Death toll rises to 33 after school roof collapse in NW Pakistan
The death toll from a school roof collapse in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday has reached 33, with 17 injured people discharged after observation, hospital officials and a rescue service spokesperson confirmed to Xinhua.
According to a report from the Bed Management Office of Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, 53 patients were brought to the hospital, including 33 who died and three who remained under observation. Seventeen others were discharged after observation.
5 killed in presidential palace attack in Yemen's Aden as Houthis claim Saudi officers killed
Five people were killed and 16 others wounded in an attack launched by the Houthi group on the presidential palace compound in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, Yemen's government said Thursday, as Houthis claimed Saudi military officers were killed or wounded in the attack.
Minister of Public Health and Population Qassem Buhaibeh said in a statement that those killed and wounded included security guards and civilian employees working at the Al-Ma'ashiq Presidential Palace compound, the temporary seat of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.
17 killed, over 330 injured in attacks on Riyadh airport since Oct. 1: Saudi-led coalition
Attacks on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh have killed 17 people and injured more than 330 others since Oct. 1, with the airport coming under 20 attacks during the two-week period, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, amid continued threats posed by Yemen's Houthi group against Saudi Arabia.
Speaking at a press conference in Riyadh, coalition spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki presented statistics on Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia from March 26, 2016, to Oct. 15, 2026, saying the group had launched 1,104 ballistic missiles and 1,135 drones, and used 118 explosive-laden boats and 278 naval mines during the period.
3 killed, 5 missing in Istanbul flash floods
Three people have died and five others remain missing after torrential rainfall triggered severe flooding in Istanbul, Turkish authorities said on Thursday.
Search and rescue teams recovered the body of a man swept away by floodwaters in the Ayazaga neighborhood of Sariyer district, raising the confirmed fatalities to three. Earlier, a 14-year-old boy was electrocuted in a puddle, and a 34-year-old pedestrian died after slipping into floodwaters.
EU summit focuses on competitiveness, energy prices amid mounting economic pressure
European Union (EU) leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit which focused on economic competitiveness, high energy prices and the bloc's next long-term budget, with the first day ending amid differences in views and the cancellation of a scheduled press conference.
According to the European Council's agenda, economic challenges take center stage, with EU leaders expected to provide guidance to the European Commission on targeted, temporary short-term measures to ease the impact of high energy prices on businesses and households.■
