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Former Daghestani Police Chief Gets Life Sentence For Role In Deadly Moscow Terror Attacks.
Gazi Isayev attends a remand hearing at Moscow's Basmanny District Court in November 2020.
The former police chief of the Kizlyar district of Daghestan, Gazi Isayev, was found guilty of involvement in the terrorist attacks in the Moscow metro in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison by the Second Western Military Court in Moscow on March 16. The court found Isayev guilty of terrorism, banditry, and participating in an organized criminal group. Isayev pleaded not guilty. Two bomb attacks in the Moscow metro in late March 2010 killed 39 people and injured dozens of others. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here .
Armenian Banks To Ditch Russian Cards Over U.S. Sanctions
Armenian banks on March 29 said they would stop processing transactions made by Russian Mir payment cards due to Western sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.
Pakistani Official Says China Halts Work On Two Projects After Deadly Attack.
Chinese contractors have halted construction on two major dam projects in Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed five Chinese engineers and a Pakistani driver this week, a provincial official told AFP on March 29.
Three More Power Plants Hit As Russia Targets Ukraine's Energy Sector.
Russia missiles and drones hit three thermal power plants of Ukraine's largest private power firm DTEK on March 29, damaging facilities, the company said, as Moscow’s forces launched fresh attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector.
U.S. Again Dismisses Russian Assertion Of Ukrainian Link To Concert Hall Attackers
The White House has again dismissed Russia's allegation that Ukraine was involved in the attack on the Crocus City concert hall and said that the United States had passed clear and detailed information to Russian security services about an extremi...
Russian Mathematician Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison On Justifying Terrorism Charge.
A court in Yekaterinburg sentenced mathematician Azat Miftakhov on March 28 to four years in prison on a charge of justifying terrorism, which he and his supporters reject.
Why have other bridges collapsed around the world? - Yalda Explains.
The bridge collapse in Baltimore was not an isolated incident. Recent years have seen several megastructures fall, for a number of different reasons. Sky's Yalda Hakim looks at some of the world's biggest bridge disasters. Latest updates on the Ba...
Woman shares story of educating herself, escaping Afghanistan and helping others.
It has been almost three years since Afghanistan banned education for women and girls. NBC News’ Maya Eaglin spoke with a woman who shared her story of escaping a restrictive life in the country and explained how she is helping other girls there. ...
Buried: how we choose to remember the transatlantic slave trade.
The remote island of St Helena, a British overseas territory, is best known for Napoleon's tomb – the island's biggest tourist attraction. While overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island, Annina van Neel learns that the r...
Watch live: Myanmar holds military parade to mark 79th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw.
Watch live as Myanmar holds a military parade with weapons in a show of strength to mark the 79th Armed Forces Day, led by Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military council. #Myanmar #Military #Parade #Event #Livestream SUBSCRIBE to ou...
Metro station set on fire as farmers’ protests continue in Belgium.
Farmers' protests that have been widespread across Europe for several months continued in the Belgian capital. The group has been demonstrating against what they consider adverse EU regulations and unfair prices. #skynews #shorts #farmers #protest...
‘Diddy’ responds to raids
Lawyers for the hip-hop mogul are calling the raids at his homes “a gross overuse of military-level force.” ABC News’ Rhiannon Ally has the details, including an employee’s arrest. Subscribe to ABC News on YouTube: Watch 24/7 coverage of breaking ...