And could a sudden deployment of major US naval and air force assets indicate a strike on Iran is imminent?
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The US is considering military action to seize Greenland, in a move that could cause divisions within the NATO alliance.
Venezuela has the largest oil reserves, the ninth-largest natural gas reserves, and vast untapped minerals such as gold.
Orthodox and Coptic Christians don’t believe Jesus was born on a different day; they just use a different calendar.
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