ISLAMABAD -- Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Friday.

The security forces conducted the operation in the Khyber district of the province on reported presence of terrorists, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Counter Terrorism)

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MANILA -- A 36-year-old man was killed and two others were injured in a motorcycle crash early Saturday in Camarines Sur province, southeast of Manila, police said.

Police officer Geronimo Moreno said in a telephone interview that the accident happened on a dimly lit road in the early morning in Caramoan Town. (Philippines-Crash-Death)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli Ministry of Justice on Saturday released the list of 735 Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

This initial phase, set to commence on Sunday and span 42 days, will see Israel gradually release the prisoners as well as 1,167 residents detained from Gaza. In return, Hamas is expected to release 33 Israeli hostages currently held in Gaza. (Israel-Palestinian Prisoners-Ceasefire Deal)

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TEHRAN -- Two senior judges were killed on Saturday morning in a shooting attack at the Supreme Court of Iran in central Tehran, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported.

Mizan said that the two judges were Ali Razini, head of Branch 39, and Mohammad Moghiseh, head of Branch 53, of the Supreme Court, and that the assailant committed suicide soon after the attack. (Iran-Senior Judges-Shooting Attack) Enditem

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