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       As the athletes prepare for another day of thrilling competition, the Turkish city provides a breath-taking backdrop.

       To open the event, speeches were given by Laszlo TOTH, IJF Vice President and SEZER HUYSUZ, Turkish Judo Federation PRESIDENT before Turkish judo heroes were presented with a special award.

       At -63kg, it was gold for Korea as Kim Jisu edged her opponent in a tight and tactical battle. Her second Grand Slam gold.

       Governor of Antalya, Hulusi ？AHIN awarded the medals.

       At -73kg there was a rerun of the final from the Linz Grand Prix. Good friends before and after the fight but it was the same outcome with OSMANOV securing gold.

       Antalya Region Director of Sports Yavuz GüRHAN awarded the medals.

       “I feel good," said Adil OSMANOV. "I fight with my friend and it’s very difficult to be friends and opponents, it’s very difficult”.

       Michaela POLLERES, World and Olympic medallist faced 19 year old Tais PINA who showed her promise by reaching the final at -70kg. Ultimately experience won out and Polleres scored two waza-aris to take the victory. Another gold medal for the Austrian’s collection!

       IJF Head Referee Director Ki-Young JEON awarded the medals.

       “Yeah it feels great," said Michaela POLLERES. "It reminded me of Linz where all the Austrian kids were and I saw, I won and then I saw on the big screen how my Austrian team mates are happy and how they feel and then it was even more nice for me”.

       At -81kg, Olympic Champion Takanori NAGASE won the gold medal in tactical fashion.

       IJF Head Referee Director Armen BAGDASAROV awarded the medals.

       The home team had some amazing moments today in Antalya, to the joy of the local fans!

       The cherry on top being a bronze medal for Turkey's own Umalt DEMIREL, an inspiration for the young judoka watching on.

       Antalya has been the perfect backdrop for the world-class judo action we've witnessed. Join us tomorrow to once again see this stunning city play host to judo excellence.

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       Foreign diplomats from the United States, EU countries, Africa and Latin America have joined thousands who laid flowers, wreaths and other tokens such as teddy bears, to create a makeshift memorial outside the Crocus City Hall music.

       At least 144 people were killed and 551 were injured when gunmen shot at thousands of concertgoers and set the building alight on 22 March, the deadliest attack in the country in years.

       The carnage happened before a concert at the venue in Krasnogorsk, a northern Moscow suburb, by the band Picnic.

       Russian authorities arrested four Tajikistan nationals - Dalerdzhon Mirzoyev, Saidakram Rachabalizoda, Shamsidin Fariduni and Muhammadsobir Faizov - on the day of the attack.

       9 detained in Tajikstan over Moscow concert hall shooting

       The Kremlin says the men were trying to flee to Ukraine when they were captured; Kyiv has denied any involvement and called Moscow's claims ''absurd''.

       An affiliate of the Islamic State group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack in a short statement published by news agency Amaq on Telegram but did not provide evidence to support the claim.

       A total of nine suspects have faced court, some of whom appear to have been beaten, and have been remanded in pre-trial detention.

       Four of the men are charged with the offence of 'terror attack committed by a group of individuals resulting in a person’s death'.

       Russia's Investigative Committee said it had detained one person on suspicion of financing the attack. It did not give further details of the suspect's identity or alleged actions.

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       A three-ship convoy the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Saturday with 400 tonnes of food and other supplies as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.

       The vessels and a barge were carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins.

       Also on board were dates, which are traditionally eaten to break the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.

       US charity World Central Kitchen said the ship, named Jennifer, was due to follow the inaugural voyage of the Cyprus-Gaza sea route earlier this month by the Open Arms vessel that delivered 200 tonnes of food and water.

       The United Nations and partners have warned that famine could occur in devastated, largely isolated northern Gaza as early as this month.

       Humanitarian officials say deliveries by sea and air are not enough and that Israel must allow far more aid by road.

       The top UN court has ordered Israel to open more land crossings and take other measures to address the humanitarian crisis.

       The fighting has displaced over 80 per cent of Gaza’s population and pushed hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine, the UN and international aid agencies say.

       Israel’s military said it continued to strike dozens of targets in Gaza, days after the United Nations Security Council issued its first demand for a cease-fire.

       During an airdrop on Friday, the US military said it had released over 100 thousand pounds of aid that day (over 45 thousand kilos) and almost a million pounds overall (453 thousand kilos) as part of a multi-country effort.