BUDAPEST -- Hungarian united opposition won the race for the post of Budapest mayor and those of some major cities while the ruling party Fidesz won the majority of mayor posts of smaller cities, according to the results of the National Election Office (NVI) here on Sunday.

The turnout was high for local elections, close to 50 percent, according to the NVI. (Budapest-Mayor-Elections)

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TUNIS -- Tunisia's independent presidential candidate Kais Saied announced Sunday evening that he won the second round of presidential election.

"The state will continue with its international laws and obligations," Saied addressed his supporters after the preliminary results of the presidential election signalled a landslide win for him. (Tunisia-Presidential Election)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Sunday started moving toward the northern region to "confront the Turkish aggression on Syrian soil," state TV reported.

The report revealed no further details on the nature of the "confrontation," but it came shortly after the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Syrian army would enter two key Kurdish areas in northern Syria within 48 hours. (Syria-Turkey-Confrontation)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels said they shot down a "spy drone" over the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Sunday.

"The spy drone of the aggressor's forces was downed over Kilo 16 area," the rebel TV al-Masirah reported, without giving further details. (Yemen-Spy Drone) Enditem

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