One of the deadliest attacks in the capital since the Russian-Chechen wars of the 1990s and 2000s, the trial has begun for 19 defendants who are accused of being involved in the 2024 shooting attack at a Moscow concert hall, which left 149 people dead and over 600 injured.
As they sat in the defendants’ cage on Monday, the suspects who were appearing in court were seated with heavy security kept their heads bowed.
The Crocus City Hall concert venue was targeted by an ISIL (ISIS) affiliate because four gunmen shot people waiting for a rock band performance and then set the building on fire on March 22, 2024. The attack was blamed on ISIL’s Afghan affiliate, also known as ISKP (ISIS-K).
On Friday, March 22, 2024, a massive blaze can be seen at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia’s western border. Several gunmen entered the concert hall and shot at the audience with automatic weapons, killing dozens. [Sergei Vedyashkin/Moscow News Agency via AP]
Ukraine was implicated in the attack, according to President Putin, Vladimir Putin, and other Russian officials, without providing any supporting evidence, Kyiv has vehemently refuted.
The Investigative Committee, Russia’s top criminal investigation body, came to the conclusion in June that the attack had been “planned and carried out in the interests of the current leadership of Ukraine in order to destabilize the political situation in our country.” The four suspected gunmen tried to flee to Ukraine afterward, according to the report.
The four, who were all Tajik nationals, were taken into custody shortly after the attack and later showed signs of being beaten.
Six additional suspects were charged in absentia and put on Russia’s wanted list, according to the committee’s report from earlier this year, allegedly for recruiting and organizing the four’s training. The trial’s other defendants were charged with aiding them.
In a move to put an end to Putin’s separatist southern republic, around 40 rebels from Chechnya stormed the Dubrovka Theatre in Moscow in 2002 and hostage 800 people.
D’Tigress, from Nigeria, has won the 2025 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship for the fifth time in a row, in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
On Monday, the women’s basketball team boarded two chartered planes carrying both players and officials to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
A few supporters, the National Sports Commission, the Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Association of Nigerian Women in Sports were present for the team.
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They won the championship trophy and an unprecedented feat in African women’s basketball.
At a policy dialogue on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, experts will lead the discussion between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman Ola Olukoyede and the Director General of the Bureau of Public Procurement, Adebowale Adedokun, president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Adebowale Adebowe.
Beginning at 10am on Wednesday, the law firm Law Corridor will host the event at the Abuja Continental Hotel in the nation’s capital.
The firm stated in a statement that the dialogue would be held as part of policy discussions and would bring together stakeholders from both the public and private sectors to combat deceptive practices in the real estate sector.
The statement read, “Key issues to be discussed include illegal property sales, activities of unlicensed agents, fake developers, compliance issues, anti-money laundering measures, and legal redress mechanisms.”
The Federal Capital Development Authority’s Acting Executive Secretary, Engr. Victor Olaiya, Managing Partner of Omaplex Law Firm, Oyetola Muyiwa Atoyebi (SAN), Managing Partner of Afe Babalola & Co., Kehinde Ogunwumiju (SAN), Director of the Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering, Harry Erin, and Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Olanrewaju Aladeitan, University of Abuja, Aladeitan.
The United Nations has warned that all children of Gaza under the age of five are at risk of life-threatening malnourishment, amid growing reports of starvation-related deaths as Israel continues to block aid from entering the besieged Gaza Strip.
The UN’s World Food Programme said children in this age bracket – around 320, 000 in number – have been affected by the collapse of nutrition services and are lacking access to safe water, breast milk substitutes and therapeutic feeding.
Paediatrician Seema Jilani told Al Jazeera that malnutrition “affects their entire body”, putting children at risk of multi-organ failure. She also said that starvation in Gaza is traumatic for children and that “developmental milestones will be missed”.
Hospitals in Gaza on Monday recorded six new deaths from famine and malnutrition in the past 24 hours, including one child, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The total number of people who died from hunger-related causes since the start of the war now stands at 181, including 94 children.
