An Islamic State branch claimed responsibility on Friday for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 40 people and injured around 100 others. US officials confirmed the claim shortly afterwards.

The United States gathered intelligence in March that Islamic State-Khorasan, known as ISIS-K, the group’s branch based in Afghanistan, had planned an attack on Moscow, according to officials. ISIS members have been active in Russia, a US official said.

After a period of relative calm, the Islamic State is seeking to increase its external attacks, U.S. counterterrorism officials said. Most of these plots in Europe have been foiled, leading to the conclusion that the group had reduced capabilities.

“ISIS-K has been fixated on Russia for the past two years,” regularly criticizing President Vladimir V. Putin in its propaganda, said Colin P. Clarke, a counterterrorism analyst at the Soufan Group, a security consultancy based in New York. “ISIS-K accuses the Kremlin of running Muslim blood, citing Moscow’s interventions in Afghanistan, Chechnya and Syria.”

Friday’s attack in Moscow, like an attack in Iran in January claimed by the group, could prompt a reassessment of its ability to strike outside its home turf.

In addition to the March 7 public warning of a possible attack, U.S. officials said they had privately briefed Russian officials about the intelligence indicating an impending attack. It is not clear how much information the United States gave to Russian officials, beyond what was in the public warning.

US intelligence agencies have a ‘duty to warn potential targets’ of dangers when they become aware of them.

The United States had warned Iran of a possible attack ahead of twin bombings in January that killed at least 103 people and injured 211 others at a memorial service for former top Iranian general Qassim Suleimani, who was killed by a gunfire four years earlier US drone strike. .

Western intelligence services had gathered intelligence about possible plans by ISIS-K to bomb the agency. As in Russia, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for that attack.

Christine Quinn’s husband Christian Richard was arrested on Tuesday for assault with a deadly weapon in a shock incident in LA.

Richard, 45, who married the ex Selling Sunset star, 35, in 2019, was led away by officers in handcuffs while he was barefoot and wearing only a bathrobe. Amid claims he threw a bag of glass at his wife but instead hit their two-year-old son.

The tech entrepreneur looked somber as he was accosted by officers on the sidewalk outside his Hollywood Hills home – before being placed in a police car.

There were also several police cars parked in front of the couple’s home. Quinn had not been seen at the time of the arrest.

LAPD spokesperson Jeff Lee told DailyMail.com: “ON March 19 around 2 p.m., LAPD Hollywood Division responded to a residential call in the 1700 block of Queens Court for a domestic incident.

“A victim and a suspect were involved in a domestic dispute when the suspect threw a bag at the victim containing a glass bottle. It missed the victim, but that object hit a child.

‘The child was treated at the scene and not transported [to a hospital]. The suspect was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.”

DailyMail.com has contacted Quinn’s representatives for comment.

Sources told TMZ that police were called after a verbal altercation between Christian and Christine, with the reality star telling police that Christian had thrown a bag with glass in it at her.

The bag missed Christine and hit their son Christian, prompting a call to 911.

An ambulance arrived on the scene and the toddler was treated there.

Christine left Selling Sunset at the end of season five, a move that her former boss Jason Oppenheim, 45, agreed to.

Throughout the first five seasons, viewers watched Quinn sell luxury and exclusive homes and properties and get involved in drama with her costars.

“I think people were tired of seeing that dynamic continue season after season,” Oppenheim, 45, told Page Six.

“So I think it certainly brought a breath of fresh air to the office and to the show.”

In her final season, Christine was accused of trying to bribe a client.

And although she denied the allegations, Oppenheim just wants to put the drama and controversy behind her.

“It’s not the kind of drama I enjoyed as a professional real estate agent,” he said.

He added: ‘I was not happy with the kind of issues that were brought to my attention. I think it’s run its course.’

A respected snake catcher who almost died after being bitten by a tiger snake has revealed why the near-death experience hasn’t stopped him from doing what he loves.

