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LONDON -- Britain's Minister for Universities and Science Sam Gyimah has resigned in protest at Theresa May's Brexit deal, it was reported here Friday.

Local newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported that Gyimah called the Brexit deal "naive" and said any deal struck with Brussels will be "EU first." (Brexit-Sam Gyimah)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday that Israel was behind the strikes that targeted Syrian sites south of the capital Damascus a day earlier, state news agency SANA reported.

The attack against Syrian sites in the town of Kisweh south of Damascus was carried out by Israel, the ministry said. (Syria-Israel-Attack)

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SAN FRANCISCO -- A tsunami warning has been issued after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Anchorage in the U.S. state of Alaska on Friday morning.

The quake, initially reported with a magnitude of 6.7, was updated to 7.0, jolting 11 km north of Anchorage at 17:29:28 GMT on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (Alaska-Tsunami Warning)

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BUJUMBURA -- Burundian Attorney General Sylvestre Nyandwi on Friday evening announced the issuance of 17 international arrest warrants, including that of former President Pierre Buyoya, for suspicion of involving in assassinating Burundi's first Hutu President Melchior Ndadaye.

"As the 17 persons are not on the Burundian territory, we have launched international arrest warrants so that countries hosting them can arrest them and extradite them to Burundi in order to explain their suspected role in the assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye," Nyandwi said at a press briefing in the capital Bujumbura. (Burundi-Pierre Buyoya-Arrest Warrant) Enditem

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