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      <news:title>The Cowardice - or Genius? - of The Rock's New Political Position</news:title>
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      <news:title>Trump Will Mark 250th Anniversary at Mount Rushmore</news:title>
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      <news:title>Merz Rejects Trump's Criticism of Defense Spending</news:title>
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      <news:title>Tusk: Ukraine Must Reckon with History to Join EU</news:title>
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      <news:title>EU Sanctions Six over Death of Alexei Navalny</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1252251/un-meteorologists-have-raised-the-alert-level-for-the-el-nino-phenomenon</loc>
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      <news:title>Strong El Niño Onset Expected by UN Weather Agency</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1252193/food-prices-have-fallen-worldwide-but-meat-prices-have-reached-a-new-record-high</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T14:38:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Food Prices Fall Globally but Meat Hits Record High</news:title>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251146/why-europe-is-turning-against-cousin-marriagehow-cousin-marriage-bans-relate-to-health-and-integration</loc>
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      <news:title>Why Europe Is Turning Against Cousin Marriage</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Society, Ethics</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1252177/the-council-of-europe-reports-increased-protection-for-children-online</loc>
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      <news:title>Europe Advances Child Protection Online</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1252143/kremlin-kyivs-involvement-in-the-sabotage-of-nord-stream-should-halt-its-eu-accession</loc>
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      <news:title>Kremlin Says Nord Stream Case Should Affect Ukraine's EU Bid</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1252105/record-breaking-trade-between-the-eu-and-the-us-masks-the-crisis-the-auto-industry-is-suffering</loc>
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      <news:title>Record EU-US Trade Masks Pressure on Auto Industry</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1252070/tehran-bids-farewell-to-khamenei-the-regime-wants-to-demonstrate-unity</loc>
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      <news:title>Iran Uses Khamenei Funeral to Project Unity</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1252024/tusk-has-waived-his-immunity-and-wants-to-prove-that-people-close-to-the-former-minister-received-funding</loc>
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      <news:title>Tusk Waives Immunity in Defamation Case</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251993/following-a-heat-wave-across-europe-countries-are-reporting-excess-deaths</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T11:14:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>European Heat Wave Takes Heavy Toll</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251952/after-years-of-pressure-new-elections-are-on-the-horizon-in-palestinewhy-are-the-first-elections-in-more-than-20-years-being-prepared-in-palestine</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T10:31:01.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Palestinians Prepare for First Election in 20 Years||First Palestinian Election in Two Decades Nears</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251179/irish-teacher-jailed-amid-trans-row-released-for-nowafter-700-days-in-prison-the-enoch-burke-case-continues</loc>
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      <news:title>Irish Teacher Jailed amid Trans Row Released – for Now</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251937/moldovas-prime-minister-resigned-citing-a-conflict-with-principles</loc>
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      <news:title>Moldova's Prime Minister Resigns</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1251898/a-greek-member-of-the-european-parliament-was-repeatedly-spied-on-using-pegasus-software</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T09:54:15.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Former Greek MEP Targeted by Pegasus Spyware</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1251844/turkey-has-banned-a-us-ship-carrying-lgbt-tourists-from-docking</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T07:57:17.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Turkey Blocks LGBT Cruise Ship from Its Ports</news:title>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1251837/ahead-of-the-nato-summit-trump-called-the-alliances-support-ridiculous</loc>
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      <news:title>Secret Service Missed 102 Warnings Before Trump Shooting</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1251823/venezuelas-president-rejects-criticism-the-death-toll-has-now-reached-nearly-2600</loc>
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    <image:image>
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      <news:title>Venezuela’s Interim President Defends Earthquake Response</news:title>
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    <image:image>
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      <news:title>US Appeals Court Limits Mandatory Detention of Migrants</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
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    <image:image>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:44:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Air Force Probes Officer over Trump Impeachment Call</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251803/tragic-protest-in-new-york-a-tibetan-man-set-himself-on-fire-in-front-of-un-headquarters</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/Snimka-obrazovky-2026-07-03-o-6.10.01-AM-e1783060832240.png</image:loc>
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        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:41:55.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Tibetan Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Near UN</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1249135/labour-moves-asylum-seekers-from-hotels-to-residential-areaslabours-immigration-shuffle-out-of-hotels-into-your-neighborhood</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/barracks-uk.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:13:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Labour Moves Asylum Seekers from Hotels to Residential Areas</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Politics, Europe</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251439/friday-morningthe-dow-jones-is-breaking-records-markets-are-ignoring-both-the-war-and-the-yens-problems</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/wall-street-money.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Dow Jones Breaks Records Despite War and Weak Yen</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Economy, Markets</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1250954/germanys-extremism-report-turns-estimates-into-evidencehow-classifying-afd-members-skews-germanys-extremism-statistics</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/IMG_5911.jpeg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Germany’s Extremism Report Turns Estimates Into Evidence</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Politics, Europe</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1250464/identity-checks-at-the-gates-of-the-internetwhy-child-safety-bills-are-pushing-online-identity-checks</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/border-control-internet-1.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Identity Checks at the Gates of the Internet</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Technology, Internet</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1250269/the-us-robber-betrayed-by-his-phone-and-what-it-means-for-your-privacycan-us-authorities-search-your-google-data-without-cause</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/us-bank-robbery-cover.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The US Robber Betrayed by His Phone – and What It Means for Your Privacy</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Technology, Internet</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1250145/the-v4-group-is-not-a-relic-of-the-past-it-is-a-safeguard-against-mistakes-made-by-brussels</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/IMG_5875.jpeg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Visegrad Group Remains a Counterweight to Brussels Despite Divisions</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Comment, Opinion</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1250050/us-democrats-warned-organize-or-the-socialists-winmoderate-democrats-face-challenge-organize-or-lose-influence</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/IMG_5913.jpeg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-03T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>US Democrats Warned: Organize or the Socialists Win</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Politics, United States</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251702/after-eight-days-a-man-was-pulled-alive-from-the-rubble-in-venezuela</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/2026-07-02T145618Z_602160900_RC2P5MAP2AGT_RTRMADP_3_VENEZUELA-QUAKE-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T21:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Man Rescued Alive Eight Days After Quake in Venezuela</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251675/reuters-anthropic-has-not-discussed-the-us-government-taking-a-stake-in-the-company</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/06/2026-06-04T232737Z_1911130883_RC2EWJAJ90Q5_RTRMADP_3_ANTHROPIC-AI-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>Statement</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T21:28:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Anthropic Has Not Discussed US Government Stake</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251671/lithuania-wants-to-remove-the-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-from-its-constitution</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/2026-07-02T110804Z_1534219050_RC2FWLAC0JR5_RTRMADP_3_LITHUANIA-NUCLEAR-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
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      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T21:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Lithuania to Remove Nuclear Weapons Ban from Constitution</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1251635/an-explosion-in-downtown-damascus-left-six-people-dead-and-22-injured</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/2026-07-02T144117Z_962177943_RC2O5MAHJ5FG_RTRMADP_3_SYRIA-POLITICS-BLAST-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T20:37:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Explosion in Central Damascus Kills Six, Injures 22</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1251622/the-vatican-has-excommunicated-the-lefebvrist-bishops</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/2026-06-16T191421Z_706349516_RC26VLAJQ4UC_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-POPE-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-02T20:09:29.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vatican Excommunicates Lefebvrist Bishops</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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