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'No Poison Pills': Trump Says Bipartisan Deal Struck on US Spending, Debt Limits

HMS Duncan, a Type 45 Destroyer, which will relieve HMS Montrose in the region as Iran threatens to disrupt shipping. Iran on Friday, July 12, 2019 demanded the British navy release an Iranian oil tanker seized last week off Gibraltar, accusing London of playing a “dangerous game” and threatening retribution

UK: Iran to Pay the Price of 'Larger Western Military Presence Off Its Coast’ Over Tanker Seizure

Two Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for landing at forward operating base Kalagush.

US Army Accidentally Reveals Secret Chopper Ops Over Washington, DC - Report

In this Monday, March 25, 2019 file photo, President Donald Trump smiles at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, after signing a proclamation in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House in Washington

Iranian Soldiers Drill Using Netanyahu, Trump Cutouts for Target Practice (Photos)

Security personnel forcibly remove passenger from a Tarom Airlines flight to Cairo, Egypt.

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‘Too Bold a Statement’: US Air Force Chief Won’t Say F-35s Will Never Fly From Turkish Base
In an interview with Defense News Saturday, US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein refused to say for certain that the Pentagon’s F-35s will never operate from Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. Ankara was recently barred from buying the jet out of fears it would be compromised by the Russian S-400 system the country operates.
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Society
Officials Seize Nearly $5 Million in Gold Bars at UK’s Heathrow Airport (Photos)
Officials at London’s Heathrow Airport recently seized nearly $5 million worth of gold bars that are believed to be linked to drug cartels thriving in South America.
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Society
‘First Generation’ Apollo 11 Moon Landing Footage Sold for Almost $2 Million
On Saturday, Sotheby’s auction house in New York celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by auctioning three original NASA videotapes depicting the event for $1.82 million.
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Sport
US Prosecutors Decline Sexual Assault Charges Against Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo
Nevada’s Clark County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that it will not go ahead with sexual assault charges against Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Last update: 22:10 22.07.2019
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Viral
‘Pretty Good Scare’: Great White Shark Leaps in Front of Boat Off US Coast (Video)
A US family fishing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Saturday captured the moment a great white shark leapt out of the water and snatched a bass off a fishing line as the fish was being reeled in.
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World
Trump: Afghanistan Could Be Wiped Off Face of Earth in Days But "I Don’t Want to Kill 10mln People"
The Trump administration has been trying to achieve a deal with the Taliban on the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Asia & Pacific
Trump Says Modi Asked Him to Mediate on Kashmir, India Denies the Claim
New Delhi (Sputnik) The Indian foreign ministry has responded to the claim and said “no such request has been made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US President Donald Trump”.
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Creator of 'Storm Area 51' Movement Fears Event Could Lead to 'Military Base Slaughter'
It all started as an apparent farce but has undoubtedly been blown out of proportion, as just under 2 million people signal their intent to storm one of the most highly protected facilities in the United States.

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