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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-condemns-munich-mall-attack-that-killed-9/">Tehran denounces 'killing of innocent people,' expresses solidarity with Germans after rampage in which 9 died</a>
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								<a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/german-leader-joins-battle-to-halt-rise-of-frances-far-right/">French National Front leader Marine Le Pen decries 'outrageous and humiliating interference' by Angela Merkel</a>
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