Ligurian cave site and early Upper Paleolithic hub
An improvised explosive device has detonated outside the Balzi Rossi restaurant on Kudrinskaya Square in central Moscow on Saturday evening, killing at least three people and injuring dozens. Authorities have identified a woman carrying the device as the immediate source of the blast; investigators are treating the incident as a terrorist attack while exploring whether a high-ranking military figure attending a private event was the intended target.
President Donald Trump has told Axios the US is "low-keying" its approach to the war with Iran and is applying economic pressure through a naval blockade rather than new large-scale strikes. Mediators including Oman and Qatar are moving talks over reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran denies direct US negotiations and shipping attacks continue to threaten the waterway.
A bombing at Moscow’s Balzi Rossi restaurant has killed five and injured 19, with officials citing a female bomber and a security guard among the dead. Russian authorities are containing details as investigations proceed; Kyiv’s involvement remains unconfirmed.
Vladimir Tkachuk, founder and CEO of Uraldronzavod, has been hospitalised in grave condition following an explosion in Bolshoy Istok, near Yekaterinburg. The Upyr drone is cited as central to recent sanctions and war efforts. Authorities have opened a murder investigation as details remain unclear.