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3 arrested in Bekaa over $1 million swiped from Mt. Lebanon home

Police in Lebanon, where a banking crisis has forced people to stash cash at home, said Friday that three people have been arrested after stealing over $1 million from a private residence.

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Rockets target US-led forces in northeast Syria

The U.S. military said a rocket attack late Thursday targeted international coalition forces in northeast Syria, without causing any casualties.

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Ukraine grain export deal extended for four months

An agreement allowing Ukraine to export grain through the Black Sea and aimed at relieving global food insecurity has been extended for 120 days, officials said on Thursday.

Ukraine is a top world exporter of grain, but Russia's invasion in late February stopped shipments. 

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Presidential deadlock: Vacuum wins again in stormy session

"It's a complete deadlock," change lawmaker Mark Daou told AFP, after parliament failed Thursday to elect a president for the sixth time. "We will not have a president before next year."

Lawmaker Michel Mouawad, who is seen as close to the United States, won the support of 43 of parliament's 128 MPs. But his tally was outnumbered by the 45 blank ballots cast by pro-Hezbollah lawmakers and fell well short of the margin needed for victory.

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'A shock': Divers fish for waste to preserve Greece's Aegean shores

On the Greek island of Naxos, two divers reeled in not the catch of the day but a jumble of cable, rope, fishing nets and old clothes from the seafloor.

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Lewandowski issued three-match ban after 'disrespect' towards ref

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been given three-match ban in La Liga for showing "disrespect" towards a referee, which he will serve when Spanish domestic football resumes after the World Cup.

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Musk testifies at trial over his $50 billion Tesla compensation

Tesla tycoon Elon Musk took the stand on Wednesday as part of a trial over his $50 billion pay package as CEO of the electric car giant.

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Iran releases Greek tankers seized in May

Iran has released two Greek tankers seized in May in retaliation after an Iranian crude oil cargo was held in Greece, the Greek merchant marine ministry said Wednesday.

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Kremlin praises 'measured' US response to Polish missile incident

The Kremlin on Wednesday praised Washington's "measured" response after a missile landed in Poland and U.S. President Joe Biden said it was "unlikely" that it had come from Russia.

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Poland says blast likely caused by Ukraine missile in accident

Poland on Wednesday said a deadly blast that killed two people in a village near the border with Ukraine was likely caused by a stray Ukrainian air defense missile launched against a Russian barrage.

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