The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person.
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A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey
A magnitude 6.3 aftershock struck southern Turkey Monday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more. Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) officials said that the quake struck Turkey’s southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border. The quake’s epicenter was in the province’s Defne district. Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said that there have been 26 aftershocks since two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in both countries.
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Floods decimate Nigerian zoo
Officials from a zoo in north-east Nigeria have confirmed that some wild animals had escaped from captivity after flooding hit Borno state.
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US shoots down high-altitude object over Alaska
US President Joe Biden ordered a fighter jet to shoot down an unidentified “high-altitude object” off Alaska. Spokesman John Kirby said the unmanned object was “the size of a small car” and posed a “reasonable threat” to civilian aviation. The object’s purpose and origin was unclear. Mr Kirby said the debris field of the object shot down on Friday was “much, much smaller” than the balloon shot down last Saturday off the coast of South Carolina.
