An explosion during Friday prayers in a mosque inside a madrasah in the city of Nowshera in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan killed 5 people and injured 23, according to initial reports.
According to preliminary investigations, the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber and that teams are continuing to investigate, said local sources.
Following peace talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine resumed airstrikes. Ukrainian drone strikes in Sochi killed two and injured 11, leading to a four-hour suspension at Sochi Airport. Russia’s defense systems shot down 39 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and Sea of Azov.
Meanwhile, Russian attacks on Odessa injured at least four people, targeting the Pryvoz market, and strikes in the Cherkasy region injured seven. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy condemned the ongoing attacks despite ceasefire proposals discussed in Istanbul. The peace talks also resulted in an agreement for the exchange of military and civilian prisoners.
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