The militants blew up the great mosque of Mosul

The militants blew up the great mosque of Mosul MOSCOW, June 21. /TASS/. Terrorists from grouping “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in the Russian Federation) blew up the mosque “Al-Nuri” in the Iraqi city of Mosul, where the leader of the IG Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the creation of a “Caliphate”. This was announced on Wednesday the commander of the operation to expel militants from Mosul General Abdel Amir Yaralla, TV channel Al-Sumaria. According to him, the terrorists blew up the mosque “al-Nouri” and the famous “Humpbacked” minaret, “committing a historical crime.” The leaning tower of #Mosul al Nuri Mosque where Baghdadi appeared as #IS Caliph. Now in sight of Iraq forces pic.twitter.com/kqFi0i94OD — Jonathan Beale (@bealejonathan) April 15, 2017. The previously reported June 21 that the government, sosredotochimsya offensive on the Old city of Mosul, managed to approach to a distance of 200 meters from the mosque. The command

Three people died from alcohol-containing liquid in the Astrakhan region

Three people died from alcohol-containing liquid in the Astrakhan region Moscow. June 21. INTERFAX.RU — IN the Astrakhan region the woman and two men died Wednesday in the hospital, and another four, including two teenagers hospitalized with poisoning, according to the investigative Department of the TFR in the region. According to the Agency, on the eve of the five people were admitted to district hospital in a state of acute intoxication. The next day one by one woman and two men died. Death was caused by the toxic action of the liquid. One man is in a coma, one in a serious condition. Management has determined that the liquid, which allegedly poisoned all admitted to the hospital, was found abandoned in the canister on Monday evening on the banks of the river Akhtuba. It had the distinct smell of alcohol. The canister brought into the house of one of the

Elizabeth II said the speech from the throne without a crown for the first time in 43 years

Elizabeth II said the speech from the throne without a crown for the first time in 43 years British Queen Elizabeth II said the speech from the throne without a crown for the first time in 43 years, reports the Mirror. As the paper explains, normally the throne speech and opening of Parliament is a major event with a “Royal robes, a gold crew and a heavy crown.” But this time everything went in a more simple environment: among the reasons that immediately come to mind, the magazine says the hot weather, the age of Elizabeth II, the cheerless mood in the country due to the recent tragic events, but actually it was all planned in advance. This is due to the early parliamentary elections in Britain, which is the opening ceremony of the Parliament was only a few days after trooping the colour — ceremonial parade in honour of

“Yabloko” nominated Roizman as a candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk region

“Yabloko” nominated Roizman as a candidate for Governor of Sverdlovsk region Mayor of Yekaterinburg put forward to the Federal Bureau of Yabloko after the collapse of the regional conference. The Federal Bureau of the “Yabloko” today has nominated the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman as a candidate for Governor of the Sverdlovsk region. The nomination Roizman was supposed to be held last Saturday at the regional conference of the party, but the head of the Department Yury Pereverzev has declared that resigns and leaves the party because Roizman has not established cooperation with the office. “Apple” has left nine delegates, so gather a quorum failed. The conference was deliberately disrupted, said founder of the Yabloko Grigory Yavlinsky at a meeting of the party Bureau. He said that Pereverzeva called the leadership of the party, saying that “the decision to support Yevgeny Roizman on elections of the Governor”. Asked him to

Peskov denied the message error shown Putin the stone frames of the operation in Syria

Peskov denied the message error shown Putin the stone frames of the operation in Syria MOSCOW, June 21. /TASS/. The message that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and Director Oliver stone the video footage of the operation in Syria was erroneous, untrue. This was stated press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov. “This statement is false,” he said, saying that can confirm the authenticity of the video, which showed Putin. “It was really the defense,” he added. According to him, the other speculation “is wrong and inappropriate.” Peskov did not detail to answer the question of who owned a smartphone, with a screen which Putin was showing the stone’s footage. “(It was the phone) one of the employees involved in the work of the President”, — he said. On the eve of the publication of “Medusa”, said the Putin stone footage captured is not the operation of videoconferencing in Syria,

Yabloko nominated a candidate Roizman on elections of the head of the Sverdlovsk region

Mayor Of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman © Alexander Shcherbak/TASS MOSCOW, June 21. /TASS/. The Bureau of the Yabloko party has nominated the mayor of Yekaterinburg Yevgeny Roizman as a candidate in the elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region, the correspondent of TASS. The nomination Roizman actively supported the founder of the party and the head of its Federal political Committee Grigory Yavlinsky. “Courage, political experience, political position, human quality – all this allows us to maintain Yevgeny Roizman,” said he. According to Yavlinsky, the mayor of Yekaterinburg there is a chance to overcome the “municipal filter” to register as a candidate for Governor. “Yevgeny Roizman will be a big problem with the “municipal filter”… In my opinion, he has sufficient personal popularity that he could collect the necessary number of votes [municipal elections], because it can only make a man personally popular,” says Yavlinsky. He Roizman said that he hoped

Gryzlov: the law on reintegration of Donbass – the attempt to destroy the Minsk agreement

Boris Gryzlov © Stanislav Krasilnikov/host photo Agency TASS MINSK, 21 June. /TASS/. Upcoming in Kiev the draft law on the reintegration of Donbass is an attempt to destroy the Minsk agreement. This was at the end of the meeting of the contact group on settling the situation in Eastern Ukraine, said the Ambassador of Russia Boris Gryzlov. “At today’s meeting of the contact group, the participants could not ignore the impending national security Council of Ukraine a draft law on the reintegration of Donbass. According to available information, this developed in Kiev, the bill aims to create some kind of alternative UN-approved the Minsk agreements”, – he said.

Lavrov admitted the possibility of the abolition of the truce in Syria after coalition strikes USA

The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that the blows of forces of the coalition of U.S. Pro-government forces in Syria may be aimed at disrupting the process of ceasefire in the country. He told this at a press conference after talks with French foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, reports RIA Novosti. Earlier, on 20 June, the international coalition led by the United States, said about the downed drone Shahed-129, the Syrian air force. The drone was downed near Al-TANF. He was carrying a weapon, but he for some reason did not work. On June 18 Syrian defense Ministry reported that the coalition aircraft have destroyed their su-22. The coalition confirmed the information, saying that protected their partners. Military aircraft allegedly dropped bombs near soldiers of the “forces of the democratic Syria.” After that, Moscow has suspended cooperation with the USA in the framework of the Memorandum

NATO told about the support side Shoigu also praised the Russian pilots

NATO did not know that on Board the plane, which approached the F-16 Alliance, is the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu. This was stated by the representative of the Alliance in an interview with TASS. Earlier, NATO announced that the F-16 approached the air Board to identify it. At the same time, the Alliance noted that the actions of the pilot of the plane Shoigu and the Russian pilots gave the F-16 to bond with the Board, was professional and safe. RIA Novosti, in turn, reports that when the head of the Russian defense Ministry back, the aircraft of the Alliance was again accompanied him, however, attempts of rapprochement was taken. The incident with the plane Shoigu in the sky above the neutral waters of the Baltic sea have occurred earlier on June 21. Aircraft of the countries — members of the Alliance tried to escort the liner