Dhaka: Fourteen people, including children, were killed when a railway station roof collapsed in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad. Two were seriously injured. Their condition is critical. They have been admitted to hospital.

This information was reported in a report by Qatari financial media Al Jazeera on Saturday (November 2).

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dešić said that the accident occurred when a railway station roof suddenly collapsed at noon local time on Friday in the country's second largest city of Novi Sad. Two more people were buried under the rubble.

He said that more than 80 firefighters and rescue teams are trying to rescue the two people who were buried with the help of sophisticated equipment.

Many people were waiting for the train under the station roof. Several bulldozers are trying to remove the debris and rescue survivors. The Novi Sad Blood Transfusion Institute has also called on local residents to donate blood urgently.

Local media reported that the station reopened in July this year after three years of repairs.

The Serbian railway authority said in a statement that construction work on some parts of the station was still ongoing. However, the passenger shelter that collapsed was not part of the repairs. It is not yet known what caused the shelter to collapse.

The country's President Aleksandar Vučić confirmed the death toll in a televised address late on Friday. He said that a 6-year-old girl and a citizen of North Macedonia were among the dead. Five of the dead have not yet been identified.

He also said that no one responsible for the incident would be spared.

Dhaka: The United States has announced that it will send more troops and bombers to the Middle East to confront Iran.

On Friday (November 1), Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder gave this information, citing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. News AP.

Pat Ryder said, "After the US Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East, more troops and bombers will be sent there. If Iran and its allies target Americans or this region, they will not be spared. The United States will take all necessary measures to protect its people. The troops will be sent starting next month."

However, he did not specify how many troops will be sent to the region with the change. There are currently 43,000 US troops in the region.

Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said that more warplanes and naval ships have been ordered to maintain the US presence in the Middle East. These include ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bombers which will be able to confront Iran.

Earlier, on October 22, Lloyd Austin announced the deployment of the US-made advanced missile defense system 'THAAD' (THAAD) in Israel. The US is providing 'THAAD' to protect Israel from Iranian missile attacks.

The Israeli military carried out airstrikes on two residential buildings in northern Gaza, Palestine. 84 people, including 50 children, were killed in the attacks.

This information was reported in a report by Qatar-based news outlet Al Jazeera on Saturday (November 2).

The Gaza government media office said that 84 Palestinians, including more than 50 children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two residential buildings in northern Gaza. Many more were injured in the incident.

Meanwhile, at least 45 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in northeastern Lebanon.

Seven people, including four foreign workers and three Israelis, were reported to have been killed in separate Hezbollah rocket attacks in northern Israel. This is the deadliest incident for Israeli civilians in months.

It is worth noting that since October 7 last year, 43,259 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks. 101,027 have been injured. On the other hand, the number of deaths in Israeli attacks in Lebanon has increased to 2,867. In addition, another 13,047 have been injured.

More than 100 health workers have been killed in Israeli military attacks across Lebanon so far.

This information was revealed in a report by Qatar-based news outlet Al Jazeera on Friday (November 1).

Expressing concern, the WHO said that more than 100 health workers have been killed in Israeli military attacks since the end of September.

However, WHO official Margaret Harris said that the real number of deaths could be significantly higher.

Meanwhile, 89 more people have been killed in Israeli military attacks across Gaza and Lebanon in the last 24 hours.

It is worth noting that 43,259 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since October 7 last year. 101,027 people have been injured.