Putin says all four suspects arrested after at least 133 killed in Moscow concert attack
Summary
- A large fire engulfed the roof of the complex and dramatic video shows panicked concertgoers taking cover as shots and explosions ring out
- Russian President Vladimir Putin says all four gunmen have been arrested, and that the suspects were trying to flee to Ukraine - Kyiv says allegations of Ukrainian involvement are "absurd"
- Putin calls the attack a "barbaric terrorist act" and announces a day of national mourning for 24 March
- Muscovites are queuing to give blood for those injured and flower tributes have been placed at the scene of the attack
- The US says it's credible that the Islamic State group could be behind the attack, after the group said i
One of Russia's major channels, NTV, has broadcast a fake video using AI-generated audio of a top Ukrainian security official in an attempt to blame Ukraine for last night's attack.
In the video, which has also been widely shared online, Ukraine's top security official Oleksiy Danilov appears to say: "It is fun in Moscow today. I think it's a lot of fun. I would like to believe that we will arrange such fun for them more often."
However, BBC Verify has established that the video is a composite of two interviews published in the last week. The voice of Danilov was likely generated using AI technology, according to an expert.
‘We are dealing with fundamentalist rightwingers’: Berlin statues are latest battleground in Germany’s culture wars
Monuments erected on the Stadtschloss are an ‘infiltration’ of the city and its skyline by nationalists, say critics
Silently towering into the grey Berlin sky, the latest addition to the German capital’s skyline is easily missed by passengers passing along the Unter den Linden boulevard below. Eight statues of Old Testament prophets, each more than 3 metres tall and weighing 3 tonnes, were installed last week in a circular formation around the cupola of the palace in the centre of the metropolis.
Whether these wise men made of sandstone are mere innocent bystanders overlooking the ebb and flow of German history or warriors in a culture war over the country’s future, however, has been the subject of heated debate. Critics say the erection of Isaiah, Ezekiel and co is emblematic of the silent manipulation of a prestige architecture project by a shady group of donors with nationalist leanings.
Somali pirates to face trial after India navy capture
The Indian navy captured the suspects on the MV Ruen that was hijacked by pirates of Somalia. They will be prosecuted in India, a departure from recent practices of dealing with pirates.
Thirty-five suspected Somali pirates arrived in Mumbai aboard the Indian Navy destroyer INS Kolkata on Saturday.
They were apprehended in a daring high-seas Indian naval operation last week that recaptured a hijacked ship and freed its hostages.
"INS Kolkata, with the 35 apprehended pirates returned to Mumbai on 23 March," a navy statement said.
In a video released by news agency ANI, the men can be seen standing at the dock by the ship surrounded by navy commandos.
Powerful storm leaves at least nine dead in Brazil
A powerful storm has claimed at least nine lives in southeastern Brazil, particularly in the mountainous part of Rio de Janeiro state, where authorities on Saturday deployed rescue teams to deal with a "critical" situation.
Three people died in a house collapse in the city of Petropolis, 70 kilometers (45 miles) from the capital, according to a bulletin from an emergency committee comprising Rio government and civil defense officials.
In addition, an AFP team confirmed the discovery Saturday of another body in the rubble. Earlier, a girl who had been buried overnight was pulled out alive.
Other deaths were reported earlier in Santa Cruz da Serra, where a man drowned when his truck plunged into a river; in Teresopolis, where a person died in a house collapse; and in Arraial do Cabo, where a person was struck by lightning.
China coast guard water-cannons Philippine ship days after US backs Manila in disputed sea
China’s coast guard used water cannon against Philippine boats in a contested area of the South China Sea on Saturday, the latest in a string of maritime clashes between the two countries.
The skirmish comes just days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Washington’s commitment to defending Philippine access to the vast waterway, which China claims sovereignty over, sparking increasing clashes with its neighbors in recent years.
Video of the incident showed a Philippine civilian vessel taking “heavy damage” from the water cannon, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
UN chief says blocked aid a ‘moral outrage’
- Speaking from the Rafah border crossing, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it is time for Israel to give an “ironclad commitment” for unfettered access to humanitarian goods throughout Gaza.
- In Gaza, 72 people have died and 114 were wounded in the past 24 hours.
- Israeli forces launched attacks across southern Gaza, killing many Palestinians, including five children in the city of Rafah.
- A United Nations Security Council vote on a new resolution that calls for an immediate ceasefire has been postponed until Monday, according to the AFP news agency. Russia and China vetoed an earlier text drafted by the United States.
- Antony Blinken, the US’s top diplomat, again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Washington’s appeals to shelve a planned ground invasion of southern Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge.
- At least 32,142 Palestinians have been killed and 74,412 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attack stands at 1,139, with dozens taken captive.
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