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Police bust finds over 700 pounds of drugs inside Transformers statues
The drugs originated in Cambodia and traveled through Thailand, intended for sale in more luxurious markets in neighboring areas such as Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia.
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Iranian lawmaker declares Tehran obtained nuclear bombs
U.S. and UN experts say Iran’s regime is dangerously close to becoming a nuclear-armed weapons state as officials in Tehran announce their capability to build atomic bombs.
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Ex-Albanian president warns Biden that Russia seeks to 'undermine European values and foundations' in region
Albania's former president and leader of the Freedom Party wants to keep the United States in the Balkans and prevent forces Russia from destabilizing the region.
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Here's why Ireland is at boiling point over mass immigration
Hundreds of protests in towns have sprung up in Ireland with people calling on the government to end what they say is an "open borders" globalist agenda that is putting the needs of migrants ahead of its citizens.
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Biden's arms embargo on Israel 'emboldens' Hamas missile strikes against Jewish state
As Biden continues to distance his administration from Israel’s war to defeat Hamas, retired military leaders take him to task for endangering the security of the Jewish state.
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NATO ally endorses China's Ukraine peace plan as Beijing applauds 'model' of European diplomacy
China has long pursued a diplomatic reset as it finds itself increasingly unpopular and pushed out by Central and Eastern European countries.
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Top secret Iranian drone site used by IRGC, terror proxies exposed by opposition group
An Iranian opposition group has exposed a training site where Qods Aviation Industry provides drone instruction to members of the IRGC, Iranian proxies and Hezbollah terrorists on drone warfare.
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State Department criticizes Israel’s attempts at ‘mitigating civilian harm’ in Gaza war: report
A report from the U.S. State Department sent to Congress Friday questioned how effective the Israeli military is being at mitigating civilian casualties in Gaza.
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2 ISIS militants suspected in 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers turned over to Baghdad
U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led forces have turned over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected in the 2014 mass killings of Iraqi soldiers.
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7 dead after bus falls into river in St. Petersburg, Russia
A bus veered off a bridge Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia, plunging into the Moika River and leaving seven people dead, according to officials.
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Ukraine beats back Russian attempt to cross border as Moscow seeks Kharkiv buffer zone: report
Ukrainian officials suspect that Moscow plans to take Kharkiv as part of establishing a buffer zone between the Ukrainian and Russian borders as the war drags on.
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Iraq asks UN to abandon political mission in Baghdad
The Iraqi government requested Wednesday that the U.N. end a mission aimed at promoting governance and human rights reforms in the strife-torn nation by the end of next year.
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At least 90 injured after passenger train hits boxcar, derails in Argentine capital
At least 90 people were injured Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a passenger train derailed after striking an empty boxcar on the tracks.
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Xi leaves Hungary, concluding 5-day tour of Europe
Chinese President Xi Jinping departed from Hungary on Friday, marking the end of a five-day European tour meant to reinforce Beijing's influence over the continent.
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Top Maltese politician resigns over charges in high-profile hospital scandal
Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne of Malta resigned Friday, also abandoning his European Commission bid, after being charged with fraud.
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Taliban reports at least 50 dead as flash floods wreak havoc in northern Afghanistan
Flash floods triggered by seasonal rains in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province have left at least 50 people dead, according to the Taliban.
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US promises to squash Palestinian membership push at UN following vote
The U.S. has avoided having to decide if it will pull funding from the U.N. and the its specialized agencies, which it would have had to do under public law passed in the 1990s.
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9 Nigerian students kidnapped at gunpoint in region's latest school abduction
Gunmen kidnapped at least nine students from a Nigerian school in the latest in a series of school abductions that started when Islamic militants abducted over 200 schoolgirls in 2014.
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