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Protesters Punch, Throw Eggs at Trump Supporters in San Jose

A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person was pelted with an egg and Trump hats grabbed from supporters were set on fire on the ground.

There were no immediate reports of injuries. Police stood their ground at first but after about 90 minutes moved into the remaining crowd to break it up and make arrests. At least four people were taken into custody.

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Rain Pummels France, Seine River Overflows Paris Embankments

The Seine River has overflowed embankments in Paris as floods hit or threaten cities and towns around France.

Paris City Hall closed roads along the shore of the Seine from the southwest edge of the city to the neighborhood around the Eiffel Tower as the water level has risen 4.3 meters (14 feet 1 inches) higher than usual.

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Egypt Leader: Christian Woman's Attackers will Face Justice

Egypt's president has vowed that those responsible for stripping an elderly Christian woman and parading her naked on the streets will be brought to justice.

The May 20 attack in the village of Karma in Minya province, south of Cairo, followed a rumor that the woman's son had an affair with a Muslim woman. The armed Muslim mob that assaulted the 70-year-old woman also looted and torched seven Christian houses.

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Israel Thanks Russia for Returning Tank from 1982 Lebanon Invasion

Israel's prime minister has thanked the Russian president for agreeing to return a tank from a battle in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon from which three Israeli soldiers are still missing in action.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement Sunday thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin. It says that after the war Syria delivered the tank to the Russian army and it later ended up in a Moscow museum.

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Australian Producer Loses Job over Lebanon Child Recovery Operation

The producer behind an Australian television program's involvement in a mother's botched child-snatching operation in Lebanon has lost his job, as the show's founder dubbed the debacle "the gravest misadventure in the program's history."

The comment by Australia's "60 Minutes" founder Gerald Stone came amid the release of a damning internal review into the incident, in which the program paid a so-called child recovery agency to snatch an Australian woman's two children back from her estranged Lebanese husband.

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G7 Meets Developing Countries amid China Concerns

Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced democracies met Friday with representatives of emerging and developing countries in Asia and Africa.

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1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Shooting at NYC Concert Venue

One person was killed and three others wounded in a shooting inside a concert venue in New York City, where hip-hop artist T.I. was scheduled to perform, police said.

It happened around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday at Irving Plaza, near Manhattan's Union Square.

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Iran Says to Try to 'Speed Up' Held Lebanese Man's Case

Iran "will try to speed up" the case involving a detained U.S. permanent resident who advocates Internet freedom, an Iranian official said Monday, making the first government acknowledgment of the man's detention.

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Wild U.S. Election Fascinates, Worries Iran after Nuclear Deal

After decades of officially-imposed detachment from the "Great Satan," Iranians are this time transfixed by the wild U.S. presidential campaign, mindful that the next White House occupant could have direct impact on their lives.

At the heart of the matter is last year's deal with world powers, which eased the country's isolation and removed many economic sanctions in exchange for a curtailing of the Iran's nuclear program. Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has bitterly criticized the accord, which is rather popular here, and says he would rework it.

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Three French Killed after Their Plane Crashes in Village

Spanish authorities say three French people were killed when the light aircraft they were flying crashed in a small northern town after reportedly colliding with a vulture.

A Navarra regional government statement said the two men and one woman died when the plane dived into a small plot between two houses in Arbizu on Thursday.

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