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International News Morning Post

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International News Morning Post:

[Confrontation between gunmen and police near the United Nations Headquarters in New York]

Near the entrance of the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United States, a gunman confronted the police on the 2nd, and the United Nations building was once blocked. After about two and a half hours of standoff, the man surrendered his weapons to the police.

According to New York police, the man paced back and forth near the entrance to U.N. headquarters and held a gun to his chin. The man later produced a pile of documents, which the police then handed over to relevant United Nations personnel. Subsequently, the man was arrested by the police. No United Nations staff members or other personnel operating in the United Nations buildings have been harmed or threatened.

【Zhejiang Yucun and Anhui Xidi Village were selected as the first batch of "World's Best Tourist Villages" list by the World Tourism Organization】

The 24th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, which is being held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, announced the first batch of "World's Best Tourist Villages" list on the 2nd, and Yu Village in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China, and Xidi Village in Yi County, Anhui Province, were selected.

According to a press release issued by the World Tourism Organization, 174 villages from around the world participated in the selection, and 44 villages from 32 countries stood out and were selected for the list of "World's Best Tourist Villages". The selected villages were recognized by the jury for their protection of culture and natural resources, innovation and change.

[Islamic State attacks oilfield workers in eastern Syria, killing 10 people]

The extremist organization "Islamic State" attacked two minibuses carrying oilfield workers in deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria on the 2nd, killing 10 people and injuring many others.

The Syrian news agency quoted The governor of Deir Ezzor Province, Fadel Najar, as saying that a group of "Islamic State" militants attacked two minibuses in the southwest of Deir Ezzor province on the 2nd, and the minibuses were carrying workers from an oilfield in Deir Ezzor province, and they had finished their work and left the oil field by car.