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Ali Larijani Killed: Israel Says It Eliminated Iran’s Security Chief

Israel announced the killing of Ali Larijani, Iran’s top national security official, in overnight strikes that remove a central figure in Tehran’s leadership and risk escalating the already intense US Israeli operation against Iran

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27% - Increase in US gasoline prices since the start of Iran attacks

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"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran" — Joe Kent

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Europe near unanimous in rejecting US call to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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USPS outlines major changes to avoid running out of cash by 2027

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UN says Israel carried out mass expulsions of Palestinians in West Bank

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Israel launches targeted incursions into Lebanon - military says

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New Iran leader rejects ceasefire talks and demands harsher posture

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Afghanistan says Pakistan airstrike on Kabul clinic killed hundreds

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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as power grid collapses

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Bombings in Nigeria kill at least 23 and injure more than 100

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Army general left classified maps of Ukraine war on a train, watchdog finds

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