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Four men accused of carrying out a terrorist attack that claimed the lives of over 130 people appeared in court in Moscow Sunday night as authorities continue to search for survivors and bodies in the now-ruined Crocus City Hall concert venue.The tragedy is considered to be the deadliest terrorist attack on Russian soil in two decades.Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, 32, Saidakrami Rachabalizoda, 30, Shamsidin Fariduni, 25, and Mukhammadsobir Faizov, 19, have been charged with committing a terrorist attack resulting in the death of others. The offence carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.The attack occurred Friday as crowds gathered to watch a performance by Russian rock band Picnic.

Putin acknowledged on Monday that last week's deadly attack at a concert outside Moscow was carried out by Islamic militants, but suggested it was also to the benefit of Ukraine and that Kyiv may have played a role. Putin's remarks, to a Kremlin meeting devoted to measures taken in response to the attack, were delivered as France joined the U.S. in saying intelligence indicated Islamic State was responsible.

banks and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over ‘old’ cases of ‘fraud’. The central agency, it is understood, is insisting on what could be a retrospective application of last year’s Supreme Court (SC) ruling that a borrower must be given a hearing before the account is classified as ‘fraud’ and a “reasoned order” must follow if such an action is taken. However, in several old cases where the accounts were tagged as ‘fraud’ well before the SC ruling, CBI has asked banks whether the borrowers were granted the opportunity to explain their position, a senior industry person told ET. Bankers are unwilling to go back to these past matters. “We believe banks are not required to do this as the decisions to categorise the accounts (as fraud) were taken before March 2023 (when the apex court spelt out its stand). Banks are of the view that the ruling is not applicable to old matters. But the agency has referred quite a few old cases back to banks, asking them if borrowers were accorded a hearing,” said another person.

Donald Trump will in three weeks become the first former US president to face a criminal trial, a judge ruled Monday, hours after an appeals court threw the tycoon a lifeline in his bid to stave off an unrelated, half billion dollar civil fraud judgment. New York Judge Juan Merchan rejected demands from Trump's attorneys to further delay his trial on charges of paying hush money to a porn star and ordered jury selection to begin on April 15.

Abhijit Gangopadhyay over his reported remarks that he "cannot choose between Gandhi and Godse." The party has demanded that former Calcutta High Court judge Gangopadhyay's candidature for the Lok Sabha polls 2024 be withdrawn. Gangopadhyay, , who joined the BJP recently, is contesting against Trinamool Congress leader Debangshu Bhattacharya in West Bengal Tamluk constituency.

France joined the US in saying intelligence indicated Islamic State was responsible. Alexander Bastrykin, head of Russia's Investigative Committee, told the Kremlin meeting that the death toll had risen to 139, with 182 people wounded. In this case, so far, four men of Tajik origin are remanded in custody on terrorism charges at Moscow's Basmanny district court on suspicion of carrying out the attack.

Donald Trump's hush money trial to begin on April 15, enabling his first criminal trial to begin this spring following a last-minute delay, as reported by The Hill. Trump, who has looked to postpone all four of his criminal cases beyond the election, requested the judge toss his case over new documents recently turned over, or at least sanction Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) and postpone the trial. However, during a hearing on Monday, Judge Juan Merchan rejected all of those requests and ruled in favour of Bragg by refusing to push the trial deeper into the campaign season, setting jury selection for April 15.

first hauled to court two months ago on two graft charges, 24 charges of receiving gifts as a public servant and one of obstructing justice. Iswaran, 61, pleaded not guilty to obtaining 10 bottles of whisky, 12 bottles of wine and other items from November 2021 to November 2022 from Lum Kok Seng. The items were worth a total of nearly 19,000 Singapore dollars ($14,000).

The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S. Abortion opponents want the high court in arguments Tuesday to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication called...

A New York appeals court has agreed to hold off collection of former President Donald Trump’s more than $454 million civil fraud judgment if he puts up $175 million within 10 days

Authorities in Nigeria say an executive of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in the West African nation where a criminal investigation has been launched against the platform accused of being used for money laundering

By David Shepardson

Winnipeg.But he did not serve in Canada’s armed forces.Instead, he was a member of China’s People’s Liberation Army, according to records obtained by Global News.Before arriving in Canada in 2021, Xu worked at the military academy of the Chinese cyber warfare department that hacks Canadians and steals their secrets.Chinese state-sponsored cyber attacks have targeted Canadian companies, activists and government agencies.But three years ago, Xu obtained permanent residence in Canada and moved into a newly built suburban home in the Manitoba capital.Questioned by immigration officers when he landed at Vancouver airport, the 43-year-old said he and his wife left China because “the air quality was getting bad.”“Through the internet, we found out that the air quality is better in Canada.”He denied involvement in, or knowledge of, China’s cyber warfare and espionage programs, and insisted he was only a PLA instructor.But the army school in Henan where he taught is the training centre for the PLA hacking units that target Canada and the United States.It is also on the Canadian government’s list of “research organizations and institutions that pose the highest risk to Canada’s national security.”In addition, it has been rated a “very high risk due to its record of training signals intelligence and political warfare officers and carrying out offensive cyber operations.”Xu’s wife worked at the same PLA facility, as a language instructor, he told immigration officials.

One of two Binance executives detained in Nigeria has escaped custody, while the Nigerian government has filed new tax evasion charges against the global cryptocurrency exchange.

By Luc Cohen

Binance , the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is facing tax evasion charges in Nigeria, as the dispute between the exchange and Nigerian authorities escalates. 

New York state could start seizing Donald Trump's properties if he doesn't post a bond by Monday to cover a $454 million civil fraud judgment, but it may be well over a year before Trump Tower and other prized real estate holdings are on the chopping block. Seizing the former U.S president's sprawling real estate empire, which includes Trump Tower in Manhattan, a 370-acre estate in Westchester and his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, would not entail sheriff's deputies storming the lobby of Trump's buildings or chiseling the real estate mogul's name off of facades.

Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case linked to a money laundering case. Delhi Minister and AAP leader Atishi said on Monday that they have resolved not to play with colours and celebrate Holi this year and appealed to the countrymen to join them in the fight against cruelty and evil. "Holi is not just a festival, but a symbol of the victory of good over evil, a symbol of justice over cruelty.

Real estate brokerage company Compass Inc. will pay $57.5 million as part of a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits over real estate commissions

Donald Trump says he has almost a half-billion dollars in cash but would rather spend it on his presidential run than the $454 million civil fraud judgment against him in New York

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is an elected body that’s gone years without having elections because of a redistricting lawsuit