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At least seven people were injured in a shooting at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. US authorities said the incident occurred last night and that investigations are currently underway.No further details were available about the shooting and the condition of the victims.Earlier in October, four people were killed, and 20 others injured in a shooting on St. Helena Island, South Carolina.The US experiences frequent shooting incidents, with varying motives, and the issue of gun proliferation among the population remains one of the most controversial issues.

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population announced that two people were killed, and 41 others injured in a multi-vehicle collision on Saturday evening on the Cairo-Suez highway. The ministry said in a statement that 28 ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The injured were then transported to several nearby hospitals.Initial investigations revealed that the accident was caused by a heavy truck traveling at high speed, resulting in a collision with several cars, damaging the vehicles and resulting in casualties. The truck driver was arrested and referred for investigation.

A Palestinian man was injured after being shot with live ammunition by Israeli occupation forces near the apartheid wall in the town of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported that its medical crews transferred the injured man to hospital after he sustained a gunshot wound to the foot while near the wall in Al-Ram. The area has witnessed repeated incidents in recent months, during which several Palestinians were martyred by Israeli occupation forces near the apartheid wall. The most recent victim was a man from the town of Zababdeh, who died after reportedly being severely beaten by Israeli soldiers.

Two Palestinians were martyred and others injured on Sunday as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the eastern area of Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Local sources reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted Palestinians in Jabalia, resulting in the immediate martyrdom of two individuals and the injury of others, who were transported to the hospital by medical teams. In the same context, the Israeli occupation army targeted the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with several airstrikes, while Israeli military vehicles opened fire on the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis in the southern part of the Strip. The occupation forces continue to violate the terms of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza by launching airstrikes and firing at Palestinian civilians inspecting their homes and properties in the eastern areas of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several individuals. Meanwhile, the occupation continues to prevent the operation of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, which was supposed to reopen following the agreement. In this context, the Gaza Center for Human Rights stated that it had documented 129 incidents of shelling and shooting carried out by the occupation forces, which resulted in the martyrdom of 34 Palestinians and the injury of 122 others since the ceasefire agreement in Gaza took effect. The ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli entity came into effect last week, following the withdrawal of the occupation army from populated areas in the Strip and the beginning of the return of displaced persons to the northern part of the Gaza Strip. This is part of the first phase of US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the war on Gaza.

One person was killed, and 14 people were injured in Russian shelling in the Kharkiv region over the past 24 hours. According to Ukrinform, the Head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, said that the region was subjected to Russian strikes, with 223 combat clashes recorded overnight. Since the beginning of the war on Feb. 24, 2022, Russia and Ukraine have been exchanging reports almost daily, each claiming advances or repelling attacks by the other side, without these claims being independently verified due to the ongoing war and active combat conditions.

Sixteen people were killed, and several others injured in a fire that broke out at a garment factory and an adjacent chemical warehouse in northern Dhaka, Bangladesh.The fire department's director, Tajul Islam Chowdhury, said the death toll was likely to rise, and that the cause of the fire was not yet known.Chowdhury said that 16 bodies were recovered from the second and third floors of the garment factory and that the death toll is expected to rise as the search continues.Another Fire and Civil Defense official quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the fire started on the third floor of the four-story factory in the Mirpur area, north of Dhaka, before spreading to a nearby chemical warehouse.The worst fire in Bangladesh occurred in 2012 on the outskirts of Dhaka in a textile factory producing clothing for export to Western countries. At least 111 workers died and more than 200 were injured.

One person was killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported that an Israeli airstrike on the Musaylih area killed one person and injured seven others. Lebanon calls on the international community to pressure the Israeli entity to end its daily attacks, withdraw unconditionally from all occupied territories in the south, and release the detainees. On Nov. 27 of last year, a ceasefire deal came into effect in Lebanon. The agreement required Israeli forces to withdraw from border villages and towns in southern Lebanon within 60 days. Later, the Lebanese government agreed to extend the deadline until last February. However, the occupation army has maintained its positions at five points and continues its violations there.

Three people were injured when a medical helicopter crashed on a California highway last night. Local authorities reported that three people were in critical condition after the helicopter crash and were taken to hospital. One victim was rescued after being trapped beneath the helicopter. A California Highway Patrol spokesperson said the accident affected traffic, temporarily closing some lanes, warning that the road would be closed for an extended period of time. Last May, one person was killed, and two homes were damaged when a small plane crashed in the Simi Valley neighborhood of southern California.

One person was killed, and three women were injured in Russian bombings on Monday night in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. Ukrainian news agency (Ukrinform) reported, citing Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin, that Russian forces shelled an area in ​​Kherson city, killing one person and wounding three women who were then taken to hospital. Ukrinform added that Russian forces launched more than 1,500 drones in the Kherson region over the past week, with Ukrainian forces destroying more than 77% of them. Since the start of the ongoing war on February 24, 2022, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged almost daily reports confirming that each side has advanced or repelled attacks by the other. This information has not been independently verified, given the circumstances of the ongoing war and fighting.

Australian police announced that 20 people were injured in a shooting incident on a busy street in Sydney. Police said the suspect was shooting indiscriminately at passing vehicles, including police vehicles, before being arrested. Stephen Parry of the New South Wales Police said that there were between 50 and 100 shots fired, adding that police arrested a man in his 60s, the suspected shooter, and he was transferred to hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained during the arrest. Police reported that one of the injured was in critical condition, while 19 other people were treated for injuries caused by glass shards. Mass killings and random shootings are rare in Australia, where gun laws are extremely strict. In 1996, 35 people were killed in Port Arthur, Tasmania.

Nine people, including two children, were injured in Russian airstrikes on the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine.Governor of Kherson Oblast, Oleksandr Prokudin, said that nine people, including two children, were injured as a result of the Russian aggression, Ukrainian news agency (Ukrinform) reported Sunday.Prokudin added that eight high-rise buildings and 12 private houses were damaged, as well as shops and agricultural land.Reports from Moscow and Kyiv conflict regarding field data, with no possibility to verify these data from an independent source due to ongoing fighting since February 2022.

Five people were killed, and eight others injured in a traffic accident in central China. Xinhua News Agency, citing local police in Hubei Province, reported that a traffic accident occurred in Wangying Township, Lichuan City, killing five people and injuring eight others. Preliminary investigations indicate that none of the injured are in critical condition. In September of last year, six people were killed, and seven others were injured in a traffic accident in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province in central China.