A knife attack at the Notre-Dame basilica in the French city of Nice on Thursday left three people dead and several others injured

The 2005 movie "Earthlings" does not support or excuse acts of terror, Shaun Monson, the writer and director of the film, said in a statement shared with Sputnik on Thursday while commenting on the recent hostage-taking incident in Ukraine

The police of Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv are checking a report about a hostage-taking incident, officers are already heading to the site, the National Police said on Wednesday