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Java Island in Indonesia is shaken by a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.1 that is felt in Jakarta. |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—On Saturday, a powerful magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the southern region of Java, the country's biggest island; however, no major injuries or property damage was immediately reported.Read More |
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During training, two Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash, killing all ten crew members. |
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—During a training session on Tuesday, two Malaysian military helicopters collided in midair and crashed, killing all ten troops on board and wounding a swimmer in a pool, according to police.Read More |
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Numerous earthquakes shook Taiwan, although there was little damage. |
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TAIPEI—Dozens of aftershocks rocked Hualien, a county in eastern Taiwan affected by the earthquake late on Monday and early on Tuesday. However, there were no injuries or significant damage reports, and leading chipmaker TSMC stated that its operations were unaffected.Read More |
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Russia claims to be moving closer to Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine. |
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Sunday saw Russia announce that its soldiers had moved into the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and taken control of the Bohdanivka hamlet, while Kyiv said it desperately required the promised backing of the United States to stave off a full-scale invasion.Read More |
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President Duda states that Poland is willing to station nuclear weapons from NATO. |
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As Russia is bolstering its military near Poland's border, President Andrzej Duda declared that Poland is amenable to NATO putting nuclear weapons there as a deterrent to Russia's "imperial ambitions."Read More |
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There Is No Sign of Mechanical Failure in the Flight Data Recorders of the Japanese Navy Helicopters That Crashed |
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TOKYO—Japan's defense minister stated on Monday that an initial examination of flight data recorders found from the wreckage of two Japanese naval helicopters revealed no evidence of technical issues, presumably pointing to human error. Seven of the eight crew members are still being sought after, and one of them has already passed away.Read More |
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Residents Say Israeli Tanks Retreat Into Northern Gaza and Warplanes Attack Rafah |
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CAIRO—On Tuesday, Israeli tanks reentered areas of the northern Gaza Strip that they had abandoned weeks earlier. Meanwhile, airstrikes on Rafah, the last known shelter for Palestinians in the southern portion of the enclave, resulted in many fatalities and injuries, according to medical personnel and locals.Read More |
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An iconic skyscraper is toppled as a fire tears through Copenhagen's 17th-century Old Stock Exchange. |
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—On Tuesday, while pedestrians scrambled to assist emergency services in saving priceless paintings and other treasures, a fire burned through one of Copenhagen's oldest buildings, forcing the famous spire from the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange to fall.Read More |
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US Stopped 80 Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Six Ballistic Missiles Targeting Israel: CENTCOM |
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On April 14, the Pentagon said that American forces had shot down over 80 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and at least six ballistic missiles that were headed toward Israel from Yemen and Iran.Read More |
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The United States sends seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine after a $60 billion aid package is stalled in Congress. |
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The US military acknowledged that thousands of infantry weapons and rounds of ammunition had been supplied to Ukraine. More over a year ago, the US troops confiscated the explosives as Iran attempted to transport them to Houthi militants.Read More |
