TEHRAN -- Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday the United States has put forward "maximalist" conditions in response to Tehran's latest peace proposal, refusing to offer any "tangible" concession.
Mehr said the United States seeks to obtain the concessions it failed to get from Iran during the 40-day war against the country without offering any tangible ones in return. (U.S.-Iran-Proposal)
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ABU DHABI -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Defense said Sunday its air defense systems intercepted three drones that entered UAE airspace from the western border area.
The ministry said two of the drones were successfully intercepted, while the third struck an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region. (UAE-Drones-Interception)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed Bahaa Baroud, a commander in Hamas' operations headquarters, in the Gaza Strip.
Baroud was killed in an airstrike on Saturday, the military said, adding that he had helped plan "numerous" attacks against Israeli troops and civilians. (Israel-Gaza-Killed)
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ABUJA -- At least 17 police officers were killed in an attack by suspected terrorists on a military training facility in Nigeria's northeastern Yobe State earlier this month, an official said on Saturday.
In a statement, Nigeria Police Force spokesperson Anthony Placid said the attackers launched a coordinated assault on the Nigerian Army Special Forces School in Buni Yadi, located in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, on May 8. (Nigeria-Police-Terrorism)
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WELLINGTON -- Two people were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, police said.
Emergency services were alerted to the crash on the South Island at about 9:50 a.m. local time, a police statement said, noting the helicopter was a chartered craft carrying members of a hunting group. (New Zealand-Helicopter Crash-Killed) Enditem
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