Jordanian air defences intercepted and downed eight missiles launched from Iran on Thursday, the state news agency reported, adding there are no casualties or damages.
Sirens were sounded in Jordan after the missiles were detected in Jordanian airspace, a government spokesperson confirmed.
He added that the Jordanian Armed Forces are on high alert and ready to deal with any threat targeting the country's security.
China-North Korea bridge opens 12 years after completion
China and North Korea have officially opened their most significant land border crossing, more than a decade after the bridge was completed.
DR Congo Ebola death toll passes 4,400 in record-breaking outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the fastest-growing on record, according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).
Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone over Eastern Region
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it has intercepted and destroyed a drone over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region on Thursday.
Ukraine accuses SpaceX of crippling drone missions as ties with US worsen
Ukraine accused Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday of limiting Starlink services, crippling its drones, as Russian missiles knocked out power stations in attacks President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called "ostentatious disrespect" to Donald Trump.
Kenya reports second Ebola case, family member of first patient
Kenya reported a second case of Ebola on Wednesday, about a week after recording its first ever infection of the viral disease when a Kenyan who had been living in Congo died in a Nairobi hospital on October 5.
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