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Earthquake · AfghanistanJALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of bodies have been recovered from houses destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan last week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government spokesman said Thursday.See the Story
Death toll from Afghan earthquake jumps to 2,205, the Taliban say
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Russian Politics · RussiaRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack, in a warning to Kyiv's allies as they discuss measures for its future protection. Putin was speaking a day after French President Emmanuel Macron said 26 countries had pledged to provide postwar security guarantees to Ukraine, including an international force on land, sea and in the air.See the Story
Putin says any Western troops in Ukraine would be fair targets
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US Politics · United StatesPresident Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday to alter the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War — reverting to the agency’s former namesake, Fox News Digital has learned. See the Story
Trump to sign executive order renaming Pentagon the Department of War
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