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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 8

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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China: Zoo Monkey Gifts Apple Slices to Woman After She Strokes its Hand

On March 7, 2026, at a zoo in Inner Mongolia, northern China, a video captured a woman holding and gently stroking a monkey's hand through a hole in a glass barrier. The monkey appeared relaxed and seemed to enjoy the contact, before suddenly turning and running away. A short while later, it returned carrying two pieces of apple and passed them through the hole to the woman, who appeared delighted by the unexpected gesture.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple State Visit – The Mall Carriage Procession 2

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. King Charles and Queen Camilla met the imperial couple on Horse Guards Parade before traveling on royal carriages down The Mall to Buckingham Palace for a state banquet.

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US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) transit the Ionian Sea. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy's newest carrier with over 4,000 personnel and eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American support by rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant group's attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated August 20, 2023 shows he world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), Italian Navy destroyer ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), Italian Navy frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Ionian Sea, The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maxwell Orlosky via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) the Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) transit the Ionian Sea. The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Sending Largest Warship To Middle East

Handout photo dated October 4, 2023 shows the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Italian Navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C 550), the Blue Ridge-class command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), Italian Navy destroyer ITS Ciao Duilio (D 554), Italian Navy frigate ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), and Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) steam in formation in the Ionian Sea. The U.S. carrier strike group sent toward Israel as a deterrent measure against hostile regional groups arrived Tuesday afternoon, the Pentagon announced. The USS Gerald R. Ford, an aircraft carrier, and its accompanying ships were operating in the Mediterranean when the Biden administration directed them toward the Middle East shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly via ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony.

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New U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Van Buskirk

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, the new commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a replacement ceremony on Sept. 10, 2010, on the USS Blue Ridge, the fleet's flagship vessel, at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Van Buskirk is succeeding Vice Adm. John Bird.

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Japan, U.S. ships make port call for security pact anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, makes a port call at Tokyo's Harumi pier on June 26, 2010, to mark the 50th anniversary this month of the 1960 Japan-U.S. security treaty entering into force. During the port call, 7th Fleet Commander John Bird is inviting Japanese and American guests to commemorative events aboard the U.S. vessel.

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U.S. to prevent unforeseen clashes in S. China Sea

Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander of the 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy, says in an interview aboard the USS Blue Ridge on June 1, 2015, that the U.S. military will work to prevent unforeseen clashes in the South China Sea, where Beijing is reclaiming land in waters around disputed islands. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Navy official Thomas in interview

Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, the commander of the 7th Fleet of the U.S. Navy, is interviewed by Kyodo News aboard the USS Blue Ridge on June 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. places high hopes on expanded SDF role

Vice Adm. Robert Thomas (L), commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, and Vice Adm. Eiichi Funada, commander of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet, hold a joint press conference on the deck of the USS Blue Ridge in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on March 31, 2015. Thomas welcomed Japan's planned security legislation that will expand the scope of overseas operations by the Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, U.S. naval commanders hold joint press confab on warship

The commanders of the Japanese and U.S. naval forces hold a joint press conference on the deck of the USS Blue Ridge, the command ship of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, in Yokohama southwest of Tokyo on March 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk (R) and Vice Adm. Scott Swift attend a U.S. 7th Fleet change of command ceremony aboard the command flagship USS Blue Ridge in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 7, 2011. Vice Adm. Van Buskirk was relieved by new commander Vice Adm. Swift at the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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New U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Van Buskirk

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Vice Adm. Scott Van Buskirk, the new commander of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, speaks during a replacement ceremony on Sept. 10, 2010, on the USS Blue Ridge, the fleet's flagship vessel, at the naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Van Buskirk is succeeding Vice Adm. John Bird. (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. ships make port call for security pact anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, makes a port call at Tokyo's Harumi pier on June 26, 2010, to mark the 50th anniversary this month of the 1960 Japan-U.S. security treaty entering into force. During the port call, 7th Fleet Commander John Bird is inviting Japanese and American guests to commemorative events aboard the U.S. vessel. (Kyodo)