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The gunmen attacked a synagogue and a church in Derbent. Both the synagogue and church were ablaze.
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Gunmen fire on targets in Russia’s North Caucasus, 6 police killed, officials say
Gunmen opened fire at a synagogue, an Orthodox church and a police post in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan on June 23, killing six policemen and injuring 12, the region’s interior ministry was quoted as saying.
The ministry, quoted by Russian news agencies, said two gunmen had been shot dead as the incidents unfolded. An Orthodox priest was also reported to have been killed.
The agencies reported that street fights were gripping Makhachkala, the chief administrative town in Dagestan, a mainly Muslim region on the Caspian Sea.
Israel PM says ‘intense’ fighting with Hamas in Rafah ‘about to end’
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on June 23 that the Israeli military’s heavy fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over.
“The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is about to end,” he said in an interview with Israel’s pro-Netanyahu Channel 14.
“It doesn’t mean that the war is about to end, but the war in its intense phase is about to end in Rafah,” he said.
Greek yacht crew charged for arson on Hydra island
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A Greek prosecutor on June 23 charged 13 crew members of a yacht with arson after fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a forest fire on the island of Hydra, the semi-official Athens News Agency (ANA) said.
The crew, all Greeks, were arrested on June 22 at an Athens area marina after allegations that they started the forest fire late on June 21.
“The crew and the captain will respond to the charges before an investigator on Wednesday,” ANA news agency said.
One person found dead after Swiss floods
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Emergency services found a dead body and kept up a search for two other people missing on June 23 after flooding and landslides in southern Switzerland, police said.
Some 200 people, drones, helicopters and rescue dogs were drafted in to the rescue and clean-up effort after heavy rains on June 21 caused flooding in the Misox valley in the canton of Grisons, police said.
Three people had been reported missing. The body of one person was found in a river, local police commander William Kloter told reporters.
Fuellkrug strikes late as Germany draw 1-1 with Switzerland to win Euro group
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Hosts Germany came back from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw with Switzerland thanks to a stoppage-time goal from Niclas Fuellkrug that sends them into the knockout stage of Euro 2024 as winners of Group A, with the Swiss finishing in second place.
Germany’s Robert Andrich had a 17th-minute goal ruled out for a foul in the build-up, and 11 minutes later Dan Ndoye scored with a deft volleyed finish for the Swiss before striking the foot of the post two minutes later.
Germany exerted enormous pressure in the second half but they struggled to get shots on target, and substitute Fuellkrug had to bale them out with a late header to grab a share of the spoils and secure the group victory.
