The Moscow diocesan court defrocked the former rector of the Moscow Trinity Church in Khokhly, Alexei Uminsky. This decision was made at a meeting of the church court on Saturday, January 13. About it reports “New Newspaper”. Now this decision must be approved by Patriarch Kirill. Court secretary Alexander Mironov told Novaya Gazeta that “the … Read more
The Progressive Party of Serbia (SNS) wins the majority of votes in the parliamentary elections held on December 17. The first results of the processing of ballots and polls conducted by Ipsos and CeSID show that the SNS can count on 46.2% of the vote, while its main rival, the center-left Serbia Against Violence (SPV) … Read more
The indecisiveness of the leaders of the European Union on the issue of starting negotiations with Ukraine on the country’s accession to the EU could become a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky stated this while speaking via video link at the European Council in Brussels. According to the Ukrainian leader, … Read more
Olympic champion in figure skating Roman Kostomarov, who had both legs amputated below the knee, as well as both hands, returned to skating. The athlete posted a video on Instagram showing him driving around the skating rink. “As promised… I WENT ON THE ICE!!! I’m sharing with you a short excerpt from the training,” Kostomarov … Read more
Bloomberg agency rated Russia’s costs to circumvent the $11 billion oil ceiling introduced a year ago. Journalists studied data from Indian customs, where Russian oil arrives, and the total volume of its exports, almost half of which now falls on the so-called “shadow fleet.” A year ago, the G7 countries and the European Union introduced … Read more
Tesla has announced the start of deliveries of the Cybertruck electric pickup truck, writes The Financial Times. The cost of the electric vehicle starts at $60,990 thousand, although in 2019, when the Cybertruck was first shown, it was assumed that the pickup would cost about $40 thousand. At a special event to mark the start … Read more
Billionaire Elon Musk used obscene language to advertisers during an interview at a New York Times conference. Large companies began to refuse advertising on social network X, which the businessman owns, after Musk published words of support under an anti-Semitic post. Musk admitted that with this post he “handed a loaded gun” to both his … Read more
The Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed DPR sentenced 28-year-old Ukrainian soldier Alexander Svinarchuk to life imprisonment on charges of murder and cruelty to civilians. This was reported by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office and the Investigative Committee. Svinarchuk was a company commander of the 36th separate marine brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to … Read more
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced the list of nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards. Full list of nominees published on the award website. Singer SZA received the most nominations (nine), while singer Victoria Monet received seven. Both singers are presented in the Record of the Year category. Taylor Swift, Olivia … Read more
The head of the Jewish community of Austria, Oskar Deutsch, reported on X (ex-Twitter) that on the night of November 1 there was a fire in the Jewish part of the Vienna Central Cemetery. According to him, the lobby of the ritual hall burned out, no one was injured. Deutsch noted that swastikas had been … Read more