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US announces deal for Qatar air force facility in Idaho

US announces deal for Qatar air force facility in Idaho

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that Qatar will be allowed to build an air force facility at Mountain Home Air Base in Idaho that will house F-15 fighter jets and pilots.

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North Korea shows off 'most powerful' missile at military parade

North Korea shows off 'most powerful' missile at military parade

North Korea showed off its "most powerful" intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade attended by top officials from Russia and China, Pyongyang's state media reported Saturday.

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Aces sweep Mercury to win third WNBA title in four years

Aces sweep Mercury to win third WNBA title in four years

The Las Vegas Aces, powered by 31 points from A'ja Wilson, captured their third title in four seasons on Friday, beating Phoenix 97-86 to complete a sweep of the WNBA Finals.

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Messi-less Argentina down Venezuela in friendly

Messi-less Argentina down Venezuela in friendly

Argentina shrugged off the absence of Lionel Messi to ease to 1-0 victory over Venezuela in a friendly international in Miami on Friday.

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How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?

How can Europe protect its skies against 'escalating' drone menace?

Drones flying over airports, commercial sites and other sensitive infrastructure in Europe is a growing phenomenon which EU leaders blame on Russia, and preventing the disruption they cause will prove a tough technical challenge, observers say.

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Quintessentially American, drive-in theaters are going dark

Quintessentially American, drive-in theaters are going dark

Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night.

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Exhibit on Monet's prolific Venice visit debuts at Brooklyn Museum

Exhibit on Monet's prolific Venice visit debuts at Brooklyn Museum

Claude Monet did not want to travel to Venice in 1908 -- at the time, he was 68 and working on his famed water lilies paintings, and only reluctantly agreed to accompany his wife Alice Hoschede.

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Why Peru just ousted another president, and what comes next

Why Peru just ousted another president, and what comes next

In a matter of hours, Peru impeached one of the world's most unpopular presidents, Dina Boluarte, and appointed its seventh leader in nine years.

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Israeli settlements close in on West Bank herding community

Israeli settlements close in on West Bank herding community

In the occupied West Bank's Jordan Valley, Naef Jahaleen fears for the future as Israeli settlers come for the land home to one of the area's last Bedouin herding communities.

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Women's athletics venture Athlos showcases sport in New York

Women's athletics venture Athlos showcases sport in New York

Beneath the towering, neon-lit billboards of Times Square, six of the world's top long jumpers are soaring through the air, turning one of New York's most iconic streets into an unlikely athletics stage.

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