Mark Pelley was bitten by the world’s fifth most venomous snake on March 10 during a call at Diamond Creek in Melbourne’s north.

The venom from the bite on his hand went directly into his bloodstream, causing a “hot, searing pain” that spread from his fingers to the rest of his body.

Mr Pelley told Daily Mail Australia that despite the excruciating pain, he finished catching the snake before applying a pressure bandage to the wound.

He called triple zero before getting into his car and driving a few minutes to his house, where he tripped in the shade of a tree.

Here the pain became more severe and Mr. Pelley began to lose consciousness.

“I could hear and see, and I could feel what was going on at first,” he told Daily Mail Australia.

“But then the voices started to fade, and I remember looking up at the blue sky, and it just went black, and I felt nothing.

‘Then somewhere deep inside I remembered that I had children, and I woke up again – this happened a few times.’

In the ambulance, the snake catcher tried to concentrate on his daughter Aishah as he developed a pounding headache and drifted into unconsciousness.

In the emergency room, Mr. Pelley began vomiting, his pupils dilated to 9mm, and his face and neck became stiff as if paralyzed.

Despite his deteriorating condition, the father of four suddenly realized he was the only snake catcher in his small town.

“I thought the last thing I could do was leave a message to the community, telling them to leave snakes alone and be safe around snakes,” he said.

He recorded the message from his hospital bed and asked his daughter to share the video on Instagram just before he stopped breathing.

Mr Pelley received two doses of antivenom and 20 bags of plasma and platelets after a small cut began to bleed and his organs failed.

The next morning, his kidneys began to function normally and he was able to deal with the high levels of creatine kinase in his body, which is caused by damage to the heart muscle and can cause a heart attack.

After four tough days in intensive care, Mr Pelley began to recover as his daughter kept friends and family updated with progress videos on Instagram.

On Saturday, Mr Pelley got up and started walking, despite still having problems with his vision, numbness and loss of taste.

‘Dad’s blood is almost normal again. His kidneys are 100% and muscle wasting has significantly reduced,” Aishah wrote.

‘Now he’s walking around the ward and in true dad style, slowly gaining pace and trying to figure out what pilates and yoga he can do.

“It will be a long recovery, but I don’t know anyone on earth who is more motivated and resilient than Dad.”

Mr. Pelley had some nice words for the online trolls who targeted his family.

‘I remember being in hospital and my daughter being worried about me, but also worried about the people saying bad things. I told her, ‘You never get criticized by people who do more than you do,'” he said.

“The people who say all kinds of nasty things to me – this is really a reflection of their own problems – laugh when someone is put down.”

Mr Pelley also shared a message to people in lieu of his terrifying close call.

“Please don’t let what’s happening to me be an excuse to think poorly of snakes,” he said.

‘Snakes only bite when they are afraid. If you leave snakes alone you can avoid what happened to me and if you get bitten, seek medical attention.”

Mr Pelley says the near-death experience has not deterred him from wanting to protect the community from snakes and vice versa.

He said he and his family are overwhelmed by the support and he aims to be “hanging out with snakes again” as soon as next week.

“I can’t wait to get back into it, I miss it completely,” he said.

‘I never expected people to be so kind and good. What happened to me and the support really showed the kindness and support of the community.”

On Sunday, Mr Pelley was reunited with his daughters and pets, as Aishah shared the sweet moment his dogs ran out of the house to greet him.

Aishah said seeing her father walk into the house after he was taken unconscious a week ago “means the world” to her and her family.

‘Dad still has pain, numbness, taste disturbances, vision problems and weakness, but is staggering around the house and has already done a lot of migration work for clients even though he was told to rest. There is still a long road of recovery ahead,” she wrote in an update on Sunday.

