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Israel Calls Hospital Strike a 'Red Line,' Major Escalation: Live Updates
Newsweek
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June 19, 2025
An Iranian missile strike on Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba Thursday morning marked a dangerous escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict, with Israel's Health Minister Uriel Busso calling it a "red line" and a deliberate attack on a civilian...
Former NMRC Hospital Corpsmen Reflect 127 Years of Dedication and Service
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 18, 2025
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES 06.18.2025 The U.S. Navy Hospital Corps marks its 127th birthday on June 17, honoring a legacy of valor and medical support to the Navy and Marine Corps. Hospital Corpsmen (HM) move the Navy mission forward...
US threatens new tariffs, triggering more uncertainty
Global Times
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Shipping containers are loaded and unloaded onto ships at the Port of Los Angeles, California, on July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump has sent letters to multiple countries dictating new US tariff rates on their countries' imports to the USA....
‘We Are Being Held Without Protection’: North Caucasus Women Decry Dire Conditions in Kurdish-Run Syrian Camps
The Moscow Times
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July 10, 2025
“There are 2,000 Dagestani women without children in the Al-Hawl and Roj camps, which are under Kurdish control in Syria,” said L., a Dagestani woman recently rescued from Al-Hawl, a sprawling detention facility in northeastern Syria. “Many more...
Trump sets 50pc US tariffs on copper, Brazilian imports
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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US President Donald Trump launched his global tariff assault into overdrive on Wednesday, announcing a new 50 per cent tariff on US copper imports and a 50 per cent duty on goods from Brazil, both to start on August 1. "I am announcing a 50%...
Iran-Israel war hits wallets: stranded Iraqis pay the price to get home
Shafaq News
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2025-06-18T14:25:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The ongoing war between Israel and Iran has thrown regional air travel into disarray, stranding thousands of passengers and forcing Iraqis to return home by land—only to face...
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment
Military.com
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June 18, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs changed the bylaws on discrimination for its doctors and other health care staff but has denied a report that it could allow providers to deny care to some patients. An internal VA email sent to medical staff...
Iran-Israel LIVE: Missile slams into major Israeli hospital in fresh attack wave
Irish Mirror
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June 19, 2025
How could Iran hit back at the US if it gets involved in conflict? While Iran's air force and other conventional military assets are no match for the US, it does have a few tricks up its sleeve that could make the Americans suffer for getting...
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Israel warns Iran’s Supreme leader will end up like Saddam Hussein: How did the Iraqi dictator die?
Firstpost
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June 18, 2025
Israel has warned Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “of a fate similar to Saddam Hussein” — the late Iraqi dictator. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz made the remarks on Tuesday (June 17) during a meeting with Israeli military and...
“I am Saddam Hussein, president of Iraq, and I want to negotiate”- Saddam Hussein said after he was captured by the United States military
Zambian Observer
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June 18, 2025
Tikrit, Iraq – December 14, 2003 In a stunning turn of events, U.S. forces captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, ending an eight-month manhunt that followed the fall of Baghdad. The once-feared leader was discovered hiding in a cramped...
Irish dad still not home 13 days after being freed from Iraq jail
Irish Mirror
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June 18, 2025
An “innocent hostage” freed from prison in Iraq a fortnight ago after four years behind bars has still not been allowed to return home to Ireland. Robert Pether was jailed in Baghdad in April 2021 after leaving his family home at Elphin in...
Letters: Only the GOP denies humanity’s effect on climate change
East Bay Times - California
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July 10, 2025
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. GOP alone deniesman’s effect on climate Re: “Marin County relatives of ex-Giants pitcher Tyler Walker among missing” (Page A1, July 8). As a grandfather of children...
Nasdaq Giving Back Ground But Dow, S&P 500 Moving Higher
RTTNews
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July 10, 2025
Following the upward move seen over the course of the previous session, the major U.S stock indexes are turning in a mixed performance during trading on Thursday. While the Dow and the S&P 500 are seeing further upside, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is...
After Iraq, are we quite sure that smashing Iran is the sensible, proper thing to do? asks Andrew Marr
LBC
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17 June 2025, 20:10 | Updated: 17 June 2025, 20:35 After Iraq, are we quite sure that smashing Iran is the sensible, proper thing to do? asks Andrew Marr. Picture: Alamy “An end. A real end. Not a ceasefire.” What President Trump means by that,...
ExclusiveSyrian government sends 3,000 troops to border with Iraq
The National News
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Syria has sent 3,000 troops to the border with Iraq to deter infiltration by pro-Iran Iraqi militias, two security officials in Damascus told The National on Tuesday. The deployment is the first in the area by the new authorities since president...
The Rainbow Warrior bombing
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 10, 2025
BY David Robie THE bombing of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July, 1985, with the death of Greenpeace photographer Fernando Pereira, was a terrible tragedy. But a greater tragedy is the horrendous legacy of Pacific nuclear testing for the people of...
The warmongers were wrong about Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Now watch them make the same mistake about Iran
The Guardian
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June 18, 2025
As the G7 issues a statement declaring that Israel has a “right to defend itself”, you have a right to ask if you are losing your mind. Israel launched an unprovoked onslaught on Iran. Its excuse – that Tehran may acquire a nuclear weapon –...
ExclusiveSyrian government sends 3,000 troops to border with Iraq
The National News
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Syria has sent 3,000 troops to the border with Iraq to deter infiltration by pro-Iran Iraqi militias, two security officials in Damascus told The National on Tuesday. The deployment is the first in the area by the new authorities since president...
Lucia’s to Launch in Baghdad
Retail & Leisure International
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June 17, 2025
Capri-inspired Italian restaurant Lucia’s, first opened by 7 Management in Dubai in 2022, is expanding overseas once again, this time in Baghdad. Through a franchise partnership with Estithmar Properties, the Iraq-based subsidiary of Qatari-listed...
Diabetes Club of Fox Valley to participate in Aunt Martha’s, Family Health Fair, Saturday, June 21; Diabetes Club hosts Quilts of Valor presentation
The Voice - Illinois
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June 18, 2025
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their June membership meeting Wednesday, June 11, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley hosted the presentation of...