As of 3:04 a.m. Moscow time, Brent crude reached $70.90 per barrel

Belgium is set to play its Round of 16 match against either the US or Bosnia and Herzegovina

По словам мужчины, в СИЗО на Украине постоянно морально и психологически давили на жителей Курской области

В Бурятии набирает обороты фестиваль "Алтаргана-2026". На него приехали более пяти тысяч представителей бурятского народа из Китая, Монголии, Бурятии, российских регионов.

Проживающие в Польше украинки массово записываются на курсы самообороны из-за участившихся случаев агрессии и оскорблений со стороны местных жителей. Об этом сообщает издание Warsaw.

Попыток опубликовать задания ЕГЭ в сети до начала экзамена в основной период не было, сообщает «РИА Новости» со ссылкой на Рособрнадзор. Основной период ЕГЭ-2026 проходит с 1 июня по 9 июля, включая резервные дни.

Около 337 тыс. россиян обратились к врачу из-за укусов клещей в этом сезоне, сообщает Роспотребнадзор. Прививку от клещевого вирусного энцефалита в 2026 году сделали 3,3 млн человек.

Свежая порция макроэкономических данных Росстата позволяет говорить о снижении экономической активности в реальном секторе на фоне продолжающегося роста частного потребления. Впрочем, такой рост не выглядит устойчивым, считают аналитики.

Альянс по защите детей в цифровой среде и Центр по борьбе с лудоманией опросили более 1 тыс. родителей из 35 регионов об их отношении к проблеме игровой зависимости несовершеннолетних. Большинство респондентов (82,3%) считают эту угрозу «серьезной и требующей внимания» со стороны семьи, государства и общества.

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.

Российские руферы Ангелина Николау и Иван Биркус (Иван Кузнецов) в среду совершили несанкционированный подъем на вершину небоскреба Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг в Нью-Йорке.

Аэропорты Геленджика и Краснодара временно не обслуживают рейсы, сообщили в Росавиации."Введены дополнительные временные ограничения на прием и выпуск воздушных судов", - говорится в сообщении агентства в мессенджере Max.

The strike targeted a bridge crossing the Malyi Kalchyk river near the village of Hranitne, Kremlin-backed authorities said.

At least 14 others were wounded as a result of the overnight attacks, local authorities said.

Войска России с 17 июня ежедневно наносят удары по автозаправочным станциям в Украине, пишет издание «Агентство».

В Нью-Йорке двое руферов в масках забрались на Эмпайр-стейт-билдинг (443 метра вместе со шпилем). Они прикрепили к шпилю баннер с надписью «Когда любовь становится сильнее жажды власти, в мире наступает мир».

Russian daredevils have been arrested after scaling the Empire State Building and staging a marriage proposal atop the New York landmark Read Full Article at RT.com

The Ukrainian millionaire sanctioned by Vladimir Zelensky and suspected of links to organized crime had allegedly become a nuisance to Kiev Read Full Article at RT.com

Poland’s dispute with Ukraine reveals a deeper rift shaped by history, refugee fatigue and growing public frustration Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Ukrainian army chief Zaluzhny told Zelensky he will challenge him for president, Ukrainskaya Pravda reports Read Full Article at RT.com

US President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 bn in income from cryptocurrency ventures, according to his latest financial disclosure Read Full Article at RT.com

The EU reportedly risks starting winter with gas stocks at 15-year low as LNG supplies tighten and Russian gas imports are phased out Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran has mastered the technology for growing nerve cells outside the human body.

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israel and the US have signed an agreement allocating land in Jerusalem for the construction of a permanent US embassy, the Israeli Foreign Ministry stated on Wednesday.

Пленарная сессия Финансового конгресса, которая начиналась вполне безобидно – с обсуждения производительности труда, к финалу вышла на драматичную ноту и продемонстрировала разрыв во взглядах банкиров и регулятора на денежно-кредитную политику. Кроме того, по воле случая в центре внимания оказалась и тема, которую вовсе не планировали обсуждать, – ситуация с топливом и ее влияние на инфляцию. В сессии приняли участие председатель ЦБ Эльвира Набиуллина, вице-премьер Александр Новак, руководители трех крупнейших банков – «Сбера», ВТБ и Альфа-банка – Герман Греф, Андрей Костин и Владимир Верхошинский.

АО «Глонасс» и ГК «Элемент» разработали криптозащищенный механизм для принудительной остановки гражданских авиабеспилотников в экстренной ситуации. Такая «красная кнопка» станет функцией идентификации с помощью госсистемы «ЭРА-Глонасс» и может быть подключена к любому гражданскому беспилотнику. Впервые совместную разработку опробовали на Сахалине. Об этом «Ведомостям» рассказал генеральный директор АО «Глонасс» Алексей Райкевич.

Von der Leyen begins her South Caucasus tour in Baku as the EU steps up engagement on regional stability, energy and connectivity.

Office workers wondered how the pair managed to get to the antenna of a high-profile building where visitors are screened and told not to bring large packages, sports equipment, costumes or masks, among other items.

Ukraine denies involvement in the case which may have serious implications for its relationship with Germany.

Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.