‘Thank you everyone for your continued support. My sisters and I, along with my father, have a long road to recovery, but we appreciate the continued kind words and physical/financial help.”

a GoFundMe page started by Aishah has raised nearly $40,000 to help with the costs of caring for up to 100 animals and building a new reptile enclosure after the old office flooded in January.

Virat Kohli recently broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI centuries.

New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif believes Virat Kohli will make an impressive comeback in the upcoming Indian Premier League season, which starts on March 22. The 35-year-old batsman is currently on a break from cricket due to personal reasons.

The former Indian cricketer shared a video on ‘X’, formerly known as Twitter, recalling Kohli’s difficult period and also revealing how he made a comeback to cricket.

Break ke baad Virat ka aksar Virat roop dikhta hai. Big reason for that @RCBTweets fans to get excited in advance #IPL2024.#ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/TQhpMx6h8H

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 16, 2024

“Breek ke baad Virat ka aksar Virat roop dikhta hai. Big reason for @RCBTweets fans to be excited about #IPL2024,” Kaif tweeted.

In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Kohli was in lethal form as he scored 765 runs and was the highest run-getter in the last edition of the T20 World Cup held in Australia.

However, during his recent T20I outing, Kohli scored a duck against Afghanistan in Bengaluru. Kohli, with two centuries under his name, scored 639 runs at an astonishing average of 53.25 in 14 matches in the 2023 IPL season.

Virat Kohli’s RCB will play the opening match of the upcoming IPL where they will take on MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The day before President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump both visited the U.S.-Mexico border, I traveled to where Mr. Trump was scheduled to speak.

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The U.S. military’s V-22 Osprey has been cleared to fly again, three months after an “unprecedented” part defect led to the deaths of eight service members in a crash in Japan, Naval Air Systems Command announced Friday.

The crash in Japan was the second fatal accident in three months and the fourth since March 2022, killing a total of 20 soldiers.

Among them was Marine LCpl. Evan Strickland, 19, who died in an Osprey crash in June 2022, when the MV-22 he was in crashed into the California dessert during a training flight.

Last November, eight Air Force Special Operations Command soldiers were killed when a CV-22B Osprey crashed off the coast of the Japanese island of Yakushima. to a rare fleet-wide grounding of hundreds of Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy Ospreys.

Before approving the Osprey, which can fly like an airplane and then convert into a helicopter, officials said they paid more attention to the proprotor gearbox, placed new restrictions on how it can be flown and had added maintenance inspections and requirements that gave them confidence that it could be done. return safely to the flight.

Officials briefing reporters on Wednesday ahead of the lifting of flight restrictions said they quickly grounded the entire fleet in December as it became clear that the way the Osprey component failed in that crash was something they had not done before. had seen on the tiltrotor aircraft.

Although officials did not identify the specific component because the Air Force’s crash investigation remains open, they said they now have a better — but not complete — understanding of why it failed.

“This is the first time we’ve seen this particular component fail in this way. And so this is unprecedented,” said Marine Corps Col. Brian Taylor, V-22 joint program manager at Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, which is responsible for the service-wide V-22 program.

However, the Defense Department’s decision to go back on the run before the conclusion of separate congressional investigations into the Osprey program drew criticism from the chairman of the House Oversight Committee.

“The DoD is lifting the ground order on the Osprey despite providing the Oversight Committee and the American people with no answers about the safety of this aircraft,” said Representative James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky.

“Serious concerns remain, including the accountability measures put in place to prevent accidents, a general lack of transparency, the way maintenance and operational maintenance are prioritized, and how the DoD assesses risk.”

A former Osprey pilot familiar with the investigation confirmed that the part in question is part of the proprotor gearbox, a crucial system that includes transmissions and clutches that connect the Osprey’s engine to the rotor to turn it.

The services have done a “deep dive” into the proprotor gearbox, and the new safety measures “will address the issues we saw in that catastrophic event,” said the head of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind , Wednesday. .

“I’m confident we now know enough to start flying again,” he said.

