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Americas
Giant Waves Flood Key US Military Base on Marshall Islands
A clean-up operation was underway after giant waves flooded a key US military base on the Marshall Islands in the heart of the South Pacific.
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War
Tank Shelling Kills Nine at UN Shelter in South Gaza: UN Official
Tank shelling on a UN shelter on Wednesday killed nine people and injured 75 others in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis.
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Europe
Russia Says Ukraine Shot Down Plane Carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs
Russia accused Ukraine of shooting down a military plane carrying 65 of its own soldiers, who Moscow says were set to be freed in a prisoner swap.
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Europe
Britons Should Be Prepared to Fight Land War: Army Chief
British citizens should be prepared to fight in a potential land war, the highest ranking army officer General Patrick Sanders said.
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Arms
N. Korea Fires Several Cruise Missiles Towards Yellow Sea: Seoul
North Korea fired several cruise missiles towards the Yellow Sea, Seoul said, the latest in a series of tension-raising moves by the nuclear-armed state.
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Middle East
Two Dead in US Strikes Against Iran-Backed Armed Groups in Iraq
US forces targeted sites used by Iran-backed militants in Iraq, carrying out strikes that Iraqi sources said left two people dead.
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Europe
Lithuania Seeks Leopard Tanks Amid Security Concerns
Lithuania will seek to buy one battalion of German-made Leopard 2 tanks as the Baltic state bolsters its defenses amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Africa
Militiamen Kill 11 in West DR Congo: Local MP
Eleven civilians were killed by militiamen in the west of the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a region beset by communal conflict, local officials said.
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Europe
Turkey Ratifies Sweden’s NATO Membership After Protracted Delay
Turkey's parliament ratified Sweden's NATO membership after more than a year of delays that upset Western efforts to show resolve in the face of Russia's war on Ukraine.
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Europe
Zelensky Vows Strong Response After 18 Killed, 130 Wounded in Russian Strikes
A wave of Russian missiles killed 18 people and wounded more than a hundred, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed a forceful response.
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