(Reuters) - Several passengers on an Iranian airline were injured on Thursday over Syria after the pilot changed altitude to avoid collision with a U.S. fighter jet, according to Iranian media, but the U.S. military said its F-15 was at a safe distance.

The tit-for-tat consulate closures marked yet another round of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.

We thwarted an infiltration attempt of a terror squad crossing the Blue Line into Israel. No IDF casualties. The event is still ongoing.

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Tehran has reacted strongly to a recent near-miss between an Iranian commercial jet and US fighters, calling it an act of "air terrorism" and promising to respond decisively to such "mischiefs."

Another view of the Beirut explosion from (another) boat. https://t.co/xHvDZxExfP

About 100 volunteers cleaning up Gemmayze Street in #Beirut crowd around French President Macron, chanting “the people deand the fall of the regime” and “President Michel Aoun is a terrorist.” #Lebanon https://t.co/LpN6XW2zp0

The US Department of the Treasury has issued personal sanctions against eleven Chinese officials, including Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. Washington blasts each as responsible for the "degradation of Hong Kong's autonomy."

#BREAKING: Protestors storm the Foreign Ministry building in Beirut, Lebanon. Multiple vehicles and at least one building have been set on fire as protesters demand justice for the explosion which occurred a few days ago. https://t.co/Gm3P1osfuX

#BEIRUT - Anti-government protesters took over the Ministry of Finance of Lebanon. https://t.co/61cSJCCIau

This Greek Orthodox church's altar survived the blast unscathed - even its oil lamp stayed lit.

Four days before the NYT cast doubt on the details of Khashoggi’s disappearance, a second murder crew to kill Saad al-Jabri from the Tiger Squad allegedly landed in Toronto - all 50 of them, including a forensics expert to wipe away the traces https://t.co/NpRPRizyrf

Local media reporting that Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab is preparing to submit his resignation in response to the deadly Beirut explosion and subsequent wave of protests.

BREAKING: Vladimir Putin says Russia has registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, and discloses that one of his own daughters has already received it https://t.co/7TGqkllZBx

Russia will perceive any ballistic missile launched at its territory as a nuclear attack that warrants a nuclear retaliation, the military warned in an article published Friday.

Strana ua: Organisation&coordination of"protest"actions in Belarus is done from abroad, by 3 Telegram channels. Nexta channel encourage attacks on police. It publishes a few publications a minute,so they should have a large editorial groups,working 24/7 …