A teenager alleged to be a member of the criminal cyber hacking group Scattered Spider - which was linked to attacks on M&S and Transport for London - has been arrested, according to US authorities. 

At least 59 people have been killed in flooding in Ivory Coast, according to a government spokesman,

Aid workers fear disease outbreaks in temporary shelters amid overcrowding, lack of access to clean water, sanitation.

Tielemans's penalty late into stoppage time of extra time capped Belgium's comeback from 2-0 down in Seattle.

Belgium staged an extraordinary second-half comeback to eliminate Senegal 3-2 in an epic Round of 32 encounter in Seattle, advancing to the last 16 after Youri Tielemans' coolly converted penalty in extra time. The Diables Rouges erased a two-goal deficit in a remarkable turnaround that sends them through despite Senegal's dominant first-half display.

Number of Moscow’s forces killed, wounded and missing far higher than Kyiv’s during war, says thinktank; Russian attack triggers hotel fire in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,590Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused more than 2 million military casualties, with Moscow’s forces bearing the brunt of the losses, according to an American thinktank. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated that between 400,000 and 450,000 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, out of a total of 1.4 million casualties that were killed, wounded or are missing. Ukrainian forces have meanwhile suffered between 525,000 and 625,000 casualties and between 125,000 and 150,000 fatalities during the same period, CSIS said on Wednesday. “Russian fatalities in Ukraine are more than four times greater than all US fatalities in all wars combined since World War II,” it added, while the ratio of Russian to Ukrainian casualties has likely risen to about 8 to 1 in the first half of this year.Russian forces attacked Kyiv ⁠with drones ⁠late ​on Wednesday, triggering a fire in a hotel on a ⁠central boulevard and leaving debris scattered in two districts of the Ukrainian capital. At least five people were injured. Mayor ⁠Vitali Klitschko said the hotel roof was ‌on fire ‌on the central Shevchenko Boulevard. Pictures posted ‌online showed a fire burning out of control at the top of the building. Emergency services had been dispatched to the site, Klitschko also said on Telegram. Another witness ‌said explosions had been heard in the capital’s western districts. Klitschko said ​drone fragments had hit the ground in the city centre and in a north-eastern suburb. Pictures on unofficial Telegram ⁠channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.Russia has started seaborne imports of petrol from India, Reuters quoted two industry sources as saying on Wednesday, in a bid to mitigate nationwide fuel shortages triggered ⁠by Ukrainian attacks on its ⁠energy infrastructure. Russia’s energy ministry and India’s oil ministry did not immediately respond ⁠to Reuters requests for comment. The news agency quoted an industry source as saying at least 60,000 metric tons of gasoline have been ​dispatched from India to Russia, while another source said ‌that two tankers – carrying 30,000 to 40,000 tons each – had been sent. The claims could not immediately be verified. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meanwhile, said Kyiv’s forces struck Russia’s major Ufa oil refinery in the Bashkortostan region for the second time in a week.German prosecutors said they had brought charges against a suspect in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline linking Russia with Europe. Federal prosecutors confirmed to Agence France-Presse that a man had been charged over the explosion, with German media reporting that he was a Ukrainian national said to be the head of the team that carried out the operation. They said he was the same suspect who was arrested in summer 2025 in Italy and extradited to Germany the following November. Zelenskyy has said his government knew nothing about any plan to blow up the pipelines.Ukrainian arms manufacturers will be able to export products and components under a new framework that channels ⁠a percentage of ⁠revenues into ​a state defence fund, the prime minister said, as Kyiv seeks to raise funds for its ⁠burgeoning weapons industry. The scheme would levy 20% of proceeds from finished defence goods and 30% from components, Yulia Svyrydenko said on X on Wednesday. She said manufacturers would have to prove their capability to fulfil Ukrainian defence orders and export contracts simultaneously, and restrictions would apply to items placed on a list of critical ‌goods. Continue reading...

Multiple explosions heard in Ukraine capital with a hotel and several residential buildings on fireRussian forces have attacked the Ukrainian capital ⁠Kyiv with drones and missiles, hitting residential ⁠buildings, ⁠triggering ​a fire in a hotel on a central boulevard and injuring at least five.Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko, ⁠writing on Telegram, said the hotel roof was on fire. Pictures posted online ⁠showed a fire burning out of control at the ​top of the ‌building on ‌the central Shevchenko Boulevard. Continue reading...

Report accuses paramilitary force of crimes including ethnic cleansing in systemic campaign against civiliansThe Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to capture El Fasher, Amnesty International has alleged.Many of the crimes, including murder, torture, rape, enslavement and sexual slavery, were carried out as part of a widespread and systematic attack against civilians and amounted to crimes against humanity, the human rights organisation said in a report released on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Fears of resurgence of HIV/Aids amid loss of access to PrEP drugs as at least 40 people arrested in ‘toxic’ climateA “witch-hunt” is under way in Niger, where dozens of people have been arrested for homosexuality in the west African state following the introduction of a new penal code earlier this year.Up to 40 people have been arrested and 16 men, including high-ranking military officials, have been imprisoned across the country, according to local media. Continue reading...