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America's Army reportedly confused the enemy drone that killed three soldiers in Jordan on Sunday for an American surveillance drone

returning to base. At least 34 others were injured in the strike which do Biden blamed on Iran-backed militias.

Some Republican lawmakers pile pressure on Mr Biden to target Iran directly in retaliation.

Iran distanced itself from the attacks, dismissing American claims of Iranian involvement as baseless.

A spokesman for Vologdymir Zelensky, Ukraine's president, denied a widespread

rumour that Valeri Zalujny, the commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces had been fired.

General Zalujny, one of the country's most popular figures,

has sparred repeatedly with the presidential office over the conduct of the war with Russia.

A court in Hong Kong ordered Evergrand a Chinese property giant to liquidate because of its debt of over $300 billion.

The judge who made the ruling said, quote, enough is enough after the company failed to come up with a restructuring plan.

Trading in ever grand shares in Hong Kong was suspended.

They had fallen by 21% following the announcement.

The Financial Times reported that the EU plans to undermine Hungary's economy if it does not

lift its veto on a 50 billion euro or 54 billion dollar aid package to Ukraine at a

leaders summit later this week.

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