JAKARTA -- Indonesian searchers have found debris believed to be from the missing submarine in waters off Bali Island, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono said on Saturday.

The condition of the 53 people aboard the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine cannot be determined, he told a press conference.

The search and rescue operation is faced with huge difficulties because of the depth of 850 meters under water. As a result, each procedure must be carried out properly, he said in Bali. (Indonesia-Submarine)

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GAZA -- Israeli fighter jets struck early on Saturday military posts and facilities that belong to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fire, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.

The eyewitnesses said the Israeli fighter jets hovered over the besieged enclave, adding that huge explosions were heard following the airstrikes. No injuries were reported, but damage was caused in the targeted facilities. (Isreal-Gaza-Strike)

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TEHRAN -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that its troops killed three terrorists in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

As reported by the IRGC's official outlet Sepah News, a terrorist team "who had recently entered the area to carry out subversive and terrorist acts" was ambushed near the Pakistani border on Saturday and "destroyed" by IRGC troops. (Iran-Terrorists)

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NEW DELHI -- The Indian government on Saturday decided to exempt basic customs duty on imports of COVID-19 vaccines, medical grade oxygen for a period of three months, said a senior official.

The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to review steps taken to boost oxygen availability in the country. (India-Pandemic) Enditem

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