RAMALLAH — A Palestinian teenager was killed Tuesday in clashes between dozens of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, medics said.
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RIYADH — The Saudi civil defense said on Tuesday that seven civilians were killed in a missile attack launched from Yemen to Saudi border city Najran, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The attack was one of the recent strikes by the Houthis from Yemen, most of which have been intercepted by Saudi military forces, the report said. (Saudi-Yemen-Attack)
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ATHENS — A sea tragedy with four dead and five injured occurred after boat crash off the Greek island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf on Tuesday, according to the latest information by Greek authorities.
An eight-meter-long speedboat rammed into a tour boat, cut it in half and turned it over. As a result, all passengers fell into the sea, with four of them losing their lives and many getting injured. (Greece-Boat-Tragedy)
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday the Russian military notified the U.S.-led coalition currently fighting the Islamic State (IS) before Russian bombers carried out airstrikes in Syria from Iran.
“The Russians did notify the coalition as per the memorandum of understanding (MOU) for safety of flight,” said Pentagon spokesman Christopher Garver, referring to the U.S.-Russian MOU signed last October to avoid an inadvertent clash in Syrian airspace during their own airstrikes against terrorist targets there. (US-Russia-Iran) Enditem
Source: Xinhua/News Ghana
