MOSCOW/MINSK -- A bus carrying a Belarusian youth football team was hit by a Ukrainian drone while traveling in Russia's Bryansk region, killing one person and injuring seven others, including five children, local authorities said on Wednesday.
A fixed-wing drone hit the bus as it was transporting the team from the Belarusian city of Gomel to Gelendzhik for a holiday, acting regional governor Yegor Kravchuk wrote on his Telegram channel. (Russia-Bus-Drone Attack)
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BEIRUT -- More than 240 children have been killed and nearly 1,000 others wounded in Lebanon since fighting escalated in early March, UNICEF said Wednesday, warning that prolonged violence is taking a growing toll on the country's youngest population.
In a statement, UNICEF said 247 children were killed and 992 injured since March 2, adding that hundreds of thousands more are facing the effects of displacement, insecurity and interrupted access to basic services. (Lebanon-Children-UNICEF)
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EVIAN, France -- U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday that the United States would strike Iran again if Tehran fails to comply with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between them.
"If they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head," Trump said at the G7 summit alongside Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. (Trump-Iran-G7)
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ISLAMABAD -- Three militants were killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The operation was carried out in the Shakardara Road area of Kohat district after security forces received intelligence that militants were planning a terrorist attack and had established a checkpoint to obstruct the movement of law enforcement personnel. (Pakistan-Police-Operation) Enditem
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