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• Japan mall rebuilt after deadly 2016 earthquake destroyed in major temblor weeks after 'fresh start' reopening

  A massive explosion ripped through Aeon Mall in Kumamoto just weeks after its grand reopening, leaving up to 30 employees unaccounted for.

• World-famous Catholic shrine torched, 'Devil in a skirt' scrawled on Virgin Mary statue

  Surveillance footage shows a man pouring gasoline on the altar at St. James Church as the Medjugorje shrine was vandalized days before a major festival.

• Burma approves death penalty for scammers months after FBI's $8 billion crypto crackdown

  Burma's new law mandates the death penalty for internet scammers months after the FBI's $8 billion Bitcoin seizure from a criminal network.

• Iran expert brands Islamic Center of England Iran's 'UK office,' urges immediate closure

  An Iran expert urges Britain to shut down the Islamic Center of England, claiming it operates as the supreme leader's office amid IRGC smuggling threats.

• WATCH: US envoy defends walkout during France's 'condescending' remarks, vows boycott

  Dan Negrea accused France of "disingenuous grandstanding" and vowed American diplomats will keep walking out during French statements at the U.N.

• Golden Dome could leave US vulnerable to drone attacks without Israeli systems

  A new report warns Golden Dome's focus on space-based missile defense could leave U.S. cities vulnerable to drone attacks over the homeland.

• Freed American reveals brutal Iran prison ordeal, warns hostages face greater danger

  Morad Tahbaz describes harsh Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detention in Evin Prison and warns that the U.S.-Iran war could make Americans still held in Tehran more vulnerable.

• Gunman fired at US consulate in Toronto, second time building was shot at this year

  The second shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto this year triggered an hourlong police chase, although no arrest was made as officials continue to investigate.

• Christian persecution concerns rise in Egypt as State Department presses religious freedom

  Egypt's 20 million Coptic Christians face discrimination and occasional violence as experts say the state fails to address anti-Christian fanaticism seriously.

• German officials want to know why Berlin attack suspect was free despite alleged ISIS support

  German officials are left to scrutinize why the suspect in a violent attack in Germany was roaming the streets despite alleged ISIS sympathies.

• 'Allah commanded me': Three women stabbed in Paris, crowd subdues suspect

  The Paris stabbing suspect uttered "it is Allah who commanded me" as a crowd pinned him down after three women were attacked at the brewery.

• Waltz slams France after stunning social media attack on US after UN vote

  France accused the U.S. of standing alongside North Korea and Russia after a contentious U.N. vote to reappoint Volker Türk as human rights chief.

• Hamas taps 'ultimate institutional survivor' as terror chief, sending message to Israel: expert

  Khalil al-Hayya, whose four sons were killed in Israeli strikes, takes over as Hamas political chief in a move experts say signals continuity over change.

• Europe will one day thank Trump for 'shaking' it out of its 'complacency': UK defense chief

  Wes Streeting says Europe will ultimately thank President Trump for forcing NATO allies to end their overreliance on the U.S. for defense and security.

• Toronto police investigate gunfire, vandalism targeting Jewish-owned bakery chain

  Toronto police say gunfire struck one location of a Jewish-owned bakery chain while a second sustained window damage, prompting a hate crime investigation.

• Berlin Pride attack suspect killed in police confrontation: AP

  German authorities say Abdul Ballout, linked to Berlin's Islamist scene, was killed in a nearby suburb after the deadly attack near the Pride festival.

• Wildfires displace more than 250,000 in France, threaten famed wine region

  The Gironde fire has burned 162 square miles as 2,500 firefighters and 1,500 soldiers battle the blaze advancing erratically toward Bordeaux.

• South Africa’s illegal migration backlash mirrors political battles across the West

  Over 160,000 immigrants have fled as the March and March movement goes house-to-house demanding foreigners leave amid 32.7% unemployment rate.

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