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                <title><![CDATA[US forces fire Hellfire missiles at Panama-flagged vessel in Gulf of Oman]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iraq PM orders draft law to place all weapons under state control]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Houthis vow to continue attacks on Saudi ships and military sites]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Container ship involved in incident with military forces near Gwadar: UKMTO]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Two Pakistanis and an Indonesian killed in Houthi attack on a commercial vessel in Bab al-Mandeb]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Drone strike sparks massive blaze at Libya’s Zawiya refinery]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Wildfire at Indonesia's Mount Bromo mostly contained]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump pulls James Bond-style aircraft switch in Türkiye amid alleged Iranian assassination threat]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Death toll tops 100 as Colombia searches for earthquake survivors]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US blockade could cost Iran $18 billion a year as Strait of Hormuz traffic declines below 10 days' average]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian Regime attacks Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan defense pact]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[China takes action against more than 100 Filipinos over illegal work, residence]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US Revokes Visas of Iranians, Kuwaiti and Cubans Over Alleged Regime Ties]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump says ‘massive escalation’ against Iran remains an option as US reduces tanker aircraft at Israel’s Ben Gurion]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump demands Iran compensation for Americans harmed, protesters killed]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[At least 47 killed as powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes western Colombia]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel declares Palestinian Christian village Taybeh a ‘closed military zone’]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US revokes more than 175,000 visas under Trump administration]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[With Mojtaba Khamenei Out of Public Eye for Months, yet 6 Top Military Posts Filled in His Name]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pezeshkian claims a 7-hour meeting with elusive Mojtaba Khamenei amid questions over his whereabouts]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bangladesh urges India to expedite Sheikh Hasina's extradition]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Once Again, Thousands rally against recruitment exam irregularities in India - Water cannons fired]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Albanese faces backlash over ‘melon’ joke about Japan PM as opposition demands apology]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran demands end to US blockade to reopen Hormuz as CENTCOM redirects 55 vessels]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Tropical storm causes some flooding in eastern China]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[BEIJING, Aug 10, (AP): Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China on Monday, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typhoon the previous day.Authoriti...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[12 killed, 8 missing as floods and landslides hit Philippines]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[MANILA, Aug 10: At least 12 people have been killed and eight others remain missing in the Philippines after floods and landslides triggered by the combined effects of the southwes...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Seven killed, 30 wounded in Houthi missile and drone attack on Yemen port]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[SANAA, Aug 10: At least seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Iran-aligned Houthi forces launched a missile and drone attack on Yemen’s Red Sea port city of al-Makha...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:36:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi sofa factory fire]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:27:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Houthis Resume Missile and Drone Attacks on Yemen’s Mocha]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[SANAA, Aug 9: Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has resumed missile and drone attacks on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, launching several ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel to Withdraw From Gaza Only After ‘Verified’ Disarmament, Board of Peace Envoy Says]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[GAZA, Aug 9: Israel would withdraw from the Gaza Strip only after the disarmament of Hamas is verified on the ground, according to Board of Peace envoy Nickolay Mladenov, outlining...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:31:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[As Mojtaba Khamenei Still Remains Out of Sight, Mohsen Rezaee Named Supreme Leader’s Representative]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Aug 9: Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Sunday appointed senior military adviser Mohsen Rezaee as his representative to the Supreme National Security Council, the...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Says US Is ‘Low-Keying It’ With Iran, Relying on Economic Pressure]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Aug 9: US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington is taking a lower-key approach toward Iran and appears prepared to allow economic pressure to intensify rat...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Once Again, Iranian Regime's Lies Debunked as Mojtaba Khamenei's New Video Turns Out to Be Old]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:26:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump May End Iran War Without Nuclear Deal; Netanyahu Says Iran Won’t Get Bomb Under His Watch]]></title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:13:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pentagon gives US arms industry 21 days to accelerate weapons production]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Aug 9 : US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has given leaders of the American defense industry no more than 21 days to submit plans for significantly acceleratin...