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• Increased military exercises with Pacific allies seek to deter China, top U.S. admiral says

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  U.S. forces in the Pacific are increasing multinational military exercises over mounting fears among regional states over Chinese aggression,...

• U.S. Space Command at 'full operational capability' as Congress battles over HQ site

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  The U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon's newest combatant command with responsibility for space operations, is completely up and running after its...

• Pompeii artifact discovered in Belgian house decades after it was stolen

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  A Belgian family looking to sell their home found out a longtime piece of decor they had displayed was a stolen artifact from the Roman ruins of...

• Biggest solar flare in years disrupts radio signals on Earth

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  A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth.

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• Israeli troops mistakenly kill 3 hostages during fighting in Gaza

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  Israeli troops mistakenly killed three hostages while fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military officials said, with the prisoners being wrongly...

• South Korea and the Netherlands, U.S. allies and chip superpowers, move to tighten ties

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  In a flap that could at least complicate the Biden administration's hopes for an international "semiconductor alliance" to bar high-end, high-tech...

• Israel boosts combat training at border with Lebanon to fight Iran-backed Hezbollah

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  Israel is increasing military training next to Lebanon even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government reportedly seeks a diplomatic...

• 5 officers and 5 militants die after attacks on police office and 2 army posts in northwest Pakistan

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  Militants attacked a regional police headquarters and two military posts in northwest Pakistan early Friday, triggering firefights that killed five...

• Kremlin foe Navalny was moved from a prison east of Moscow, his allies say, but new site is unclear

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  Allies of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said his lawyer was told in court on Friday that he had been moved from the penal colony east...

• Migrant dies and another is in critical condition after boat partially deflates in English Channel

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  A boat carrying more than 60 migrants encountered difficulty Friday as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from...

• Rocket Lab launches a Japanese satellite from the space company's complex in New Zealand

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  California-based Rocket Lab, which specializes in putting small satellites into orbit, launched a Japanese satellite on Friday from the space...

• King Charles pays light-hearted tribute to comedian Barry Humphries at Sydney memorial service

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  King Charles III paid a light-hearted tribute to the late Barry Humphries at a state memorial service Friday in Australia, recalling his own...