after the country's largest fuel pipeline was hit by a cyber attack. reports suggest the group responsible is demanding ransom money to restore services. the emergency status will allow fuel to be transported by road instead. the taliban in afghanistan have announced a 3—day ceasefire this week to mark the muslim festival of eid. this follows saturday's multiple explosions outside a school in kabul in which more than 50 people, mostly schoolgirls, were killed. the annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca is to go ahead this year, but under special conditions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. the ministry of hajj in saudi arabia said the details and conditions would be made public at a later date. a gunman shot dead six people and then himself at a birthday party in colorado springs. the shootings took place at a mobile home park where families had gathered in one trailer to celebrate. the identities of the victims and the attacker have not yet been released. the leader of britain's