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Political situation in Israel
Netanyahu is doing "very well" after the hernia operation

Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering in the hospital and is expected to be discharged on Tuesday afternoon. This is stated by his staff after the Prime Minister was sedated with anesthesia for a hernia operation on Sunday evening.

"The Prime Minister is doing very well and he continues to carry out the daily routine from the hospital," the statement said, according to Reuters.

The hernia was discovered during a routine checkup on Saturday. It is not clear where on the body it was.

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Political situation in Libya
Home of Libyan Prime Minister hit by shell fire

Fire from grenade launchers hit Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh's residence in the capital Tripoli during the night, a minister in the country told Reuters. No one should have been injured.

Dbeibeh has been the leader of the UN-backed government in Libya since the beginning of 2021. The country has been rocked by several power struggles between different militias after the dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011.

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The bird flu alert
Person in Texas infected with bird flu from cows

A person in the US state of Texas has been infected with H5N1 bird flu after being in contact with dairy cows. This is stated by the US Institute of Infection Control according to AP.

Several cases of bird flu were confirmed last week among dairy cows in the states of Texas, Kansas and Michigan. The risk of humans contracting the disease through cows is considered low, and the affected person's only symptom was red eyes.

Only once before has a person in the United States been confirmed to be infected with the virus.

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The Havana Syndrome
Review singles out Russian group for Havana syndrome

An unknown group within the Russian intelligence service may be behind the mysterious so-called Havana syndrome that has affected American diplomats worldwide. This is shown by an examination by The Insider, Der Spiegel and the CBS News program "60 Minutes".

Early last year, a US intelligence report concluded that the syndrome was probably not caused by a foreign power. But according to the review, there are several things that indicate that the Russian intelligence unit "Unit 29155" was involved in the cases of illness reported since 2016.

Among other things, several who fell ill state that they saw people from the unit shortly before they became ill with dizziness and nausea, and the media's mapping has also been able to connect several "29155" employees to the places where people fell ill.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismisses the review completely, and calls the accusations "unfounded," writes Reuters.