TEHRAN -- Iran's air defense systems shot down several "flying objects" near the central city of Isfahan on Friday, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.

The report comes a few hours after explosions were heard in the city of Qahjavarestan, close to Isfahan's International Airport and an air force base. (Iran-Israel-Conflict)

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HONIARA -- Solomon Islands' Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has secured his re-election as a member of parliament, national broadcaster SIBC reported on Friday.

The local returning officer has provisionally declared Sogavare as the winner, who garnered a majority of votes against four other candidates contending for the parliamentary seat for East Choiseul constituency. (Solomon Islands-Elections-PM)

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NAIROBI -- Heavy rains and subsequent flash floods have killed at least 32 people and displaced 40,265 others across Kenya, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Friday.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 15 people have been injured across the country as of Thursday. (Kenya-Flood-UN)

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DAMASCUS -- In the early hours of Friday, the Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes targeting Syrian air defense sites in the southern region, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The airstrikes started at approximately 2:55 a.m. local time on Friday (2355 GMT Thursday) from northern Israel and aimed at air defense installations in southern Syria, it said.

The strikes caused material losses, but no casualties were reported, it added. (Israel-Syria-Airstrikes) Enditem

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