A huge explosion from a truck bomb killed 20 people in Somalia's capital, police said Saturday, as shaken residents called it the most powerful blast they'd heard in years.
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Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory Wednesday and the army responded with sustained artillery fire, Israel's military said. There was no immediate information on damages or casualties.
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US warns Ethiopia of 'dehumanizing rhetoric' on Tigray
The head of the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concern Wednesday about the "dehumanizing rhetoric" used by Ethiopia's leaders amid the nine-month conflict in the Tigray region, whose forces last month were described as "weeds" and "cancer" by the country's Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister, Abiy Ahmed.
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Mexico to call out national guard to protect gas trucks
Mexico's president said Wednesday he will call on the National Guard to protect gas delivery trucks after drivers and crews went on strike to protest government price controls.
