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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

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* Afghanistan, the world’s No. 1 producer of opium, will have to decide on its own how to combat drug trafficking after the US military pulls out next year, the head of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said in Moscow. His Russian counterpart agreed but said further international involvement would also be needed

* The United Nations plans to raise more than $5 billion to aid victims of the ongoing civil war in Syria, a UN refugee agency said

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* President Vladimir Putin said that Russia was ready to deploy its troops to the Golan Heights, in eastern Israel, to replace Austrian peacekeepers as part of a UN monitoring mission on the border between Israeli troops and the Syrian army

* The US missile defense system is no match for the new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that Russia tested this week, a senior Russian official said

* A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed as “rumors” reports that the head of state’s recently announced divorce would clear the way for a new marriage

* Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, said that she disapproved of space tourists and would be prepared to leave retirement to undertake a one-way trip to Mars, her favorite planet

* Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing drug testing for school students, the government’s legal information website said

* Russia’s first hybrid diesel/solar power plant was launched in south-central Siberia

* Snap elections for Moscow mayor will take place on September 8, City Hall announced

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