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The latest international news headlines

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on Middle East strikes; the rising price of oil; and a Ukrainian couple determined to marry, whatever the danger.

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The latest international news headlines

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Latest Stories from The Associated PressThe latest international news headlines. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

From around the world, these are the latest AP International News headlines. According to Iran's state media, the country's forces have struck eight oil tankers and two US vessels in retaliation for US strikes on five Iranian tankers on Tuesday, and that it is also targeted another ten ships attempting to pass through the state of Hormuz. In other Middle East news, Yemen's Houthi rebels say Saudi-backed forces have launched air strikes, and the price of oil has surpassed $100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after a tax on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threaten to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. A Ukrainian couple base a devastating setback on the eve of their wedding when a Russian strike hit near their chief apartment, but they arrived at the register office anyway, wearing clothes salvaged from the rubble. After a three hour delay, due to another strike, they were finally married. I'm Charles Filethezma.

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