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RUSSIA

Ruling party wins State Duma election

The ruling United Russia party won 57.83 percent of the votes in the election for the ninth State Duma — the lower house of parliament — Russia's Central Election Commission Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova told a news conference on Monday, citing preliminary results. The final results are expected to be announced on Friday, she said. Pamfilova said three other parties had made it into parliament — the Communist Party with 13.81 percent, the Liberal Democratic Party with 8.98 percent, and the New People with 7.96 percent. A Just Russia was just under the 5 percent threshold needed to enter parliament, but had "a big chance" of making it, she said.

PAKISTAN

Strikes kill dozens near border with Afghanistan

Pakistan has carried out precision airstrikes against militant hideouts along its border with Afghanistan, killing dozens of militants, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Monday. The cross-border strikes, conducted based on credible intelligence, targeted camps and hideouts of militants belonging to a banned terrorist organization and its affiliates, the ministry said. Three targets, including a suicide bombers' training center, were destroyed in the strikes, killing 28 militants, it said, adding that large quantities of weapons and ammunition stored at the targeted sites were also destroyed.

UNITED STATES

Man shot, wounded by immigration agent

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan national on Sunday in Austin, Texas, local authorities said. Anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso, city officials said. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, confirmed the man was in stable condition and "in federal custody pending removal". The DHS said it was leading an investigation into the officer involved in the shooting, with the help of the FBI.

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