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Month: October 2024

US missile deployment to Philippines ‘incredibly important’ for combat readiness, US general says

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A US Army general says the deployment by the US military of a mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in conditions in an Asian tropical archipelago. U.S. Maj.

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Albania’s former president Meta is arrested for alleged corruption

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s left-wing Freedom Party says its leader and former Albanian president Ilir Meta has been arrested on alleged corruption charges. Local media showed Meta being arrested in the capital, Tirana, by officers with the National Investigation Bureau. The party’s secretary-general calls it “a criminal kidnapping.” There is no immediate

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Norris (left) and Verstappen race through a turn during the US Grand Prix.

Lando Norris penalty sees Max Verstappen extend drivers’ championship lead, as Charles Leclerc wins US Grand Prix

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A controversial five-second penalty for McLaren’s Lando Norris saw the English driver lose ground in his pursuit of Max Verstappen’s drivers’ championship title, on a day when Charles Leclerc eased to victory in the United States Grand Prix. Having relinquished pole position immediately at the start of the race,

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Harris taps Cheney for ‘blue wall’ tour as she courts undecided independents, moderate Republicans

By Eric Bradner and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris is making an aggressive bid to win over independents and moderate Republicans in the suburbs, visiting vote-rich counties in three Great Lakes swing states Monday with former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. In the presidential race’s closing days, Harris’ campaign is courting a

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