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NewsAccording to the reported figures available in today's source material, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Colombia has killed at least 111 people and injured 87, with the epicentre near San Jose Del Palmar. Tremors were felt well beyond the affected area.
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Iran says the strategic waterway will remain closed until its conditions are met, even as negotiations with Oman continue over commercial shipping.
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The Israeli Prime Minister says forces will not withdraw until Hamas is disarmed, putting his government at odds with Washington over the proposed roadmap.
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The arrangement would convert the Hmeimim and Tartus facilities into joint training centres while transferring civilian facilities to Syrian control.
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Drone and missile attacks caused deaths and injuries in Belgorod, Kharkiv and Odesa.
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