Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc stated that Vietnam aims to accelerate the development of renewable energy

In the semifinals, the Russian will play the winner of the match between Chilean Alejandro Tabilo and Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante

Доля Московской области в товарообороте РФ и КНР достигла порядка 8%, отметил губернатор

Европейский союз настольного тенниса (ETTU) вслед за Международной федерацией настольного тенниса (ITTF) снял ограничения с российских и белорусских спортсменов.

На коллегии Минобороны России заместитель министра обороны, генерал армии Юнус-Бек Евкуров, сообщил о привлечении опытных командиров штурмовых подразделений к подготовке российских военнослужащих. Это происходит на ротационной основе для оперативного внедрения боевого опыта в учебные программы.

Российская команда MindRobots прошла отбор в первый в мире турнир по свободным боям гуманоидных роботов Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL). Открытие соревнований состоялось 16 июля в Шэньчжэне.

В первом полугодии в России прекратили работу 2,7 тыс. специализирующихся на туризме организаций, на 52,3% больше, чем годом ранее. Предприниматели стали чаще уходить с рынка в связи с охлаждением спроса.

В первом полугодии в России прекратили работу 2,7 тыс. специализирующихся на туризме организаций, на 52,3% больше, чем годом ранее. Предприниматели стали чаще уходить с рынка в связи с охлаждением спроса. Интерес к поездкам по России снизился, а международные направления не смогли компенсировать спад из-за ближневосточного кризиса. Сохранившие активность туристы стараются экономить, что приводит к сокращению потенциальных доходов агентов.

Председатель Верховного суда Игорь Краснов 17 июля инициировал подачу актикоррупционных исков к и. о. председателя Самарского областного суда Александру Шилову и судье в отставке Игорю Пыленко, ранее возглавлявшему Тульский областной суд. Оба, по данным самой судебной системы, использовали служебное положение для личного обогащения. Одновременно Высшая квалификационная коллегия судей (ВККС) дала согласие на привлечение к уголовной ответственности четырех судей.

Пикник с Harmonie Хрустальный дом Baccarat выпустил футляр Octogone Trunk Harmonie, в дизайне которого присутствует культовая для бренда форма восьмиугольника. Футляр предназначен для транспортировки или хранения набора для виски Harmonie и может использоваться для поездок, пикников или подачи напитков на дегустациях.

«Вера Мухина. Навстречу ветру» «Вера Мухина: диалоги, грани» Сразу два московских музея отдали свои залы одной из мощнейших фигур в русском искусстве ХХ века — Вере Мухиной.

ЕС и страны Центральной Азии провели в Брюсселе 13-ю встречу в рамках ежегодного Диалога высокого уровня по вопросам политики и безопасности, сообщили в представительстве Евросоюза в Таджикистане.

Механизм импортного демпфера распространят на дизель, на ЕГЭ впервые попытались получить подсказку ИИ, Москву ждет погода "как в пустыне"

Banks are increasingly exposed as high interest rates and slowing growth make it harder for companies and households to repay their debts.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that both countries have now “resolved all issues” connected to the downing of an Azerbaijani passenger jet in late 2024.

Минюст России включил в реестр «нежелательных» организаций международное общественное движение «В Защиту прав избирателей „Голос“».

Певец Григорий Лепс извинился за свои слова о том, что большинство российских семей живут на доход 200-300 тысяч рублей в месяц. 

Former head of Elite Europe Gerald Marie faces six complaints alleging rape of underage models, adding to claims by more than a dozen women Read Full Article at RT.com

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a pro-LGBTQ bill introducing ‘cohabitation contracts’ for unmarried couples Read Full Article at RT.com

Moscow has rejected US allegations of election meddling, saying they are based on unsubstantiated intelligence Read Full Article at RT.com

Ukraine’s government reshuffle is an effort by Vladimir Zelensky to retain power and control over corruption flows, Viktor Medvedchuk claims Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU has imported a record volume of Russian LNG months before its planned 2027 ban takes effect, the FT has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Western banks have reportedly sued German firm Linde over losses after its pullout from a Russian gas project due to EU sanctions Read Full Article at RT.com

After over a year and a half of the ongoing conflict, Russia has handed over more than 18,500 bodies of fallen Ukrainian soldiers, while Ukraine has returned just 569 in exchange, according to data from the Russian Ministry of Defense.

The Russian armed forces continued to strike Ukrainian ports and vessels operating in the interests of the Ukrainian military, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Новым ректором РГАУ-МСХА имени К.А. Тимирязева стал Вячеслав Лукомец. Об этом он сообщил «Ведомостям». До этого он был директором Национального центра зерна имени П.П. Лукьяненко, но 10 лет назад уже занимал пост руководителя вуза.

Министр иностранных дел РФ Сергей Лавров и глава МИД Азербайджана Джейхун Байрамов на переговорах в Москве констатировали полную нормализацию двусторонних отношений. Стороны обсудили реализацию транспортного коридора «Север – Юг», перспективы возобновления части авиарейсов и наращивание товарооборота, который в 2025 г. достиг $4,9 млрд. «Ведомости» собрали основные заявления министров с совместной пресс-конференции.

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A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the coasts of Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, its epicentre off Chiapas at about 15 km deep, triggering a tsunami alert for dangerous waves within a 300 km radius.

