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Armed conflicts and attacks
The U.S. military launches airstrikes on facilities in Iraq used by Kata'ib Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed militias, in retaliation for Sunday's ballistic missile attack on Al-Asad Airbase, which injured four American soldiers. (ABC News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
A building complex sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, catches fire after being hit by Israeli airstrikes, causing mass casualties. At least 214 civilians have been killed in the city in the past 24 hours by airstrikes. (Al Jazeera)
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Arts and culture
Saudi Arabia, where alcohol has been banned since 1952, opens its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh. (CNBC)
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Disasters and accidents
Allegedly, a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, six crew members and three guards, crashes in Russia's Korochansky District, near the Ukrainian border, killing everyone on board. These claims have not been independently verified. (Reuters)
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Disasters and accidents
At least 39 people are killed and nine others are injured in a fire at a commercial building in Xinyu, Jiangxi, China. (AP)
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Disasters and accidents
A train collides with a truck in Bohumín, Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring 19 others. (AP)
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International relations
Nauru formally re-establishes diplomatic relations with China after withdrawing diplomatic recognition of Taiwan. (Reuters)
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Politics and elections
The chair of the Arizona Republican Party Jeff DeWit resigns after a tape recording of DeWit attempting to bribe Kari Lake into stepping down from the United States Senate race is leaked. (AP)
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Sports
Five players who took part in the 2018 World Junior Championship have reportedly been told to surrender to the police in London, Ontario, Canada to face sexual assault charges. (TSN)