PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron has nominated Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister, the Elysee said on Thursday.

Macron has tasked Barnier with forming a unified government to serve the country and the French people, the Elysee said in a press release. (France-PM-Nomination)

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YAOUNDE -- A total of 15 students were killed early Thursday when a building collapsed in Chad, local authorities and media said.

The tragedy occurred at 3 a.m. local time in the village of Titir, a few kilometers from Abeche, the capital of the eastern province of Ouaddai. (Chad-Building collapse-Student death)

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THE HAGUE -- One person was killed and another injured on Thursday afternoon in a shooting incident in Vlissingen, a city in the southwestern Dutch province of Zeeland, police said.

"We are currently investigating a shooting incident on Visodeweg in Vlissingen," said Zeeland police on the social platform X. (Netherlands-Shooting)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Thursday condemned the U.S. seizure of a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, calling it a violation of international law.

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Monday it had seized a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft in the Dominican Republic, which it said was owned by and operated for Maduro and his associates. (Iran-U.S.-Venezuela-Plane)

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NEW DELHI -- Indian security forces killed six Naxals in an encounter in the southern state of Telangana on Thursday, confirmed an official source.

The encounter took place in the state's Bhadradri Kothagudem district. Among the dead were two women armed rebels. (India-Naxals-Clash) Enditem

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