Germany set sights on World Cup after Euros exit
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Israel PM halts ban on Palestinians using settler buses
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Australia jails Iraqi people-smuggler for 10 years
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10 arrested in Canada over attempt to join IS: police
Canadian police arrested 10 young people as they allegedly tried to leave the country to join the Islamic State group, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Tuesday. The federal police arrested the