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Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that targeted the country's minority Shiite Muslims. The deadliest of Thursday's blasts occurred inside a Shite mosque in northern Mazar-e-Sharif.http://apne.ws/7FMXAQZ 

Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering food supplies and trade as they try to keep the local economy functioning while millions of people are still confined to their homes.http://apne.ws/WUJYpAM 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to try and help move India away from its dependence on Russia when he meets with his Indian counterpart. The focus will likely be expanding economic and defense ties.http://apne.ws/TqYgmUp 

Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. At least 27 Palestinians were wounded, two of them seriously.http://apne.ws/f8GIBzi 

India’s Hindu nationalists have long espoused an anti-Muslim stance, but attacks against the minority community have been occurring more frequently. Hate-filled songs blared through speakers during Hindu festivals have become a precursor to this violence.http://apne.ws/pFTh9pS 

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told other GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign. That's according to an audio recording posted by The New York Times.http://apne.ws/3Q5Fxcg 

The father of 3 children who were allegedly killed by their mom last year has filed a lawsuit against the city and county of Los Angeles, accusing police and social workers of failing to intervene to protect his daughters and son before their deaths.http://apne.ws/7VNwzU2 

New satellite images show what appear to be mass graves near Mariupol. Local officials are accusing Russia of burying up to 9,000 Ukrainian civilians there in an effort to conceal the atrocities taking place in the siege of the port city.http://apne.ws/RrmRWww 

BREAKING: Philadelphia health officials say they're ending the city's indoor mask mandate, abruptly reversing course just days after residents had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections.http://apne.ws/8hMJuYt 

Vetoes in the U.N. Security Council have long been a sore point. Now they’re getting new scrutiny after Russia blocked a demand that it withdraw from Ukraine. One proposal would ask any veto-casting country to explain why to the U.N.’s full membership.http://apne.ws/sA5cvKP 

The co-founder of the “We Build The Wall” project aimed at raising money for a border wall pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud conspiracy and tax charges in a case that once included former President Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon.http://apne.ws/vgfO1l5 

Texas’ oldest death row inmate has been executed for killing a Houston police officer during a traffic stop nearly 32 years ago. Carl Wayne Buntion was given a lethal injection Thursday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville.http://apne.ws/FQaohjP 

As Russia ramps up its offensive in Ukraine’s east, the Pentagon responds by dramatically escalating delivery of heavy artillery. Why is artillery so important now?http://apne.ws/kKpRI93 

Firefighters attacking blazes across the Southwest are preparing for winds to strengthen through the end of the week. Hundreds of residents have been evacuated because of multiple wildfires.http://apne.ws/np1yDCL 

Authorities are investigating after Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow passenger on a plane at San Francisco International Airport. Tyson's representatives said the fellow passenger had harassed the former boxer.http://apne.ws/5HsNywj 

The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.http://apne.ws/0KFqR9T