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On This Day:
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- Russian defence minister shown visiting troops after Wagner mutiny
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- Wagner fighters can join Russian military or move to Belarus
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- Julian Assange lands in Australia after leaving US court a free man
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- Mark Rutte says Nato 'cornerstone of our collective security' as he is formally selected as its head. Outgoing Dutch PM will take over from Jens Stoltenberg as secretary-general in October
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- CIA director says Iran's nuclear sites 'severely damaged'
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- North Korea to open beach resort as Kim bets on tourism
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- Drug kingpin 'Fito,' Ecuador's most wanted man, has been captured, says Ecuador's president
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- Trump calls for Netanyahu corruption trial to be cancelled
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- Meta wins AI copyright lawsuit as US judge rules against authors
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- Kim Jong-un hails new North Korean beach resort as one of country's 'greatest feats' this year
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- Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood
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- Criminal who helped inspire 'Stockholm syndrome' theory dies
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- King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25
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- Russia preparing possible ‘provocation’ in Baltic states or Poland, sources say
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- Iran strikes vessel, pausing UN efforts to evacuate ships from Hormuz
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- Senate walks back rebuke of Trump over Iran war
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- Pete Buttigieg briefly separated from children after false police report
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