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U.S. opposes report recommending legalization of West Bank settlements
The U.S. State Department criticized on Monday night the Edmond Levy
committee report which recommended legalizing most outposts in the West
Bank.
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Are we safe from the sun? Solar flares keep on getting stronger - with latest hotspot the size of 15 Earths strung together
The sun is a tempestuous mistress - and her outbursts are becoming more and more violent as the weeks go on.
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'Germany agrees to compensate 80,000 Nazi victims'
Germany has agreed to provide restitution payments to an additional
80,000 Jews in what Claims Conference officials are describing as a
historic breakthrough.
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Egypt braces for new showdown between Islamists and military
Egypt is braced for a major confrontation between the country's Islamist president and military.
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PM urges Europe to be more balanced toward Israel
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu urged Europe to adopt a more balanced approach to Israel.
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Expert: Libyan elections prove country's singularity
News that a liberal coalition headed by Mahmoud Jibril, a
Western-educated politician, was reportedly in the lead in the Libyan
election surprised many observers.
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Israel's Elbit Anti-Missile System Protects Jets
Israel's giant Elbit Systems firm has produced a new to protect medium and large aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles.
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Russia's Putin says the West is on the decline
In a biennial speech to Russian ambassadors, Putin also took a shot at
the West by condemning any unilateral actions to solve international
disputes.
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Iran plans to expand, not suspend, its nuclear program, position paper obtained by Times of Israel says
A position paper obtained by The Times of Israel makes plain the Tehran
regime's unyielding rejection of international efforts to negotiate
safeguards and restrictions that would prevent Iran attaining a nuclear
weapons capability.
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Barroso in Palestine: 'We are laying foundations of future state'
European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso has pledged support for a
future Palestinian state on his first official trip to the region.