Suicide bomber kills at least 14 in Pakistan

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a peace rally in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, killing at least 15 people and intensifying regional security concerns. Meanwhile, diplomatic tensions persist between the U.S. and Iran over navigation rights in the Strait of Hormuz, while Greece battles devastating wildfires that have claimed the lives of two firefighters in a mid-air helicopter collision. In West Africa, the Dutch government is seeking the extradition of drug fugitive Jos Luydekes, who remains at large in Sierra Leone despite alleged ties to the country’s leadership. Other developments include a fatal explosion at a Moscow restaurant, a massive migrant surge into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, and pop star Ariana Grande’s decision to step back from public life. Additionally, archaeological research reveals that Ice Age hunters disproportionately targeted female woolly mammoths, while ultra-runner Sophie Woods shattered the Via Alpina record by six days.