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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/culture/cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-prompts-evacuations-and-europe-alert</loc>
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<news:title>Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Prompts Evacuations and Europe Alert</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/economics/deepseek-funding-talks-push-chinese-ai-startup-toward-50-billion-value</loc>
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<news:title>DeepSeek Funding Talks Push Chinese AI Startup Toward $50 Billion Value</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/china-urges-hormuz-reopening-as-iran-seeks-support-before-summit</loc>
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<image:caption>Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi with China's Wang Yi in Beijing.</image:caption>
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<news:title>China Urges Hormuz Reopening as Iran Seeks Support Before Summit</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/economics/uae-seeks-fed-swap-line-as-it-quits-opec-and-gulf-rift-widens</loc>
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<image:caption>Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Trade</image:caption>
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<news:title>UAE Seeks Fed Swap Line as It Quits OPEC and Gulf Rift Widens</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/politics/the-united-states/gunfire-near-white-house-sparks-brief-lockdown-heightened-alarm</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T20:48:52.682Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gunfire Near White House Sparks Brief Lockdown, Heightened Alarm</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/us-intel-iran-nuclear-timeline-unchanged-despite-months-of-war</loc>
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<image:caption>Damage in Iran as a result of the conflict between Iran caused by the United States of America and Israel before the ceasefire which went into affect on the 8th of April, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T20:37:31.981Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US intel: Iran nuclear timeline unchanged despite months of war</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/hegseth-insists-ceasefire-intact-as-hormuz-clashes-escalate</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T20:24:00.423Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hegseth Insists Ceasefire Intact as Hormuz Clashes Escalate</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/amnesty-report-details-escalating-rebel-violence-in-eastern-congo</loc>
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<image:caption>Armed ADF fighters seen in a propaganda video.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:43:35.355Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amnesty Report Details Escalating Rebel Violence in Eastern Congo</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/culture/coal-mine-blast-in-colombia-kills-nine-after-safety-warnings-issued</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:29:03.660Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Coal Mine Blast in Colombia Kills Nine After Safety Warnings Issued</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/culture/deadly-blast-at-china-fireworks-plant-spurs-safety-probe</loc>
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<image:caption>A massive explosion at the Huasheng Fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:14:16.524Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Deadly Blast at China Fireworks Plant Spurs Safety Probe</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/gaza-camps-face-mounting-health-crisis-as-disease-and-pests-spread</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-05T09:06:13.365Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gaza Camps Face Mounting Health Crisis as Disease and Pests Spread</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/pakistan-mediates-release-of-iranian-crew-from-us-seized-vessel</loc>
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<image:caption>The Iranian flagged M/V Touska , April 20, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:45:52.083Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pakistan mediates release of Iranian crew from U.S.-seized vessel</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/economics/uaes-break-with-opec-sets-stage-for-gulf-oil-price-war</loc>
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<image:caption>Satorp Jer Refinery, Jubail</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:37:26.165Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UAE’s Break with OPEC+ Sets Stage for Gulf Oil Price War</news:title>
<news:keywords>UAE, Saudi Arabia, OPEC+, UAE OPEC exit May 2026, Gulf Cooperation Council lowest ebb, Iran war oil market disruption, UAE Saudi Arabia rivalry oil, Strait of Hormuz blockade 2026, UAE Fujairah port bypass, Sultan Al Jaber ADNOC statement, Iraq Kuwait oil export loss, OPEC internal fractures 2026, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries 2026</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/trump-threatens-to-blow-iran-off-the-earth-as-war-drags-on</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:27:08.197Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump Threatens to ‘Blow Iran Off the Earth’ as War Drags On</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/iran-forces-turn-back-us-warship-as-hormuz-standoff-escalates</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:17:49.602Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran Forces Turn Back US Warship as Hormuz Standoff Escalates</news:title>
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<loc>https://interbellumnews.com/conflicts/iran-drone-strike-ignites-fujairah-oil-hub-as-hormuz-standoff-deepens</loc>
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<image:caption>Oil tanks, Fujairah Port, Fujairah City, UAE.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-04T19:01:10.122Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran Drone Strike Ignites Fujairah Oil Hub as Hormuz Standoff Deepens</news:title>
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