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IS claims responsibility for Kandahar mosque bombings
In the statement, the terror group said that two IS-K suicide bombers carried out the attack on Friday inside the Bibi Fatima Shia mosque in the city's police district one (PD1) when hundreds of worshippers were offering prayers, Khaama Press reported. The statement said that the first suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the hallway of the mosque and while the second did it inside.
Bill Clinton to receive treatment in hospital: Spokesperson
Clinton, 75, was admitted on Tuesday evening to the UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange County for a non-coronavirus-related infection. His white blood count has decreased significantly, his spokesperson Angel Urena said on Friday, adding that Clinton will remain in the hospital overnight to "receive further IV antibiotics".
SL to restart ETA service for travellers at airport
In a statement on Friday, Immigration and Emigration Department Controller General Sarath Rupasiri said the issuance of on-arrival ETA would facilitate tourists who were unable to obtain an online ETA due to time constraints in arranging their journey to Sri Lanka, reports Xinhua news agency. Rupasiri said the facility would be available at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo and the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota.
'N.Korea may be considering engaging with S.Korea, rest of the world'
"We've seen a sequence of events that many analysts have interpreted as increasingly provocative behaviour by North Korea," Biegun said on Friday while addressing a webinar co-hosted by George Washington University's Institute for Korean Studies and the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management, a state-run institute based in Sejong, South Korea.
Fully vaccinated foreign visitors can enter US from Nov 8
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already informed airlines that all the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved and authorised vaccines, as well as all jabs that have an Emergency Use Listing from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be accepted for US-bound air travel, Xinhua news agency quoted another White House official as saying to CNN. "We anticipate the same will be true at the land border," the official said.
Paris Mayor nominated as Socialist Party's candidate for prez polls
Supported by the First Secretary of the Socialist party Olivier Faure, Hidalgo won 72 per cent of the votes, accounting for 90 per cent of the ballots counted, against Stephane Le Foll, the mayor of Le Mans, according to the results announced Thursday night. "I understand the responsibility laid on me," Xinhua news agency quoted Hidalgo as saying after the voting, adding that she was "proud and honoured" to represent her party in the election slated to take place on April 10, 2022.
1 dead, 30 injured in attacks on B'desh temples
The incident took place on Friday in Chowmuhani area where Section 144 has been imposed to keep the situation under control. Meanwhile, the Hindu leaders in Bangladesh announced they would not immerse Durga idols in protest against the vandalism of the JM Sen Hall's puja venue, in the presence of police. They also demanded the removal of a police officer. Advocate Rana Dasgupta, leader of the Hindu, Buddhist, Christian Unity Council, called a half-day strike on Saturday in Chittagong.
Russia invites US for upcoming talks on Afghanistan
Moscow is also currently considering a proposal by Iran on hosting in Tehran a meeting of foreign ministers of Afghanistan's neighbours, Xinhua news agency quoted Zamir Kabulov, Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, as saying on Friday. Russia has also invited Taliban representatives to the meeting.
British MP stabbed to death at church, suspect held
Sir David, who has been an MP since 1983, was stabbed as he was going to hold his "constituency surgery" -- a public meet where voters can meet their MP and discuss their concerns -- at the Belfairs Methodist Church in Leigh-on-Sea, when he was attacked, the BBC reported. He was treated by emergency services, but he died at the scene.
PIA official was held at gunpoint for hours by Taliban commanders
The PIA said that ever since the new Taliban government was formed, its staff in Kabul had faced last-minute changes in regulations and flight permissions along with "highly intimidating behaviour" by Taliban commanders. It said its country representative had been held at gunpoint for hours at one point and was only freed after the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul intervened, the report said.
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