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A teenage boy struck a gathering of monks with his mini truck on Thursday while they were participating in a pilgrimage in northeastern Thailand. The expedition included 35 monks from Mukdahan province. At the scene, at least five monks were reported dead, and three additional monks later died from their injuries in a hospital, according to officials in Mukdahan.  The provincial authorities have confirmed that 13 more monks were hospitalized, three of whom are in a critical state. The police said the cause of the accident is still under investigation, but the monks informed them that they witnessed the truck swerve before it fell off the road and struck the group. The minor boy, aged 11 years, is currently in prison and will be interrogated, according to authorities. Buddhist monks hold a significant place in Thai society, with more than 90% of the population being followers of the religion.

Belgian officials report that a fire at an apartment building in Antwerp, a port city, has claimed the lives of at least six people.  Antwerp police announced on Wednesday afternoon that the fire was nearly extinguished and was caused by a mechanical problem on the bottom floor. Unexpectedly, many people have been hurt, and six died, according to the police. At 9:53 a.m., a fire was reported on the eighth floor of a building in the Linkeroever area, according to a police statement.  Bart De Wever, the Prime Minister of Belgium, expressed his condolences to the victims and the local community. I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the emergency services, who are working diligently to aid the countless people impacted as soon and safely as possible, and to bring the fire under control," he added.

The KPK Government said on Wednesday that seven drowned after a tourist boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in Swat, with two others saved. The Swat rescue team reported that seven bodies were extracted from the lake after the incident and subsequently conveyed to Kalam Hospital by ambulance. DC had reported earlier that five people were found dead, and a search and rescue operation was in progress to find four visitors who were missing. Authorities did not immediately share more information concerning the circumstances of the incident.

At least 14 children died, and several others were injured as a result of the roof collapse at a tuition center in the Kahna locality of Lahore.  After the rescue efforts were finalized, authorities took five people into custody. Punjab government authorities said at a press briefing that a tuition center's ceiling collapsed in Lahore's Kahna district on Tuesday, killing at least 14 children and injuring many others.    Post-incident, 19 children were transported to Kahna Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, according to the Punjab Health Minister. The ministry confirmed that the roof fall resulted in the deaths of 14 pupils. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and President Asif Ali Zardari, expressed their deep sorrow over the fatalities and offered their condolences to the grieving families.

Six people were killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility in Germany, according to the police, which described the incident as a "family tragedy." Gunshots were heard in Stade, a city in northern Germany, on Monday, resulting in several fatalities. Police detained the accused gunman on the site and said that the gunshots were related to a custody issue. Law enforcement officials first said that five people had died, but later clarified that the death toll had increased to six.  According to the authorities, five youngsters were killed at the site, while the sixth died in the hospital from injuries sustained in the shooting. Authorities in Stade reported that two people have been taken into custody, including the person believed to be the shooter. The police representative told Reuters that there are no further suspects evading capture. Several people were also hurt in the incident; however, authorities could not provide a precise number. The news agency was...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -  Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar made an announcement on Sunday that security forces conducted a ground operation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, which was followed by air strikes against militant hideouts and safe havens, killing 29 fighters. He added that the operation was launched in reaction to several Afghan militant strikes that were taking place throughout Pakistan, most notably at the Ragers Camp in Karachi. Several Rangers officers were killed in this attack. Militant attacks against the police and security forces in Pakistan have escalated in recent years. The majority of this violence has been attributed by authorities to the Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as well as other terrorist factions from Afghanistan. Afghan terrorists recently assaulted the Rangers' headquarters in Karachi, killing four paramilitary forces. Following a swift response to the attack, Rangers personnel eliminated three o...