JERUSALEM -- Israel's centrist lawmaker Benny Gantz resigned as parliament speaker on Tuesday, ahead of the inauguration of a unity government with his former rival, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A statement released in name of Gantz, Israel's former military chief, said he had formally resigned as speaker of the Knesset, or the parliament. (Israel-Parliament Speaker-Gantz Resignation)

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LAGOS -- At least 17 people were killed in an attack carried out by gunmen in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state on Tuesday, said a local official.

Awema Maisamari, president of the Adara Development Association, who confirmed the incident to Xinhua, said that the gunmen invaded Gonan-Rogo village in the early hours of Tuesday, killing 17 residents. (Nigeria-Attack-Death Toll)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday called for investigations into a recent deadly incident during army's naval exercises in the Sea of Oman south of Iran, state TV reported.

In a message to Chief Commander of Iran's Army Abdolrahim Mousavi on Tuesday, Khamenei extended his condolences over the "painful and regrettable" incident. (Iran-Navy-Drill)

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WASHINGTON -- Anthony Fauci, a top expert on infectious diseases in the United States, said Tuesday that the nation has not had the ongoing coronavirus outbreak under "total control" yet.

"If you think we have it completely under control, no we don't," said Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, during a teleconference hearing hosted by a Senate panel on the White House's response to the coronavirus. (US-COVID-19-Fauci) Enditem

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