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1. Powerful earthquake creates tsunami in Philippines; residents urged to go to higher ground

   

   A 7.8-magnitude earthquake centred at sea shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and setting off one-metre-high tsunami waves along nearby coasts, officials said.

2. Israel attacks western and central Iran in response to missile fire

   

   Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran, attacks that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.

3. Armenia PM declares 'historic victory' as vote tallying continues in parliamentary vote

   

   Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory early Monday in a parliamentary election after results from just over one-fifth of ‌polling sites showed his party with about 54 per cent of the vote.

4. Scott Pelley alleges political bias at CBS in post-firing interview

   

   In his first interview since being fired from 60 Minutes, veteran journalist Scott Pelley detailed his allegations of political interference and bias from CBS management.

5. 2 Virginia residents sue to stop UFC fight at White House for Trump's 80th birthday

   

   A U.S. federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.