LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Sunday that Britain will allow Ukraine to use 1.6 billion pounds (2 billion U.S. dollars) of British export finance to purchase more than 5,000 air defense missiles.

"This will be vital for protecting critical infrastructure and strengthening Ukraine," Starmer told a press conference following a summit with Western leaders in London. (UK-Ukraine)

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DAMASCUS -- At least four people were killed and more than 13 others injured when a gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on Sunday on a group of worshippers in the village of Hayalin, central Syria's Hama, local media Sham FM reported.

The shooter targeted people leaving a mosque, causing panic and chaos as emergency teams rushed to the scene, it reported. (Syria-Shooting Attack-Casualties)

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MOGADISHU -- Somalia confirmed on Sunday that 44 al-Shabab militants were killed in a joint airstrike conducted by the national army with support from international partners in Hirshabelle State in south-central the country.

Somalia's Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism said the early Sunday airstrike, carried out by the Somali National Army with support from the United States Africa Command, targeted insurgents near the Ceel Baraf area of Middle Shabelle. (Somalia-Militant-Death) Enditem

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