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    Heavily armed group attacks Overasselt farm, leaving one dead and two officers injured

    A group of more than twenty armed attackers stormed a property on Ewijkseweg in Gelderland, prompting a regional manhunt and multiple arrests in Nijmegen.

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Two tankers burn off Sulina

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Ukrainian officials said the White House ordered a 160 km/h speed cap on Starshield terminals used by fast drones, as Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would resume strikes on Russian refineries after a three-day pause. In the Black Sea, two tankers burned near Romania and at least seven sailors were missing, while rescuers in Peshawar counted at least 34 dead after a school roof collapsed.

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    Israeli police and military say they are investigating settler violence in the West Bank after an attack injured at least two people, including an American photojournalist.

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