MANILA -- Three suspected rebels were killed in a clash with government forces in Batangas province, south of Manila, on Tuesday, the Philippine military said.

The military said a 30-minute gunfight broke out around 6:30 a.m. local time after the troops ran into a group of New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Rosario town. (Philippines-Clash)

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BEIRUT -- Two people were killed and nine other civilians sustained injuries on Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said.

The military sources, who spoke anonymously, said that four successive raids hit three houses in the southeastern village of Mays al-Jabal, resulting in the death of a Hezbollah fighter and a Palestinian while also injuring five other civilians. (Lebanon-Confrontation)

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WASHINGTON -- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the U.S. city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after a large ship collided with it, and local authorities were trying to rescue at least seven people.

According to a video posted on X, formerly Twitter, a large ship crashed into the bridge and caught fire before sinking, sending several vehicles into the Patapsco River. (U.S.-Bridge Collapse)

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TEHRAN -- Members of a "terrorist" group have killed a policeman and an infant in an attack on a law enforcement patrol unit in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the official news agency IRNA reported on Tuesday.

The attack, which occurred on Monday night, involved a gunfire exchange between the "terrorists" and the forces of Khash County's commando unit, according to the IRNA. (Iran-Terror Attack) Enditem

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