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News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T16:28:57.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Saudi Coalition says it intercepted missiles, drones</news:title></news:news><lastmod>2026-10-16T16:28:57.000000Z</lastmod><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1792160604219.webp</image:loc><image:caption>Saudi Coalition says it intercepted missiles, drones</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.shafaq.com/en/World/Ukraine-s-Zelenskyy-calls-EU-to-provide-nearly-80B</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Shafaaq News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T15:46:07.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Zelenskyy urges EU to provide nearly 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