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      <news:title>US Sends Refueling Aircraft to Israel, Axios Reports</news:title>
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    <image:image>
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    <image:image>
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    <image:image>
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    <image:image>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1265241/mexico-was-hit-by-a-74-magnitude-earthquake-a-tsunami-is-feared</loc>
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    <image:image>
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      <news:title>Strong Earthquake Hits Southern Mexico</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1265245/macron-and-merz-strengthen-europes-defense-plan-nuclear-cooperation</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/Macron-1.jpg</image:loc>
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      <news:title>France and Germany Strengthen Defense Partnership</news:title>
      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1265218/the-war-in-the-black-sea-is-threatening-grain-exports-from-both-ukraine-and-russia</loc>
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    <image:image>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-17T18:34:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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  <url>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/Field_House_London_UK_-_20130627-03-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-17T18:13:32.000Z</news:publication_date>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1265168/aircraft-belonging-to-russian-oligarchs-and-politicians-were-spotted-near-putins-yacht</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
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      <news:publication>
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      <news:keywords>Minutes</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1264160/trump-is-reviving-the-issue-of-election-fraud-ahead-of-the-crucial-november-election-he-is-attacking-beijing</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <image:image>
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      <news:title>Trump Accuses China as He Revives 2020 Election Fraud Claims</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1265070/moscow-has-designated-the-libertarian-party-of-russia-as-a-foreign-agent</loc>
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    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://ariel.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/2026/07/heker.jpg</image:loc>
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