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3 injured as UAE's air defenses respond to missile, drone threats
The defense ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Friday that its air defense systems intercepted two ballistic missiles and three drones launched from Iran, resulting in three moderate injuries.
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Indonesia reports 2 suspected hantavirus cases
Indonesia has reported two suspected hantavirus cases in Jakarta and Yogyakarta amid concerns over an outbreak linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, the country's health ministry said Friday.
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Explosion heard in S. Iran's Sirik, near Hormuz Strait -- media
Explosion heard in S. Iran's Sirik, near Hormuz Strait -- media
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Iran's foreign ministry says Tehran still weighing its response to US proposal -- media
Iran's foreign ministry says Tehran still weighing its response to US proposal -- media
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Nigerian troops kill three suspected terrorists, recover arms in raids
At least three suspected terrorists were killed and a cache of arms and ammunition recovered during a military operation in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State, the army said on Friday.
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Spain reports suspected hantavirus case linked to cruise ship outbreak
Spanish Secretary of State for Health Javier Padilla said on Friday that the health authorities had taken relevant measures after detecting a suspected case of hantavirus in the eastern city of Alicante.
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Iran says seized 'offending' oil tanker,...
Iran says seized 'offending' oil tanker, slams US 'reckless military adventure'
The Iranian army said Friday its naval forces have seized an "offending" oil tanker named "Ocean Koi" that sought to disrupt the country's oil exports by abusing the regional circumstances.
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13 airports in Russia halt operations due to drone attack
A Ukrainian drone strike on the administrative building of the Southern Russia Air Navigation branch disrupted operations at 13 airports across southern Russia, the Russian Ministry of Transport said Friday.
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Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of vio...
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of violating ceasefire
Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of continuing attacks despite a declared ceasefire. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had carried out more than 1,300 ceasefire violations involving drones, artillery attacks on border regions, adding
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Large forest fire occurs in Chernobyl ex...
Large forest fire occurs in Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash -- media
A massive forest fire triggered by a drone crash is raging across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, according to media reports citing Ukrainian authorities.
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Ministry Minutes | China urges EU to vie...
Ministry Minutes | China urges EU to view bilateral trade ties from all-round, objective and positive perspective
China hopes the EU will view its trade relationship with China from an all-round, objective and positive perspective, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
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Ministry Minutes | UK's prosecution of C...
Ministry Minutes | UK's prosecution of Chinese citizens and backing of anti-China forces seeking to disrupt HKSAR a 'political farce'
China strongly condemns and firmly opposes the UK's arrest and prosecution of two Chinese citizens on groundless charges.
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Brunei's crown prince to visit China...
Brunei's crown prince to visit China
At the invitation of Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office of Brunei Darussalam, will pay an official visit to China from May 11 to 15, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Friday.
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Vietnamese PM vows to turn Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia traditional friendship into development driver
Vietnamese Prime Minister (PM) Le Minh Hung said on Friday that he will work closely with his Lao and Cambodian counterparts to turn the three countries' longstanding friendship into a driver for their fast and sustainable development, the Vietnam News Agency reported.Hung made the remarks during a
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