At least 30 people were killed and 50 injured after a suicide attack carried out during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Interior Minister Spokesperson Sayed Khosti said that special forces were deployed to the region. “The perpetrators will be brought to justice,” Khosti added. Authorities fear rise in death toll.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been suspended, noting that while communication channels remain open, “it would be more accurate to say there has been a pause.”
Peskov accused European countries of obstructing dialogue but insisted Moscow remains ready for negotiations.
Russia and Ukraine held three rounds of direct talks this year in Istanbul, leading to prisoner exchanges but little progress toward ending the war.
TR