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Screengrab of IDF footage of attack on Gaza Coast.

11:32 GMT 17 May 2021 / updated: 12:30 GMT Middle East

Israeli Air Force, Navy Say They've Struck Hamas 'Submarine' Near Gaza Coast - Video

Smoke billows from a fire following Israeli airstrikes on multiple targets in Gaza City, controlled by the Palestinian Hamas movement, early on May 16, 2021.

Live Updates: Israel Strikes at HQ of Hamas Internal Security Service in Northern Gaza - Video

The Truth Will Soon Be Out There: History of DoD’s UFO Files Amid Looming Release of Tell-All Report

United States Military Academy cadet Kiefer Ragay stands in a projection of data results, as he talks to fellow cadets at the Cyber Research Center at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

The New Pentagon Papers? Bombshell Report Claims DoD Operating 60,000-Troop Strong Secret Army

‘Shame on You’: Israel Slams Bella Hadid For Joining Pro-Palestinian NY March

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Jeffrey Epstein Told Bill Gates to Split With Melinda Years Before Their Divorce, Media Claims
Anything involving Epstein had allegedly been a "major trauma" for Melinda Gates who had always been less than thrilled by the relationship between her husband and the financier, according to previous reports.
Last update: 16:05 GMT 17.05.2021
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US
Mystery Illness in DC Raises Concerns About Directed Energy Attacks on US Soil, Reports Say
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Federal investigators are looking into a series of health incidents, possibly caused by directed energy weapons, that have National Security Council (NSC) officials late last year, CNN reported on Monday.
Last update: 10:31 GMT 17.05.2021
10:31 GMT 17.05.2021
Europe
German Regulator Gives Go-Ahead to Nord Stream 2 Construction in Exclusive Economic Zone
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Germany's federal maritime regulator on Monday ordered the construction of a 2-kilometre (1.2 mile) stretch of the Nord Stream 2 gas link in the country's exclusive economic zone.
Last update: 13:40 GMT 17.05.2021
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Viral
'Fascist Biology': Twitter Suspends Spanish Politician for Saying Men Can't Get Pregnant
The politician commented on an article he shared online about a transgender male who announced they were a father after giving birth to a child.
Last update: 15:09 GMT 17.05.2021
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US
After Darkside Cripples US Oil Pipeline in Hack Attack, Just How Vulnerable is Infrastructure?
The Colonial Pipeline carries oil 5,500 miles from refineries in Texas to the east coast of the United States. Its vulnerability was highlighted when hackers managed to sabotage it last week.
Last update: 16:49 GMT 17.05.2021
16:49 GMT 17.05.2021
Europe
Scientists Spooked by Prospect of New 'Accident' At Chernobyl Nuclear Plant
While Chernobyl officials reportedly hoped that the installation of the New Safe Confinement in November 2016 would help curb the problems related to the fuel-containing materials at the site, it turns out that some areas there have witnessed an increase in neutron counts.
Last update: 15:24 GMT 17.05.2021
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US
‘A Man Courting Danger’: JFK Had Secret Agents 'Drop Back' on Fateful Assassination Day, Claims Book
John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated by a former US Marine, Lee Harvey Oswald, on 22 November, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, while travelling in an open automobile along a motorcade route. His death has spawned multiple conspiracy theories.
Last update: 04:40 GMT 17.05.2021
04:40 GMT 17.05.2021
World
Live Updates: India Reports Less Than 300,000 New COVID-19 Cases For First Time Since April
The global death toll from the coronavirus infection topped 3.374 million as of Sunday; over 162.7 million cases of the infection have been detected, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University, which tracks and compiles data from federal and local authorities, the media and other sources.