For Jewish Iranians, war with Israel brings a flood of mixed emotions – CBS News

  1. For Jewish Iranians, war with Israel brings a flood of mixed emotions  CBS News
  2. The Iranian regime was built on ‘vicious antisemitism’ following the 1979 Islamic Revolution  Fox News
  3. Israel Destroys a Synagogue; US Media Yawn  fair.org
  4. There’s a Jewish community in Iran?  Broadview Magazine
  5. Zionists are anti-religion: Iranian Jewsish MP  Mehr News Agency
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John Keats’s love letters returned to owner after being stolen in the 1980s

Romantic poet’s letters to Fanny Brawne, dated between 1819 and 1820, had been stolen from a Long Island estate

Eight original handwritten letters from the Romantic poet John Keats to his muse and “one passion”, Fanny Brawne, were returned to the family of John Hay “Jock” Whitney, the former US ambassador to the UK, on Monday after being stolen from Whitney’s home in the 1980s.

Keats’s letters, including the first letter he ever wrote to Brawne, are dated between 1819 and 1820. Valued at approximately $2m, the 37 letters are held in a gilt morocco-bound portfolio. Brawne was Keats’s neighbor in Hampstead, with whom he became infatuated and elevated to muse and goddess.

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Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus – The New York Times

  1. Israeli Soldier in Lebanon Sledgehammered a Statue of Jesus  The New York Times
  2. Outcry grows over Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon  Al Jazeera
  3. Israeli soldier's desecration of crucifix in south Lebanon draws condemnation  Reuters
  4. Netanyahu says Israeli soldier pictured hitting Jesus statue in Lebanon will face "harsh disciplinary action"  CBS News
  5. Outrage over Israeli soldier's vandalism of Jesus statue in Lebanon  BBC
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Israel entrenches hold on south Lebanon; US to host talks on Thursday – Reuters

  1. Israel entrenches hold on south Lebanon; US to host talks on Thursday  Reuters
  2. 'Is This Really the Solution?': Inside the IDF's New Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon  Haaretz
  3. IDF unveils map of forward defense line in southern Lebanon amid ceasefire  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel Lebanon buffer zone raises gas and strategy questions  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Israel says established a ‘yellow line’ in Lebanon, as it has in Gaza  Al Jazeera
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Japan issues rare special advisory over chance of more powerful quake – The Japan Times

  1. Japan issues rare special advisory over chance of more powerful quake  The Japan Times
  2. Tsunami advisory lifted after Japan earthquake but warnings for potential stronger quake issued  CNN
  3. Japan eases back tsunami warning after magnitude 7.7 quake, no immediate reports of casualties, damage  Yahoo
  4. Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan  AP News
  5. Tsunami Warning Alert – April 20, 2026  U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan (.gov)
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Iran escalates crackdown on dissent as arrests, executions and threats surge, observers say – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Iran escalates crackdown on dissent as arrests, executions and threats surge, observers say  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Two foreigners arrested in Iran for importing Starlink technology, Tasnim reports  Reuters
  3. Iran arrests 127 over alleged preparations for 'enemy attack'  Anadolu Ajansı
  4. Police Commander Announces Arrest of At Least 1,800 People  Hrana
  5. Iran arrests 100 suspects, seizes ‘spying devices’ and weapons  Middle East Eye
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Former VFL footballer Barry Cable cleared of historic child sex abuse charges

The 82-year-old was accused of abusing girls in the 1960s but was acquitted in Perth despite judge finding the alleged victim was probably telling the truth

The former champion footballer Barry Cable has been acquitted of a slew of historical child sexual abuse charges despite a judge finding the alleged victim was likely telling the truth.

The 82-year-old faced a judge-only criminal trial over allegations he abused a girl aged about eight or nine at his family home in the late 1960s.

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