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US Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near Aircraft Carrier - Tensions Surge

A US Navy jet shot down an Iranian drone after it aggressively approached the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in the Arabian Sea, escalating tensions ahead of sensitive nuclear and diplomatic talks

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50,000 - People evacuated as floods submerged parts of northern Morocco

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"You are the worst reporter" — President Donald Trump

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US shoots down Iranian drone after approach to carrier

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