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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182949/kyiv-russia-launches-large-scale-air-strike-on-ukraine</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1182700/markets-lose-faith-in-trumps-grip-on-the-iran-conflict</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1182933/strait-of-hormuz-open-to-russia-says-ushakov</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1182915/trump-threatens-attacks-on-irans-bridges-and-power-plants</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182902/cuba-to-pardon-2000-prisoners</loc>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1182886/trump-considers-firing-fbi-chief-the-atlantic-reports</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1181479/can-germany-send-back-80-per-cent-of-syrians</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182050/starmers-next-move-to-control-the-internet</loc>
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      <news:title>Starmer’s next move to control the internet</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://statement.com/1182830/sherpas-accused-of-poisoning-tourists-for-insurance-payouts</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182817/hamas-has-made-disarmament-conditional-on-a-complete-israeli-withdrawal</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182804/kadyrovs-forces-announce-readiness-to-intervene-in-iran</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182759/energy-price-surge-drives-eurozone-inflation-to-25-per-cent</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182710/humanitarian-crisis-in-iran-worsens-funding-lacking</loc>
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    <loc>https://statement.com/1182656/oecd-cuts-eurozone-growth-forecast-amid-price-pressures</loc>
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