MANILA -- At least 12 people were killed after tropical cyclones Luis and Maymay and the enhanced southwest monsoon hit the northern Philippines, authorities said on Monday.
The Office of Civil Defense said the casualties were reported from the Ilocos Region, Calabarzon and the Cordillera Administrative Region. (Philippines-Tropical Cyclones)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday, discussing regional and international developments, particularly efforts to promote peace and stability.
According to a statement from Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dar briefed Araghchi on the recently signed Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye, highlighting its objectives of strengthening strategic cooperation and contributing to regional peace and security. (Pakistan-Iran-FMs)
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BANGKOK -- The official, who was shot earlier on Monday in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, has died, according to Thai media reports.
A shooting incident occurred at the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization office building at about 11 a.m. local time. Thongchai Yenprasert, president of the provincial administrative organization, was shot in the head and rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, and was later confirmed dead. (Thailand-Shooting-Death)
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DHAKA -- At least 16 Bangladeshi nationals have been killed in a devastating fire in Saudi Arabia, a ministry notification said in Dhaka on Monday.
According to the notification issued by the country's Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, the fire broke out at a sofa factory in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, killing 16 people on the spot. (Bangladesh-Saudi-Factory-Fire) Enditem
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