22-year-old Ali Bashar was sentenced on Wednesday by a court in Wiesbaden to life in prison for the murder of Susanna Feldman, a 14-year old German Jewish teenager whose May 2018 murder prompted outrage and spurred calls for Chancellor Angela Merkel to take action to deport failed asylum seekers.
The judge found the “murder in cold blood” to be of exceptional severity, making it unlikely the Iraqi asylum seeker will be granted parole after 15 years.
The killing fueled far-right protests and exacerbated tensions between the Muslim and Jewish communities, although some question whether the victim was Jewish.

Hamas on Tuesday, July 9th, held a surprise training exercise to assess the level of its forces in a simulated confrontation with IDF forces. The exercise included fighters from its military wing and other combatants.

The Justice Department can’t replace nine lawyers so late in the dispute over whether to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census without explaining why it’s doing so, a judge says.
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Chairman Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates late this month for the first time in a decade in light of a weakening global economy and rising trade tensions.
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As emergency personnel continue their search for Rabbi Reuven Bauman, a rebbi at Yeshiva Toras Chaim in Norfolk, Virginia, who was swept out to sea on Tuesday, Chai Lifeline is offering its resources and support to the local community.

After rumors and reports that Rosh Yeshivat Har HaMor, HaRav Tzvi Tau, may launch his own political party, a chardal (chareidi dati leumi) party, which will participate in the upcoming Knesset election, it now appears that Rav Avi Maoz will stand at the helm of the new party.
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London’s Gatwick Airport has suspended all flights as a result of “an air traffic control systems issue” in the control tower.
In a tweet at 5:47 p.m. (1647 GMT) on Wednesday, the airport said it was working with Air Navigation Solutions, its air traffic control provider, “to rectify this issue as quickly as possible.”
The airport did not give any further details in a subsequent statement.

Jennifer Araoz tells NBC's 'Today' show she never went to the police because she feared retribution from the well-connected billionaire

Alberto Fernandez questioned over 2015 claim that ex-president and running mate absolved perpetrators of terror attack on Jewish center to secure lucrative oil deals with Tehran