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US launches fresh strike on Iran as tensions explode

US forces have struck Iranian launchers after Revolutionary Guard forces were reportedly seen preparing rockets near the Strait of Hormuz.

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Bas-Uele is the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to register an Ebola case.

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Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general whose actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s led to him being called the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died in custody in The Hague. 

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Hours after the Iran-US conflict escalated, Donald Trump has launched a thinly veiled AI threat against Iran.

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Donald Trump, Strait of Hormuz
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US launches fresh strike on Iran as tensions explode

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Negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz are continuing between Oman and Iran.

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Authorities and fans alike are in favour of renaming Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton.

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