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Late EditionMONDAY, JULY 27, 2026Edition: Good News

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Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack shot dead by police after manhunt

Berlin police killed the suspect in Saturday's vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack on the city's Pride celebrations during a confrontation on Sunday evening at an allotment garden complex in the Spandau district. Officers said the suspect, identified as 21-year-old German citizen Abdul B., born in Germany to a Lebanese family, rushed at them with a knife, prompting members of the SEK tactical police unit to open fire. Prosecutors said he had previously tried to join the Islamic State group. The Saturday attack, which German authorities are investigating as Islamist terrorism, killed one person and injured 29 others near the crowded Christopher Street Day event in Tiergarten park.

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US and Iran pause strikes for second straight day as diplomats push for interim ceasefire

The United States and Iran held off on further attacks for a second consecutive day on Sunday, as mediators worked to bring both sides back to the table on an interim ceasefire deal after nearly two weeks of escalation. A regional official involved in the mediation effort called the pause a positive signal that could help de-escalation, though it remained unclear what prompted Washington to halt strikes on Iranian coastal and infrastructure targets. President Trump said he was giving talks "some space" following the surge in fighting sparked by Iranian attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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West Bank crackdown intensifies as settlers rampage through villages near Nablus

Israel's military operation across the occupied West Bank, ordered by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a shootout killed four Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers near Nablus on July 24, intensified over the weekend. Israeli forces raided Rafidia and Huwara and detained nearly 50 Palestinians in the village of Tal while searching roughly 70 homes. Jewish settlers grew bolder, marauding through villages, attacking residents, and attempting to set fire to mosques, including the Al-Rahma Mosque in Qusra, where attackers spray-painted slogans such as "Jewish revenge."

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