DAMASCUS -- Four children were killed on Monday by explosive remnants of war inside an abandoned house in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported.

The explosion happened when the four siblings entered the abandoned house in an apartment building where they and their family reside in the rebel-held city of Binnish in Idlib, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Explosive War Remnants-Killing)

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TEHRAN -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday strongly condemned a deadly blast outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported.

Sympathizing in a message with the Russian government and the families of the terror attack's victims, Nasser Kanaani called on Afghan officials to implement more serious measures to ensure the security of the embassies and diplomatic missions in the country. (Iran-Condemns-Russian Embassy Attack)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's top officials and political leaders on Monday held a meeting to discuss political development and agreed to work on a roadmap aimed at ending the stifling crisis the country is going through.

In a meeting attended by Iraqi President Barham Salih, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, and leaders of Iraqi national political forces, it was decided "to form a team from various political parties to develop a roadmap to reach early elections and achieve their requirements by reviewing the election law and reconsidering the electoral commission," read a statement by the media office of caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. (Iraq-Political Deadlock-Roadmap)

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ANKARA -- One person is missing and seven others were rescued after a Turkish military helicopter crashed in northern Iraq late Sunday, the defense ministry said Monday.

Eight personnel were on board when the Sikorsky helicopter was forced to make a hard landing for technical reasons during a supply mission in Türkiye's latest military operation zone in northern Iraq, the ministry said. (Türkiye-Helicopter Crash-Iraq) Enditem

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