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US targets 'senior' IS jihadist in Syria's northeast: Centcom
US targets 'senior' IS jihadist in Syria's northeast: Centcom
by  AFP

American forces targeted a "senior" member of the jihadist Islamic State group Thursday in a pre-dawn raid on northeastern Syria, the US military's Central Command said. "Centcom forces conducted a raid in northeast Syria targeting a senior ISIS official," spokesman Colonel Joe Buccino said in an emailed statement to AFP, without elaborating.

Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
Nearly 200 dead in Niger floods
by  AFP

Flooding caused by heavy rains in the West African state of Niger has claimed nearly 200 lives and affected more than a quarter of a million people, the Civil Protection Service said on Thursday, describing the toll as one of the highest on record.

UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
UK government talks tough on immigration -- again
by  AFP

Accusing asylum seekers of "abusing the system" and urging the need to "take back control", the UK government is once again talking tough on immigration. "It's not racist for anyone... to want to control our borders, it's not bigoted to say that we have too many asylum seekers who are abusing the system," said Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

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