A spokesman for the Khost province’s governor said the airstrikes targeted 10 sites, including near the provincial center, in the early hours of Wednesday. No casualties were reported.

Islamabad said the strikes were ordered in response to eight drone attacks launched from Afghan territory against Pakistan the day before, and after Pakistani troops prevented a cross-border infiltration attempt by militants based in Afghanistan.

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Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

The groups announced the alliance on Sunday, saying that they would work together to set up an inclusive transitional government.

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Russian authorities said Moscow came under its largest drone attack of the war so far on Saturday night and Sunday morning, as the country entered the final day of its three-day parliamentary elections. More than 1,600 drones reportedly targeted at the capital region in under 24 hours. Two people were killed in the Moscow region and more than 20 were injured, according to officials.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said 450 of the drones were shot down as they approached the city, though preliminary reports indicated no fatalities in the city proper.

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The Ukrainian air force reported that Russian forces had fired two “Zircon” missiles as well as 174 drones at Ukraine overnight.

Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least 11 people and injured dozens more over the past day, according to local authorities.

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Congolese government forces and allied Wazalendo fighters have retaken several villages and positions from the AFC/M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after heavy fighting, according to local reports and pro-government forces.

The Wazalendo, a loose coalition of armed groups fighting alongside the FARDC, said they had regained control of Mutara, Kivoka, Tushungute and Kashovu, as well as the M23 headquarters at Nteko Miko, after intense clashes.

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