The Norwegian police detained a 17-year-old Russian as part of the case of preparing an explosion in Oslo. This was announced by the head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST), Marie Benedikte Bjornland. The young man, whose name has not yet been released, is suspected of possessing explosives, she said. The detainee arrived in Norway in 2010 with his parents as a refugee claimant, Bjornland said. Previously, he fell into the field of view of law enforcement agencies.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Russia is not fulfilling its obligations under the agreement to destroy Syrian chemical weapons. The issue, Tillerson said in an interview with ABC television, will be raised during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during his April 10 visit to Moscow. “I don’t understand why they [Russia] didn’t fulfill their obligations. I am by no means talking about complicity.

In Dallas, as a result of a computer hack on the night of April 9, all 156 alarm sirens installed on the streets of the city worked. The sirens, which are commonly used to warn of tornadoes and other emergencies, were on for about 90 minutes, from 11:42 p.m. to 1:17 a.m. local time. It was possible to turn off the warning system only manually. The reason for the false alarms, the representatives of the city emergency management announced, was a hacker attack.

The joint coordination center of Iran, Russia and groups supporting Bashar al-Assad promised to respond to "new acts of aggression" against Syria, "from whomever they come." This, according to Reuters, is stated in the statement of the coordinating center, which was published on the Arab news site Elam al-Harbi, associated with the Syrian Ministry of Defense. The United States, the document says, “crossed a red line” by striking a Syrian government airbase in Homs province.

Photo: Maja Suslin / EPA / Scanpix / Leta in the center of Stockholm on the afternoon of April 9, “Manifestation of Love” was held - an action in memory of the victims of the attack. Several tens of thousands of people gathered on Sergelstorg Square, so that, as the organizers stated, to express love, the desire for peace and support for each other. “Terrorism cannot be defeated,” said the mayor of Stockholm Karin Vangord, speaking to the audience.

The Swedish prosecutor's office announced the arrest of the second suspect in the case of the attack in Stockholm. The suspect, who has not yet been named, was detained on Sunday morning and placed in the same prison in Stockholm where the truck driver who deliberately hit on passers-by on April 7 is being held. Swedish Prosecutor's Office Releases Statement of Detention of 'Terrorist Murder Suspect' (English).

More than 30 people have been killed in explosions near two Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt. Explosive devices, according to the Egyptian authorities, were activated by suicide bombers. The first explosion occurred in the church of Mar Girgis in the Egyptian city of Tanta, located north of Cairo. In Tanta, 26 people died, 71 were injured. A few hours later, a second explosion occurred at a Coptic church in Alexandria.

Regime change in Syria is among the top priorities of the administration of US President Donald Trump. This was stated in an interview with CNN by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. “We do not see the possibility of a peaceful settlement in Syria as long as Assad remains [in power] there,” Hailey said. At the same time, she noted that the United States continues to consider the fight against the "Islamic State" as its primary task in Syria.

The cancellation of the visit of British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson to Moscow indicates a lack of understanding of what is happening in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “Judging by Johnson’s statements, he currently has other priorities, namely, discussions with partners in the G7 about the situation in Syria and “Russian support for the Assad regime,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

According to the preliminary version, the reason for the collision of trains in the west of Moscow was the failure of the brake system at the train, said the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The version that the train applied emergency braking in order to prevent a collision with a pedestrian is not confirmed, the UK said in a statement. To check the version of the failure of the brake system of the train, the investigators seized documents on its maintenance.

Photo: "Luxor" The drama of Elliott Lester “Consequences” was released, the plot of which is built around the fate of Vitaly Kaloev, an architect and builder, who lost his family in a plane crash in 2002. After, in a state of affect, Kaloev killed an air trailer on duty on the day of the tragedy. The main role in the picture was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Kinocritic Anton Dolin tells everything you need to know about the film "Consequences". Is this really a film about that very Kaloev?

Photo: Nikola Solic / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Neanderthals who died out about 40 thousand years ago ate each other. Scientists found their remains with traces indicating that the meat was eaten. But why did the NEPERTALS ate each other is still unknown. The researcher from the University of Brighton James Cole decided to find out whether it was profitable to eat people from the point of view of calories, and was convinced that no. "Medusa" talks about the research of Cole.

A “secret prison” where residents of Chechnya who were persecuted for homosexuality were placed, existed not only in Argun, but also in the village of Tsotsi-Yurt. Those who left Chechnya told Radio Liberty about this. According to the source of the radio station, the persecution of homosexuals began in Chechnya in December 2016.

Detective radio show S-Town is the most successful and exciting American podcast of the year At the end of March, a new podcast from the creators of the radio show This American Life and the podcast Serial was released. In 4 days, S-Town was downloaded 10 million times. Meduza explains why a seven-hour detective story that begins with a murder in the remote American town of Woodstock in Alabama is likely to be the most important thing to happen to radio in 2017. What is the S-Town podcast about?

The Spanish police detained, at the request of American law enforcement agencies, a programmer from Russia, Petr Levashov. This was reported to RT by Levashova's wife Maria. The Russian, she said, was detained in Barcelona, ​​where he was vacationing with his family. During the arrest, the police confiscated all electronic devices from the Levashov family living in St. Petersburg.