DAMASCUS -- U.S. airstrikes killed five members of Iran-backed militias and wounded several others in eastern Syria on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The Britain-based monitoring group reported that U.S. warplanes targeted military gatherings in the Al-Quriyah desert of Deir ez-Zor province. It said the strikes came after a rocket believed to be fired by pro-Iran militiamen landed near a U.S. base in the countryside of al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria. (Syria-US-Attacks)

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RAMALLAH -- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that Palestine has joined the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty launched during the G20 Summit in Brazil.

In a statement, the ministry said that joining the alliance aims to strengthen Palestine's presence and advocate for the needs of the Palestinian people in international forums, particularly amid the increasing challenges posed by Israel. (Palestine-Alliance-G20)

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BEIRUT -- Four Ghanaian peacekeepers on duty sustained injuries on Tuesday as a rocket hit their base in the east of the southern Lebanese village of Ramyah, according to a statement by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

The rocket was "fired most likely by non-State actors within Lebanon," said the statement, noting that three of the peacekeepers were transferred to a hospital for treatment. (Lebanon-UNIFIL-Injuries)

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NEW YORK -- Manhattan District Attorney's Office of New York City on Tuesday agreed to further postpone U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case, according to media reports.

In a letter to a judge in charge of the case, the district attorney's office said Trump is not likely to be sentenced until after the end of his upcoming four-year presidential term which starts on Jan. 20, 2025. (US-New York-Trump-Hush Money Case) Enditem

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