HOUSTON -- A wildfire continued spreading in the Sam Houston National Forest, about one hour of drive from downtown Houston, Texas, burning at least 2,360 acres as of Thursday afternoon, fire officials updated.

Currently only 20 percent has been contained since the fire broke out on Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. (U.S.-Wildfire)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he will sign a rare earth minerals deal with Ukraine "very shortly."

"We are doing good work with Ukraine and Russia. And one of the things we are doing is signing a deal very shortly with respect to rare earth with Ukraine," the president said. (U.S.-Ukraine-Rare Earth)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group early morning Friday claimed responsibility for a ballistic missile attack on southern Tel Aviv, a Houthi military spokesperson said in a televised statement.

"In support of the Palestinian people and response to the massacres perpetrated by Israel in the Gaza Strip, our forces carried out a qualitative military operation targeting an Israeli military target south of Tel Aviv, using a hypersonic ballistic missile," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in the statement aired by the group's al-Masirah TV. (Yemen-Houthis-Attack on Israel)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- The Israeli military said on Thursday its troops were expanding their ground operation in southern Gaza, advancing into the Shabura refugee camp in Rafah city.

"Troops began conducting ground activity in the area of Shabura in Rafah," the military said in a statement, adding that they had "dismantled a number of terrorist infrastructure sites" in the area. (Israel-Ground Operation-Gaza) Enditem

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