The proprotor gearbox system as a whole is a recurring problem area for the Osprey.

Service safety data obtained by The Associated Press shows dozens of cases in Marine Corps and Air Force Ospreys where power surges, sudden loss of oil pressure due to leaks, engine fires or chipping – where the metal components in the gearbox sometimes release dangerous metal chips – have damaged the proprotor gearbox during the flight, sometimes requiring an emergency landing.

Other components of the proprotor gearbox, including the sprag clutch and input spring, have been factors in previous crashes, and the services have made changes such as replacing those parts more frequently.

The services also look closely at the material the defective part is made of and how it is manufactured, Bauernfeind said. NAVAIR is also conducting further testing to help the services better understand why the component failed.

“It was a single component that failed in such a way that led to catastrophic consequences,” Bauernfeind said.

After testing is completed, he said, some of the operational safety controls now placed on the Osprey may be reduced “to give us more flexibility with the platform.”

The investigation, known as the Accident Investigation Board, will be made public and is expected to be completed within the next two months.

The proprotor gearbox failure was first reported by NBC News.

Japan’s government has also been briefed on the findings and the military’s plan to address the issue, the officials said. Japan also grounded its fleet of fourteen Ospreys after the crash.

Crews have now not flown for more than 90 days – a factor that will make their return to flight more dangerous.

The services said Wednesday they are taking a cautious approach that could take anywhere from 30 days to several months to retrain their crews before their Osprey squadrons can return to normal flying.

The Osprey has been in development for four decades, but only became operational in 2007.

The US military has flown the Osprey for approximately 750,000 hours, relying on its ability to quickly fly long distances as an aircraft and then convert to a helicopter to conduct operations in the Middle East and Africa, where some squadrons of the Marine Corps was given an exemption to ban the flight because it was so critical to the mission.

In China’s future needs, the military has made plans to use the Osprey in the Indo-Pacific to operate on islands that lack the airfields needed for traditional aircraft.

But it has also been a controversial design of the first generation of military tiltrotor technology, which has caused more than 14 major accidents killing 59 people and in some cases leading to the loss of the aircraft, which could cost between 70 and 70 people depending on the situation. and costs $90 million. on the variants.

Neither service is planning new production orders for the V-22, which is produced by a joint venture between Bell Flight and Boeing.

The Army has contracted with Bell Flight to purchase the Osprey’s successor, the Bell V-280 Valor, a tiltrotor like the Osprey, but smaller and with a major design change: the engines remain in a fixed, horizontal position.

On the Osprey, the rotors and the entire nacelle housing the engine and propeller gearbox tilt to a vertical position when flying in helicopter mode.

The Marine Corps operates the vast majority of Ospreys, with more than 240 currently assigned to its 17 squadrons.

Its aviation mission depends on the aircraft’s return to flight, and the Marine Corps aims to keep the Osprey in its fleet through 2050, said Marine Corps Brigadier General for Aviation. General Richard Joyce.

“We can’t take our eyes off the V-22 and the years it will last,” Joyce said.

However, the Air Force, which has the second-most Ospreys in the fleet with about 50 assigned to its special operations mission, suggested Wednesday that it might consider other options.

Early concepts for the Osprey date back to the 1980s, when the Iran hostage crisis revealed the need for an airframe that could move quickly and hover or land like a helicopter, Bauernfeind said.

And it meets that need quite well, but it’s still an older platform, he said. “I think it’s time for us to start talking about the next generation of capabilities that can replace what the V-22 does.”

Parents are being warned over a potentially deadly social media trend after an 11-year-old boy died in Lancaster on Saturday while at a sleepover with a friend.

Tommie-lee Gracie Billington, 11, died in hospital on Saturday after reportedly taking part in the ‘chroming’ social media challenge during a sleepover at a friend’s house.

Chroming refers to the practice of inhaling aerosols such as deodorant or spray paint, which can provide a temporary high but can easily go fatally wrong.

