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Australia’s Prime Minister says his country is cutting off diplomatic relations with Iran.
This comes after Australian intelligence concluded that Iran directed two antisemitic arson attacks there.
Iran’s government had no immediate reaction.
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Gaza Strip health officials say an Israeli attack on a hospital killed at least 20 people.
Israel struck the facility and then hit again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office called the strike a “tragic mishap.”
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President Donald Trump said Chicago might be the next city where military personnel are deployed.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other state and city officials objected, citing falling crime statistics.
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A towering dust storm rolled through the Phoenix area on Monday.
It blinded drivers, grounded flights and knocked out power to thousands of people.