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Xinhua world news summary at 1545 GMT, June 28

Xinhua
| June 28, 2026
2026-06-28

TEHRAN -- Iran and Lebanon have agreed to establish a "conflict control unit" involving the United States to monitor the implementation of a recently signed Iran-U.S. peace memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding Lebanon, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday. (Iran-Lebanon-Israeli Withdrawal)

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GENEVA -- More than 1,300 excess deaths have been recorded across Europe since June 21 linked to high temperatures, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media platform X on Sunday. (WHO-Heatwave-Europe)

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ADDIS ABABA -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and the Ugandan government have officially launched the Joint Continental Incident Management Support Team to support continental health emergency capabilities amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak. (Africa CDC-WHO-Ebola)

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM -- Israeli military activities continued across southern Lebanon on Sunday despite a newly signed framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel aimed at lasting peace and security.

Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks hit several areas across southern Lebanon, including the towns of Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Deir Siriane, Taybeh, and Baraachit, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. (Lebanon-Israel-Military Operations)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces fired ballistic missiles and drones at U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain early Sunday in retaliation for recent U.S. strikes against five Iranian coastal posts. (Iran-U.S.-Attacks)

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TEHRAN -- Several explosions were heard in Iran's southern Sirik County and Qeshm Island early Sunday, state-run IRIB news agency reported, as the U.S. military announced additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran on Saturday. (Iran-U.S.-Explosions) Enditem

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