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Tehran sets preconditions including war compensation, dampening hopes for negotiated solution to critical waterway closure.
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Beijing honors two Coast Guard officers killed in vessel collision during Philippine ship chase near Scarborough Shoal.
Trump and Thune at Odds as Senate Departs Without Election Security Vote
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