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Cuban lives cut short as health system flatlines

Rosa Valentina Perez has been lying in a bed in Cuba's main cancer clinic for nearly three weeks, waiting for a CT scan to diagnose loss of mobility in her legs.

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EU chief announces 'drone deal' with Ukraine

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced a "drone deal" with Ukraine to boost joint production of the key battlefield technology.

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Spanish PM says Gibraltar border removal closes 'open wound'

The lifting of border controls between Spain and Gibraltar has closed "an open wound", Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday as an agreement allowing free movement across the frontier came into force.

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Biden announces memoir, says cancer treatment 'going really well'

Former U.S. president Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the forthcoming publication of a memoir on his time in the White House, and said that his cancer treatment was going "really well."

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Kuwait, Bahrain say intercepted Iran attacks

The Gulf monarchies of Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday confirmed they had intercepted fresh aerial salvos from Iran as Tehran and Washington exchanged fire over control of the vital Strait of Hormuz.

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Israel jails soldier for sending missile intercept videos to Iran agent

The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had sentenced an active-duty soldier to five years in prison for sending videos of missile interceptions to an Iranian agent.

The soldier sent two such videos during the 12-day war with Iran in June last year and "received payment for them," the military said. It added that he had also shared several videos filmed in civilian locations with the Iranian agent.

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Israeli NGO slams investment plan for West Bank settlements

An Israeli NGO on Wednesday condemned a government plan to invest around $2.7 billion in infrastructure and thousands of new residential units across several settlements in the occupied West Bank.

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Power restored across Cuba

Cuba has restored its power grid, authorities said Wednesday, after the third total blackout in less than ten days as the island faces an energy crisis amid a U.S. oil blockade.

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France fireworks fizzle as Spain advance to World Cup final

France arrived in the World Cup semi-finals hailed as the most scintillating attacking force to grace the tournament since Brazil's fabled 1982 side.

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EU seeks US tariff exemptions on wine, cheese

The EU has asked the United States for tariff exemptions on more products, a spokesman said on Wednesday, including cheese and wine.

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