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The documents, part of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book, contain information on US military resources and allow commanders to formally register reservations about orders.Search and rescue teams recovered another body from a passenger ferry that sank off northern Cyprus on Sunday, with fatalities now at nine and 19 still unaccounted for. The FiloJet, carrying 267 people, went down shortly after leaving Kyrenia port, and now lies at a depth of 550 metres where Turkish navy deep-diving drones are inspecting the wreckage.George Clooney received a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival, using the occasion to warn that Hollywood must adapt to artificial intelligence and to criticize growing billionaire control of major media platforms. The 83rd edition of the festival opened with Danny Boyle's film 'Ink' launching 11 days of screenings, premieres and awards.Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said any Iranian attack would trigger a severe response and accused Tehran of pursuing nuclear weapons. Israeli intelligence sources said a coming military operation would focus on destroying Iran's remaining nuclear programme, with direct American support.A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The acquittal prompted outrage from her family and media freedom advocates, with her son saying jurors had made a decision the country may never recover from.Category 4 storms Lowell and Karina will remain well away from Hawaii, the National Hurricane Center says. A third tropical system is also intensifying as it crosses waters unusually heated by one of the strongest El Niño patterns on record.Tensions between Iran and the United States spiked Wednesday as their military confrontation reached its most intense level in recent weeks. Tehran condemned what it called a war crime—a US strike on a wedding celebration that left four dead—while President Trump warned of additional American military action.Three people died in a shooting at a downtown Minneapolis high-rise building, including the gunman who was found dead by police. Three police officers were injured, with one undergoing surgery.Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced the closure of Germany's Goethe-Institut cultural centres. The move follows Germany's decision to close the Russian House in Berlin, itself a response to a drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport that Germany attributed to Russia.Carlos Alcaraz beat Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours 39 minutes to reach the second round of the US Open. The defending champion and world number three will next face Yibing Wu, ranked 113th, after returning from a right wrist injury that kept him out of competition for more than four months.
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18 dead as U.S. strikes resume across Iran, including casualties at wedding

According to Iran's health minister, Tuesday night's U.S. military strikes killed 18 people and wounded 108 across the country. The assault claimed four lives and left 67 injured at a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz, as combat operations resumed with Iranian missile and drone counterattacks targeting U.S.

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