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    Live Updates Several US military aircraft have crashed but all crew survived, Kuwait’s defense ministry says
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  • Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks during a mourning ceremony for the deaths of Iranian military commanders and scientists, who were killed in Iran's 12-day war with Israel, in Tehran onJuly 29, 2025.
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