Morning news brief: 11 killed after massive quake jolts Pak, Afghanistan, and more

A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake which struck the Indian subcontinent on Tuesday evening set off panic across Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India. The Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan was the epicentre for the earthquake which killed at least 11. Meanwhile, China and Russia reached an agreement on Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, which would link Siberia to northwest China.Among other news, Uganda approved a bill Tuesday making it illegal to identify as LGBTQ.

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Eleven reported dead following earthquake in Afghanistan, Pakistan; tremors felt in India's capital

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Indian subcontinent on Tuesday late evening was hit by strong earthquake tremors of 6.6 magnitude. With Afghanistan's Hindukush mountain range as the epicentre, the tremors were felt across Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India, including in the capital New Delhi and the National Capital Region.At least eleven people died.

Russia, China reach agreement on second Power of Siberia gas pipeline

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached an agreement on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, which will connect Siberia to northwest China.

Uganda to criminalise identification as LGBTQ; introduces strict punishments for violations

Even as the world takes strides towards inclusivity, Uganda on Tuesday passed a law criminalising identification as LGBTQ. The new law, as per Reuters, gives authorities broad new powers against Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence. As per the rights group Human Rights Watch, the law appears to be the first to outlaw the mere identification as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer.

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