The ministry also sounded the alarm over a “serious escalation” in cases of acute soft paralysis among children as a result of “infections and acute malnutrition”.
In a statement, it said it has so far recorded three deaths from Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness in most of the body.
Entry of over 22, 000 aid trucks blocked
Gaza’s government said Israel was deliberately blocking more than 22, 000 humanitarian aid trucks from entering the territory as part of a systematic campaign of “starvation, siege and chaos”.  , The Palestinian territory has been under total Israeli blockade since March 2, shortly before Israel ended a two-month ceasefire and resumed attacks.
Mosab al-Dibs, 14, has been at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for about two months after suffering a severe head injury when an Israeli air raid struck his family’s tent in May.
The boy is largely paralysed and severely malnourished because the facility no longer has supplies to feed him. “Mosab now suffers from severe malnutrition”, his mother, Shahinaz al-Dibs, said. “He suffers convulsions as a result of a hit that affected his brain. Even his nerves are stiff”.
The situation in Gaza was nothing short of catastrophic.
At a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza, Samah Matar said her sons – six-year-old Yousef and four-year-old Amir – have cerebral palsy and need a special diet.
Youssef weighed 14kg (31lb) before the war. Now, he weighs 9kg (20lb). Amir, who weighed 9kg (20lb), is now less than 6kg (13lb). “Before the war, their health was excellent”, she said. “Now, there is no baby formula or diapers, and I can hardly find flour for them. Sugar, the main ingredient in their meals, is unavailable”.
Ahmad Alhendawi, Middle East director of Save the Children International, told Al Jazeera that the situation in Gaza was “nothing short of catastrophic”.
“This is about almost four months of this blockade, of starvation that has built over weeks and months, and to come back from that point of extreme malnutrition and starvation requires a sustained supply of food and medical equipment and also food supplements for children in need”, he said.
The organisation said more than four in 10 (43 percent) pregnant and breastfeeding women seeking treatment at its clinics in Gaza in July were malnourished.
The rate was almost three times higher than in March, when Israel reimposed a total siege on Gaza. Infant formula has not been allowed to enter the Strip.
Whitney Adebayo, a love islander, has criticized her ex-boyfriend, Lochan Nowacki, for making her skin “dirty” while they were dating.
Love Island star Whitney Adebayo has slammed her ex-boyfriend Lochan Nowacki after she claimed he ‘called her skin dirty’ – which Lochan denies. In an explosive TikTok post, Whitney slammed her ex before he also took to social media to issue his own response.
The former lovers first met on Love Island in 2023, and the series came in seventh place. They kept in touch until their split earlier this year.
Things kicked off between the pair when Whitney posted a snap in a bright pink strapless bikini on a beach in Barbados. She wrote: “‘You look happier,” before adding: “Thanks! I finally fell in love with my skin he used to call dirty.” It comes after Cruz Beckham ‘steals’ his dad’s tiny white trunks and family have epic response.
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Whitney made the claim in a post on social media(Image: Tiktok/whitneyadebay0)
Amid speculation over which ex Whitney made the claims against, her sister Liz shared a screenshot of an alleged WhatsApp conversation with Lochan.
Please speak to Whit, she is completely cone and I feel awful, but I never said that because I thought she had a joke on her because she can’t look at me the same. Liz [sic] “I have no idea what to do.
In a five-minute clip, Lochan took to TikTok to offer his own side of the fight. He said, “I don’t even know where to start this really.”
He stated that he and his family are “devastated and upset” about the allegations but that he felt “no choice” but to address them on his own social media account.
When Whitney began to show off her new nails, she claimed a year into their relationship, they were out for a walk. She unfavorably smacks her nails into my face and says, “Your hands aren’t, but mine are.” And I responded, “No, they’re not,” he said.
It was an off-the-cuff remark, but I was just annoyed that she had her hands in my face. She looked at me shocked and said, “You’re calling me dirty. That surprised me, I must say. I felt insulted by my girlfriend’s calling me a racist because she knew I would never say that.
