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Ancient artifacts of sunken city likely destroyed by earthquake or tsunami plucked from seafloor

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which included a statue of a sphinx, Roman coins and other relics— were brought to shore by archaeologists and divers from the waters of […]

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Taiwan’s energy dependence is ‘Achilles heel’ amid immense threat by China

Voters in Taiwan are headed to the polls on Saturday to decide whether Taipei should reignite its nuclear power capabilities as the island faces immense energy vulnerabilities amid growing concern over threats posed by China.  In May, Taiwan shut the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant — its last remaining nuclear plant — after the ruling Democratic

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Experienced skydiver deliberately plunged to death one day after relationship with boyfriend ended

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). An experienced British skydiver — who died during a jump earlier this year — deliberately fell to her death just one day after she and her partner had

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Kim Jong Un acknowledges deaths of 100 North Korean soldiers he sent to fight for Vladimir Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that the troops he sent to fight Ukraine for Russian President Vladimir Putin have suffered losses en masse. In a ceremony depicting the faces of 100 North Korean soldiers and attended by their family members, Kim honored the “heroic” soldiers

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Zelenskyy seeks ‘strong reaction’ from US if Putin is not ready for bilateral meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants a “strong reaction” from the U.S. government if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not sit down with him for a bilateral meeting. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to broker a peace agreement between the two countries, which have been at war since Moscow’s February

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Trump delivered strategic blow to Iran regime with bold Azerbaijan-Armenia pact

President Donald Trump’s new deal in the South Caucasus has ended a decades-long conflict and handed Washington a rare strategic foothold on Iran’s northern border, experts say. The agreement, signed earlier this month between Armenia and Azerbaijan, grants the U.S. a 99-year lease over the Zangezur Corridor – a narrow strip of land that will

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Russia’s Lavrov looks to draw China in on Ukraine’s ‘security guarantees’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov may be looking to bring China into the ongoing negotiations as NATO leaders and Ukrainian officials convene this week to discuss security guarantees for Kyiv.  Lavrov suggested that Moscow was only interested in “truly reliable” guarantees for Ukraine, which he argued should be based on a 2022 draft accord that

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US warship burns for 12 hours off Japan coast; 2 sailors suffer minor injuries

The USS New Orleans warship caught fire Wednesday off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries, officials said. The fire aboard the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock burned for about 12 hours in the water at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa before the blaze was declared extinguished early Thursday morning,

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Russian cruise missiles hit US company in massive Ukraine strike amid Trump’s peace push

In one of the largest overnight strikes since the war began, Russia unleashed some 614 drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Ukraine, killing one, injuring dozens and destroying an American-owned electronics company less than an hour from two NATO borders, officials confirmed Thursday morning.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy said the strike on the private U.S. company,

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Putin issues formal demands to end Ukraine war after meeting with Trump: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin made his demands clear on what it would take for him to cease military operations in Ukraine when speaking with President Donald Trump in Alaska less than one week ago, reports confirmed Thursday. Moscow’s demands — no NATO membership for Ukraine, no Western troops on its soil, and surrender of the

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