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            <title><![CDATA[Flávio Bolsonaro Flees Brazil for US, Thanks Trump for Welcome]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil’s presidential election, has fled the country while claiming he won. Bolsonaro is in the United States, thanking Donald Trump for welcoming him.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 01:59:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria Eyes Iraq Oil Pipeline to the Mediterranean as Gulf Tensions Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The war between Iran and Israel and the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz have rocked global oil markets. Now Syria hopes to open an oil pipeline from Iraq to the Mediterranean and thereby establish itself as a force in the energy market. But the challenges are many.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:39:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syria and Iraq plan oil pipeline to the Mediterranean as Hormuz tensions rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Iran war and the crisis around the Strait of Hormuz have shaken global oil markets. Now Syria hopes to open an oil pipeline from Iraq to the Mediterranean and thereby establish itself as a player in the energy market. But the challenges are many.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia says US arms deliveries to Ukraine are unacceptable ahead of Lavrov-Rubio meeting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US supplying weapons to Ukraine is "unacceptable," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:38:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US accuses Cuba of infiltrating highest levels of government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cuba has infiltrated the United States for decades in a spy operation that has extended all the way up to the government, the US State Department claims.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US approves nearly $2 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US State Department has approved an arms sale to Saudi Arabia worth almost SEK 19 billion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:01:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel and Lebanon to meet in Washington for peace talks next week]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Israel and Lebanon will meet in Washington for peace talks next week, the U.S. State Department said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:37:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US: Ceasefire in Lebanon Extended by 45 Days After Talks in Washington]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The ceasefire in Lebanon was extended by 45 days following talks between Israel and Lebanon in Washington, D.C., the U.S. State Department said. Further negotiations are expected toward the end of the month.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/many-injured-in-israeli-attacks-in-southern-lebanon</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 16:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[First day of Lebanon talks positive, U.S. says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first day of talks between Lebanon and Israel in Washington concluded. The talks, reportedly lasting eight hours, were described by the American side as positive.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 22:17:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Washington: New Israel-Lebanon talks set for Thursday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Representatives of Israel and Lebanon will meet directly in Washington on Thursday, a US State Department spokesperson confirmed to Reuters.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/evacuated-lebanese-urged-not-to-return-despite-a-ceasefire</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[After conversation starters, new Israeli attacks in Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Israeli military has launched new attacks in Lebanon. The attacks come just hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested talks with Lebanon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian MPs on US visit meet with members of Congress for first time since 2022 invasion of Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russian parliamentarians have visited the United States and met with members of Congress, writes The New York Post.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US and Venezuela reopen diplomatic channels]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United States and Venezuela are resuming diplomatic relations, the US State Department announced.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US orders nonessential diplomats and families to leave Lebanon]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential diplomats and their families in Lebanon to leave the country.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Judge says US envoy tried to influence Marine Le Pen case]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A US State Department adviser tried to get a French judge to intervene in a verdict against far-right figure Marine Le Pen, the judge said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:09:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US suspends visa applications from 75 countries starting January 21]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The United States is temporarily suspending visa applications from citizens of 75 countries, Fox News reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:37:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US urges citizens in Venezuela to leave immediately]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Americans who find themselves in Venezuela should leave the country "immediately," the U.S. State Department says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:31:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sources: US wants to prevent EU from taking Russian billions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US is reportedly lobbying several EU countries in an attempt to block the use of frozen Russian state assets to help Ukraine. Russia, in turn, is threatening consequences “forever.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:09:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US arms deliveries on hold – could affect Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The record-long government shutdown in the United States is having far-reaching consequences. Among other things, it has delayed the export of weapons to other NATO countries, reports Axios.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UN: Humanitarian Aid Stuck at Gaza Border Amid Urgent Need]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Israel Airstrikes Near Damascus Send Clear Message to Syrian Regime]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA["A clear message to the Syrian regime". Israel's government labels new airstrikes very close to the presidential palace in Damascus.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US State Department to Cut 15% of Staff, Close 100 Offices]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The personnel strength at the US Department of State is to be reduced by 15 percent and over 100 offices are to be closed, according to a downsizing plan. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio states that it is about a change of course from "decades of excess and bureaucracy".]]></description>
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