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Iran seizes container ships in Strait of Hormuz for first time since war began
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At least 3 killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon, state media says, ahead of scheduled talks
Israeli strikes killed at least three people in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Lebanon's state news agency reported, and Hezbollah said it launched an attack drone at Israeli forces in the south, further straining a ceasefire between the two countries.
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U.S. Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court.
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EU approves huge new loan for Ukraine, just days after objector Orban's defeat in Hungary
European Union ambassadors approved on Wednesday the disbursement of a promised 90 billion euro ($144 billion Cdn) loan to Ukraine as well as a new package of sanctions against Russia, after Hungary lifted its veto, the bloc's Cypriot presidency said.
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U.K. bill moves to make it illegal for anyone born after 2008 to buy cigarettes — for life
Children in the U.K. who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after British lawmakers approved new restrictions on smoking Tuesday.