Officer acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Iyad Halak after mistaking phone for gun; court says its 'heart is with deceased's family,' but believes policeman perceived threat

Alleged strike, second within days, comes amid joint Russian-Syrian air drills over Syria

Suspects are citizens of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan; prosecutors say group did not have 'tangible terrorist plot'

Maritime services report Bahamian-flagged ship hit Iranian vessel, injuring five; US Navy reports blocking two Iranian attempt to seize tankers in area

Opposition party leader says negotiations are necessary for 'the prevention of bloodshed,' while Likud slams him as aiming solely to 'waste more time'

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60 apartments, 50 cars damaged in heaviest attack on western city since start of invasion; Ukraine’s air force says it intercepted 7 of the 10 Kalibr missiles fired from Black Sea

Military says projectile landed in Israeli territory, close to northern village of Ghajar; at least 15 shells fired in response

Temperature average 17.18 Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), watchdog says, with records broken in Quebec and Peru, heat advisories issued in many US regions

Part of the story of escalating violence is as boring as it is devastating: Israel's bureaucratic ineptitude, driven by the lack of democracy in areas under its control