Lochan issued his own response on TikTok and denied the claim(Image: Getty Images)
I want to say that I’ve never called someone’s skin dirty, but I’ve never. That statement bothers me the most. Whitney has since responded to a nine-minute-long TikTok video by retaliating against Lochan.
In the video, she directly addressed her ex, who asked, “Lochan, are we doing this? ” Do we really want to look like a nice boy with a puppy dog eye?
We were returning from lunch, going to his place, and I was in the sun, Whitney continued, adding, “We were going to his place.” I said, “Beautiful, look how my skin sparkles in the sun.”
He said, “Ugh, it’s dirty,” and he looked at me. He only said, “It was a joke, it was a joke,” when I lashed out. He called all of my family members while he was crying, and he claimed it was a joke.
No one would think Lochan would ever say it maliciously because he emits his golden retriever energy, she continued. I have dark humor because I am aware of when something is taken seriously and turned into a joke when it is actually being said.
“I’m here because I’m not even here because Lochan is a racist, I’m saying that he made racial slurs toward me,” Whitney said.
The TV star responded to questions about why she is now speaking out, saying, “I was embarrassed, I was ashamed, and I didn’t want to share any of my story.”
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“Now, I’m not ashamed and embarrassed about it because I’m just one of the many women who experience it,” she said. “I’m happy I’ve been saved and surviving.”
The Mirror has contacted Lochan’s representative for comment.
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After missing his other daughters’ weddings, Kitty and Amelia, Charles Spencer has remained silent about Lady Eliza’s surprise engagement.
Princess Diana’s younger brother Charles has yet to publicly acknowledge the engagement of his daughter Eliza(Image: Getty Images for Invictus Games)
Princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has remained silent after the engagement of his daughter – fuelling rumours of a growing family rift.
Last week, Lady Eliza Spencer took to Instagram to share the joyous news that her partner of 10 years, Channing Millerd, had popped the question while on a romantic holiday in Santorini.
Eliza shared a series of photos from the happy moment online, captioning the pictures “Forever and Ever.” Upon sharing the news, both of her sisters, Lady Kitty and Lady Amelia, were quick to comment their congratulations. However, Eliza’s father Charles has yet to publicly recognise the engagement, despite frequently posting on social media. It comes after claims Prince Harry ‘admits he is still part of the Royal Family and finally sees sense’.
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Eliza Spencer announced her engagement to her long-time partner last week(Image: Eliza Spencer/Instagram)
Earl Spencer frequently shares details about his early life at Althorp House, the home where he and his sisters Diana, Sarah McCorquodale, and Lady Jane Fellowes were raised. He also shared a photo of several signed copies of his book, A Very Private School, which was released in March, on Monday.
Charles hasn’t mentioned anything about his daughter’s engagement despite having a steady online presence. With his first wife Victoria Aitken, he lives with his daughters Eliza, Amelia, and Kitty, as well as their brother Louis.
He did not attend the weddings of both Amelia and Kitty. In 2021, Kitty was walked down the aisle by her brothers as she tied the knot with retail millionaire Michael Lewis in Rome, who is more than 30 years her senior. Then, in 2023, Amelia married her long-time partner in a charming ceremony in South Africa, without her father present.
Sisters Eliza, Kitty and Amelia Spencer (Image: Getty)
A source told MailOnline at the time of Kitty’s wedding: “Kitty and Charles were very close when she was growing up, but their relationship has cooled and been more distant since his marriage to his third wife Karen in 2011.
The four children have forged their own relationships with one another without the need for Charles to join them, and they are all close to their mother, Victoria. They are also well-adjusted to their step-siblings and Spencer aunts.
It’s just simpler for everyone to forget that Charles recently injured himself, which could explain why he won’t be traveling.
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Diana’s brother claimed that his freedom of movement was impacted by a “painful and unpleasant” shoulder injury at the time of the wedding.
From 1989 to 1997, Charles and Victoria were married. Kitty and her siblings Eliza, Amelia, and Louis were raised in Cape Town, South Africa, away from the general public.
