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      <news:title>Four Killed in Twin Attacks on Riyadh&apos;s King Khalid Airport</news:title>
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      <news:title>Giant Taiwan Flag Flown From Helicopter Defies Beijing on National Day</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kremlin Says Russia Agrees With Rubio: Ukraine War Is a Stalemate</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterm Elections</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ukraine Says It Struck Russia&apos;s Largest Oil Refinery</news:title>
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      <news:title>Explosions Hit Riyadh as Saudi Capital Airport Closes</news:title>
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      <news:title>Taiwan Indicts 10 Over US Chip Smuggling to China Missile Programs</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tanker Struck Off Qatar as Oil Tops $100 on Hormuz Attack Surge</news:title>
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      <news:title>Why Gaza&apos;s Ceasefire Still Hasn&apos;t Stopped the Killing</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russian Strikes Kill at Least 25 Across Ukraine, Toll Climbs Again</news:title>
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      <news:title>Houthis Strike Two Saudi Airports, Killing Three and Injuring Dozens</news:title>
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      <news:title>EU Approves New Russia Sanctions as Senators Press Trump on Pace</news:title>
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      <news:title>Houthis Strike Saudi Airports, Killing at Least 3, Injuring Dozens</news:title>
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