ABUJA -- A top commander of the Boko Haram terror group and 10 other terrorists were killed during a night raid in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, which has long been plagued by insurgency, the military said in a statement on Sunday.
The Boko Haram commander, identified as Abu Khalid, was the second-in-command of the terror group at the Sambisa Forest and "a key figure within the terrorist hierarchy, coordinating operations and logistics in the Sambisa axis," according to the statement. (Nigeria-Kill-Boko Haram commander)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that the next round of trilateral talks between Ukraine, the United States and Russia will be held next week in the United Arab Emirates.
"Our negotiating team has just delivered a report. The dates for the next trilateral meetings have been set -- February 4 and 5 in Abu Dhabi," Zelensky said in a post on X. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)
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GAZA -- The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt was reopened on Sunday on a limited and trial basis.
Palestinian sources told Xinhua that the current step is a preliminary trial opening and does not restrict the movement of travelers or patients. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel announced on Sunday it would bar the humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders from operating in the Gaza Strip after the group refused to hand over a list of its Palestinian staff.
In a statement, the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs said it was "moving to terminate the activities" of the aid group in Gaza, citing its "failure" to submit lists of local employees, which Israel has demanded from international organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank under regulations that came into force in early January. Enditem
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