Iran war day 97: Tehran says no progress in talks; Israel attacks Lebanon
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US House delivers rebuke to Trump as it votes to halt Iran war
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Drones are changing the face of warfare, including battlefield medicine
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Nato condemns Russian 'recklessness' after drone hits Romanian apartment block
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U.S. and Iran trade strikes. How will this affect deal to end war?
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Israel says new head of Hamas' military wing killed in Gaza City strikes
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Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades
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Iran war day 87: Trump says US not in rush to sign deal, dashing optimism
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Man dies in northeast Australia after shark attack
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Attacks on Ebola centres intensify in eastern DRC amid outbreak fears
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Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90
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US sanctions Tanzanian police official over 'torture' of rights activists
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US pauses $14bn weapons sale to Taiwan due to Iran war
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Samsung strike on hold as workers push for AI bonus
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Two dead in Spain shooting, with babies reportedly among injured
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Iran war day 80: Trump issues warning; Tehran ready to confront aggression
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Iranian man barely survives bombing, but wants war to go on
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India's Adanis agree to pay $18m to settle civil fraud case in the US
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Massive Russian strikes across Ukraine leave one dead, officials say
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Iran war day 76: Vance says progress made in talks; Israel pounds Lebanon
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How Americans see China now
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UK’s Keir Starmer faces likely challenge following Labour’s election defeat
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US national on repatriation flight tests positive for hantavirus
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International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools
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U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
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Antisemitism is a campaign issue in UK regional vote
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Japan PM says Iran war oil crisis having ‘enormous impact’ in Asia Pacific
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Three dead in suspected virus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship
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Kenya battles to stop the 'goons and guns' as fears of political violence grow
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China’s UN Envoy: Hormuz closure will dominate Trump-Xi talks
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Violence in Australian town after arrest of man over girl's murder
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Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says
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The Venice Biennale jury resigns amid tensions over awards ban, Russian participation
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Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’?
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Life in limbo: How Iranians navigate a state of ‘no war, no peace’
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We can make sure another Chornobyl disaster does not happen, here is how
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31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
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Bodies of 50 infants dumped at Trinidad graveyard
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Hormuz reopens, but insurers aren't ready to sound the all-clear
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Iran war’s big winners: Wall Street, weapons firms, AI and green energy
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