Military troops in the Philippines have clashed with members of the Abu Sayyaf group in the town of Patikul in Sulu province, killing at least three suspected militants.
Five soldiers were also killed during the two-hour shoot-out.
It comes as the search continues for those behind last week’s church attack in Jolo, where an Indonesian couple are thought to have been responsible for setting off devices that killed at least 22 people and injured more than 100.
Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, capping meteoric rise
Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures, and the first Muslim mayor of the largest US city.
Death toll rises to 11 in fire at Bosnian retirement home
The death toll in a fire at a retirement home in Tuzla in northern Bosnia rose to 11 on Wednesday and about 30 people were injured, police and prosecutors said.
Driver rams into pedestrians in western France, nine injured
A driver rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on France's Oleron island off its Atlantic coast on Wednesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said, and at least nine people were injured before he was arrested, according to local officials.
Philippines begins cleanup after Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves at least 85 dead
Residents of the central Philippines on Wednesday began scraping mud from streets and homes that survived after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 85 and left dozens missing as it tore through the region.
China's Shenzhou-20 return mission delayed due to space debris impact
China's Shenzhou-20 crewed spacecraft has delayed its return mission to Earth after the vessel was possibly hit by tiny bits of space debris, the country's human spaceflight agency said on Wednesday, an unusual situation that could disrupt the operation of the country's space station Tiangong.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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