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Middle East
Syria Strikes Kurdish Area of Aleppo as Fighters Refuse to Evacuate
Syria's army renewed strikes on a Kurdish district of Aleppo after fighters from the minority refused to leave in defiance of a ceasefire.
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Americas
US Says It Seized Another Tanker That Tried to Break Venezuela Blockade
The US said it seized another tanker that tried to break a naval blockade aimed at preventing vessels from going to or departing Venezuela.
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Sea
Kyiv Says Russia Hit Two Cargo Vessels in Black Sea, Syrian Crew Member Killed
Ukraine said that Russia had hit two cargo ships off its south coast in the Black Sea, killing a Syrian crew member on board.
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Americas
NATO ‘Far From Being in a Crisis’ Over Greenland: Top Commander
The head of NATO's forces in Europe said the alliance was far from being in "a crisis," following President Trump's threats on Greenland.
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Middle East
Kurdish Official Says Kurds Committed to Deals With Damascus Despite Aleppo Violence
Syria's Kurds are committed to agreements reached with the government, a senior official said, despite days of violence in Aleppo.
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Exercises
Chinese, Iranian Warships in South Africa for Exercises
Chinese and Iranian warships were docked off South Africa's main navy base ahead of exercises that were also meant to involve Russia.
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Middle East
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Attacks Kill 13 Including 5 Children
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory killed at least 13 people, including five children.
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War
Kyiv Confirms Oreshnik Fired on Western Region, Shows Missile Fragments
Ukraine confirmed Russia fired its new Oreshnik ballistic missile on the western Lviv region close to the EU border.
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Americas
Trump Seeks 50% Hike in Defense Budget to $1.5 Trillion
President Trump said he wanted to increase the US defense budget by half next year to a giant $1.5 trillion to deal with "dangerous times."
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War
Russia Slams Ukrainian-European Plan for Peacekeeping Force
Russia labelled Ukraine and Europe an "axis of war," rejecting proposed peacekeeping force plans as unacceptable to end the war.
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