Former United States President Joe Biden recently underwent skin cancer surgery, his spokeswoman said.

Biden was the 46th US President he had Mohs surgery, but did not immediately provide further details.

Dozens of people have died in Nigeria's northern Niger state after a boat carrying about 100 people sank in a river.

The reportedly overloaded boat, carrying passengers including children, capsized when it struck a submerged tree stump near the Gausawa community in Borgu Local Government Area, officials said.

At least 11 people have been killed in what police officials suspect to be a suicide bombing targeting a political rally in southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta.

Reports show that over 30 people were injured in the explosion according to Government official Hamza Shafaat.

Sajid Tareen, a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), also confirmed that the explosion occurred in the car park.

An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has killed at least 610 people and injured 1,300, a government spokesman says.

There is significant damage reported across several districts in the mountainous regions.

The 6.0 magnitude quake struck on Sunday in the province of Kunar near the city of Jalalabad in neighbouring Nangarhar province.