On the evening of July 8, the last concert of the farewell world tour of the legendary British musician Elton John took place at the Tele2 Arena in Stockholm. It was called Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – after one of his most famous songs, and it was with it that he closed his performance. “It … Read more
The US Central Command reported that on July 7, Osama al-Muhajar, who led the militants of the Islamic State terrorist group in eastern Syria, was killed in an airstrike. “We have dispelled doubts that we remain committed to the goal of defeating IS in the entire region. This grouping poses a threat beyond its borders. … Read more
The US Central Command and the US Fifth Fleet reported that on the morning of July 5, the Iranians made an attempt to seize two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and even opened fire on one of them. “Both incidents took place in international waters off the coast of Oman. The hijacking of the … Read more
The Israeli defense concern Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced the development of a new air defense system designed to intercept hypersonic missiles. The Sky Sonic system will be unveiled for the first time next week at the Paris Air Show. Yuval Steinitz, Chairman of the Board of Rafael, said that at the moment there … Read more
Фото: Associated Press The 76th Cannes International Film Festival continues. Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Kirsten Dunst, Salma Hayek, Isabelle Gular, Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Irina Shaik and many other stars appeared on the red carpet last week. Note that Natalie Portman did not appear at … Read more
It became known that on May 12, at the age of 79, a popular Russian actor died in Moscow. Vladimir Kuznetsovwho served in the Lenkom Theater for 45 years, starred in many films and TV shows. Vladimir Kuznetsov was born on October 3, 1943 in the city of Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Region. In 1969 he graduated … Read more
The press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a meeting between the deputy head of this department, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, and the military attachés of unnamed “friendly countries.” The main point of the briefing was nuclear deterrence. “The activities of the Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence are of a defensive … Read more
FBI USA put on the wanted list Natalya Burlinova, associate professor at Moscow State University and former producer of the radio station “Moscow Speaks”. She is suspected of recruiting Americans on the instructions of the FSB of the Russian Federation. The FBI’s wanted notice states: “Natalya Burlinova is wanted on suspicion of acting as an … Read more
Margarita Simonyan, head of the Russian state media group Rossiya Segodnya, offered to exchange opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza and American citizens Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich arrested in Russia for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. “Change Whelan, Kara-Murza* and Gershkovich for Assange. They won’t give him up for less than three. Save one useful life at … Read more
During the operation to rescue a New Zealand pilot captured in February by separatists from the TPNPB-OPM group, the Indonesian army suffered losses, the Australian TV channel reports. ABC. According to the source, at least six Indonesian soldiers were killed, dozens were missing (possibly captured). The command of the Indonesian army has so far officially … Read more