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Republican United States Senator Lindsey Graham has died at the age of 71. The news was announced by his office, which confirmed that the senator passed away on Saturday after a sudden illness.
"During this extremely difficult time, Senator Graham's family thanks you for your prayers and requests respect for privacy," the official statement said.
According to US media reports, emergency crews responded to a call about a cardiac arrest at Graham's Washington apartment on Saturday evening.
Just a day before his death, Graham had returned from a trip to Ukraine, where he met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kiev. He was also scheduled to appear on NBC News' "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
Lindsey Graham was first elected as a senator from South Carolina in 2002 and was running for a fifth six-year term in the November election. He was known as one of the Republican Party's most influential figures on defense and foreign policy, consistently advocating strong positions on national security.
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