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“The halls felt like they were on fire,” one Jordanian woman said of her accommodations after she opted to take a cheaper travel package for “unregistered” pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

Legend says the Durandal sword had been stuck in a French hillside for nearly 1,300 years. When it went missing in June, an investigation to find France’s Excalibur began.

Treasury officials want to impose penalties on tankers that help Russian oil evade sanctions. White House aides worry that risks making gasoline more expensive.

Gérald Darmanin, France’s interior minister, said that more than 50 people — including candidates, their substitutes or supporters — had been “physically assaulted” during the campaign.

The party fell short of expectations but had captured its highest number of National Assembly seats.

The vote will determine the composition of France’s National Assembly, and the future of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term.

Experts said the country could be headed for months of political instability, with the National Assembly divided into three major blocs that appear unable to work with the others.

Plus, a reformist will be Iran’s next president.

The Paris landmark has completed its restoration after the blades fell off this spring — and just in time for the Summer Olympic Games to begin.

A day of nationwide anti-government protests comes amid signs of progress toward a truce and hostage deal with Hamas, as well as continued fighting.