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:36:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran says no direct talks with US, messages exchanged through mediators]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Jetstar Airbus narrowly avoids collision with Qatar Airways]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[SYDNEY, Aug 9 : A Jetstar Airbus A320 narrowly avoided a collision with a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 at Sydney Airport on Sunday morning, forcing the Jetstar pilots to brake suddenly...]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:33:00 +0300</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Car-bomb attack targets southwest Colombia a day after president takes office]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[CALI, Colombia, Aug 9, (AP): A car bomb  exploded Saturday in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after  conservative political neophyte Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemeni government forces strike Houthi positions in Ad Dali]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Middle East War Could Be Trump’s ‘Costliest Blunder’ as Epstein Files Draw Fire]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Drone explodes near major gas pipeline in Bulgaria after entering from Romania]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran President says Afghanistan, Pakistan blocked attempts to infiltrate Iran during war]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[One More Vessel struck off Oman as dozens of tankers operate under ‘digital darkness’ in Hormuz]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Two Women Breach Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport Apron to Catch Missed Flight]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal remains idle amid US naval blockade: FT]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[ADNOC vessel targeted by missile in Strait of Hormuz, UAE condemns attack]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Colombia's new president signals energy policy shift, backs oil and gas]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Oman police detain Asian and African expatriate women over public decency, labour and residency violations]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region as air defenses fall short]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[West Bank hardships fuel exodus of Palestinian Christians]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[15-year-old dressed as a clown stabbed a man to death in random attack, police say]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian Regime questions Pakistan’s role as US-Iran mediator after Mecca defense pact]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump’s top general urges de-escalation as Iran war options narrow: Report]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Indian Passenger allegedly breaks emergency exit panel on Batik Air flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kochi]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran Says It Is Negotiating With US Through Oman Over Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Passenger Held at India's Delhi Airport for Smuggling Gold Hidden in Electric Scooter Tyres]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ukraine Drone Strike Hits Russia's Wildberries Logistics Hub as US Warns Putin Could Test NATO]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye to Sign Trilateral Defense Agreement]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iraq Tightens Security Amid Reports of Planned Iran-Backed Attacks on Saudi Arabia]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Student Gunman Dead After Thailand School Shooting Kills 2, Injures Up to 20]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[11 Civilians Injured in Houthi Attack on Saudi Arabia's Najran]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Explosions heard near Strait of Hormuz linked to operation against ‘hostile targets’: Iranian media]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[German court sentences Afghan national to life in prison over deadly Munich car-ramming attack]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[US Seeks Extradition of Philippine ‘Son of God’ Preacher Apollo Quiboloy Over Sex Trafficking Charges]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Bomb Blast Aboard Passenger Bus Kills, Injures Several Near Damascus]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran-Oman Strait of Hormuz Plan Proposes Maritime Service Fees for Ships: Report]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran Arrests 30 Over Alleged Mossad Links, While Israel Charges Two With Spying for Iran]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemeni forces shoot down Houthi drone over Marib]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Saudi Admiral Appointed Commander of Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Petty Food Thefts Become Symbol of Iran’s Deepening Economic Hardship]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward waters off its east coast: South Korea]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iranian MP Sidelined From Negotiations Says 'Strait of Hormuz Will Stay Closed Until US Leaves Region']]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Taiwan Strengthens Wartime Readiness with President Joining Military Drill]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Two Explosions Reported Near Oman in Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump Rejects Reports of US Munitions Shortage, Warns of Jail for Leakers]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Multiple killed in mass shooting at North Carolina home, authorities investigating]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Pakistan imposes new restrictions on foreign media reporting, drawing press freedom concerns]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Explosion reported near tanker off Yemen’s Aden coast, crew safe]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump warns of “rigged election” after Abdul El-Sayed clinches Democratic nomination]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[LANSING, Aug 5: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned the integrity of Michigan’s elections after Abdul El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination for the US Senate rac...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iran, Oman agree on coordinates for proposed safe shipping route in Strait of Hormuz]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Police Raid Starbucks Korea Headquarters Over ‘Tank Day’ Marketing Controversy]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Fuego volcano spews more ash and mud as Guatemala shelters 1,700 who fled nearby villages]]></title>
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