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Australia Says Iran Was Behind Antisemitic Arson Attacks on Its Soil

The government expelled Iran’s diplomats, saying the country had orchestrated attacks on a Melbourne synagogue and a Sydney restaurant.

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Mike Burgess, left, Australia’s intelligence chief, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday. Mr. Burgess accused Iran of using a “web of proxies” to hide its involvement in arson attacks in Australia.
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Australia Accuses Iran of Directing Antisemitic Arson Attacks

The government abruptly severed diplomatic ties and ejected Iran’s ambassador, saying the country had orchestrated attacks in Sydney and Melbourne last year.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and Mike Burgess, Australia’s intelligence chief, at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday.
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Vietnamese Are Helping Cuba With 38-Cent Donations. A Lot of Them.

Cuba sent doctors and food to Vietnam during the war. Now ordinary Vietnamese are sending cash to struggling Cubans.

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Cuban soldiers during a visit last year by Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam.
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How Trump-Putin Summit Signals Return to Imperial Thinking

The two leaders are bringing some old-world approaches to bear on a 21st-century conflict.

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President Trump meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018.
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