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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed to increase security in Jewish communities after a terrorist attack at an Orthodox synagogue in Manchester killed two people and wounded four.

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Israeli naval forces have intercepted most of the vessels in the flotilla attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza and detained dozens aboard.

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President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict."

The U.S. military has carried out three deadly strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats off Venezuela.

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It's the second day of the U.S. government shutdown and there are no signs of resolution.

Senators are breaking Thursday for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and will return on Friday to vote again on a GOP measure to extend federal funding for seven weeks.