A harrowing account of a tragic incident at a rock concert in northwest Moscow where armed individuals initiated a deadly rampage, leaving 28 people dead as the concert hall went up in flames. The aftermath saw the arrest of four suspects linked to the Islamic State and elicited a delayed response from President Vladimir Putin, provoking widespread anger within the Russian populace.
Warnings from the Americans went unheeded, police took too long to respond, and now the Kremlin has found a way to link it to Ukraine. Could this tragedy be used to Vladamir Putin’s advantage? A hotline for Japanese men to discuss their anxieties is an unfortunate indicator of a wider social problem (09:48). And why America’s love for big trucks is hitting a dead end (17:15).
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