CUBA'S PRESIDENT DIAZ-CANEL TO SKY NEWS: CLAIMS U.S. ELITE TROOPS ILLEGALLY ABDUCTED VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT MADURO AND HIS WIFE; STATES 32 CUBANS GUARDING MADURO WERE KILLED RESISTING THE OPERATION WHICH LASTED OVER 40 MINUTES DESPITE BEING DESIGNED TO TAKE ONLY A FEW MINUTES; VOWS THEIR SACRIFICE REPRESENTS MILLIONS OF CUBANS
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CUBA'S DIAZ-CANEL TO SKY NEWS: INVOKES FIDEL'S TEACHING THAT NO ENEMY IS INVINCIBLE REGARDLESS OF TECHNOLOGICAL SUPERIORITY; WARNS ANY ATTEMPT TO SEIZE CUBA WILL BE MET WITH FIERCE RESISTANCE, CITING MAJOR GENERAL MACEO'S DECLARATION THAT CUBA CAN ONLY BE TAKEN AS DUST SOAKED IN BLOOD - SKY NEWS
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CUBA'S DIAZ-CANEL TO SKY NEWS: DENIES EXISTENCE OF CHINESE BASES IN CUBA, CALLING CLAIMS MANIPULATIVE LIES; CHALLENGES U.S. TO IDENTIFY WHERE BASES ARE; ASSERTS CUBA HAS NEVER TAKEN AGGRESSIVE ACTION AGAINST U.S. AND DESCRIBES CUBA'S ONLY SIN AS BUILDING SOCIALISM 90 MILES FROM AMERICAN SHORES
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CUBA'S DIAZ-CANEL TO SKY NEWS: CONDEMNS 60-YEAR U.S. BLOCKADE AS LONGEST IN HUMAN HISTORY, ENCOMPASSING ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL AND ENERGY DIMENSIONS IMPOSED BY THE WORLD'S MIGHTIEST POWER; IMPLORES U.S. TO LIFT BLOCKADE AND ALLOW CUBA TO DETERMINE ITS OWN FATE - SKY NEWS
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: DENYING WEAPONS SALES TO TURKEY WHILE THE U.S. SELLS VAST AMOUNTS OF ARMS TO NON-NATO COUNTRIES WITH FAR LESS STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT LACKS ANY EXPLAINABLE RATIONALE FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PERSPECTIVE
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: NO BILATERAL ISSUE EXISTS THAT WARRANTS STRAINED U.S.-TURKEY RELATIONS
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: BOTH ERDOGAN AND TRUMP STRONGLY COMMITTED TO LIFTING CAATSA SANCTIONS; LEADERS PUBLICLY EXPRESSED POSITIONS LAST SEPTEMBER AND MINISTERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO RESOLVE THE MATTER
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: LIFTING OF F-35 SALES BAN TO TURKEY EXPECTED TO FOLLOW REMOVAL OF CAATSA SANCTIONS
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: ISRAEL IS A DESTABILISING FORCE BY NEAR-UNANIMOUS INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT, GOVERNED BY A RECKLESS CLIQUE THAT HAS BROUGHT INSTABILITY, OPPRESSION, BLOODSHED AND MASSACRES WHEREVER IT HAS ACTEDTURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: ISRAEL IS A DESTABILISING FORCE BY NEAR-UNANIMOUS INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT, GOVERNED BY A RECKLESS CLIQUE THAT HAS BROUGHT INSTABILITY, OPPRESSION, BLOODSHED AND MASSACRES WHEREVER IT HAS ACTED
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: U.S. POLITICIANS SUPPORT ISRAEL ONLY INSOFAR AS IT SERVES THEIR OWN INTERESTS; FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE GAZA GENOCIDE, ANALYSES CONCLUDE THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS WORKING AGAINST U.S. INTERESTS; NO ONE WILL INDEFINITELY SUSTAIN A SYSTEM THAT ULTIMATELY UNDERMINES THEIR OWN INTERESTSYou said: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan: There has been a dramatic surge in anti-Israel sentiment around the world, from university campuses to newspapers.
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: DRAMATIC SURGE IN GLOBAL ANTI-ISRAEL SENTIMENT FROM UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES TO MEDIA AS ISRAEL'S MASSACRES AND DESTABILISING ACTIONS ARE NOW FULLY VISIBLE; PAST MEDIA MANOEUVRES TO CONCEAL SUCH ACTIONS ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE
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TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER FIDAN: ISRAEL IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW ENEMY; TURKEY WILL NOT HESITATE OR RETREAT FROM CONFRONTATION IF ISRAEL OR ANY ACTOR CONFLICTS WITH TURKISH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INTERESTS; ISRAEL IS NOT MERELY TURKEY'S PROBLEM BUT THE WORLD'S PROBLEM
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U.S. OFFICIALS FEARED ISRAEL MIGHT ASSASSINATE IRAN'S TOP NEGOTIATORS FOREIGN MINISTER ARAGHCHI AND PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GHALIBAF DURING SENSITIVE PEACE TALKS THIS SPRING; WASHINGTON ASKED REGIONAL NATIONS TO WARN IRAN OF THE THREAT; IRAN DEPLOYED MILITARY ESCORTS AND ALTERED TRAVEL PLANS AFTER RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE OF POSSIBLE ISRAELI ASSAULT - NYT
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POLAND WILL NOT TRANSFER REMAINING MIG-29 FIGHTER JETS TO UKRAINE AFTER PLANNED SWAP FOR UKRAINIAN DRONE TECHNOLOGY COLLAPSED; AGING AIRCRAFT TO BE GRADUALLY RETIRED AS THEY REACH END OF SERVICE LIFE WITH SCHEDULE REMAINING - SOURCES
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TRUMP: THINKS IRAN HAS AGREED TO VIRTUALLY ALL U.S. DEMANDS, SIGNALING PROGRESS TOWARD A FINAL DEAL.
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TRUMP: SAYS IRAN STILL HAS SOME MISSILES LEFT, BUT CLAIMS THE U.S. COULD ELIMINATE THEM IF NECESSARY.
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TRUMP: DOES NOT WISH TO PRESIDE OVER A GLOBAL DEPRESSION; CONFIRMS RELEASE OF IRANIAN FUNDS FOR FOOD PURCHASES
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TRUMP: SAYS HE SPOKE WITH MICRON YESTERDAY, CALLING IT A "HOT" COMPANY, AND PRAISED BOTH MICRON AND DELL.
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TRUMP: SAYS HE THINKS ELON MUSK WILL DONATE SPACEX STOCK TO TRUMP ACCOUNTS, ADDS HE WROTE MUSK A NOTE AFTER HE BECAME A TRILLIONAIRE BUT HASN'T SPOKEN TO HIM SINCE.
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NEW ZEALAND ANZ ROY MORGAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE JUNE: 91.3, SURPASSING ESTIMATE OF 87.2 AND PRIOR READING OF 86.5
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CHINA URGES UK TO ADJUST STEEL TRADE MEASURES; COMMERCE MINISTER WELCOMES UK FIRMS TO INVEST IN CHINA - MOFCOM
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