JERUSALEM -- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar informed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Thursday that Israel will no longer participate in it.

Israel's move came two days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his country's withdrawal from the top UN human rights body. (Israel-UNHRC-Withdrawal)

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ULAN BATOR -- A fire in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator has claimed the lives of four family members, local media reported Thursday, citing police.

The blaze broke out in a traditional ger, a round-shaped dwelling, in Bayanzurkh district on Wednesday night, killing a man in his 40s and his three children, aged one to 11. (Mongolia-Fire)

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BAGHDAD -- Two Turkish drone strikes on Thursday killed three militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Sulaymaniyah province in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, the local Counter-Terrorism Service said in a statement.

The drone strikes occurred near noon, targeting two vehicles and a PKK hideout in the village of Galala, north of the namesake provincial capital Sulaymaniyah, according to the statement. (Iraq-Turkish Strikes-PKK Militants)

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PARIS -- The first batch of Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France have arrived in Ukraine, said French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Thursday.

The fighter jets were flown by Ukrainian pilots who had been trained for several months in France, he said in a post on social media X. (France-Ukraine-Jets) Enditem

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