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Friedrich Merz said that not only did 59 German troops die in Afghanistan over nearly 20 years, but well over 100 were wounded as well.

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Meanwhile, destroyers bring with them hundreds of missiles, which could include dozens of Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles.

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Friday is the first known time that officials from the Trump administration simultaneously met with negotiators from both Ukraine and Russia.

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“In the Middle East, they build cities like this … in three years,” Kushner said in a presentation in Davos. “Stuff like this is very doable.”

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Greenland has been in the news lately, you might have noticed.

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It’s unclear how many leaders have been invited to join the board.

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A key negotiation for Trump, MBS during Saudi visit to Washington: future Palestinian statehood