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Sep 2025
12m 30s

Michigan shooting, Portland, Kyiv and Mo...

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In Michigan, four people are dead after a man drove into a Mormon church and then opened fire. Reuters has learned the callup of National Guard troops to Portland came as a surprise to the Pentagon. Kyiv residents and emergency services have been cleaning up in the wake of one of the most sustained attacks on the capital since the war began. And in Moldova, ... Show More
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