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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United Arab Emirates reports a drone strike has targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region, causing a fire. No injuries or radiation have been reported. (ABC News) (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The UAE Defense Ministry says that the country has intercepted three drones, including the one that targeted the Barakah nuclear power plant in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. (Gulf News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United States reportedly issues 5 conditions for a deal with Iran, including allowing only one nuclear facility in Iran to be operational. (Middle East Monitor)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Saudi Arabia intercepts three drones launched from Iraq. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An Israeli missile strike on an apartment near Baalbek kills a commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad and his daughter. (AFP via Arab News)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The U.S. African Command and the Nigerian Armed Forces carries out airstrikes targeting Islamic State positions in northeastern Nigeria. (Al Jazeera)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Ten people are killed, including children and a pregnant woman, in an attack by bandits on a rural community in Katsina State, Nigeria. (Reuters)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least thirteen gunmen are arrested after an encounter resulting from an operation carried out by military forces in the municipality of Escuinapa, Sinaloa. (La Jornada)
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Disasters and accidents
Two people are killed, four others are injured, another is reported missing and 13 buildings collapse after a .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mww 5.0-5.2 earthquake strikes near Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. (Reuters) (BNO News)
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Health and environment
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control activates its emergency preparedness systems after the World Health Organization designated the ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a public health emergency. (Business Day)
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Health and environment
A national lab in Winnipeg, Manitoba confirms that a Canadian passenger on MV Hondius who is isolating in British Columbia has tested positive for hantavirus. (CBC)
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Law and crime
Ten people are killed, including three children, in a mass shooting at a ranch in the municipality of Tehuitzingo, Puebla, Mexico. Authorities blames the massacre on a family dispute. (Reuters) (La Jornada)
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Politics and elections
The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV), led by Francisco Carvalho, wins the most seats at the National Assembly. (DW)