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      <news:title>Panama Tanker New Andros Struck by Drone in Iraqi Waters, Fire Out</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran Strikes US Jordan Base After US Sinks Five Iranian Oil Tankers</news:title>
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      <news:title>China Oil Demand to Fall 8.9% in 2026, Sinopec Research Finds</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran Fires 20 Ballistic Missiles at U.S. Base in Jordan; 18 Intercepted</news:title>
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      <news:title>U.S. Strikes IRGC Tankers Again After Iran Targets Navy Warship</news:title>
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      <news:title>Bodycam Footage Shows Russian Missile Detonating Yards From Kyiv Police Officers</news:title>
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      <news:title>U.S. Forces Strike Multiple Iranian Tankers Near Kharg Island</news:title>
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      <news:title>IRGC Says It Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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      <news:title>Iran&apos;s IRGC Claims It Shot Down US Drone Over Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Presses Putin to End Ukraine War and Restore US-Russia Ties</news:title>
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      <news:title>Lithuania Trains Civilians for War, Tells Putin: &apos;We Don&apos;t Fear You&apos;</news:title>
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      <news:title>Houthis Strike Saudi Oil Sites, Wound 73 in Major Escalation</news:title>
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      <news:title>Houthi Strikes Hit Saudi Energy Sites, Wound 73 as Oil Nears $100</news:title>
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