Now experts are calling for more protection for under 18s to exposure to the trend such as through television, as they warn it can cause coma, cardiac arrest and even death. 

Social media expert Hannah O’Donoghue Hobbs told MailOnline that terrifying trends – including chroming – are ‘deathly dangerous’ and ‘absolutely shocking’.

She added: ‘It really scares me as to how they can gain any reach whatsoever. No child should lose their life as a result of videos and backwards influencing like this.’

It comes after paramedics were called to an address in Greenset Close, Lancaster, on Saturday where Tommie-lee was found unresponsive. 

The youngster’s grandmother Tina Burns took to social media to warn other families and said her grandson died ‘instantly’ after he and a friend ‘tried the TikTok craze chroming’.

The family now want TikTok taken down completely and children under 16 to be banned from all social media. 

The social media platform has blocked any videos or searches using the term. 

Chroming has been used as a slang term to describe the trend of inhaling toxic fumes to get a high since before TikTok’s launch in the UK in 2018. 

Steve Cole, the Director of Policy, Campaigns and Public Affairs at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) told MailOnline: ‘We are shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Tommie-lee Gracie Billington and extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends and loved ones.

‘This incident painfully underscores the need for increased awareness and education surrounding the risks associated with the misuse of aerosols, but also an urgent need for government to step in and take action.

‘Ofcom’s guidelines emphasise the need to protect individuals under 18 from harmful content and dangerous behaviour on TV during specific times – but when it comes to social media, there are no such provisions in place.

‘Considering that children are using social media more than any other platform, it raises the question, why aren’t we doing more to protect them?’

He added: ‘Aerosols are highly regulated products that comply with strict legislation and millions are sold and used every day. 

‘However, as with many over the counter products, they need to be used in accordance with the guidelines, in well-ventilated places and in moderation to avoid accidental inhalation and flammability risks.

‘Inhaling substantial amounts of any aerosol can cause a range of life-threatening situations like blackouts, respiratory distress, heart rhythm problems, and death.

‘We always recommend ensuring aerosols are used in well-ventilated spaces and in moderation to avoid accidental inhalation and flammability risks and advise parents and carers to keep aerosols out of reach if their children do not understand the risks or how to use them safely.’

Dr Michele McDowell, a child psychologist, said that kids and teenagers are more susceptible to these feelings because it is a stage where they want to feel a ‘sense of belonging’ to a friendship group.

She said: ‘The death of Tommie-lee is an awful tragedy and a horrific example of the harm that social media can cause. 

‘The problem is that this type of content is widespread. Harmful challenges have been associated with other apps too. 

‘Each year there are more apps developed and the most popular ones gain a keen young following.’ 

Ms O Donohue called for more monitoring from the platforms and ‘more reactive removal of any videos deemed harmful’.

She added: ‘Awful awful situations like this can happen, and can be almost unavoidable but we can see how social media usage has played a massive role here. ‘

Natalie Costa, founder of Power Thoughts, a teaching, coaching and mindfulness service, told MailOnline: ‘Some [trends] may be quite harmless and fun but many can be dangerous and fatal. There are also the social and psychological factors to consider, that often drives these challenges.’

Dr Leyla Hannbeck, CEO of Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies previously told MailOnline that it was ‘very concerning’ and urged social media giants to ‘take steps in monitoring this effectively’ so videos stop going viral.

Dr Jen Caudle, a US doctor, said the craze was a ‘death trap’.

She said: ‘This is a warning to parents, for kids, for people out there. Do not try this.’

Ashley Martin, public health adviser RoSPA, previously said it is too easy for young children to ‘assume aerosols are safe’.

He said: ‘It’s easy to assume they are completely safe and totally free from risk. The truth is they’re not. Inhaling large quantities of aerosols, not just deodorants, can lead to a whole host of life-endangering scenarios – from blackouts and breathing difficulties, to heart rhythm changes and sadly, death.’

