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US strikes bridges and collapses a tower at a key port as its Iran campaign expands
The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, electricial equipment and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss in an appeal for more restrictive voting laws ahead of the midterms.
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More than 500 feared dead as officials investigate reports of boats capsizing with Rohingya refugees
More than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal, officials said Thursday.
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UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup
The British government on Thursday urged FIFA to investigate Argentina's team after players posed with a banner claiming sovereignty over the contested Falkland Islands.
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US designates 2 new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The U.S. government has designated two new Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
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Trump says he’ll seek to replace immigrant truck drivers with veterans
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his administration was cracking down on immigrant truck drivers and would seek to replace them with veterans.
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More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths
The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,011, including 754 deaths, according to government data released overnight in what authorities say is the fastest-growing outbreak on record.
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ICE should keep making traffic stops despite recent shootings, Trump says
President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
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Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership as war with Russia grinds on
The European Union's top official signed an agreement Wednesday to move forward on joint weapons production with Ukraine, saying Kyiv's fight against Russia's 4-year-old invasion is a key part of the continent's defense.
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US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade
The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire targeting Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait before dawn and warned its attacks may escalate.
