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      <news:title>Crude Oil Tanker Struck by Projectile off Oman, UKMTO Reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Rejects Iran&apos;s Hormuz Plan as Rubio Expels Delegation</news:title>
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      <news:title>Kuwaiti Tanker Hit in Hormuz as Attacks Continue Into October</news:title>
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      <news:title>Treasury Sanctions Iran&apos;s Auto, Rail and Steel Networks</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump: US-South Korea Deal Includes $8.4 Billion for Oil Recovery</news:title>
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      <news:title>Ukraine Seeks Tighter Sanctions After Drone Strikes Snarl Kyiv Bridges</news:title>
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      <news:title>UAE Criticizes Israel&apos;s &apos;Rescue Flights&apos; Label</news:title>
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      <news:title>Japan Imposes New Sanctions Targeting Russian Oil Shadow Fleet</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Leans on Dennis Rodman as North Korea Stays Silent on Kim Summit</news:title>
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      <news:title>Russia Strikes Key Bridge in Kyiv, South Korea Demands Ukraine Apology</news:title>
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      <news:title>First New F-16V Fighters Arrive in Taiwan Amid China Pressure</news:title>
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      <news:title>US Sends Third Aircraft Carrier Group to Middle East Amid Iran Strike Deliberations</news:title>
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      <news:title>Explosions Hit Houthi-Controlled Sanaa as Strikes Reported Across Yemen</news:title>
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      <news:title>Oil Supertanker Hit by Missile in Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Media Say</news:title>
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      <news:title>Putin Rules Out Ukraine Ceasefire, Renews Kaliningrad Nuclear Warning</news:title>
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