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Russia strikes Ukraine's Izmail port, damaging grain export terminals
Russia struck Izmail, Ukraine's main port on the Danube River, overnight, damaging grain export terminals and starting fires.
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Iran Says It Will Only Reopen Hormuz Strait If US Lifts Sanctions, Trump Says No
Iran has said it will only reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea passage that much of the world's oil ships through, if the United States lifts its economic sanctions on Iran.
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Putin threatens to seize EU ships after Ukraine hits key Russian port
Russia's President Vladimir Putin threatened to seize ships flying European Union flags anywhere from the Black Sea to the Pacific Ocean.
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Colombia earthquake death toll jumps to more than 240
The death toll from Monday's earthquake in western Colombia has climbed past 240, up sharply from 180 a day earlier.
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Ukrainian drones hit oil refinery deep in Russia, killing 12
Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery in Russia's Tatarstan region, more than 1,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, killing at least 12 people and injuring 39, regional officials said.
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Trump says US is playing down Iran standoff, but strait blockade continues
President Trump said the United States is taking a low-key approach in its standoff with Iran, preferring economic pressure over military action.
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Russian strikes near Kyiv kill three, including a child, as Zelensky visits Serbia
Russian missiles hit the region around Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, overnight, killing three people including a child and injuring several others, local officials said.
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NATO pledges more air defenses to Ukraine after Kyiv's worst night of Russian strikes
Kyiv had its worst night yet of Russian missile strikes, with air defenses failing to stop many missiles, including one that hit a resident's home.
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Taiwan starts its biggest-ever military drills as China tensions rise
Taiwan began its largest annual military exercise, called Han Kuang, on Wednesday, testing how well its armed forces could respond to a potential attack by China.
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Ukrainian drones hit Russian warehouses in Moscow, St Petersburg, Tver, killing at least six
Ukrainian drones struck warehouses in three Russian cities early Tuesday, killing at least six people, Russian officials said.
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Unidentified Projectile Hits Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz Amid US-Iran Tension
A cargo ship was hit by an unidentified projectile early Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Oman through which much of the world's oil is shipped, Britain's maritime watchdog UKMTO said.
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Ukraine strikes nuclear fuel site as Russia hits Kyiv and Black Sea ports
Overnight, Ukraine reportedly tried to hit a spent nuclear fuel storage building at the Zaporizhzhia power plant, Europe's largest, which Russia has controlled since early in the war.