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Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside Rome City Hall in Rome on Thursday, urging municipal authorities to end the city’s institutional cooperation with Israel, Anadolu reports.

Despite high temperatures, protesters assembled in Campidoglio Square carrying Palestinian flags and banners while seeking to make their voices heard by members of the City Council meeting inside the municipal building. They also chanted pro-Palestinian slogans and protested Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

Maya Issa, president of Palestinian Students in Italy, said demonstrators had once again gathered outside City Hall to call on Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri and the municipal administration to terminate all existing agreements with Israel.

Issa said more than 16,000 Rome residents had signed a petition in recent months calling for the municipality to end its cooperation with Israel, adding that the initiative reflected the will of the city’s residents. She said the proposal had already been approved by more than seven district councils and urged the mayor to take a clear position by allowing it to be debated, even if it were ultimately rejected.

Referring to a UN report on Gaza, Issa said the municipality should respond to the latest findings by taking steps to isolate Israel.

The Israeli resident of Scottsdale was identified as Guy Galanti, 48, who was charged with conspiring to steal a trade secret on September 10, 2025. Authorities arrested Galanti on September 11, and he has been in custody since, the Justice Department noted.

He worked as a senior-level manager for Scottsdale-based Green Technology Investments (GTI).

The company services semiconductor testing machines and sells remanufactured machines with new GTI-designed functionalities added, the Justice Department said.

His co-conspirator "sought to recreate GTI's new design as he operated a Taiwanese company that directly competed with GTI," it added.

Death toll soars: At least 920 people are dead and over 3,000 have been injured after this week’s devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, according to the country’s top lawmaker. Rescuers are racing to reach survivors beneath the rubble before the “golden” window of time closes. Many displaced families have nowhere to go in Caracas, La Guaira and surrounding areas.

Mounting frustration: Venezuela was already mired in political and financial crisis. Some residents are calling for civilian volunteers to help clear debris, saying the emergency response is insufficient. Doctors say chronic underfunding left the healthcare system unequipped to treat the surge of patients.

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Donald Trump on Friday blamed Iran for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the strait of Hormuz, calling it a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement with the US.

One drone damaged the upper deck of the ship but the ship was able to proceed, the US president said. The US shot down three other drones aimed at the ship, he said.

His post on social media did not identify the ship or the time of the strike, but on Thursday the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.

The US and Iran are still negotiating terms of the interim peace deal, including issues such as getting ships through the key strait and addressing the future of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Under the interim deal, the two sides have 60 days to work out the details.