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Iran says any country joining U.S. economic war to be considered "enemy"

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's top security official Mohsen Rezaei warned Saturday that any country participating in the U.S. economic war against Iran will be considered an "enemy" by Tehran.
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Russia shoots down 250 Ukrainian drones within 12 hours: defense ministry

MOSCOW, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 250 Ukrainian drones within 12 hours, said the Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday.
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Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant restarts Unit 3 as Danube water level rises

BUDAPEST, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant restarted Turbine 6 of Unit 3 on Saturday as emergency construction measures and rising water levels in the Danube River improved ...
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U.S. tanker aircraft leave Bulgarian airbase before authorized stay ends

SOFIA, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- U.S. KC-135 tanker aircraft deployed at Bulgaria's Bezmer Air Base have left the Balkan country well before the end of their authorized stay, Bulgarian officials said ...
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Car crash kills 7, including 2 police officers, in Britain

LONDON, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed in a car collision in Cleveland, Britain, early Saturday morning, local police said. The fatalities included "two serving Cleveland Police officers ...
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Security personnel injured in bus bombing near Damascus

DAMASCUS, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- An explosive device detonated on a bus carrying Syrian internal security forces in the Damascus countryside on Saturday, injuring several personnel, state-run ...
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6.0-magnitude quake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan -- GFZ

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted near east coast of Honshu, Japan at 1700 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...
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Canadian PM vows "dollar-for-dollar" tariffs against U.S. as trade talks collapse

The CUSMA is a trilateral trade pact that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement when it took effect on July 1, 2020. On July 1, 2026, the United States officially declined to renew the ...
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi -- GFZ

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Minahassa Peninsula, Sulawesi at 1954 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, ...
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Thai army issues warning after multiple attacks in southern Thailand

According to Thai media reports, successive violent incidents, such as arson and explosions, occurred in the Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani provinces starting from 8 p.m. local time on Saturday evening.
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Iran says received messages from neighbors about shaping new security arrangements

TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Saturday that Iran has received "numerous" messages from neighboring countries about "shaping new security ...