Separatist group claims responsibility for deadly suicide bombing in Pakistan.

Russian mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led an armed rebellion against the Kremlin, will not face prosecution and his charges will be dropped as part of a deal to defuse the crisis. The troops who joined him will also not be prosecuted, and fighters from his Wagner Group who did not take part in the uprising will be offered contracts by the Defense Ministry. Putin had vowed to punish those behind the armed uprising, which he called a "betrayal" and "treason." The rebellion appeared likely to further hinder Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.