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Suicide bombing in Kabul leaves at least 10 dead

Afghan security personnel keep watch near the site of a suicide attack in Kabul. Photo: Shah Marai / AFP via Getty Images

President Trump has reportedly been briefed on a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, early Monday morning.

What happened: Per CNN, at least 10 people have died and five are injured after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive near an office of the National DIrectorate of Security (NDS), which is close to the U.S. Embassy.

Update: ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bombing through Amaq, its news arm, NPR reports.

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Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) announced on Saturday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.

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The FBI arrested far-right media figure Tim Gionet, known as "Baked Alaska," on Saturday for his involvement in last week's Capitol riot, according to a statement of facts filed in the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia.

The state of play: Gionet was arrested in Houston on charges related to disorderly or disruptive conduct on the Capitol grounds or in any of the Capitol buildings with the intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of a session, per AP.

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