About 30 people have been taken hostage by a gunman at a mall in the Philippine capital Manila.
Armed police and negotiators are on the scene, trying to end the standoff peacefully.
The gunman, a former security guard at the V-Mall in Manila's San Juan City, is demanding to speak to his former colleagues by video call.
A SWAT team has entered the V-Mall in San Juan's Greenhills commercial district after shoppers were safely evacuated.
Russia's all-night drone attack on Kyiv injures 14, Ukraine says
Russia striked Kyiv with drones in an all-night attack, injuring at least 14 people, damaging railway infrastructure and setting buildings and cars on fire throughout the city, authorities in the Ukrainian capital said early on Friday.
Trump celebrates tax bill victory at Iowa fairground rally
US President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of his massive tax-cut and border security bill among supporters at the Iowa State Fairground on Thursday.
Several people stabbed near shopping centre in Finland's Tampere
Four people were stabbed near a shopping centre in Tampere, Finland's third-largest city, on Thursday and one person has been arrested, the police said.
GCC condemns continued Israeli aggression against Palestinians
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has strongly condemned ongoing Israeli aggression and forced displacement in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem.
Hamas seeks ceasefire guarantees as scores more killed in Gaza
Hamas is seeking guarantees that a new US ceasefire proposal for Gaza would lead to the war's end, a source close to the group said on Thursday, as medics said Israeli strikes across the territory had killed scores more people.
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