A suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, claimed the lives of at least 31 people and injured 169 others on Friday, February 6, 2026, according to The Associated Press (Source 1). The attack, a rare occurrence in the capital, took place during Friday prayers as the government grapples with a surge in militant attacks across the country.
Television footage and social media images showed police and residents transporting the wounded to nearby hospitals (Source 1). The bombing occurred as the United States and Iran were set to begin negotiations on Iran's nuclear program (Source 2, 3). These high-stakes talks were scheduled to take place in Oman (Source 3). If a deal could not be reached, President Trump could order a military strike, according to NPR (Source 3).
In other news, a man was kept alive for 48 hours using an external, artificial-lung system until a transplant could be performed, as reported by Nature News (Source 4). Additionally, the Donetsk National Technology University in Ukraine had to relocate after the Russian invasion, as detailed in another Nature News article (Source 5). Viktoriya Voropayeva, a systems engineer and vice-rector at the university, recalled the initial relocation in 2014 after Russian-backed forces took over Donetsk, stating, "We hoped that it would be one semester or one academic year" (Source 5).
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