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A third of the nearly 2,000 sailors who were aboard France's aircraft carrier and support craft when a coronavirus outbreak occurred at sea have tested positive for the virus, the army's Chief Medical Officer announces. With two-thirds of test results in, 668 sailors from the Charles-de-Gaulle and escort vessels in its battle group are confirmed to have the virus. SOUNDBITE
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used a mock U.S. aircraft carrier in its live-fire defense drills for the first time Wednesday, destroying the replica carrier near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu is on board the Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier anchored in the Egyptian port of Al-Arich, where wounded civilians from Gaza are being treated. The minister is spending New Year's Eve aboard the French ship, anchored some 50 kilometers from the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, where aid is trickling in. IMAGES
A second US aircraft carrier will be available "if needed" to show support for Israel, the White House says, after a first vessel took up position in the region following the Hamas attacks. SOUNDBITE
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