BEIRUT -- Israel killed three journalists in an airstrike on a car carrying four people in Jezzine, southern Lebanon, at noon Saturday, Lebanese officials said. All four passengers died.
The journalists were identified as Al-Manar correspondent Ali Shoaib, Al-Mayadeen reporter Fatima Ftouni, and cameraman Mohammad Ftouni. (Lebanon-Israel-Journalists)
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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced on Saturday another 72-hour extension of the country's airspace closure to all arriving, departing and overflying aircraft, citing ongoing security concerns.
In a statement, the authority said the extension will be effective from 12:00 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Saturday until 12:00 p.m. Tuesday. (Iraq-Airspace shutdown)
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KINSHASA -- At least nine people were killed and 12 others injured in a mine collapse in the Rubaya mining area of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local media reported on Saturday, following a series of recent deadly accidents in the region.
The accident occurred on Friday at the Gasasa mining site in Rubaya, where two shafts suddenly collapsed as artisanal miners were descending into underground galleries to extract minerals, according to the local media. Some of the injured are in critical condition, local sources were quoted as saying. (DRC-Mine collapse)
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MOSCOW -- Russia and the United States are discussing a possible extension of the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2028, a senior Russian space official said Friday.
"We have planned for the station's operations through 2028. The Americans have qualified their segments for operation through 2030," said Sergei Krikalev, deputy director general of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos. (Russia-U.S.-ISS) ■
