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US fighter jet shoots down Iranian drone near aircraft carrier - tensions spike

A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, raising regional tensions and prompting urgent military and diplomatic responses

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450 drones and 70 missiles - scale of Russia's latest overnight assault on Ukraine

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"You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail" — Jeanine Pirro

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