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Senior militant among 4 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
Senior militant among 4 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
by  AFP

A senior militant from Islamic Jihad was killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip Friday, prompting the militant group to warn Israel has "started a war". Islamic Jihad said Israel had "started a war against our people".

On Lampedusa, migrant worries leave locals behind
On Lampedusa, migrant worries leave locals behind
by  AFP

"It's just words, words," complains Pino D'Aietti, who like many residents of the tiny island of Lampedusa feels abandoned by Italy's politicians -- except when a surge in migrant arrivals makes the headlines. But there is a sense of disillusionment here, an island of just 6,000 residents out in the middle of the Mediterranean.

Mediator says Senegal peace deal with southern rebels an 'important step'
Mediator says Senegal peace deal with southern rebels an 'important step'
by  AFP

The peace deal Senegal has signed with rebels from the country's south is "an important step" towards permanent peace in the home of one of Africa's oldest active rebellions, a mediator said Friday. "This is an important step towards definitive peace," mediator and former Senegalese cabinet minister Robert Sagna told private Senegalese radio station Iradio.

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