BAGHDAD -- Hundreds of Iraqis held a rally on Saturday in Iraq's capital Baghdad in protest against the U.S.-Britain strikes against some Houthi military sites in Yemen.

The protest was held in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, where demonstrators chanted anti-U.S. slogans and raised banners denouncing Israel and the United States. (Iraq-Rally-Yemen Attack)

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KINSHASA -- UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), commonly known as MONUSCO, has started withdrawal, said Christophe Lutundula, DRC deputy prime minister and foreign Minister.

MONUSCO'S disengagement will take place in three phases, starting with a complete withdrawal of the military and police components of MONUSCO from the eastern province of South Kivu by April 30, according to a statement issued on Saturday after the joint press conference held by Lutundula and Bintou Keita, UN envoy in the DRC and head of the UN peacekeeping mission. (DRC-UN Peacekeeping Mission)

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ST. PETERSBURG -- A local warehouse caught fire on Saturday, causing damage that may reach 10 billion rubles, or 115 million U.S. dollars.

According to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, a fire broke out on Saturday morning in a warehouse belonging to Wildberries, one of Russia's largest online stores. The fire then spread to an area of 70,000 square meters. (Russia-Fire)

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TOKYO -- A volcano has erupted on a southwestern Japanese island, the country's weather agency said on early Sunday.

Japan's Meteorological Agency said a volcanic eruption occurred at 00:22 local time on the island of Suwanosejima in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima. (Japan-Volcano) Enditem

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