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Asia Pacific
Taiwan Monitors China Coast Guard Ships ‘Drifting’ East of the Island
Taiwan said it has deployed vessels to monitor two China Coast Guard ships east of the island, as Beijing asserts authority over an area of the Western Pacific.
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Middle East
Hamas Officials Say Deal Agreed on Group’s Arms, Gradual Israel Withdrawal from Gaza
Senior Hamas officials told AFP on Friday that the deal reached with Israel to end the war includes provisions addressing the group's weapons and the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
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Middle East
Egypt’s Damietta Port Says Operations Ongoing Despite Drone Attack
The authority overseeing the Egyptian port of Damietta said Thursday that its operations were ongoing despite a fire breaking out there the day before that authorities blamed on a drone attack.
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Europe
Poland Says Giant Crater Left by Explosion After Russia Attacks on Ukraine
Polish authorities said Thursday that a 10-meter-wide crater had been left by an explosion in an eastern region that occurred as Russia staged new missile attacks on neighboring Ukraine.
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War
Russian Strikes Kill 8 Across Ukraine, Including 6 from One Family
Russian strikes killed at least eight people and wounded more than a dozen others across Ukraine, authorities said, triggering renewed calls from Kyiv for its allies to send air defense supplies.
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Middle East
US Military Completes ‘Heavy Wave’ of Retaliatory Strikes on Iran
The US military completed a "heavy wave of strikes" against Iran on Thursday in retaliation against Tehran targeting American bases in Jordan, as fighting intensified in the Middle East war after a nearly week-long pause.
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Sea
UK Announces $11.2 Billion Investment in Nuclear Submarines
Britain announced Wednesday an 8.4-billion-pound investment for the next phase of its Dreadnought Class nuclear submarine program, which the government claims will support 22,000 apprenticeships over the next decade.
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Middle East
Israel Army Hit Gaza Mosque, Says Used for Hamas ‘Weapons Storage’
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had struck a mosque in the Gaza Strip which it said had been used by Hamas as a weapons storage facility.
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Americas
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Had the ‘Best Conversation’ in ‘Excellent’ Meeting With Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he had an "excellent" meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, marking their first face-to-face talks since the war with Iran began in late February.
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Middle East
Iran Guards Say Halted 3 Oil Tankers in Hormuz: Media
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck and halted three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported Wednesday, despite a lull in fighting between Washington and Tehran.
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