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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated April 18, 2013 shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. American and British aircraft have been bombing targets in Sana’a since Saturday. The incident is under investigation. U.S. Navy photo

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Turkish police detain 189 IS suspects across country

STORY: Turkish police detain 189 IS suspects across country SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces detaining 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in some operations across 37 provinces in the country (date: 30.12.2023) (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces detained 189 suspected members of the Islamic State in an operation codenamed "Heroes-38" across 37 provinces in the country, a cabinet minister said on Saturday. The operation was carried out "simultaneously" in all the provinces, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. Most of the suspects were detained in the capital Ankara. At the same time, 22 people were caught in the country's most populated city Istanbul. The Turkish government designated the Islamic State a terrorist organization in 2013, blaming it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since

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Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS

STORY: Türkiye nabs 304 suspects over links to IS SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of police operations STORYLINE: Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Turkish police on Friday arrested 304 people over their suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in an operation that targeted 32 cities. In a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Yerlikaya said 86 out of the 304 suspects were detained in Istanbul and 20 in the western city of Izmir in the operation codenamed HEROES-34. Türkiye designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013. The group has claimed responsibility for a number of deadly attacks in Türkiye, leading Turkish authorities to launch military operations against the group both at home and abroad. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows Nongyong primary school under construction in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 19, 2013. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Russian supporters pose for a photo before an ice hockey friendly at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 22, 2013. The Winter Games will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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Osprey aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The Japanese government plans to choose the maintenance sites for Ospreys which the Self-Defense Forces plan to operate outside of Okinawa during the year starting in April 2015, government sources said on Dec. 31, 2013.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo shows the tents of people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, amid fighting in South Sudan on Dec. 22, 2013.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo shows people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, amid fighting in South Sudan on Dec. 22, 2013.

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Inter beat AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan forward Mario Balotelli (L) and Inter Milan midfielder Yuto Nagatomo compete for the ball during the second half of a soccer match between the Serie A clubs in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 22, 2013. Inter won 1-0.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force supply water to people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission base in Juba on Dec. 22, 2013, amid fighting in South Sudan.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force examine people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission base in Juba on Dec. 22, 2013, amid fighting in South Sudan.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo shows people taking refuge on Dec. 22, 2013, near a camp of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force, part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission in Juba, amid fighting in South Sudan.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Takanashi makes it 3-for-3 in World Cup season

HINTERZARTEN, Germany - Japan's Sara Takanashi poses after producing her third straight victory of the World Cup season in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Dec. 22, 2013.

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Takanashi makes it 3-for-3 in World Cup season

HINTERZARTEN, Germany - Japan's Sara Takanashi poses after producing her third straight victory of the World Cup season in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Dec. 22, 2013.

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Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Orfevre wins the Arima Kinen by an astounding eight lengths at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2013, as the two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and 2011 Japanese triple crown champion ends his career on an emphatic note.

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Antigovernment rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 22, 2013, demanding that the caretaker government led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down.

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Hanyu wins Japan nationals to seal Sochi berth

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzuru Hanyu performs during the men's free skate at the national figure skating championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Dec. 22, 2013. Hanyu won his second straight title at the event to book one of three spots on the Sochi Olympic team.

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Blue illumination lights up Otaru Canal

OTARU, Japan - Some 5,000 floating LED light bulbs decorate the Otaru Canal in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Dec. 22, 2013, conjuring up an image of starry night skies. The illumination event was organized by the port city's tourism board for the second consecutive year.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force hand water to people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission base in Juba on Dec. 22, 2013, amid fighting in South Sudan.

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Antigovernment rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 22, 2013, demanding that the caretaker government led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down.

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Antigovernment rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 22, 2013, demanding that the caretaker government led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down.

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South Sudan unrest

JUBA, South Sudan - Photo shows people taking refuge at a U.N. peacekeeping mission base in Juba on Dec. 22, 2013, amid fighting in South Sudan.

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Arima Kinen horse race

FUNABASHI, Japan - Orfevre (R) wins the Arima Kinen by an astounding eight lengths at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2013, as the two-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe runner-up and 2011 Japanese triple crown champion ends his career on an emphatic note.

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China to tighten control of university journalism schools

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Peking University in Beijing on Dec. 22, 2013. China's Communist Party has decided to become directly involved in the management of the country's top journalism schools and strengthen the administration of those universities, it was learned on Dec. 22, 2013, from university and media sources.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, on Dec. 6, 2013. The number of visitors to the observatory deck of the tower topped 10 million the same day since its opening on May 22, 2012.

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Body of famed Japanese climber killed in Russia returns home

SHIZUOKA, Japan - The coffin containing famed Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe arrives at his family's home in the town of Mori, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2013. Watanabe, 31, died on Dec. 26, 2012, in a traffic accident in Russia's Murmansk region during a cycling expedition through Central Asia. In 2004, when aged 22, he became the youngest Japanese to scale the tallest peaks of the seven continents.

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Plate on Uzbek theater's wall notes Japanese POWs' building work

A metal plate on the outer wall of the Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theater in Tashkent, pictured on Dec. 22, 2013, says the national theater of Uzbekistan was built by Japanese prisoners after the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Center on cultural impact of Mt. Fuji

A ceremony to open a center dedicated to the cultural impact of Mt. Fuji, which is Japan's highest mountain and was put on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2013, is held in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture on Dec. 22, 2017. The Fujisan World Heritage Center will open to the general public on Dec. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo