DAMASCUS -- U.S. forces struck positions in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour after midnight Thursday, according to Syria's pro-government Sham FM radio and the Pentagon.

U.S. forces struck the vicinity of Bor Saeed Street, east of the city of Deir al-Zour, said the report, noting that the attack caused powerful explosions. (US-Syria)

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HOUSTON -- At least seven people, including four migrants and a suspected smuggler, were killed in a car crash on Wednesday near Batesville, U.S. state of Texas, authorities said.

Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers confirmed several of the dead were from Honduras, reported local media outlet KENS 5, which is based in San Antonio. (US-Car Crash)

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UNITED NATIONS -- A UN peacekeeping convoy in Mali carrying 848 troops, suffering six explosions that injured dozens, has finally reached its destination in Gao, a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.

The 9 km-long convoy of 143 trucks carrying troops and equipment set off from Kidal in northern Mali on Oct. 31 in bad weather over poor roads with no protective air cover, said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (UN-Mali-Peacekeepers)

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OTTAWA -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday called for a humanitarian pause long enough to de-escalate the situation in Gaza and get back on track towards a two-state solution.

Trudeau said the pause would be long enough to allow all hostages to be released, and for significant amounts of aid and medical resources to get in, so the work can begin to de-escalate the situation in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon where tensions are spilling over. (Canada-Gaza) Enditem

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