GAZA -- At least 13 Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday.

Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that Israeli aircraft targeted a house with two missiles, destroying the house and causing damage to neighboring homes. (Gaza-Israeli Airstrikes)

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ADEN, Yemen -- Salvage efforts began on Saturday to tow a cargo ship that was struck by Houthi missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen, a Yemeni coast guard official told Xinhua.

The pro-government Yemeni official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that "a technical salvage team has initiated the process of towing the crippled M/V True Confidence after successfully bringing a substantial onboard fire under control in recent days." (Yemen-Houthis-Red Sea-Attacks)

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CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that the government's decision to liberalize the exchange rate came after securing a large amount of U.S. dollars.

There are large cash flows that will support the currency exchange market in Egypt, Sisi said during a televised educational seminar. (Egypt-Foreign Exchange-Market)

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ISTANBUL -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a series of discussions during his visit to Istanbul on Friday, seeking to bolster cooperation with Türkiye, including the field of defense and joint projects.

Zelensky, accompanied by his defense minister, visited a shipyard where Ukrainian navy ships were under construction. He inspected "the readiness and equipment of the Ivan Mazepa corvette and assessed the progress of construction of a second Ada-class corvette." (Zelensky-Türkiye-Visit) Enditem

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