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      <news:title>Barrick Mining Reaches Deal With Mali Unions, Eases Strike Threat</news:title>
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      <news:title>Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist as Iran, US Drift Further From Deal</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran, Middle East Tensions Escalate Amid Ongoing Conflicts</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Strikes Ukraine&apos;s Largest Mobile Carrier, Hits Data Centres</news:title>
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      <news:title>Taiwan Says US &apos;Very Much&apos; Understands Its Defense Needs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russian Strikes Kill 2 in Ukraine After Moscow Rejects German Appeal</news:title>
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      <news:title>Operation Economic Outcast: The Sanctions Campaign That Has to Hold Until November</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Scales Up Ukraine Strikes as Top Steelmaker Halts Operations</news:title>
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      <news:title>North Korea Testing Swarm Attacks That Mix Drones, Missiles</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Treasury Thanks Turkey, Oman, UAE for Backing Iran Sanctions</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Finalizes Ukraine&apos;s Patriot Missile Production Deal, Zelensky Says</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Tells Zelenskyy to &apos;Settle&apos; With Putin as Strikes Kill 10</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Rejects Combining US-China AI Efforts, Calls Fears Hoaxes</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Confirms Rejection of Iran&apos;s $12 Billion Hormuz Roadmap</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iraqi Tribe Claims to Have Battled Somali Pirates</news:title>
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      <news:title>US, China Agree to $30B Tariff Cut, New AI Safety Channel</news:title>
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      <news:title>7 Dead as Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes and Aerial War Intensifies</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Rejects Iran Hormuz Truce, Plans Post-Midterm Strikes</news:title>
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      <news:title>Saudi Coalition Intercepts Houthi Missiles, Drones Targeting Riyadh</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Said to Reject Iran Ceasefire Bid, Eyes Post-Midterm Strikes</news:title>
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      <news:title>F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong Reached China, US Lawmakers Investigate</news:title>
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      <news:title>GOP Senators Rebuke Trump Over Xi Welcome After China-Iran Allegations</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Widens Attacks to Hit Ukraine Data Centres, Internet Providers</news:title>
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