NATO summit seeks to keep Trump happy
THE HAGUE - NATO leaders will seek to lock in US President Donald Trump&s commitment to their alliance with a summit pledge to boost defence spending, as they gather later on Tuesday in The Hague with global tensions soaring over Iran.

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People take shelter in the Tel Aviv metro. (Photo: AFP)
TEL AVIV - As night falls in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv, hundreds make the familiar descent into the depths of the metro to escape the latest salvo of Iranian missiles.

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Russian drone attacks kill three in northeast Ukraine
KYIV (UKRAINE) - Russian drone attacks killed three people in Ukraine's northeastern region of Sumy, including a child, local authorities said on Tuesday.

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Killer whales spotted grooming each other with seaweed
PARIS - Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed to rub and groom each other, scientists announced on Monday, saying it was the first evidence of marine mammals making their own tools.

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Millions in US sweat out first extreme heat wave of year
NEW YORK - A potentially life-threatening heat wave enveloped the eastern third of the United States on Monday impacting nearly 160 million people, with temperatures this week expected to reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) in the New York metropolitan area.

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Pro-Palestinian protest leader details 104 days spent in US custody
NEW YORK - Mahmoud Khalil, one of the most prominent leaders of pro-Palestinian protests on US campuses, recounted his experience surviving 104 days in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention after being targeted for deportation by the Trump administration.

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