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People participate in a "No Kings" national day of protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid and fuel line up at the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, on Friday.
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Oct 19, 2025
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Director General of MI5 Ken McCallum speaks at Thames House, the headquarters of the U.K.'s Security Service, in London, on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15.
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Trump to meet Putin in Budapest to discuss war in Ukraine
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Exiled Russian former opposition oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is worried about the possible emergence of a coordinated opposition that could one day replace him.
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Oct 16, 2025
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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte gives a statement during a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday.
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Oct 16, 2025
NATO and EU scramble to boost drone defenses to counter Russia
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