Overnight reports: Missile from Yemen strikes near Tel Aviv, 14 injured

• The Israeli army reported overnight from Friday to Saturday on Telegram that a missile fired from Yemen exploded near Tel Aviv, with 14 people slightly injured. Attempts to intercept and destroy it failed. According to Israeli rescue services, the lives of the injured are not in danger, but the explosion caused material damage. Several buildings were damaged. Israeli media reported that the missile fell in the area of Bnei Brak, located east of Tel Aviv.

• The United States is "shocked and saddened by the tragic news" from Magdeburg, announced the U.S. Department of State on Friday. Washington offered assistance in assessing the damage and determining the circumstances of the attack. "We send our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those killed and injured and to all those affected by this terrible incident. We stand in solidarity with the people of Germany in grieving the loss of life," spokesman Matthew Miller wrote in a statement.

• A court in Palermo, Sicily acquitted Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Friday, who was accused of depriving 147 migrants of freedom five years ago, when he was the Minister of the Interior. At that time, he refused to allow an NGO's ship with rescued migrants to enter an Italian port for almost three weeks. The prosecutor in the three-year-long trial sought a six-year prison sentence for Salvini. Upon entering the court for the reading of the verdict, the deputy prime minister and leader of the right-wing Lega party declared, "I am absolutely proud of what I did. I kept the promises I made, I fought mass immigration and, whatever the sentence, for me today is a good day because I am proud to have defended my country."

• Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is close to losing power early next year, Reuters reported overnight. A key ally has declared intentions to take actions aimed at toppling the minority Liberal government and triggering elections. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, who helped Trudeau stay in office, said he would file a formal motion of no confidence upon the return of the elected House of Commons from the winter break on 27 January.

• A court in Paris sentenced eight people on Friday involved in the murder of history teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed in 2020 by Chechen Islamist Abdullah Anzorov. Sentences ranged from one year to 16 years in prison. The accused included individuals who, in various ways – according to investigators – participated in inciting the murder and aiding the perpetrator. Anzorov's two friends, Naim Bouadaoud and Azim Epsirkhanov, received the highest sentences for aiding, each getting 16 years. The court found that they knew of the killer's plans and provided assistance. Anzorov was killed in a police operation shortly after committing the crime.

• A total of 271,484 people who were not U.S. citizens were deported to 192 different countries in the fiscal year ending 30 September, reported the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This was the highest level of deportations in 10 years and represented a 90 per cent increase compared to the previous year. The majority, around 87,000 individuals, were deported to Mexico. Nearly 67,000 were sent to Guatemala and about 46,000 to Honduras. It is expected that Mexico and Central American countries will continue to be the destination for most deportations, partially because their governments more readily accept the return of citizens than others. The logistics are also easier.

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