CAIRO -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has postponed a planned visit to Washington indefinitely, Egypt's state-run Ahram Online news website has reported, citing anonymous sources.

According to the report published Tuesday, Sisi's decision came after Jordanian King Abdullah II met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington. (Egypt-President-Postponing U.S. Visit)

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MANILA -- Philippine troops killed a suspected "top" rebel in daylong clashes in Agusan del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the military said.

The Army's 4th Infantry Division said in a post on social media that the alleged "top" New People's Army (NPA) leader was killed during clashes in a mountainous village near Butuan City on Wednesday afternoon. (Philippines-NPA-Death)

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ROME -- Italian authorities launched a large-scale anti-mafia operation at dawn on Wednesday, targeting 181 alleged members of the notorious Sicilian crime syndicate, Cosa Nostra.

The raid, conducted after a two-year-long investigation, mobilized over 1,200 police officers in Palermo, Sicily's regional capital, and in cities across the country. (Italy-Sicily-Mafia)

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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed Wednesday that the Palestinian territories are not for sale.

"The Palestinian people are committed to remaining on their land in Gaza, the West Bank, and Jerusalem," Abbas said in a press statement released by the Palestinian official news agency WAFA. (Gaza Strip-Hamas-Israel) Enditem

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