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US Central Command says its helicopter hit the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
A US helicopter fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that the US military said attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports. US Central Command said the strike occurred in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday.
BBC News – World US Central Command says its helicopter hit the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
BBC News – World US Central Command says its helicopter hit the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman.
NYTimes – Business CNN, MS NOW and Politico plan to sue the Trump administration after President Donald Trump barred them from White House grounds, a move the outlets argue violates their First Amendment rights. The three organizations said in a joint statement that the ban threatens press freedom and independent journalism.
NYTimes – World German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described state election results as a "disaster" for his centre-right CDU after exit polls showed damaging losses in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won first place in one state and made significant gains, while Merz vowed to stay in office and press ahead with reforms.
Sky News – Front Page President Donald Trump says his proposed 76m (250ft) triumphal arch in Washington D.C. would become a "top-grade military complex" housing drones and snipers and storing ammunition. He framed the project as necessary for national security. The arch's legality is being weighed by a federal court, and Trump faces pushback on multiple construction projects in the capital.
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