Not UN guy is AU African Union. Different organizations.
The hostage taker wanted a 200million euro ($226mm) ransom. Probably just wanted to buy the latest top of range apple phone.
Who were the people behind the arranged marriages of Henry VIII?
I don't know what bomb they think that Russia will drop but the outer ring is 50 mile radius.
Cheer yourself up while you wait for the bomb by watching 'Protect and Survive' UK public info film on ytube. You have three minutes to pull all your doors off their hinges and lean them against a stout wall and cover them with sandbags to create a shelter.