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      <news:title>Trump Signs Russia Sanctions Bill to Cut Moscow&apos;s Ukraine War Funds</news:title>
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      <news:title>Italy Confirms Aircraft Hit in Attack on Saudi Air Base</news:title>
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      <news:title>Taiwan Stages Missile and Drone Drills Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Administration Eyes Russia Business Deals Before War Ends</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran Claims Strike on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, Fire Reported</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Repurposes Training Missiles for Ballistic Assault on Ukraine</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tusk Visits Kyiv as Poland Warns Russia Plans Strikes on NATO Territory</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s IRGC Navy Strikes Togo-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Strikes Kyiv With Missiles and Drones, Injuring at Least 20</news:title>
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      <news:title>IRGC Strikes Togo-Flagged Tanker in Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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      <news:title>Pentagon Signs AIM-260 Production Framework as Testing Accelerates</news:title>
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