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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba represents a "national security threat" to the United States and that the chances of a peaceful resolution are "not high." His remarks followed the US charging former Cuban president Raúl Castro with murder over the 1996 downing of two planes that killed US nationals. Rubio added that Washington’s preferred route remains "a diplomatic solution," but warned that President Donald Trump has the right and obligation to protect the country against any threats.

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A Jackson Pollock painting titled Number 7A, 1948 sold for $181 million (£135 million) at Christie’s auction house in New York on Monday. The sale set a new auction record for the late American artist, surpassing all previous results for his work. Described by experts as one of history's first truly abstract paintings, the masterpiece was the centerpiece of the evening's auction.

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Nearly seventeen years after the tragic crash of Air France Flight AF447, a Paris Appeals Court has found both Air France and Airbus guilty of manslaughter over the disaster that claimed the lives of 228 people. The ruling marks a major turning point in one of the deadliest aviation disasters in French history and comes after years of legal battles, investigations, and demands for accountability from grieving families.

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Iran has allegedly revealed plans to place huge bounties on the heads of US President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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The United States has charged former Cuban leader Raúl Castro with conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals in connection with the 1996 downing of two civilian planes. The indictment, unsealed Wednesday, revives charges originally filed in 2003 regarding the attack on aircraft belonging to the "Brothers to the Rescue" group. Four people were killed in the incident, including three Americans. Castro, now 94, was the head of Cuba’s armed forces at the time of the shoot-down.

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The alleged gunmen involved in a shooting rampage that left three people dead outside a San Diego mosque have been identified as 17-year-old Cain Clark and 18-year-old Caleb Velasquez, according to a law enforcement source. 

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A Tennessee man who spent more than a month in jail over a Facebook post related to the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has reached an $835,000 settlement with local officials after alleging his constitutional rights were violated.

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Alex Murdaugh has filed a lawsuit against the court clerk whose behavior during his murder trial led the South Carolina Supreme Court to overturn his convictions and life sentence for the deaths of his wife and son.