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  Last update: 19:16 GMT 14.04.2021

  19:16 GMT 14.04.2021

  Middle East

  Multiple Missile Deployments Strike Turkish Armed Forces, Erbil Airfield

  Iraqi military bases housing American troops have come under fire from militia forces in northern Iraq for some time. In February, multiple rockets were launched against a military base near the Erbil International Airport that left one military contractor dead and injured several others.

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  Last update: 01:53 GMT 15.04.2021

  01:53 GMT 15.04.2021

  Military & Intelligence

  Pentagon Refuses to Discuss Reported Cancellation of Two US Warships Passage to Black Sea

  WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Department of Defense told Sputnik it was not discussing the reports about the cancellation of the passage of its two warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea.

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  Last update: 23:15 GMT 14.04.2021

  23:15 GMT 14.04.2021

  Middle East

  Passenger Train Derails in Northern Egypt, 10 People Left Injured – Reports

  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A passenger train has derailed in the northern Egyptian province of Sharqia, leaving 10 people injured, media reported.

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  Last update: 02:29 GMT 15.04.2021

  02:29 GMT 15.04.2021

  Latin America

  Argentine President Says Had Mild Form of COVID-19 Thanks to Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine

  BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said that he had a mild form of COVID-19 thanks to the vaccination with Russia's Sputnik V drug.

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  Last update: 00:45 GMT 15.04.2021

  00:45 GMT 15.04.2021

  US

  'Call Me When You're an American': South Dakota Governor Pledges to Reject Migrants

  Earlier this week, Governors Pete Ricketts of Nebraska and Henry McMaster of South Carolina, both Republican, said they would not be accomodating unaccompanied migrant children from the southern US border. McMaster's refusal came via Executive Order, which claimed South Carolina should instead focus on vulnerable children already in the state.

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  Last update: 22:59 GMT 14.04.2021

  22:59 GMT 14.04.2021

  Tech

  Watch: Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket Nails ‘Astronaut Rehearsal’ Vertical Landing Test

  With NASA’s Space Shuttle program gone for nearly a decade, a slew of private firms have stepped up their efforts to provide manned space flight capabilities, not just for US governmental needs, but also for space tourism.

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  Last update: 00:58 GMT 15.04.2021

  00:58 GMT 15.04.2021

  US

  DoJ: Officer Who Fatally Shot Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbit Will Not Be Criminally Charged

  Ashli Babbitt, who served for more than 12 years in the US Air Force and the Air National Guard, was fatally shot on January 6 by an unidentified US Capitol Police officer after she participated in the violent storming of the US Capitol. At the time, Babbitt had been attempting to break through a door to the Speaker’s Lobby.

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  Last update: 01:57 GMT 15.04.2021

  01:57 GMT 15.04.2021

  Sport

  'We Love This Competition': Liverpool's Klopp Focused on Returning Team to Champions League - Report

  On Wednesday, Liverpool FC were held to a draw on their home field by Real Madrid (0: 0) in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League and was eliminated from the tournament. In the first game in Madrid, Real Madrid won 3-1.