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Russian strike kills three, wounds 14 in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk

A Russian strike on Friday killed three people and wounded more than a dozen in Ukraine's industrial Dnipropetrovsk region, where Russia has launched increasingly frequent fatal attacks.

"Three people have been killed in an enemy attack. Fourteen people have been wounded," regional governor Sergiy Lysak said of the attack on the town of Samar, outside the region's main city of Dnipro.

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Rome, Venice and 19 other Italian cities on red alert for heat this weekend

Italy's health ministry warned residents and tourists on Friday of soaring temperatures across the country, issuing a red alert for 21 cities this weekend.

The ministry issued its top alert for cities including the capital Rome, economic powerhouse Milan and Venice -- where the rich and famous are celebrating the wedding of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos.

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Two killed in Shaqra, Beit Lif strikes

Israeli strikes in south Lebanon on Thursday killed two people, the Lebanese health ministry said, with the Israeli army saying its raids targeted Hezbollah operatives.

In statements carried by the official National News Agency, Lebanon's health ministry said a man wounded "in an Israeli enemy drone strike targeting his bulldozer" on the Shaqra-Baraasheet road and another injured in a strike on a motorcycle both died in hospital.

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Israeli strike targets Shaqra as lasting peace proves elusive

An Israeli strike targeted Thursday a bulldozer on the Baraasheet-Shaqra road after an Israeli infantry force entered the outskirts of Houla at dawn and detonated a house there.

Israeli troops entered Lebanon on September 30, 2024, after nearly a year of cross-border exchanges launched by Hezbollah in support of Gaza.

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Hezbollah's Raad says Iran 'regional deterrent force, like it or not'

Hundreds of people rallied outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut Wednesday, responding to a call from Hezbollah to celebrate "the culmination of the struggle and sacrifices" of the Iranian people "who triumphed over the Israeli-American aggression".

Ahmed Mohebbi, 42, who was among the crowd, said: "We are very happy about this victory that Iran achieved, despite the hits it took and attacks by America and Israel to prevent it from continuing its nuclear program.

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Young Mozambican inventor bringing the blind smart 'vision'

When Armando Ernesto Chau straps on the futuristic smart glasses that a young Mozambican robotics student is developing in the family dining room, he has a vision of a life less confined to his modest home.

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Iran hangs three more accused of spying as fears grow for Swede

Iran on Wednesday hanged three men convicted of spying for Israel after what activists decried as an unfair trial, bringing to six the number of people executed on such charges since the start of the war between the Islamic republic and Israel.

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Iran calls NATO chief remarks on US strikes 'disgraceful'

Iran on Wednesday branded NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's gushing note to President Donald Trump on U.S. strikes targeting key nuclear sites as "disgraceful, despicable and irresponsible".

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Zelensky says held 'long and substantive meeting' with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he had discussed a ceasefire in Ukraine with U.S. leader Donald Trump on the sidelines of NATO's summit in The Hague.

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Trump says NATO spending pledge 'monumental win for US'

President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed a NATO pledge to boost defense spending to five percent of gross domestic product annually as a "monumental" win for his country.

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