Surrogacy is banned in Germany, a policy firmly backed by Jens Spahn's Christian Democrat party, and several years ago by Spahn, too.

A rift between Fedorov and Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi was apparently at the heart of Zelensky's decision.

This is the moment a "shameless" fraudster who stole £300,000 from a vulnerable pensioner is led away by police, after Sky News tracked her down to Tenerife.

An extraordinary rupture at the heart of Ukraine's top war-fighting team is a dangerous moment for the country that can only benefit Russia.

Britain's governing Labour Party elected Andy Burnham as its new leader, clearing the way for him to become PM

Did the US just start a trade war with Brazil?

A powerful earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, prompting residents to evacuate buildings in neighbouring Guatemala and El Salvador – and triggering an alert from the US Tsunami Warning System. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Authorities in the Paris region recorded "1,565 more deaths than expected" over a one-week period in June as the country grappled with a protracted heatwave that broke all-time temperature records, France's public health agency said in a report released on Friday, adding that people over 65 accounted for more than 80 percent of fatalities.

Mykhailo Fedorov, celebrated by many for innovative, tech-driven approach, was sidelined for military old guardVolodomyr Zelenskyy’s abrupt dismissal of Ukraine’s youthful and innovative defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, at precisely the moment Kyiv appeared to be gaining advantages in several spheres of its war with Russia has exposed, not for the first time, a troubling flaw in the president’s leadership.The move, which has startled senior European officials and caused consternation, and demonstrations, in Ukraine, is all the more shocking given Fedorov’s role in pushing a clear strategy to prosecute the war, leveraging Ukraine’s rapidly developing technological advances in drone and missile technology. Continue reading...

In final visit to Kyiv while in office, the outgoing British prime minister also says the UK’s resolve to support Ukraine ‘will not waver’. What we know on day 1,605Keir Starmer has said he believes Ukraine will win the war against Russia as he ended his final visit to the country while in office. Starmer met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Thursday and told Sky News in an interview: “I believe Ukraine will win this war.” He added: “What they’ve shown is that it’s not just the size of your army, it’s how you fight a modern conflict. And so they are probably the most effective fighting machine in Europe.”Starmer’s visit came on his final full day as Labour leader, with the British leader saying the handover would not change the relationship between the two nations. “The fact that there will be a new prime minister in the United Kingdom, in the days to come, doesn’t change that dynamic at all,” he said. “The resolve of the United Kingdom remains the same, it will not waver.”Starmer also announced 300 million-euro funding to help deliver a squadron of 16 advanced Swedish Gripen jets to Ukraine by 2029. The Gripen aircraft can be used for air-to-air combat, ground strikes and reconnaissance missions.Zelenskyy defended on Thursday his decision to dismiss the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, and confirmed reports that relations had broken down between the ministry and the country’s top army leadership. His decision to back the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi has outraged civil society. More than 1,000 protesters gathered outside the presidential office in Kyiv on Thursday, carrying placards in support of Fedorov. Ukraine’s youthful defence minister was seen as an innovator of the country’s successful drone technology but was someone who clashed with the traditional military establishment.The personnel overhaul, which included replacing the prime minister, could become a test of Zelenskyy’s political authority as Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s full-scale invasion approaches four and a half years. Zelenskyy has remained in office under martial law because wartime elections are prohibited but has periodically reshuffled his government.Russian and Ukrainian attacks ⁠on civilian areas in towns and cities, killed ⁠at ​least 12 people on Thursday, local officials said. A Russian guided bomb attack on Ukraine’s southeastern city ⁠of Zaporizhzhia killed three people and wounded 15. Russian missiles struck ‌the Black Sea port of Odesa, killing two people and injuring six. Outside Kharkiv, near the Russian border, a Russian drone attack killed one person. Earlier ‌in the day, a drone attack near the city of Kupiansk, farther east, killed three people, while one person was killed in Donetsk ​region.On the other side of the ​border, local officials ​in Belgorod Region said one ​person had died when Ukrainian forces shelled ​a settlement near the ‌border.The head of the United Nations atomic agency denounced the killing of the chief engineer of Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in a drone strike, which no one has claimed. Russia blamed Ukraine for this death, but Kyiv described the accusations as “baseless” and said Moscow has failed to provide evidence. The head of Russian nuclear giant Rosatom, Alexei Likhachev said on Wednesday that Aleksandr Yakovlev died when “a drone belonging to the Ukrainian armed forces” hit a service vehicle near the flashpoint power station. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi “condemns the reported incident which he says represents an unacceptable attack on the plant and its management, seriously threatening nuclear safety”, the watchdog posted late on Wednesday on X. Continue reading...

Aid workers are first known people to quarantine at facility, which sparked huge opposition in Kenya Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in ⁠Kenya after the US government introduced travel ⁠restrictions, the head of a US charity ​employing them told Reuters.The aid workers are the first known people to quarantine at the facility, which has sparked huge opposition in Kenya and is at the heart of a legal case in which a court has ordered the work to be ⁠suspended. Construction continued, however, according to US officials and satellite imagery reviewed by Reuters. Continue reading...

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show.The department’s annual report includes a long-awaited breakdown of how the reduction in the aid budget will affect individual countries for the next three years. Continue reading...