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Fighter jets were scrambled and deployed flares over Palm Beach Sunday after a civilian plane breached restricted airspace near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, U.S. military officials said. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed that F-16 fighter jets intercepted an aircraft that entered a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone at about 1:15 p.m.  That restriction is typically …

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March 30 (Reuters) – ⁠Iraq’s ⁠Defence ⁠Ministry said ​on Monday ‌that ‌the ⁠Mohamad Alaa ⁠air base, located beside ​Baghdad International ​Airport, was ⁠hit by ⁠rockets ⁠in the ​early hours of ​Monday, ⁠destroying ⁠an aircraft but causing no casualties. The ⁠ministry added that authorities are assessing the damage ⁠and tracking the source of the ​attack. (Reporting …

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President Trump reiterated his stance on Sunday that the U.S. has already achieved regime change in Iran and a deal to end the war could be reached “soon.” Citing the number of Iranian leaders who have been killed in the month-long U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, Mr. Trump said the people now running Iran were “much …

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By Emma Rumney and Waylon Cunningham LONDON/NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Certain champagne and cremant brands that were once wine ⁠menu ⁠staples are on the chopping block at restaurants and bars owned ⁠by New York-based Kent Hospitality Group, says wine director Kristen Goceljak. Tariffs have made them too expensive. U.S. firms like hers are …

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LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) – British actor ⁠and ⁠comedian Russell Brand’s trial ⁠on seven charges of rape and sexual ​assault relating to six women will take place in October, ‌a London judge said ‌on Monday. Brand, once one of Britain’s most high-profile ⁠broadcasters ⁠and former husband of U.S. singer Katy Perry, was ​not required to …

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PRISTINA, March 30 (Reuters) – Kosovo on ⁠Monday ⁠approved sending troops ⁠to Gaza for an international security force ​as part of a U.S.-backed initiative after last ‌year’s ceasefire between Israel and ‌Hamas. Several nations including Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan ⁠and Albania ⁠have committed troops to the International Stabilization Force ​to keep peace and back a transitional …

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By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder LONDON/KYIV, March 30 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s war has forced the country to become a trailblazer in drone interception. The conflict ⁠in ⁠the Middle East could be its make-or-break moment to take the technology global. In ⁠an effort to export Ukrainian systems and know-how, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has criss-crossed the …

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By Stelios Misinas and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, March 30 (Reuters) – Abdulaziz Aldarwish decided to ⁠take ⁠drastic action after his son Yahia’s young ⁠kidneys failed. The Syrian construction worker could not afford the 1,200 euros ($1,380) per month needed ​for dialysis treatment and in any case the public healthcare system in Lebanon, where he worked, …

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Sunday that his election fraud investigation into the Proposition 50 Special Election last fall has come to a halt due to legal challenges from the California attorney general. Earlier in March, Bianco, who is running for governor, seized more than 611,000 ballots from the special election in which voters …

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MOSCOW, March 30 (Reuters) – The Russian ⁠tanker ⁠Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying a ⁠humanitarian shipment of 100,000 metric tons of ​crude oil, has arrived in Cuba, Interfax news agency reported ‌on Monday, citing the ‌Russian Ministry of Transport. It said the ship was ⁠currently expected ⁠to offload the cargo at the port of Matanzas. LSEG ​ship-tracking …

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