bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been 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. and the us began notifying families of the deceased troops about the death of the is leader on monday. in sudan, a shaky ceasefire seems to be holding in capital city khartoum while foreign nationals are evacuating from the country. these picures are from cypus late tuesday local time, when the first uk evacuation flight carrying 3
bombing that killed dozens at kabul s airport has been 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. earlier, i spoke with the director of the center for strategic and international studies, sethjones, about the reports. what do we know about what happened and who the leader of this is cell is? what us officials have talked about is th
when you hear government, president biden, saying the rust belt, which is what we can see here, can turn into a battery belt, what does that make you think? we welcome the funding, we welcome the jobs. but i want him to come from washington, dc down here and see first hand how these people have suffered for several years now. he needs to see it first hand. soon enough, the rust belt railroad will be carrying electric vehicles rather than coal. the us government pouring trillions in to ensure its green future is made in the usa, with economic consequences for everyone else. faisal islam, bbc news, in kentucky. staying in the us, where south korean president yoon suk yeol visited the korean war memorial with president biden and drjill biden this afternoon ahead of formal meetings on wednesday. earlier, the south korean leader joined vice president kamala harris at the nasa goddard space center in maryland to discuss how to further the us south korea space partnership.
earlier, the south korean leaderjoined vice president kamala harris that the space centre in maryland to discuss how to further the us south korea space partnership. on monday the president met with the ceo of netflix who announced a two and a half billion dollar investment into south korea over the next four years, doubling its investment since 2016. south korea s entertainment industry is injuring a global boom with parasites within oscars and squid game becoming netflix s most was series of all time. britain s prince harry has claimed that his brother, prince william, has been paid a very large sum by the owners of the sun newspaper, in a settlement over phone hacking claims in 2020. news of the settlement emerged in court papers released at the high court in london as a hearing involving prince harry and the actor, hugh grant, got underway. our media editor, katie razzall, has been following the case. more than 1,000 people have