Nine people have been killed in a mass shooting in Ohio.
The massacre is the second gun-related attack in the USA in less than 24 hours after 20 people were killed in El Paso, Texas earlier in the day.
The latest incident, which happened in the city of Dayton, also left 16 people injured.
Police in Ohio say the shooter has been killed.
They say he opened fire outside a bar in Dayton's Oregon district.
Lebanese parliament plans session to elect president
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Opposition disrupts Indian parliament for fourth day
The lower house of India's parliament was suspended temporarily on Friday for a fourth day in a row this week following disruptions as opposition lawmakers sought a discussion on the allegations against Adani Group.
Russia hits Ukrainian energy facilities, causes blackouts
Russia unleashed on Thursday its second big attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure this month, leaving much of the country without power.
Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebel-held northwest Syria
Russian and Syrian warplanes bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to push back an offensive that captured territory for the first time in years, Syrian army and rebel sources said.
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