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Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales
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Ukrainian attacks prompt Russian-held Crimea to halt civilian gasoline sales

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea suspended civilian gasoline sales Sunday as Ukraine ramped up attacks on fuel supplies on the Black Sea peninsula.

Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings
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Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings

Voters head to a runoff in Colombia Sunday between candidates offering sharply different approaches to armed groups, with the frontrunner calling for intensifie...

Trump hits back at Meloni after she said he 'completely made up' claim she 'begged' him for picture
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Trump hits back at Meloni after she said he 'completely made up' claim she 'begged' him for picture

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has called out President Donald Trump for what she calls "constant, unprovoked attacks", amid a row in which she accused h...

Death rate at camp in DR Congo spikes amid fears of Ebola spiralling
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Death rate at camp in DR Congo spikes amid fears of Ebola spiralling

At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced citizens in northeastern Congo, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola, in a...

Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland

American negotiators are set to meet with an Iranian delegation in Switzerland Sunday. But fighting in Lebanon and a new claim about a closure of the Strait of...

Trump and Italy's Giorgia Meloni used to be buds. But a rift is widening
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Trump and Italy's Giorgia Meloni used to be buds. But a rift is widening

"Italy and I do not beg," Meloni said in a video rebuke posted on social media Friday. Italy's top diplomat, meanwhile, said he was cancelling a visit to the U....

'Completely made up': Italy's PM on Trump's comments she begged him for photo
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'Completely made up': Italy's PM on Trump's comments she begged him for photo

Italian Prime ​Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused Donald Trump of making up a story about her, after ‌the US president told an Italian TV channel that she had...

US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app
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US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app

The U.S.-Iran talks that were set to happen in Switzerland have been canceled. And, the Department of Homeland Security has plans to give some local police acce...

Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain
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Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain

Labour's Andy Burnham, the current mayor of Greater Manchester, has won a special election for a seat in Parliament that puts him in a position to challenge emb...

US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
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US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean

The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 211 since the Trump administration began tar...

Secretary of Defense Hegseth scolds NATO allies — again
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth scolds NATO allies — again

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blasts NATO allies as a "paper tiger" while launching a six-month review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe and pressing for Eur...

Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war
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Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war

Here is the text of the memorandum of understanding that was signed Wednesday by President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, as well as Pakistan's...

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