Putin insisted that Ukraine might have been behind the terrorist attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted for the primary time that “radical Islamists” carried out the attack on a concert hall near Moscow, while stressing that Ukraine could still play a task.
“This crime can only be part of a series of attempts by those who have been waging war against our country since 2014,” Putin said during a publicly broadcast meeting with government officials, referring to the Ukrainian government. He questioned why 4 suspects in Friday’s attack, which killed at the very least 139 people, were captured in an element of Russia bordering Ukraine.
Russian state media spread the narrative that Ukraine was behind the attack, despite the fact that the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Both the United States and France have said an Islamic State entity was responsible, and Ukraine has denied involvement. Russian investigators have provided no evidence that the 4 suspects, migrant staff from Tajikistan, have any links to Ukraine.
Suspects: The 4 men appeared battered during their arraignment, and videos of them being tortured and beaten during interrogation circulated widely on Russian social media. A New York Times visual investigation linked them to the attack.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a direct ceasefire in Gaza by 14 votes in favor, with the US abstaining.
The vote ended a five-month stalemate during which the United States vetoed three calls to stop fighting. The resolution also called for the “immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” and the abolition of “all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance.” The United States said it abstained partly since the resolution didn’t condemn Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized the United States for allowing the resolution to pass and canceled a delegation that was scheduled to go to Washington to carry talks with American officials on alternatives to the planned invasion of Rafah.
What’s next: Security Council resolutions are considered international law and if Israel ignores the resolution, the Council can impose punitive measures reminiscent of sanctions. Top Israeli officials have indicated they may not implement the resolution for now.
A date has been set for Trump’s criminal trial
Donald Trump is sort of certain to change into the primary former US president to face trial on criminal charges after a judge rejected his try to delay the proceedings.
The trial through which Trump can be accused of covering up a sex scandal during his 2016 campaign is scheduled to start on April 15.
My colleague Amelia Nierenberg went to Iceland to research the so-called Northern Lights industrial complex. But the northern lights turned out to be more elusive than advertised.
Lives lived: Laurent de Brunhoff cared for his father’s creation, his beloved elephant Babar, for nearly seven many years. He died on the age of 98. (Click here to see his works.)
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Mangia less, for longevity
Valter Longo is obsessive about living longer and aging higher. He has built a profession around studying aging in his native Italy, which has considered one of the oldest populations on the earth, including several groups of centenarians who tempt researchers on the lookout for the fountain of youth.
In addition to identifying genes that regulate aging, he created a plant-nut weight-reduction plan with supplements and kale crackers that mimics fasting. He says it allows cells to shed harmful baggage and rejuvenate themselves, without the negative effects of hunger.
Dr. Longo practices what he preaches and hopes to see results. “I want to live to be 120, 130,” he said.
