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Iran says two dead in Israeli strikes on military targets

Iran said an Israeli attack targeted military sites in the Islamic republic on Saturday, killing two soldiers, almost a month after Israel vowed to avenge a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-scale Middle East war.The Israeli military said its retaliatory air strikes hit Iran’s missile manufacturing facilities, missile installations and other systems in …

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Harris, Trump barnstorm battlegrounds seeking to break deadlock

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are battling for holdout votes on a penultimate weekend of campaigning across US swing states, with Michelle Obama joining the Democrat onstage before the Republican nominee hosts an eyebrow-raising rally in New York City.With just 10 days left in a bitterly contested presidential race, the rivals converge Saturday on Michigan, …

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Israel hits Iran missiles, bases in retaliatory strikes

Israel said it conducted air strikes against Iran on Saturday that hit military bases and missile sites in retaliation for the Islamic republic’s attacks, warning it would “pay a heavy price” if it responds.The Israeli military said its strikes hit Iran’s missile manufacturing facilities, missile arrays and other systems in several regions.Iran confirmed an Israeli …

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Seoul slams Russian treaty with N. Korea, Zelensky urges ‘tangible pressure’

South Korea urged Russia to stop its “illegal cooperation” with North Korea and voiced “grave concern” on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with Pyongyang.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned shortly after that Russia was planning to send North Korean troops into battle against his country as early as Sunday, and urged world …

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Gaza ministry accuses Israel of storming hospital, reports two children killed

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza accused Israeli forces Friday of storming the last functioning hospital in the territory’s north in a raid it said left two children dead, while the military told AFP it was unaware of live fire or strikes in the area.The Israeli military said its forces were operating around Kamal Adwan …

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US issues historic apology for Native American boarding school atrocities

President Joe Biden delivered an impassioned, historic apology Friday for one of the United States’ “most horrific chapters”: ripping Native American children from their families and putting them in abusive boarding schools aimed at erasing their culture.From 1819 until the 1970s, the United States ran hundreds of Indian boarding schools across the country to involuntarily …

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