NEW DELHI -- Unidentified gunmen killed two non-local laborers and wounded three others Sunday in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.

The non-locals working as construction laborers were attacked late evening at Gagangir village in Ganderbal district, about 69 km northeast of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (Kashmir-India-Attack)

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BEIRUT -- A bulldozer of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday "deliberately demolished" an observation tower and perimeter fence of a UN position in Marwahin, a town in southern Lebanon, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said.

"Breaching a UN position and damaging UN assets is a flagrant violation of international law and Security Council Resolution 1701," the UNIFIL said in a statement on social media platform X, reminding the IDF and all actors of their obligations "to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and properties and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times." (Israel-UNIFIL-Attack)

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CAIRO -- Egypt condemned on Sunday Israel's bombing of a residential area in the northern Gaza Strip, which killed and injured more than a hundred Palestinians, as well as its continued targeting of defenseless civilians and civilian facilities in the strip.

In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry stressed the need to activate international accountability tools, end the suffering of civilians in Gaza, and stop Israel from targeting civilians and violating international law. (Egypt-Condemnation-Israeli Attack)

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BUCHAREST -- Moldova is set to hold a runoff presidential election on Nov. 3, as none of the candidates gained the required over 50 percent of the votes in the first round after almost all the votes were counted early Monday morning.

Under the country's constitution, a candidate must win an absolute majority (50 percent plus one vote) of the votes to be elected as president; otherwise, the two candidates with the most votes proceed to a runoff. (Moldova-Presidential) Enditem

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