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  • China's military conducted three days of military drills near Taiwan.
  • The drills blocked off the island with fighter jets and war ships.
  • It was a response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with House Speak
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  • Dozens of rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon.
  • Israel's military retaliated with airstrikes and blamed Hamas.
  • Tensions in the region have soared since Israeli police raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Israel and Lebanon exchanged airstrikes

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  • TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.
  • Lawmakers have privacy concerns over the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
  • But experts say a TikTok ban in the US is still unlikely.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before Congress.

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  • El Salvador's government released footage of its new "megaprison." 
  • The prison is considered the largest in the Americas.
  • It can hold up to 40,000 inmates.

El Salvador’s government released footage of it

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  • Bodies are washing ashore days after a migrant boat smashed to pieces near southern Italy.
  • Rescuers said the migrants came from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Somalia, and Syria.
  • The tragedy has sparked a debate in the EU about migration policies.
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  • The world is full of pricey fabrics and textiles.
  • These fabrics are made by experienced craftspeople who's work takes decades to perfect. 
  • Many of these textiles are gathered from materials in the natural wo
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  • Rescuers continue to save victims from under collapsed buildings in Turkey and Syria.
  • At least 36,000 people have died, and 90,000 have been injured, in the earthquake.
  • Humanitarian efforts are shifting focus away from rescues
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  • A suspected Chinese spy balloon hovered over Montana.
  • In response, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed a Beijing trip.
  • China said the balloon is for weather research and strayed off course.

Eyewitnesses in Montana caught cell

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  • People in France are protesting the government's plan to raise the retirement age.
  • The march in Paris turned violent, with riot police using tear gas to suppress crowds.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron plans to go ahead with pension reform despite protest