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New Zealanders hand over 10,000-plus guns and weapons parts in buy-back scheme

The buy-back comes four months after a lone gunman with semi-automatic weapons attacked Muslims attending Friday prayers in Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island, killing 51 people.

Natalie Portman cast as female Thor

Her participation in the upcoming Thor movie was announced on Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign organizers complain of “poverty wages”

Campaign workers have demanded an annual salary equivalent to a $15-an-hour wage, which Sanders, a Democratic Socialist, for years has said should be the federal minimum, the Washington Post reported

Germany marks 75th anniversary of plot to kill Hitler

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "Only by understanding our past can we build a good future."

Trump says U.S. will talk to Britain after Iran seizes oil tanker

Trump said he had also told Republican Senator Rand Paul he could get involved with Iran talks.

Germany's Merkel, planning to serve full term, backs under-fire protegee

"As a person, I have a strong personal interest in my health and, as I said, 2021 is the conclusion of my political work," Merkel told reporters.

The kid in me wants another shot at the moon

"I’m old enough that I am not only feeling nostalgic about the moon landing but nostalgia for the nostalgia."

Gas pains in the eastern Mediterranean

Ankara has sloughed off moves by the European Union issued in retaliation for Turkish drilling in waters claimed by EU-member Cyprus

At least 23 people feared dead in Japan animation studio fire in Kyodo

Thirteen people were confirmed dead and at least 10 more had no vital signs after they were found in the studio, an official for the Kyoto City Fire Department said.

Jewish communities give $700,000 to victims of New Zealand mosque attacks

'Our faith has a shared Abrahamic tradition, and Jews and Muslims have both suffered persecution and racism historically, and unfortunately still do today.'

Argentina takes step closer to naming Hezbollah a terrorist group

The government announced Tuesday that it was creating “a public registry of persons and entities connected to acts of terrorism and its financing.”

Hummus company recalls nearly 100 varieties over Listeria contamination

Pita Pal Foods issued a voluntary recall of a number of spreads made between May 31 and June 25

Massachusetts prosecutors drop Kevin Spacey's sexual assault charges

A lawyer for Spacey, 59, did not respond to requests for comment.

French MP: Paris should be more supportive of Israel

Constance Le Grip part of large delegation of French MPs visiting, many for first time

U.N. nuclear watchdog's chief plans to step down early -diplomats

Amano, a 72-year-old Japanese diplomat, was reappointed in 2017 to a third four-year term in charge of the International Atomic Energy Agency, until Nov. 30, 2021.

Jeffrey Epstein's treatment is 'worse' because of his wealth, his lawyers say

Both prosecutors and defense lawyers filed additional documents on Tuesday as U.S. District Judge Richard Berman weighs whether Epstein should be granted bail, and if so, under what conditions.

New EU Commission head honors Veil - Auschwitz survivor and European leader

“It is the courage and daring of pioneers such as Simone Veil that are at the heart of my vision for Europe,” Ursula von der Leyen said.

Pakistani Court Grants Bail to Accused Mastermind of Mumbai Massacre

Hafiz Saeed’s house arrest was canceled in 2009, reinstated in 2017.

Trump, Pompeo hint at US-Iran talks

“Iran’s missiles... are absolutely and under no condition negotiable with anyone or any country, period,” Alireza Miryousefi, spokesman for the Iranian mission at the UN, wrote on Twitter.

What the EU reaction tells us about the Iran nuke deal - analysis

Islamic republic never violated the deal’s specific provisions until the Trump administration pulled out of the deal

Emmy nominations announced, Mrs. Maisel dominates comedy category

Adam Sandler picked up a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy for hosting Saturday Night Live.

U.S. House of Representatives passes resolution commemorating AMIA bombing

Eighty-five innocent people were killed and scores more wounded when the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association was bombed in Buenos Aires in 1994.

Pink defends photo of kids at Holocaust site

But some Twitter users who said they had lost family in the Holocaust wrote that they did not have a problem with Pink’s photo of her children and that they actually liked it.

Are the U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks at risk because of South Korea?

the United States and South Korea were pressing ahead with exercises called Dong Maeng this summer, which the North Korean foreign ministry spokesman called a "rehearsal for war."

Apple launches all-Arabic App Store for developers

General public to follow in September as company aims to tap potential of Middle East market in first-of-its-kind move.