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1. U.K. police evacuate homes near U.S. airbase and detain men on suspected explosives offensives

   

   British police said on Sunday they had arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences and army bomb disposal experts were examining a number of vehicles in a "major incident" near an airbase used by the U.S. in southwest England.

2. Palestinian death toll in Gaza war rises above 74,000 since war began

   

   While a ceasefire that took effect last Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued in what the military has said are responses to threats or attacks.

3. At least 27 people dead after two separate mass shootings in South Africa

   

   The two shootings come just days after a mass shooting at a house party near the east coast city of Durban killed 11 people, including a pregnant woman.

4. Trump rejects Iranian proposal to open Strait of Hormuz and end fighting

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the Middle East.

5. Why is it so difficult for Ukraine to take down Russia's jet-powered drones?

   

   Russia's jet-powered drones being used to carry out strikes on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine are often able to evade air defences because they fly at higher altitudes and faster speeds. To stop these new models, faster interceptors are needed, but that technology is still in the trial phase, Ukrainian officials say.