A Dutch hostage has been killed in the Philippines.
The photographer was shot while trying to escape from militants during a clash with government troops.
Ewold Horn was held captive by the Abu Sayyaf group since 2012.
Half a dozen militants were also killed in the firefight, which broke out in the town of town of Patikul on Sulu.
Strait still shut and Lebanon fighting strains truce as US and Iran aim for first talks
The Strait of Hormuz remained shut on Friday and Israel traded fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon, which the United States and Iran each described as violations of their ceasefire deal on the eve of their first peace talks of the war.
Russia announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would abide by the measure.
Kuwait condemns drone attacks on vital facilities
Kuwait condemned what it described as drone attacks by Iran and its proxies targeting vital facilities in the country on Thursday evening, calling the strikes a violation of its sovereignty and airspace, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Netanyahu: Israel wants to start peace talks with Lebanon 'as soon as possible'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.
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