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Pentagon: US may provide advanced variants of cluster bombs to Ukraine
Jul 07, 2023 12:16The Pentagon has announced that advanced cluster munitions could be sent to Ukraine to help Kiev in its war against Russian forces, despite a global ban on such weapons.
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Nearly half of US drinking water may contain toxic 'forever chemicals'
Jul 07, 2023 12:13Nearly half of US tap water samples contain toxic "forever chemicals," substances used in hundreds of household items from cleaning supplies to pizza boxes to which broad exposure can carry serious health risks, according to a new study.
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US to send Ukraine banned cluster munitions: Officials
Jul 07, 2023 04:02The United States has planned to send globally banned cluster munitions to Ukraine to help it battle Russian forces, American officials have said.
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Iran slams Ukraine at JCPOA meeting, says US, E3 to blame for deal's failure
Jul 07, 2023 03:03Iran's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) has denounced the presence of the Ukrainian envoy in a Security Council meeting on non-proliferation and implementation of the 2015 Iran deal, lambasting the move as unconstructive and a suspicious attempt to divert attention from the main issue.
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2008 US airstrike that turned wedding into a funeral still haunts Afghans
Jul 06, 2023 11:32On July 6th, 2008, an airstrike by the United States on a wedding party in the Haska Meyna district in eastern Afghanistan killed 47 Afghan citizens.
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Belarus president says Wagner chief in Russia; Kremlin says ‘not following’ Prigozhin’s movements
Jul 06, 2023 11:29Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group is no longer in his country but in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
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White House seeks to get cocaine story under control
Jul 06, 2023 05:29Cocaine discovered at the White House was left in an area frequently used by visitors on tours -- and not while President Joe Biden and his family were on the premises, officials said Wednesday.
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Iraq to speed up releasing Iranian funds: Minister
Jul 06, 2023 05:28Iran’s Finance Minister Ehsan Khandouzi says Iranian funds that have remained blocked in Iraq in recent years because of US sanctions will be released "in the shortest time possible" based on a recent understanding reached between Iran and Iraq.
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Informed source rejects US claim Iran sought to seize tankers in Persian Gulf
Jul 06, 2023 05:25Iran made no attempt to seize oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday, an informed Iranian defense source has told Iranian media, denying an earlier US claim accusing Tehran of trying to take control of two ships.
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Hungary threatens to retaliate over Ukraine's sanctioning of OTP
Jul 06, 2023 04:05Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto says Budapest would block EU funding of arms transfers to Ukraine unless Kiev removes OTP Bank from its blacklist.