RAMALLAH -- Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the north of the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday night, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday.

In a brief statement, the Ramallah-based ministry identified the victims as Muhammad Ihsan Yaqin Marqa and Zahdi Nidal Abu Afifa, without providing further details. (Palestine-Israel-Conflict)

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MOSCOW -- Six were injured in the hard landing of an An-2 aircraft in the North Ossetia region on Saturday, according to Russian media.

No one was killed, but six passengers were wounded during the landing in the Prigorodny district of the North Ossetia region, the RIA news agency reported, citing an official representative of the flight club that owns the aircraft. (Russia-Ukraine-Conflict)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- At least two people were killed and several others injured after the roof of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Conception collapsed in Recife, the capital of Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco, local authorities reported on Friday.

The collapse took place during a food distribution event organized by the archdiocese inside the sanctuary. (Brazil-Accident-Casualties)

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KIGALI -- Rwanda's National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Friday that preparations for next month's Senate election have reached satisfactory levels.

Campaigns were launched earlier this week for candidates contesting for seats in Rwanda's Senate, the upper chamber of the parliament, ahead of the election scheduled for Sept. 16-17. (Rwanda-Election) Enditem

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