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.
Trump to pause attacks on Iran's energy plants
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was pausing attacks on Iran's energy plants for 10 days at the Iranian government's request and said talks with Tehran were going "very well".
IRGC-linked cells targeting Bahrain referred to Criminal Court
The Advocate General and Head of the Terrorist Crimes Prosecution in Bahrain announced Thursday that 14 defendants across four cases have been referred to the Criminal Court.
Trump says Iran's 'present' to US was allowing 10 oil tankers through Hormuz
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran was letting 10 oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as an apparent goodwill gesture in negotiations.
Iran sees US peace plan as 'one-sided' as Trump presses for deal
A US proposal for ending nearly four weeks of fighting is "one-sided and unfair", a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Thursday, while US President ​Donald Trump said Iran must make a deal or face a continued onslaught.
Ukraine's Zelenskyy arrives in Saudi Arabia for 'important meetings'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he had arrived in Saudi Arabia and would hold "important meetings", part of an effort to bolster ties with Middle East countries amid the Iran war.
US jury verdicts against Meta, Google tee up fight over tech liability shield
Jurors in the first two trials in the US from a growing wave of lawsuits targeting social media firms over harm to children have found Meta and Alphabet's Google liable, potentially teeing up an appeals fight that could reshape how US law shields tech companies from lawsuits.
Iran says it is reviewing US proposal to end war
Iran is reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf but has no intention of holding talks to wind down the widening Middle East conflict, the country's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday.
24 dead after bus falls into river while boarding ferry in Bangladesh
At least 24 people have died after a passenger bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday.
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