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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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NATO condemns airspace violations after Germany calls them a deliberate test
NATO issued a joint statement condemning recent airspace violations and other hybrid incidents.
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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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Colombia earthquake kills at least 180 people, rescuers dig for survivors
An earthquake in Colombia has killed at least 180 people, and rescue teams are searching collapsed buildings for survivors still trapped in the rubble.
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Trump administration appeals order to refund all tariff payments
A U.S. trade court ruled that the government must refund tariffs to every company that paid them, not just the business that brought the case. The Trump administration is now appealing to stop those refunds while it fights over whether the tariffs were legal in the first place. Because the U.S. has used tariffs as pressure in trade talks with other countries, the outcome could affect that leverage too. It is still unclear whether the appeal will pause the refunds, or whether the case will reach the Supreme Court.
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Rights groups sue Trump administration over ICC sanctions
Two US human rights groups, DAWN and the Taxpayer Alliance Against Genocide, are suing the Trump administration over sanctions it placed on the International Criminal Court, the world's top war-crimes tribunal.
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China Pairs Naval Drills Off Taiwan With Pressure on Pacific Forum
Beijing announced a joint naval exercise with Indonesia in waters east of Taiwan the same day it told the Pacific Islands Forum to "properly handle" Taiwan's presence at its Palau summit — squeezing Taipei on two fronts.
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Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia with North Korean missiles, killing six
Russia fired ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea at the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least six people and wounding 19, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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Report: Trump left Turkey using a decoy plane and catering truck
According to The Washington Post, Donald Trump did not leave this month's NATO summit in Turkey the way he has publicly described.
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Russia's top court bans only anti-war party from September election
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Yabloko, the country's only liberal party campaigning against the war in Ukraine, cannot run in next month's parliamentary elections.
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WHO Says It Is Losing Ground Against Ebola Outbreak in Congo
The World Health Organisation, the United Nations' health agency, says an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than health workers can contain it.
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Sanctioned Russian oil tanker leaks crude off Oman after unexplained blast
A tanker called the Caroline Bezengi, sanctioned by the European Union and Britain for carrying Russian oil, has been leaking crude off Oman's coast since an explosion on board on 8 June.