ISLAMABAD -- Four soldiers and 15 terrorists were killed in separate operations in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military said on Saturday.

Security forces conducted intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and North Waziristan districts of KP, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan Army, said in a statement. (Pakistan-Security Force-Terrorist)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- The Palestinian militant groups on Saturday released three more Israeli hostages held in Gaza, while Israeli authorities freed 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange.

The freed Israeli hostages are Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, a 29-year-old Israeli-Russian citizen; Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old Israeli-American citizen; and Iair Horn, a 46-year-old Israeli-Argentine citizen. They were kidnapped during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. (Israel-Hamas-Hostage)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday on establishing a new council to boost U.S. production and export of fossil fuels.

Tasked with driving up U.S. domestic oil and gas production, partly for export, the National Energy Dominance Council will be chaired by Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum. (U.S.-Trump-Oil)

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NEW DELHI -- At least 14 people have died and around 27 were injured in two separate road accidents in north India, confirmed the police on Saturday.

Ten persons died and nearly 19 were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in collided head-on with a bus coming from the opposite direction in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh near the Prayagraj district. (India-Road Accidents-Death) Enditem

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