DAMASCUS -- Three soldiers were killed and six others wounded when a roadside bomb blasted into their bus in the central province of Homs on Sunday, pro-government Sham FM radio reported.

The bomb ripped through the bus at the al-Jabriyeh intersection on the road toward the town of Mushirfeh in the eastern countryside of Homs, said the report. (Syria-Bomb Attack-Death)

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CHICAGO -- At least one was killed and over 20 were shot when a group of people gathered to celebrate Juneteenth at a parking lot in the southwest suburbs of Chicago on Sunday morning.

The shooting happened shortly before 12:30 a.m. local time (0530 GMT), local media quoted DuPage County Deputy Sheriff Eric Swanson. (US-Shooting)

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CAIRO -- Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul-Gheit met with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Cairo on Sunday over the recent developments in the Middle East.

During their meeting, Aboul-Gheit and Borrell agreed on the principles to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy that guarantee the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the basis of the two-state solution and the Arab Peace Initiative, the Cairo-based Arab League said in a statement. (Egypt-Arab League-European Union)

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BERLIN -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived here on Sunday for an official visit to Germany, where he will also hold the seventh China-Germany inter-governmental consultation.

Upon his arrival, Li said Beijing is ready to work with Berlin to further explore cooperation potential and push for new developments in bilateral ties. (Germany-China-Premier Visit) Enditem

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