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At least three people, including two students, were killed in a shooting at a school in the Philippines. Several other students were injured and have been taken to the hospital. Among the deceased is the suspected gunman. The Philippine National Police confirmed three fatalities from the incident. The shooting occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time on Friday at Banga National High School in South Cotabato province on the island of Mindanao.

Governor Renaldo Tamayo of South Cotabato reported that two of the deceased were students: a 14-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. No information has been released yet regarding the motive behind the attack. Authorities are currently investigating the incident. Police officers at the scene have secured the area and are coordinating with school officials and medical personnel to assist affected students and staff.

A video authenticated by AFP posted on Facebook shows a man carrying an injured boy out of the school. In another video, a teacher speaking in the local language stated there were two gunmen. A student claimed that the assailants were outsiders. School shootings have been occurring repeatedly in the Philippines. In August, a high school student opened fire inside a private university campus, killing one student and injuring two others; the gunman then shot himself. Earlier in June, a shooting at a school in Tacloban city in the eastern part of the country resulted in three student deaths and around 20 injuries.

An explosion near the former police lines building in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, has resulted in the deaths of at least 16 people. More than 30 individuals have been injured in the incident. According to Zulfiqar Hamid, Inspector General of Police for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, preliminary reports indicate that a vehicle loaded with explosives collided with the old police lines, triggering the blast. He further reported that armed militants engaged in a gunfight following the explosion.

The police chief of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added that initial details suggest the explosion was followed by a suicide attacker detonating himself near the Special Branch area. Sources indicate that during the ensuing gunfire, one militant was killed. Local police confirmed the explosion occurred on Friday at approximately 1:15 PM local time. At the scene, 14 ambulances and over 40 personnel have been deployed to conduct rescue operations.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif strongly condemned the Kohat explosion and expressed sorrow over the large number of casualties. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office noted that Shahbaz Sharif has instructed immediate medical treatment for the injured. He has also requested a report from relevant authorities on the cause of the blast and directed acceleration of relief and rescue efforts, as well as provision of all necessary assistance to those affected. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also condemned the explosion and expressed regret over the loss of lives and damage to property. The Peshawar police have reported that among the 16 fatalities were 11 civilians and five police officials.

Denmark has initiated the ‘Greensand’ project to store carbon dioxide beneath the seabed of the North Sea. The energy group INEOS has introduced Greensand as the European Union’s first fully operational carbon dioxide storage site. In the project’s initial phase, 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide will be stored annually under the old Nini West oil platform.

October 18, Copenhagen (RASS/AFP) – Denmark has put into operation a facility for storing carbon dioxide beneath the seabed of the North Sea. INEOS CEO David Bucknall described Greensand as the European Union’s first fully operational carbon dioxide storage site. According to him, this will lay the groundwork for the expansion of such projects across Europe.

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have recognized CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) technology as an effective method to reduce carbon emissions from industries like cement and steel. However, this technology is considered complex and costly. The Greensand storage site is located approximately 200 kilometers off Denmark’s west coast, beneath the old Nini West oil platform.

INEOS plans to expand capacity by 2030 to store between 4 million and 8 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. The carbon dioxide will primarily be collected from Denmark’s biomethane production centers, liquefied, and transported by ship from the Esbjerg port to the storage site. The European Union aims to develop an annual carbon dioxide storage capacity of at least 50 million tons by 2030 under its Net-Zero Industry Act. Earlier, Norway’s neighboring ‘Northern Lights’ project began storing carbon dioxide in seabed rock formations in August 2025.

Summary with editorial review: Mohammad Baqir Jolqadar, an advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stated that Iran has no intention of reopening the Hormuz Strait while Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu remain in power. Jolqadar described Iran’s decision to break the strength of its aggressive enemies and to shatter the arrogance of dominant powers as the first phase of retaliatory action.

As internal debate intensifies within Iran over whether to continue conflict with the United States or pursue negotiations, inflation, sanctions, and the devaluation of the rial are making daily life increasingly difficult for citizens. Kathmandu, September 18 — Mohammad Baqir Jolqadar, political adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, asserted that Iran has no plans to open the Hormuz Strait while US President Donald Trump remains in office.

In a statement published Thursday by Iranian news agencies, Jolqadar emphasized that Iran has resolved to break the power of its aggressive enemies and to bend the will of arrogant powers. He clarified that only after Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave office will Iran consider reopening the Hormuz Strait. According to Jolqadar, this move marks the first phase of Iran’s retaliation. “Iran has decided to break the strength of its aggressive enemies and to shatter the backs of arrogant powers,” he said.

According to BBC Persian, US President Donald Trump has issued contradictory statements about war or dialogue with Iran. Meanwhile, dissent is deepening within Iran regarding whether to maintain a military conflict against the US or opt for diplomacy. Some of Iran’s top political leaders are urging the US to implement the Islamabad Agreement as a condition for ending hostilities. President Masoud Pezheshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf are seen as proponents of this approach. Conversely, IRGC military commanders and hardliners argue that keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and continuing the conflict is the most effective strategy to confront the US and Israel. At the same time, rising inflation, economic sanctions, and naval blockades of southern ports are severely impacting the daily lives of Iranian citizens. The depreciation of the Iranian rial against international currencies is further exacerbating economic difficulties for the general population.

Students in Canberra, Australia, staged a protest on Thursday against the One Nation party led by Pauline Hanson. The demonstration, titled ‘Students Say No to Hanson,’ was organized by anti-capitalist high school students at Garema Place from 1 PM to 3 PM. The protest was sparked by One Nation’s recent announcement of a net-negative migration plan aimed at reducing temporary visas by over 750,000 within the next three years.

This protest on September 17 served as the second phase of the student movement that began on August 13. Earlier in August, high school and university students had left their classes to protest against One Nation and Hanson’s policies in cities including Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. According to reports, hundreds of students participated in those demonstrations in each major city. This time, protests also took place in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Darwin, and Hobart.

According to reports, over a thousand students joined the protest in Sydney, where demonstrators voiced strong opposition to Hanson’s immigration proposals. Hundreds were also present in Melbourne. On September 14, One Nation unveiled its net-negative migration plan, which aims to cut over 750,000 temporary visas in the coming three years and forms the core of the party’s immigration policy.

The Thursday protest saw student participants condemning One Nation’s immigration, multicultural, and social policies. Following the August demonstrations, this latest protest was organized at the call of the National Union of Students and various student groups. In some locations, tensions escalated between One Nation supporters and protesters, prompting police intervention.