US Special Forces conduct a counterterrorism mission in northwest Syria Wednesday evening, killing ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi. The Kremlin says it’s worried that the US is deploying additional troops to Eastern Europe. New Zealand to end nearly two years of tough Covid-19 border rules, while Sweden says it will scrap most of its Covid restrictions next week.

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