Schumer has sharply criticized Trump over the war involving Iran. The brief headline presents Schumer’s condemnation as being directed at Trump and explicitly links the dispute to the Iran war. No further details about the criticism or the conflict are provided.

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Tensions are rising after the US president threatened to destroy Iran’s fortified nuclear site south of Tehran. The location is identified as Pickaxe Mountain, a mysterious site at the center of Trump’s warning. The report examines what is known about the place as the threat of an attack adds to the confrontation between Washington and Tehran.

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Trust between the United States and Iran has broken down again as the two sides enter another period of escalation. Pakistan continues to urge dialogue between them. Analysts say Islamabad has few tools available to stop the latest escalation involving Washington and Tehran. That leaves its effort to bring both sides back to negotiations facing serious uncertainty.

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Ebola continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with new cases recorded in two additional provinces. Aid workers warn that the disease is moving faster than the health response can handle. The situation is reported by France 24 correspondent Emmet Livingstone from Kinshasa, highlighting concern over the widening outbreak and strained efforts to contain it.

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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it prevented a large-scale drone attack targeting a facility in the Moscow Region. According to the FSB, the Ukrainian side recruited a former member of an ethnic organized crime group through a terrorist organization banned in Russia. The person was allegedly brought in to carry out the attack. The account presents the operation as an attack planned with Ukrainian involvement and stopped before it could be completed.

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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it prevented a large-scale drone attack targeting a strategic facility in the Moscow Region. The detainee allegedly acted on instructions from handlers, assembling and activating the drones. The person also set up a communication channel with foreign operators before leaving the scene.

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Russia’s Federal Security Service says it stopped a large-scale drone attack targeting a strategic facility in a residential area of the Moscow region. The claim was reported by Russia’s state news agency, TASS. The FSB blamed Ukrainian intelligence and a rapper who lives in the United States. The report does not detail the rapper’s alleged role in the planned attack or explain how the accusation was established.

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Ukrainian forces used drones to attack Russian oil refineries overnight into July 14. The strikes hit facilities in Salavat, in Bashkortostan, and Afipsky, in Krasnodar Krai. Fires broke out at both plants. One of the sites is described as one of Russia’s largest petrochemical plants, underscoring the significance of the overnight attacks on the country’s refining infrastructure.

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Drones reportedly struck a major oil refinery in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan on July 14. The attack caused explosions at the facility. Smoke plumes were seen rising over the refinery after the reported strike. The incident targeted a significant oil-processing site in the Russian region.

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