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Philippine authorities say they have seized more than half a ton of suspected methamphetamine in suburban Manila and arrested six people in what could be one of the largest drug seizures under President Rodrigo Duterte.

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A Kenyan official says one person has died and three police officers are wounded after a group of men armed with machetes and bows attacked a coastal police post to steal guns.

The head of a West African regional bloc says leaders will send troops into Gambia if its longtime president who lost elections does not step down next month.

A Ukrainian official says at least two Ukrainian troops have been killed and three injured in the past 24 hours in renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.

General Motors Co.'s main joint venture has been fined 201 million yuan ($29 million) for violating anti-monopoly rules, adding to a string of penalties imposed on foreign auto brands over the past two years.

Authorities in eastern Congo say at least 20 people have been killed and dozens of homes burned in an attack blamed on militia fighters.

Israeli police say an Arab lawmaker in the country's parliament is under arrest amid an investigation into suspicions he smuggled cellphones to Palestinians in prison serving sentences for security offenses.

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Iranian media says a 26-year-old man has gunned down 10 relatives in a rare shooting rampage.

An Afghan official says a member of a state-backed militia has shot and killed five fellow militiamen in the latest insider attack among the country's embattled security forces.

The Latest on the apparent hijacking of a Libyan plane that landed in Malta (all times local): 12:50 p.m.

Two hijackers diverted a Libyan commercial plane to Malta on Friday and threatened to blow it up with hand grenades before surrendering, Maltese authorities and state media said.

Iranian media says a 26-year-old man has gunned down 10 relatives in a rare shooting rampage.

Beijing prosecutors say they have dropped charges against five police officers over the death of a man who died in their custody, a 180-degree turn in a case that has sparked outrage in a country deeply suspicious of police abuse.

Malta airport says a Libyan plane has landed at the Mediterranean island and that there appear to be two hijackers on board.

Italian police killed the Islamist terrorist suspected in the deadly attack on a Berlin Christmas market, after confronting him in Milan, some 675 miles from the scene of Monday's carnage, police said.

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A tropical storm nearing the Philippines on Friday may strengthen into a typhoon, bringing moderate to heavy rains and blustery weather on Christmas Day, the biggest holiday in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.

Negotiators say they're optimistic that an agreement can be reached to end Congo's political impasse, though any deal must be officially endorsed by all parties at a plenary session Friday.