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Packed bus plunges off Nepal highway, killing 19 and injuring 25

A packed bus on its way to Nepal's capital drove off a mountain highway in Nepal early Monday, killing 19 people including a British national and leaving another 25 wounded.

There were dozens of people on board the bus, which was heading from the resort city of Pokhara to Kathmandu when it drove off the Prithvi highway after midnight, police said. The bus rolled down a mountain slope and landed on the banks of Trishuli river near Benighat, about 80 kilometers west of the capital, Kathmandu.

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Violence across Mexico after army kills top drug cartel leader

The Mexican army announced Sunday that it had killed powerful drug lord Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera in an operation that sparked a wave of violence in various parts of the country.

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Iran says any US attack including limited strikes would be 'act of aggression'

Iran said Monday that any U.S. attack, including limited strikes, would be an "act of aggression" that would precipitate a response, after President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran.

"And with respect to your first question concerning the limited strike, I think there is no limited strike," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said at a briefing in Tehran attended by an AFP journalist.

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Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago

An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida, before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service.

Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House when the breach occurred around 1:30 a.m.

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Kim reelected to top post of North Korea's ruling party as it hails his nuclear buildup

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers' Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country's nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing, state media reported Monday.

The report from the party congress, a major propaganda spectacle where Kim is expected to outline his political and military goals for the next five years, suggests he will double down on accelerating a nuclear arsenal already equipped with missiles capable of threatening Asian U.S. allies and the American mainland.

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US envoy says Trump questioning why Iran has not 'capitulated'

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said that U.S. President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not "capitulated" in the face of Washington's military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.

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Iranian students chant anti-government slogans, as US threats loom

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans and scuffled with counter-protesters in the latest display of anger at the country's clerical leaders, who also face a U.S. military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.

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US aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean as Trump mulls Iran strikes

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was seen entering the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, where it was ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a massive military buildup in the Middle East.

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Serbia urges citizens to quit Iran 'as soon as possible'

Serbia has urged its citizens in Iran to leave the country "as soon as possible", after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military action over the Islamic republic's nuclear program.

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Trump, once unstoppable, hits snag after snag ahead of major US address

For a year, Donald Trump has governed the United States with little standing in his way.

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