killed by the taliban. that s according to us officials. 70 civilians and 13 american troops were killed when a bomber detonated his device among packed crowds as people tried to flee afghanistan, in august 2021. the officials did not reveal the name of the man, who was the leader of an islamic state cell. they said the leader died weeks ago, but it took time to confirm his death. us officials say intelligence gathering and monitoring of the region led them to conclude the leader had died, though they did not provide further details on how they learned that he was responsible for the bombing. the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. live now to sethjones, senior vice president of the center for strategic and international studies. it to see you. what we know about what happened and who this leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is that the taliban killed the leader of the islamic state cell tha
Yaku Perez, indigenous leader and anti-mining activist, made official yesterday, Thursday, his pre-candidacy for the Presidency of Ecuador in the early general elections to be held next August 20 in the country.
often referred to simply as lula, brazil s president was in portugal to commemmorate the 1974 carnation revolution, which toppled dictator antonio de oliveira salazar. supporters of lula s visit were seen dancing in the street to celebrate his arrival, holding signs that said messages like democracy yes, fascsim no. his opposition, meanwhile, formed protests outside portugal s parliament, where lula was visiting. protestors shouted lines such as quote, lula s place is in prison and held signs calling the brazilian president a thief referencing his 2018 jailing for corruption charges. it wasn t just civilians in the street who were heckling lula. the visit of brazil s president to portugal, his first official trip to europe since he was elected for a first term has triggered passion and protest,