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US Coast Guard intercepts Venezuela-linked tanker in Latin America waters

US Coast Guard intercepts Venezuela-linked tanker in Latin America waters

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Mayor calls on ICE to get out of Minneapolis

Marco Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability

Marco Rubio says US plan for Venezuela is stability

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Not 'realistic' for US to buy Greenland - Taoiseach

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Trump says US needs Greenland for ‘national security’

Trump says US needs Greenland for ‘national security’

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US says seized oil tanker was 'flying false flag'

Denmark warned that any move to take Greenland by force would mean 'everything would stop', including NATO and 80 years of close transatlantic security links

Not 'realistic' for US to buy Greenland - Taoiseach

The scene of the shooting in Minneapolis

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Power back on in Berlin after longest blackout since WWII

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Manchester United's Slovenian striker #30 Benjamin Sesko (L) tangles with Burnley's French defender #05 Maxime Esteve (R) during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester United at Turf Moor in Burnley, north-west England on

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Colin O’Brien of Cork and William O'Donoghue of Limerick contest a dropping ball during the Co-Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League match between Limerick and Cork at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.

Ó Dálaigh shines as Limerick ease past callow Cork

Dominik Szoboszlai of Hungary thanks the crowd for cheering after the FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers match at Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on November 16, 2025.

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Thomas Frank manager / head coach of Tottenham Hotspur holding a cup with the Arsenal club badge on ahead of the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur2255106872

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Manchester United's Slovenian striker #30 Benjamin Sesko (L) tangles with Burnley's French defender #05 Maxime Esteve (R) during the English Premier League football match between Burnley and Manchester United at Turf Moor in Burnley, north-west England on

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