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The Pentagon and the Apostolic Nunciature, also referred to as the Vatican embassy, confirmed with USA TODAY the meeting with Pierre and Pentagon officials took place in January.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The opposition leader, who fled Venezuela in May 2025 after spending 412 days trapped inside the Argentine embassy in Caracas, said the conditions are ripe for mass mobilization once Machado returns.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
For those who wish to remain and shelter in place, the embassy reminded them to have a supply of food, water, medications and other essential items.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In the memo addressed to the embassy, the country’s foreign affairs ministry acknowledged the death of 16 Cameroonian soldiers serving in the special military operations zone in Ukraine.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
The opposition leader, who fled Venezuela in May 2025 after spending 412 days trapped inside the Argentine embassy in Caracas, said the conditions are ripe for mass mobilization once Machado returns.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
For those who wish to remain and shelter in place, the embassy reminded them to have a supply of food, water, medications and other essential items.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
In the memo addressed to the embassy, the country’s foreign affairs ministry acknowledged the death of 16 Cameroonian soldiers serving in the special military operations zone in Ukraine.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Her husband, King Gojong, subsequently sought refuge in the Russian legation and later proclaimed the Great Korean (Dae Han) Empire in 1897 in a symbolic assertion of sovereignty that failed to halt Japan’s advance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Flags at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations will also be flown at half-staff.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Army’s policy at the time of the crash mandated that its helicopters fly without that system on to conceal their locations, although the helicopter involved in this crash was on a training flight, not a sensitive mission.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Mireles warned Grays Ferry residents near the collapse site would hear loud noises Sunday into Monday as the recovery mission continued.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Embassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embassy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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