NEW YORK -- Four people were killed and at least 20 more injured in a shooting on Saturday night in the small Alabama town of Dadeville, the United States, local TV stations reported on Sunday.

The shooting occurred at around 10:30 p.m. local time on Saturday (GMT 0330 on Sunday), TV station WRBL cited the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency release as saying. (U.S.-Shooting)

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SAPPORO, Japan -- Group of Seven (G7) environment and energy ministers on Sunday failed to set a deadline for phasing out coal-powered energy despite vows for net-zero emissions as their two-day talks ended in the Japanese city of Sapporo.

The ministers underlined G7's commitment to "accelerating the clean energy transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050" in a 36-page communique released after the G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment held from Saturday to Sunday. (Japan-G7-Environment Ministers)

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OUAGADOUGOU -- At least 40 people were killed and 33 others wounded on Saturday in an attack against a military detachment in northern Burkina Faso, said the government on Sunday.

According to a statement by the general secretary of the North region, a military detachment based in the vicinity of the village of Aorema, located not far from the city of Ouahigouya, was attacked by unidentified gunmen on Saturday. (Burkina Faso-Terrorism-Attack)

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CAIRO -- The Arab League (AL) held on Sunday an emergency meeting in Cairo where representatives of Arab states discussed the ongoing military clashes in Sudan.

In a statement following the meeting, the AL council at the level of permanent representatives stressed the necessity of "immediate ceasefire of all armed clashes to protect the civilians and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sudan." (Arab League-Sudan-Meeting) Enditem

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