KABUL, Afghanistan—The ISIS terrorist group’s affiliate in Afghanistan claimed responsibility on Friday for two bombings in the country’s north that targeted the country’s minority Hazara ethnic group a day earlier. The car bombings Thursday in Mazar-e-Sharif killed at least nine people and wounded 13 others, according to local Taliban representatives. The Hazaras are mostly Shiite…
Powerful Explosion at Kabul Mosque Kills at Least 10 People
KABUL, Afghanistan—A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, killing at least 10 people and wounding as many as 30, a Taliban spokesman said. Hundreds of worshippers had gathered for prayers on the last Friday of the Muslim month of Ramdan and the Khalifa Aga Gul Jan Mosque…
Worshippers Targeted in Blast at Kabul Mosque on Last Friday of Ramadan
Worshippers gathering after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque have been targeted in a suspected terrorist bombing. The blast occurred at the Khalifa Sahib Mosque in the Darulaman area in the city’s west where hundreds congregated on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Besmullah Habib, deputy spokesman for the interior ministry,…
Study Links Increase in Emergency Heart Events With COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
A new study found a correlation between an increase in emergency cardiovascular events among people under 40 years of age during the launch of Israel’s COVID-19 vaccine program. Published in the Nature journal, researchers utilized data from the Israel National Emergency Medical Services between 2019 and 2021 that evaluated emergency, or EMS, calls among 16- to…
Israeli Prime Minister’s Family Receives Death Threat and Bullet in Mail
JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s teenage son has received a death threat and bullet in the mail, Israeli officials said Thursday, the second such warning against the Israeli leader’s family this week. The threats have come at a time of deep political divisions in Israel. In a major speech on Wednesday night marking Israel’s Holocaust memorial…
Explosions in Northern Afghanistan Kill at Least 9, Wound 13
KABUL, Afghanistan—Two explosions, within minutes of each other, killed at least nine people and wounded 13 in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, a spokesman for a Taliban-appointed police chief said. The blasts targeted two separate vehicles in Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, according to Mohammad Asif Waziri, the spokesman. The source of the blasts was…
Calgary Man Admits to Terrorism Charges Related to Islamic State
CALGARY—A man who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related activities with the militant group Islamic State has told a judge he didn’t know better. Hussein Borhot, 36, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of participating in terrorism group activity between May 9 and June 7, 2014, and the commission of the offence of kidnapping for a terrorist…
Israeli Missile Strike Kills Soldiers Near Damascus
Four Syrian soldiers were killed on Wednesday, Syria’s defense ministry said, in an Israeli missile attack on positions near Damascus that a war monitor said had hit an arms depot. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported a higher death toll of five Syrian troops and four soldiers of other nationalities, adding that the…
Iran Wants to Expand Military Cooperation With China
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said Wednesday his government wants to expand cooperation with China, its largest trading partner, state media IRNA reported. The remarks were made in Tehran during a visit from China’s defense minister, Wei Fenghe, who said the visit was aimed at “improving the strategic defense cooperation” between the two countries. Iran and China…
Dubai Fire Forces Evacuation of Luxury Hotel; No Injuries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A large fire erupted at a luxury Dubai hotel on Wednesday, forcing guests and staff to leave and sending smoke over the United Arab Emirates’ tourism and trade hub. Several fire engines and police cars were deployed at the five-star Swissôtel Al Murooj hotel in downtown Dubai as dozens of people huddled…
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