viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead on cnn newsroom, the mastermind behind the 2021 suicide bombing at kabul s international airport taken out by the taliban. what we re learning about this. countries rush to evacuate their citizens from sudan as the latest fragile ceasefire appears in danger of collapsing. and day-oh, day-oh reporter: remembering the king of calypso. a look at the life and legacy of harry belafonte. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the white house says the terrorist leader behind the deadly 2021 suicide bombing at kabul airport has been killed by the taliban. the attack came in the final chaotic days of the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. 13 u.s. service members and nearly 200 afghans were killed. so let s bring in cnn senior international correspondent ivan watson. good to see you, ivan. what more are you l
areas ahead of an expected counter-offensive by ukraine. but exactly when and where that might happen is still anyone s guess. cnn s scott mclean is monitoring developments for us. he joins us now live from london. good morning to you, scott. what more you learning about this anticipated counter-offensive? good morning, rosemary. look, if you believe the mayor of kyiv, he says this ukrainian counter-offensive is about to begin. and there are already signs that ukraine is gearing up for some kind of a larger push to retake territory. we re seeing the signs in two places in particular, zaporizhzhia as you mentioned, and also in kherson in the southern part of the country that is where the ukrainian military has said it has already seen in its words impressive results in a series of strikes aimed at taking out artillery pieces, tanks, air defense systems on the east side of the kneipe