The Pentagon said its investigation found that a single Islamic State suicide bomber carried out the attack that killed 13 U.S. troops and as many as 170 civilians, contradicting initial assessments.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia met with President Xi Jinping of China in Beijing in a move to strengthen ties between the two countries.

Damaged homes and snapped trees were seen in Sawyerville, Ala., south of Tuscaloosa, after a tornado described by the National Weather Service as 'large and extremely dangerous' touched down in the area.

President Biden met with New York's mayor, Eric Adams, and other elected officials to discuss plans to combat the city's surging violence.

During a visit with the president of Ukraine, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey offered to play a mediating role between Russia and Ukraine to help de-escalate the crisis.

The Pentagon addresses a U.S. raid in northwest Syria which in the leader of the Islamic State died.

President Biden said that the operation to kill Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi in northwest Syria 'took a major terrorist leader off the battlefield.'

Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS, died during a U.S. airborne raid in northwest Syria, the U.S. said. Rescue workers said children were among at least 13 people killed during the raid.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country would begin to ease strict border controls and quarantine rules for citizens and travelers who have received at least two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the surgeon general, pledged that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children younger than 5 would undergo a full 'transparent review process' by the Food and Drug Administration before receiving authorization.