Study center serving Kaifeng’s 1,000 Jews closed by authorities, public events canceled, report says

Death of Yassir Hamduni, serving a life sentence for murdering an Israeli in 2003, attributed to coronary or stroke

Sheikh filmed last November urging crowd to commit violence; judge says it’s ‘a shame’ he doesn’t see Jews as human

Palestinians in the Strip facing growing economic despair, arrested reconstruction and no hope for the future, senior officer says

French president calls for dismantling Calais ‘Jungle’ before winter, ‘humane, dignified welcome’ to those who apply for asylum

Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem hails Syrian army’s advances as Western powers slam Damascus for ‘unprecedented’ Aleppo airstrikes

Investigators say jihadist group’s command structure implicated in major operations to kidnap Yazidi women and girls and establish a sex slave market

With six weeks to go before Election Day, with record audiences expected for face-off, poll finds 13% of likely US voters still undecided