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Alexander Gauland (left) and the leader of the “Alternative for Germany” Frauke Petry Deputy Chairman of the party “Alternative for Germany” Alexander Gauland called Crimea primordially Russian territory. This statement of policies made at the party Congress in Karlsruhe, writes Die Welt. Gowland also urged to cancel sanctions against Russia. “Sanctions are always the wrong way politically. And they will not lead to the return of the Crimea. Crimea — the ancestral territory of Russia, and she can’t return to Ukraine”, — he said. The politician criticized the Western countries that after the collapse of the Soviet Union are unable to build a new world order together with Russia. “The Germans always were good when we had good relations with Russia”, — he reminded. Crimea reunited with Russia in 2014, according to the results of the referendum. Kiev considers the region as its territory. Moscow claims that the annexation of

American actress Pamela Anderson has appealed to the leader of the British labour’s Jeremy Corbin and the President of France Emmanuel Makron with the request to help the founder of the portal WikiLeaks Julian Assange to seek asylum in France. Corresponding letter published on the Foundation’s website Pamela Anderson. The appeal entitled “Why does my heart along with Julian”, the actress admits that wherever she was, she can’t forget “a man isolated in the Ecuadorian Embassy.” “Thinking about Julian, I wonder what the most sexy quality in a man? Of course, the most sexy quality in a man is bravery and courage,” wrote Anderson. The actress believes Assange a freedom fighter and asks President of France to grant the WikiLeaks founder asylum. Anderson, who is a resident of the Republic and calls France a second home, is a Macron to meet and discuss this issue. She also appealed to the

A second round of voting in the National Assembly (lower house of Parliament) started in France on Sunday, reports Reuters. Stations opened at 8:00 (9:00 Moscow time). The voting will last till 18:00 but in larger cities it is possible to vote until 20:00. Analysts say that turnout may fall to a record low due to voter fatigue after seven months of the campaign (in may the country held a presidential election). The first round of voting was held a week ago, on June 11. The party of the President of France Emmanuel Makron “go Republic!” has gained 28.21% of the vote, center-right “Republicans” took 15.77 percent, “national front” marine Le Pen of 13.20 percent, “Rebellious France,” Jean-Luc Mélenchon — of 11.02 percent, the center-left socialist party — 7,44% of the votes. Came to areas less than half of the French — of 48.71 percent, which is the lowest figure

The U.S. Consulate in Istanbul issued a warning about the increased threat of terrorist attacks in the city. Special vigilance should be observed in the center of Istanbul — Sisli districts and Mediciene. “Consulate General of the United States in Istanbul has warned of an increased threat to security in the districts of Fatih and Mediciene up to a possible terrorist threat. The warning applies especially to Agaoglu street in Sisli district”, — stated in the message. Diplomats asking US citizens living in these areas to be vigilant and to be careful. The same warning is addressed to travellers visiting the tourist spots of Istanbul. The correspondent of “Interfax” in Istanbul, reports that in the Central part of the city strengthened security measures. In Taksim square the police exhibited a fence and guarded by reinforced police squads. Special security measures have been taken to the Russian Consulate General, located on

Boxer light heavyweight, former world champion of WBA (Super), WBO and IBF Sergey Kovalev lost the fight to American Andre ward. The Russians could not take revenge, reports CBSSports. During the fight, Kovalev was dealt more blows than his opponent, but by the seventh round, lost power, and this benefited the ward. After the eighth round, the American has driven Russians into a corner, Kovalev ducked in attempt to Dodge the flurry of punches and the referee stopped the fight. In the career of the ward is now 32 wins (16 by knockout) and zero defeats. Kovalev poterepel second defeat at 30 victories (26 by knockout). Their first bout, held in November of 2016, was named best of the year by the International Boxing Federation (IBF). Then Kovalev lost to the American by unanimous decision (113:114) and lost all three championship belts. Before the rematch, the head of the promotion

In an accident on Novoslobodskaya street in Moscow, where three vehicles collided, four people were injured, three of whom were police officers. It is reported RIA Novosti with reference to the press-service capital gumvd. The fourth victim was the passenger of the Mercedes, which crashed into a police car. The Agency refused to name the cause of the accident, noting that information until it appears. 15 Jun suburban police staged an accident with seven parked cars. The incident occurred in the village of vlasikha June 14. An employee of a local Department of the interior, who is currently on vacation, was driving by private car. As a result of accident nobody suffered. According to some information, in the time of the accident he was drunk. On the evening of 13 June, the inspector patrulno-sentry duty OMVD on Moskovsky district Yasenevo knocked down a man standing at the bus stop. It

Russian yacht Katalexa, detained by border guards of the DPRK, should arrive in Vladivostok on Monday morning. It is reported TASS with reference to the Maritime rescue coordination centre. The Ministry said that direct communication with sailors they have, however, the agent says about the plans for the arrival of the ship at 08:00 local time (01.00 GMT) on June 19. Earlier it was reported that Katalexa detained in the northwestern part of the sea of Japan. On Board are three crew members. The ship was distilled from Taiwan to the island of Russian in Vladivostok. Last time on the boat, there were reports from Korean from the South Korean port of Pohang, in which she went along the way. According to North Korean diplomats, local fishermen showed “excessive vigilance” in the framework of the campaign against poachers, reported the ship allegedly violating the border of North Korea, the border

Bodies of seven sailors from the American destroyer USS Fitzgerald missing after the collision of a warship from a container ship off the coast of Japan, found in the flooded cabins. This was reported on the website of the Seventh operational fleet of the U.S. Navy. Body sent to hospital Navy base in Yokosuka for identification. On the night of 17 June, the destroyer type Arleigh Burke USS Fitzgerald collided with the Philippine cargo ship ACX Crystal, 100 kilometers South-West of Yokosuka. The U.S. Navy asked for help to the coast guard of Japan. In addition to missing, reported two wounded in the incident. One of the victims was the captain of the ship Bryce Benson. The ship was damaged on the starboard side above and below the waterline. However, the ship remained afloat and arrived at the port. USS Fitzgerald is capable of carrying, depending on the task, cruise

Activists of Ukrainian nationalist organizations have blocked the Central street of Kiev, to prevent the gay pride parade in the capital. About this on his page in Facebook reported the press Secretary of the banned in Russia movement “the Right sector” Artem Skoropadsky. “Nationalists of many organizations blocked the Park Shevchenko, Vladimirskaya street and a teacher’s House not to allow a gay parade”, stated Skoropadsky, adding that invites all to gather for their March. Earlier in the “Right sector” announced an alternative procession to be held along with the gay parade. The organizers stressed that they will not “attack any of the participants.” Also on the eve of the March, unknown persons hacked the website of the Ukrainian LGBT movement and left threats the participants of the gay parade. In a written message, in particular, says that the police will not be able to help those who are going to

Archival photoditazine: the Number of victims of the terrorist attack in Bogota grew to three In the shopping center Andino in Colombia’s capital Bogota was a blast. At least one person was killed and 11 were injured. It is reported by Noticias RCN. — Noticias RCN (@NoticiasRCN) 18 Jun 2017, 00:04 The incident happened around 17.00 local time. Witnesses report about explosion in the area of the toilets on the second floor of the building. The mayor of Bogota Enrique Penalosa called the incident a terrorist act. President Juan Manuel Santos expressed his condolences to the victims and urged the Director of the national police of Colombia, General Jorge Hernando Nieto for the early investigation. On 17 April in the Colombian city of San Pedro in a grenade explosion at a nightclub suffered a few dozen people. The police considers two versions of what happened. According to one of them,