KIEV -- The Ukrainian military said on Tuesday that they had struck the infrastructure of the Engels-2 military airfield in southwest Russia's Saratov region for the second time in less than a week.

The attack hit the Kristal oil depot, igniting a fire on tanks with "rare" aviation fuel for Tu-160 strategic bombers, according to a statement from the Ukrainian army. (Russia-Ukraine-Conflict)

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DAMASCUS/ANKARA -- Syria's interim foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani announced he will pay a visit to Türkiye on Jan. 15.

"We will represent the new Syria tomorrow in our first official trip to the Republic of Türkiye, which has not abandoned the Syrian people for 14 years," the minister wrote on social media X on Tuesday. (Syria-Türkiye-Ties)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's security forces eliminated eight terrorists in two separate operations in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday.

The intelligence-based operations were conducted on Sunday night in the districts of Tank and Khyber on the reported presence of terrorists, said the ISPR, the media wing of the Pakistan Army. (Pakistan-Terrorists-Operation)

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ADDIS ABABA -- Ethiopia has repatriated 164 citizens from Beirut, capital of Lebanon, due to the security situation in the Middle Eastern country, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

Teyiba Hassen, director-general of the Refugees and Returnees Service, and foreign ministry officials welcomed the returnees Monday at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, according to an Ethiopian foreign ministry statement issued Monday. (Ethiopia-Lebanon-Ties) Enditem

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