SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed on Saturday that it had launched a missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel.

In a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea said a "ballistic missile" was fired at Ben Gurion Airport "upon the arrival" of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned to the country on Saturday after addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Friday. (Yemen-Houthis-Israel)

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BEIRUT -- At least 23 people were killed and 65 others injured on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on several areas in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources.

The military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli warplanes and drones carried out around 90 raids in the afternoon, targeting about 45 villages and towns in southern Lebanon. (Lebanon-Israeli Strikes-Casualties)

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KIGALI -- Rwanda has confirmed six deaths from Marburg virus disease (MVD) amid an outbreak that has affected 26 people nationwide.

Speaking Saturday evening during a broadcast on Rwanda Television, Rwanda's Minister of Health Sabin Nsanzimana revealed that the victims and most of the infected are healthcare workers. (Rwanda-Marburg Virus Disease-Death Toll)

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KATHMANDU -- Landslides and floods induced by incessant rainfalls in Nepal had left 66 people dead and 60 others injured by Saturday evening, the home ministry said.

Rishiram Tiwari, the ministry's spokesperson, said in a statement that 69 people had gone missing. (Nepal-Disasters-Casualties) Enditem

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