament, not the people. Former finance minister Tendai Biti was set to appear in court on Monday.

Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool

The role of Israel's hijacking of Iran's street cameras in the killing of the country's supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by adversaries in wartime.