Israel strikes in Damascus as Syrian forces clash with Druze groups
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Foreign aid: Where is the fraud waste and abuse
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Fewer school-age children vaping in Australia since ban, study says
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Increase in military aid to Ukraine marks a shift in White House policy toward Russia
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Russia's intensifying drone war is spreading fear and eroding Ukrainian morale
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Israeli defence minister plans to move Gaza's population to camp in Rafah
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Russian minister sacked by Putin found dead
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