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United States and Iran Exchange Direct Military Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

The United States launched airstrikes against Iranian defense, missile, and space facilities after reimposing a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran responded with ballistic missile and drone attacks on United States military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain and threatened to halt Middle East energy exports.
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Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Disrupts Critical Mineral Talks
Ukraine's Defense Minister Faces Dismissal as Protests Break Out in Kyiv
Japan and Nvidia Join Forces to Build National Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure
United States Inflation Cools More Than Expected, Lifting Global Markets
China Reports One of Its Weakest Quarterly Growth Rates on Record
United States and Iran Exchange Direct Military Strikes as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens
Warren Buffett Halts Multi-Billion Dollar Stock Donations to Gates Foundation
Spain in Ecstasy: "We Feel Unbeatable, We Taught the Whole World a Lesson"
From Bed to Classroom: A Company that Sells Sex Robots Will Provide "Teachers" to Schools
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