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Local leaders denounced the episodes, which both took place on Friday evening: arson at a synagogue and a disturbance at an Israeli eatery.

An American war re-enactor earned the job of Napoleon for the 210th anniversary of the battle, despite his accent.

The decision means that the group called Palestine Action will be banned as a terrorist organization in Britain.

It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war.

Firefighting efforts have been hampered by the presence of mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the civil war, as the country grapples with the worst drought in decades.

None of the approximately 20 people who were inside the synagogue were injured in the incident, the latest in a surge of anti-Jewish acts in Australia.

A British F-35B has been stranded for weeks at an airport in southern India because of mechanical issues. The internet, and the region's tourism agency, are having fun with it.

More than 1,500 people were evacuated when a fire broke out on the southeastern tip of Crete, most of them tourists.

The withdrawal of international inspectors comes amid heightened concerns that Iran, battered by Israeli and U.S. strikes, may be driven to try to build a nuclear bomb.

Exceptionally high temperatures strained electricity systems as people sought air-conditioning, although many did not have that option.