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UK Sanctions Against Israeli Settlers Divide British Rabbis

Prominent rabbis reacted with a mix of support, condemnation and concern about the ramifications for Jews in Britain.

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An Israeli settler herding sheep in the West Bank and recording Palestinian villagers as they filmed him in July. International attention is focused on Israel’s expansion of illegal settlements there.
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Iceland Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Provocative Trump Map

After voting against talks to join the European Union, Iceland is reacting forcefully to a slight against its sovereignty.

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Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir of Iceland, in Reykjavik, the Icelandic capital, in August. She has been a forceful critic of President Trump.
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Iceland Votes to Steer Clear of European Union Talks

After divisive debate, Icelanders rejected a proposal to resume negotiations on joining the bloc in a referendum with the highest voter turnout in almost two decades.

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Leaders of the “No to E.U.” campaign reacting as early results came in during a rally in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Saturday.
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Icelanders Are Voting on E.U. Membership Talks. Here’s What to Know.

The Nordic nation is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to start membership talks with the European Union. Voters are divided.

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A rally opposing the resumption of talks to join the European Union in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Thursday. The banner reads “no” in Icelandic.
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Why Iceland and Others Might Want In, Not Out, of the E.U. Club

A few years ago, some feared the European Union was going out of style. Now Iceland is mulling membership alongside a long list of candidates.

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Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital. A vote on Saturday will determine whether the country restarts talks to join the European Union.
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‘The Sauna Is Hot and Uncomfortable’: Vote on E.U. Talks Makes Iceland Sweat

The usually genial country has been bitterly divided over a vote this weekend on whether to enter membership talks with the European Union.

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Posters on bus stops urged a “no” vote in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, on Tuesday, asking “Natural resources for sale?”
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Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least)

The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable.

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Crime novels on display in a bookstore in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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‘They’re Always Going to Be Polarizing’: Britons Split on Harry and Meghan’s Return

Recent surveys suggest the broader public views both of them negatively, especially in comparison to Harry’s brother, William, and his wife, Kate.

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Prince Harry and Meghan during a visit to Australia earlier this year.
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Queen Camilla Says It Was ‘Difficult’ to Keep Charles’s Cancer a Secret

“I was just longing to let it out,” Camilla said in rare public comments about the king’s 2024 diagnosis, which was not immediately revealed. “But obviously I couldn’t.”

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Queen Camilla in 2024, visiting a London support center run by Maggie’s, a cancer charity where she serves as president.
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