MINSK -- The Second Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security kicked off on Thursday, with the aim to conduct frank and inclusive discussions on such topics as the multi-polarization of the world, security on the Eurasian continent, and global economic security.

At the opening ceremony, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko highlighted an urgent need for the world to have a frank dialogue and a fair assessment of the current events in order to safeguard the comprehensive security of all countries in the military, political, economic, informational and other spheres. (Belarus-Eurasian Security-Conference)

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DAMASCUS -- Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted several sites in and around the al-Qusayr city in central Syrian province of Homs, resulting in damage and five deaths, according to a war monitor and local media.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that three airstrikes hit Syrian territory on Thursday, targeting the Jisr al-Daf area south of al-Qusayr and several facilities in the city's industrial area. (Syria-Israeli Attack-Deaths)

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JERUSALEM -- Five agriculture workers were killed and another seriously injured on Thursday in a rocket attack from Lebanon on northern Israel, according to Israel's MDA rescue service.

Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported that the rocket fell in an apple orchard near the town of Metula, not far from the Lebanese border. (Israel-Lebanon's Rocket Attack-Casualties)

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TIRANA -- Three people were killed and one injured in a shooting incident on Wednesday evening in Shkoder, northern Albania.

Local media reported that suspects, including a driver and two attackers, fired from a Range Rover at two victims traveling in a Mercedes-Benz, which subsequently collided with a motorcycle. Of the two individuals on the motorcycle, one was killed and the other injured. (Albania-Shkoder-Shooting) Enditem

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