RABAT -- Six people were killed and 12 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Morocco on Friday, authorities said.

The accident took place on a road linking Marrakech and Safi, following a collision between a car and a taxi, local authorities said. (Morocco-Traffic Accident-Death)

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YAOUNDE -- At least five people died early Friday in a road accident in Cameroon's Littoral Region, according to the police.

The accident occurred at 3:00 a.m. local time in the Bare locality of the region when a passenger bus collided head-on with another vehicle, local police said. (Cameroon-Road accident-Casualties)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish police launched a counter-terror operation against alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group and detained more than two dozen suspects, the local NTV broadcaster reported on Friday.

The police raided 15 hideouts of the suspects in the districts of Basaksehir, Esenyurt, and Beylikduzu in Istanbul, and detained 28 foreign suspects, without revealing specific countries of origin. (Türkiye-IS Suspects-Arrest)

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ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin may visit Türkiye next month for talks on several issues.

"We are preparing to host Putin in August," Erdogan told reporters after Friday prayers at an Istanbul mosque. (Türkiye-Putin Visit-Black Sea) Enditem

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