MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called a terrorist attack here bloody and barbaric, vowing retribution for the perpetrators, organizers and financiers.

Putin made the remarks during a televised address to the nation after a deadly shooting Friday evening at the Crocus City Hall in northwest Moscow claimed the lives of at least 133 people. (Russia-Moscow-Shooting)

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TOKYO -- Two elderly men died at a nursing home in Kitakyushu City in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka on Saturday, sparking a police investigation over a suspected murder case, local media reported.

A worker at the nursing home for seniors in the city's Kokuraminami Ward made an emergency call at around 6:20 a.m. local time, saying, "Two elderly men are suffering cardiopulmonary arrests and are bleeding a great deal," Japanese daily Mainichi Shimbun reported, citing Fukuoka Prefectural Police and the Kitakyushu City Fire Department. (Japan-Murder-Nursing Home)

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MOSCOW -- Director of Russia's Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov has informed Russian President Vladimir Putin about the detention of 11 people, including four who were directly involved in the Moscow terrorist attack, according to the Kremlin press service.

Previously, lawmaker Alexander Khinshtein said on his Telegram that two alleged suspects were detained overnight in the Karachevsky district in Russia's Bryansk region. (Russia-Moscow-Shooting)

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LONDON -- Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Friday that she has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing preventative chemotherapy.

In a video message posted on X, formerly Twitter, the 42-year-old said tests found cancer after her abdominal surgery in January, though the surgery itself had been successful. (UK-Princess) Enditem

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