WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the revised version of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement after months of negotiation with the administration over issues including labor and environmental enforcement.

The House passed the agreement in a 385-41 bipartisan vote, sending the replacement of NAFTA to the Senate for consideration in early 2020. (U.S.-House-USMCA)

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MOSCOW -- An officer of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia died in a shooting in the center of Moscow, TASS news agency reported Thursday, quoting the FSB.

The FSB said earlier in the day that an unknown person, who was killed, had opened fire near 12 Bolshaya Lubyanka Street, not far from its building. (Russia-Moscow-Shooting)

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ABUJA -- Five people including a district head were kidnapped by gunmen in two separate attacks in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna, said the police on Thursday.

A group of gunmen intercepted a bus near the Birnin-Gwari area of Kaduna on Wednesday, taking away two people, including the district head, Yakubu Sabo, the spokesman for the state's police, told Xinhua. (Nigeria-Gunmen-Kidnap)

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UNITED NATIONS -- The Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights for six months, till June 30, 2020.

The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) on the Golan has been tasked to maintain a cease-fire between Israel and Syria since 1974. (UN-Golan-Peacekeeping) Enditem

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