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Is Kharg Island the key to getting Iran’s oil?

President Trump has told the Financial Times he is considering raised the prospect of seizing Kharg Island, a coral outcrop 25 km off Iran’s coast, which handles 90% of the country’s crude exports. But taking Kharg Island doesn’t necessarily mean getting all of Iran’s oil. CNN's Paula Hancocks explains.

01:27 • Source: CNN
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Is Kharg Island the key to getting Iran’s oil?

President Trump has told the Financial Times he is considering raised the prospect of seizing Kharg Island, a coral outcrop 25 km off Iran’s coast, which handles 90% of the country’s crude exports. But taking Kharg Island doesn’t necessarily mean getting all of Iran’s oil. CNN's Paula Hancocks explains.

01:27 • Source: CNN
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Four more villagers rescued from flooded Laos cave

Videos show the dramatic moments as four Laos villagers emerge from the flooded cave after being trapped for more than a week. They walked and crawled out on their own as rescuers were preparing to enter the cave, according to Bounkham Luanglath of the Lao People’s Volunteer Association.

01:27 • Source: CNN
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Video shows rescue operation inside Laos cave

Video captured by specialist cave divers shows the harrowing route taken during the mission to rescue missing villagers from a remote cave in Laos.

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Exclusive: CNN speaks to wife of man trapped in Laos cave

CNN's Will Ripley spoke to Samorn Ian whose husband Kamla Ian is one of five villagers trapped in a cave in Laos. An international rescue effort is underway to free the men.

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Rescue diver talks about dramatic Laos cave mission

Thai diver Norrased “Benz” Palasing recounts the moment when he discovered the five villagers trapped in the Laos cave. He shares with CNN’s Will Ripley what it took to get the first villager out.

01:41 • Source: CNN
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Netanyahu says he directed Israeli military to take over 70% of Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told the country’s military to increase its takeover of Gaza as Hamas accuses Israel of “undermining” the ceasefire agreement. CNN’s Oren Liebermann reports.

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Austrian man sentenced to 15 years for Taylor Swift concert plot

An Austrian court on Thursday sentenced a 21-year-old who admitted planning a foiled Islamist attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna in 2024 to 15 years in prison, finding him guilty of various terrorism-related offenses.

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US setting up Ebola care facility in Kenya for Americans

The Trump administration says it's setting up a "state-of-the-art facility” in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus but who do not have symptoms.

01:32 • Source: CNN