ISLAMABAD -- At least eight people were killed and several others injured after the roof of a house collapsed in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, late Wednesday, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122, the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, while rescue teams continued clearing the debris in search of anyone still trapped. (Pakistan-Lahore-Collapse)
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KIEV -- Eight people were killed overnight between Wednesday and Thursday in Russian missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities reported.
An Iskander-M ballistic missile launched from Voronezh struck a private house in a village near the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing two children and four adults, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the Kryvyi Rih Defense Council. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict)
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MANILA -- Two alleged members of the New People's Army (NPA) were killed and another was captured following a clash with Philippine Army troops in Oriental Mindoro province in central Philippines on Wednesday, according to local media reports.
The army said the encounter occurred during an operation after residents reported the presence of an armed group. Troops exchanged fire with around 10 suspected NPA members before the remaining rebels fled, prompting pursuit operations. (Philippines-Anti-Government Clash)
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TEHRAN -- Three members of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed early Thursday in U.S. airstrikes, as the IRGC said it had launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. military facilities in Jordan and Kuwait, Iranian media reported.
Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency identified the victims as Mahmoud Mollajabbari, Mohammad-Reza Cheraghi, and Jamal Amiri, serving with the IRGC's Ansar al-Mahdi unit in northwestern Zanjan province. (Iran-U.S.-Strikes) ■
