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The concert hall massacre near Moscow raised Russian memories of other attacks, most related to the wars against Chechen separatists in the 1990s and 2000s that helped enable the rise of Vladimir V. Putin.

Kyiv has accused Russia of falsely suggesting it was to blame for the terrorist attack in Moscow and of using the assault to escalate the fighting in Ukraine.

The woman whose very existence once seemed to threaten the royal family’s stability has emerged as a stabilizing force during a major health crisis.

The woman whose very existence once seemed to threaten the royal family’s stability has emerged as a stabilizing force during a major health crisis.

Pope Francis’ choice to skip the strenuous speech at the outset of Easter week immediately raised concerns about his health, but he spoke in a clear voice before and after it.

The military of the West African nation, which is plagued by kidnappings largely driven by demands for ransom payments, said 137 children had been freed in the country’s north.

Those lost include mothers, fathers, an amateur hockey player and many others.

Images show the scene of what could be the deadliest attack in Russia in decades. Multiple gunmen killed at least 133 people in an assault in the capital’s outskirts.

American officials attribute Friday’s attack in a Moscow suburb, which killed at least 133 people, to a branch of the Islamic State active in Iran and Afghanistan.

Islamic State Khorasan, or ISIS-K, previously attacked Russia’s embassy in Kabul and has produced floods of anti-Kremlin propaganda.