in the case of british men, two of whom are pictured here, who were arrested by the taliban in afghanistan earlier this year. in nomine patris, et filii, et spiritus sancti. amen. pope francis presides over palm sunday mass at the vatican just a day after leaving hospital in rome for treatment for bronchitis. russia says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast in a cafe in st petersburg. police say several others have been injured in the incident. the city is the second largest in russia after the capital, moscow. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the front line and was a vocal supporter of russia s war in ukraine. these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. it is not clear at this time who s responsible for the blast. the russian foreign ministry has paid tribute to victim. i m joined now by sergei
be negotiating with these parties any how. thank you very much for being with us from helsinki. several of the world s largest oil exporters have announced cuts in production amounting to more than a million barrels per day. the announcements by saudi arabia, iraq and several gulf states come amid fears of a global economic slowdown reducing demand for oil. earlier i spoke to bbc middle east business correspondent sameer hashmi, and asked him how much of a surprise the decision was. it has come as a huge surprise, because on monday, 0pec plus, the oil cartel, was supposed to have a formal meeting to discuss productions. this happens every month, involving 23 members, which includes saudi arabia, russia, the uae. so the fact this announcement was made just a day before is something that has come as a surprise, and what is interesting it is not a decision taken by group, which is 0pec plus, these are voluntary cuts made by the individual countries.
and hejoined the vladlen tatarsky has been released and he joined the separatists military unit. he has been also fighting in the russian ukrainian war on the side of russia since the early days, as a part of russian military forces, then, he started his career as a military blogger, he is one of the most vocal support terses of the invasion, supporters, he has passed something like 500,000 subscribers on his telegram channel. this is a social network popular in russia, and there he is vocally criticising those who oppose the invasion, he is one of the most well known pro kremlin supporters, so he has been a popular blogger, and quite a well known soldier, of the russian backed military units. soldier, of the russian backed military units. thank you for the u date.
this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in an explosion at a cafe in st petersburg where he was holding a meeting. 16 others have been injured. vladlen tatarsky wrote blogs on the telegram platform from the front line supporting the russian invasion of ukraine. and at least 26 people are now known to have died after severe storms batter the north east of the united states. several of the world s largest oil exporters, including saudi arabia, have announced cuts in production to maintain prices as demand decreases. in finland s general election, the centre right leader, petteri orpo, has claimed victory the bbc has been told there are positive updates
when the bomb went off. it is not clear at this time who s responsible for the blast. the russian foreign ministry has paid tribute to victim. i m joined now by sergei goryashko, journalist at bbc russian. welcome to you, what more do we know about this incident, what happened in that cafe. minutes ago we received an update from russian state news agencies, according to their sources, a person who allegedly has given a statue, small statue to vladlen tatarsky and it is believed after that, the blast went off, so that person is a woman, she is like in her 20s and she has been detained already in st petersburg, the investigators are checking whether is responsible for the attack or not, it is not clear yet,