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Ukraine launched a wave of drones at Russia in the early hours of Saturday, setting a fuel depot ablaze, officials said, as both sides accused each other of deadly attacks on civilians.Ukraine has in recent months pleaded for more air defences from its Western allies as it struggles to fend off a surge in deadly attacks on civilian infrastructure.

Iraqi forces have killed 10 jihadists during an operation against Islamic State group remnants in a vast desert area northwest of Baghdad, authorities said Sunday.State media reported that four jihadists were killed on Sunday and six on Saturday in Wadi al-Tharthar, an area that stretches between Salaheddine and Anbar provinces.

The attack killed a woman in her late 40s and a 23-year-old man. Other victims are believed to be trapped in the rubble of destroyed buildings.

Russia targeted Kramatorsk at around 8 p.m. with three missiles, hitting the industrial zone and residential areas, the governor reported.

The UN says one of its peacekeepers was killed while taking affected civilians to hospital.

Twenty-five people were killed on Saturday in Belgorod - the biggest city near Ukraine.

North Carolina pastor says the nearly140 killed in Nigeria on Christmas Eve during gunmen's raid was genocide against Christians

Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday.

Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast killed four civilians and injured nine others over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Dec. 24.

A new government report says homeless numbers in the US have risen about 12% since 2022.