England’s drug and aerosol abuse charity Talk to Frank reports there are more than 50 deaths in the country each year involving glues, gases, solvents and aerosols.

Breathing in toxic fumes from any of these can cause confusion, slurred speech, mood swings, aggressive behaviour, hallucinations, vomiting, blackouts and breathing difficulties.

It can also cause more serious symptoms such as forcing the heart to go out of rhythm, potentially causing a heart attack. 

The charity stresses that it takes just a little too much of an aerosol to result in coma and even death. 

Tommie-lee’s death is sadly the latest in a string of young lives tragically cut short by the inhalation of toxic fumes from aerosols such as deodorant and paint.

In September, 14-year-old Sarah Mescall, from County Clare, Ireland, died after she also took part in the online craze.

Sarah collapsed after inhaling fumes and was put into an induced coma, but sadly died three days later. 

This followed the death of 13-year-old Esra Haynes in Melbourne, Australia, in April 2023.

Esra suffered a cardiac arrest after breathing in fumes from an aerosol canister, her family said.

Her parents have since made it their ‘life’s mission’ to warn others about the dangers of chroming after their loss left the entire family ‘broken’. 

It is thought the trend of ingesting paint and other household chemicals including deodorant and even bug spray has claimed the lives of more than a dozen young Australians since 2009, with regulators and health experts struggling to contain the issue. 

But despite cases dating back years, children across the world are still dying.

In 2022, British teenager Giorgia Green, from Derby, was found in a state of cardiac arrest after spraying deodorant in her bedroom.

It is not thought the 14-year-old, who was autistic, was taking part in any social media challenge, but instead breathed in the aerosol after spraying it on her blankets to relieve anxiety.

Her father Paul Green said: ‘People don’t know how dangerous the contents of those tins can be.

‘I would like it so that no-one else in the country – or the world – would end up having to go through what we’ve personally gone through. We don’t want our daughter’s death to be in vain.’

He added: ‘If she was feeling in any way a little bit anxious, she would spray this spray and it would give her a sense of comfort because it’s a deodorant my wife used.’

Other dangerous social media trends have also sparked concern, including the  Benadryl Challenge which involved participants taking 12-14 pills, nearly double the recommended daily dosage and ten times the recommended dose for a six-hour period.

A 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl have both died while attempting the challenge.

In the socket challenge, a phone charger is partially pulled out of a socket and a penny is dropped on the exposed prongs, leading to a shower of sparks.

In the salt-and-ice challenge, participants pour salt on their skin, then cover it in ice, leading to second-degree burns and frostbite.

The nutmeg challenge involves consuming ground nutmeg, leading to a ‘high’ plus side-effects that may include a raised heart rate, breathing difficulties and, in some cases, seizures.

There is no more poignant and terrifying example of what can happen with trends than the case of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee, who was declared brain dead after collapsing at home.

His mother Hollie believes her son may have been trying the so – called ‘blackout’ challenge shortly before he was found unconscious, although there has never been any evidence that Archie saw the challenge on TikTok.

Tommie-lee’s family is now desperate to prevent the tragedy from taking any other young lives.

Grandmother Tina told the Lancashire Post: ‘We don’t want any other children to follow TikTok or be on social media.

‘In fact, we want to get TikTok taken down and no children to be allowed on any social media under 16 years of age.

‘This is breaking us all but we want to help save other children’s lives and give families awareness to keep their children safe.’

She said she had received many messages from other parents ‘thanking her’ for raising awareness of the challenge. 

She paid tribute to her grandson and told the outlet that he had a ‘heart of gold,’ adding that the family have been left ‘utterly devastated’ by the loss of Tommie-lee, who was ‘bright’, ‘energetic’ and the ‘life and soul of any room’. 

TikTok previously said the platform ‘does not allow dangerous challenges, and we proactively find 99 per cent of content removed for breaking these rules’.