JERUSALEM -- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that Abu Obeida, the spokesman of Hamas's armed wing, had been killed in a strike in the Gaza Strip.
Katz made the announcement in a post on social media platform X, saying that "soon, as the campaign against Gaza intensifies," more Hamas figures would be targeted. (Israel-Gaza-Strikes)
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ABUJA -- At least 12 suspected terrorists were killed over the weekend by Nigerian troops in raids targeted at hideouts in the country's northeastern states of Borno and Yobe, local media reported Sunday.
The military raids hit some identified enclaves of the Islamic State West Africa Province terror group in Borno and Yobe, between Friday and Saturday, the state-owned News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported, citing an official source at the army headquarters. (Nigeria-Anti-terrorism-Raids)
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SUVA -- Fiji is grappling with a rise in HIV cases, but is experiencing a shortage of viral load and infant diagnostic test kits.
The country's Assistant Health Minister Penioni Ravunawa said Fiji must be strategic now in how testing was conducted, according to Fiji Times on Sunday.
"There is a tendency in Fiji to offer HIV testing to everyone and anyone, but this is not sustainable in a resource-limited setting," Ravunawa said. (Fiji-HIV test kits-Shortage)
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OSLO -- European Union (EU) foreign ministers met in Copenhagen on Saturday, and they unanimously urged the United States to reconsider its recent decision to deny entry visas to Palestinian officials.
The U.S. Department of State said Friday in a statement that it is "denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA) ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly." (Denmark-EU-meeting) ■
