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GAZA -- Israeli war planes launched on Sunday night an airstrike on a military facility belonging to Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip.

The medical sources said no injuries were reported, while security sources in Gaza said the military facility was completely destroyed in the Israeli airstrike. (Gaza-Israel-Airstrike)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the U.S. latest decision to conclude its military exercises with South Korea aims to save money and reduce tensions with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The Pentagon said on Saturday that the United States and South Korea have decided to conclude the Key Resolve and Foal Eagle series of exercises, which the DPRK had denounced a dress rehearsal for northward invasion, and have been "very expensive" and "provocative" "war games" in Trump's view. (US-S.Korea-DPRK)

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DAMASCUS -- The U.S.-led coalition on Sunday fired white phosphorus shells on an Islamic State (IS)-held area in eastern Syria, causing deaths including women and children, state news agency SANA reported.

The shelling targeted the farmlands of the town of Baghouz, the last IS-held area in the eastern Euphrates River region in eastern Deir al-Zour Province, SANA said. (Syria-US-Shelling)

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WASHINGTON -- At least two people were killed and many more were injured as "large and destructive" tornadoes hit two U.S. southern states of Alabama and Georgia on Sunday, according to local media reports.

A damaging tornado touched down in Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday afternoon amid a severe weather outbreak across the southeast of the United States, said a report from the accuweather.com. (US-Tornado-Death) Enditem

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