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Trump Condemns 'Act of Terror' in D.C. as Suspect Identified
- The shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members deployed to D.C., for which an Afghan national is being held as the sole suspect, has swiftly become a touchstone in the Trump Administration's wider immigration crackdown argument. Trump called the shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and left Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, in critical condition an "act of terror" and promised to "make America ...

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US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say
- 5 min read The US military carried out a follow - up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. That September strike was the first in what became a regular series of attacks on alleged drug boats. While the first strike appeared to disable the boat and cause deaths, the military ...

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak has home raided by anti-corruption officials
- Ukrainian anti-corruption units have raided the home of Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's chief of staff, amid a major investigation into a $100 million energy sector corruption scandal involving top Ukrainian officials. Two national agencies fighting entrenched corruption in Ukraine said they had searched Yermak's office.  Yermak himself — a powerful figure in Ukraine and a key participant ...

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Judge seeks to shield Epstein victims after dozens of names exposed in documents release
- , prompting what they described as "widespread panic." Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday night requested a detailed description of the materials the government intends to release and an explanation of how it will safeguard the privacy of victims, including through redactions. Berman, who oversaw the trafficking case against Epstein, attached a letter ...

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Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US
- President Vladimir Putin has doubled down on his core demands for ending the war in Ukraine, saying Russia will lay down arms only if Kyiv's troops withdraw from territory claimed by Moscow. Putin has long pushed for legal recognition of the Ukrainian territories Russia has seized by force. They include the southern Crimean peninsula, annexed in 2014, and the eastern Donbas region, which Moscow now occupies for the ...

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