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Ursula von der Leyen The Minister of defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen does not believe that needs to resign after the recent scandals in the Bundeswehr. The head of the Department said, responding to a reporter’s question Stern. “I blame myself that has not done before this problem [of extremism in the armed forces of Germany] close. Now I realize that it was a mistake,” — said the Minister. Currently, the office of the military counterintelligence investigates 280 suspected cases associated with far-right sentiments and reveals the existence of extremist networks in the Bundeswehr. The defense Minister also stated the need to reform the armed forces of Germany, in particular, we are talking about the “redefining of traditional values and improving political education in the army.” However, as Stern notes, citing data from the poll conducted by YouGov, the majority of Germans believe that Ursula von der Leyen

The Turkish government demanded from Wikipedia to pay taxes. About it reports Reuters. The Minister of transport and communications of Turkey, Ahmet Arslan stated that encyclopedia, if it wants to function normally in the Turkish segment of the Internet, you need to open an office in Turkey and to submit the tax Declaration to the relevant authorities. Arslan also noted that the authorities have issued an official warning Wikipedia for content that is threatening the security of the state. Wikipedia was blocked in Turkey on April 29. As explained by the Ministry of transport and communications of Turkey, it contained articles on Ankara’s ties with various terrorist organizations. The government is required to remove these “offensive material”, but the encyclopedia refused. In July, Turkey had blocked the WikiLeaks website after it published nearly 300 thousand emails of members of the ruling Party of justice and development.

In the United States began the trial of 38-year-old Mexican suspected in a drunken accident. How did you find the staff of the migration service, Constantine Gang-stuffed Acosta (Constantino Banda-Acosta) previously deported to his homeland of 15 times. On Thursday, may 11, reports BBC News. The man was driving the truck. He ignored the sign with the requirement to stop and crashed into a passenger car, which was a family of three. In the accident, six-year-old boy was hospitalized with a serious head injury. Banda Acosta fled the scene, but on may 6 the police managed to detain him. He was charged with driving in an alcohol intoxication, driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident. The immigration service is also planning to ensure a conviction.

India’s Supreme court began proceedings on triple talake — divorce procedures adopted in the Indian Muslims. About it reports BBC News. The occasion was a large number of appeals and petitions from the women’s Islamic organizations and human rights groups, submitted to the court. Activists argue that the practice of triple Talaka is discriminatory towards Muslim women. Lawyers have to decide whether this tradition is an integral part of Islam. The petition is already supported by the Indian government, who called triple talaq unconstitutional and degrading to women. Muslim conservatives have asked the judges not to interfere in the Affairs of the Ummah. Triple talaq is a practice that exists in the Muslim civil law. It allows a man to divorce his wife three times repeating the word “divorce”. In India there is no uniform civil code: each religious community follows its own laws that meet the standards of their

Maria Zakharova The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova called intellectual agony of the state of the American media, which was an extensive discussion about the non-admission of the press to a meeting in Washington of US President Donald trump and Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. On Thursday, may 11, RIA Novosti reported. The negotiations were attended by only two personal photographer trump and Lavrov, after meeting the American side, in contrast to the Russian, Protocol pictures not published. “We made lists. It was the prerogative of the American side. We clearly stated that our side will be the photographer of the Agency TASS, which in this trip performs the functions of a personal photographer Minister, respectively, of the photos on the meeting was posted in free access on the foreign Ministry website and social networks,” — said Zakharov. The diplomat explained that the format

The Austrian court sentenced a Syrian migrant who has applied for refugee status, to life imprisonment. About it reports Reuters. 27-year-old refugee involved in a civil war in Syria on the side of the armed opposition. After that, he left the country. At the entrance to Austria he told the official translator, which he provided to the authorities that during the fighting in HOMS, he was killed with 20 wounded government soldiers. After the man was put on trial. Despite assurances from the Syrians that he was misunderstood, the court sentenced him to the maximum possible punishment. According to the Agency, this is the first time the migrant, not being a member of a terrorist group, Austria pass sentence for killing soldiers of the Syrian government troops. Before there were convicted only of militants who fought in the ranks of the banned in Russia “Islamic state” (IG). According to the

As a result of collapse of a wall in the wedding ceremony in India 23 people were killed and another 28 people were injured. About this newspaper The Times of India. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, may 10, in the district of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. During the ceremony, the collapsed part of the hall for celebrations. According to police, the cause of the collapse of the building was dust storm. The people were among the debris. The work was started by the rescuers. Their work is hindered by the lack of electricity is disconnected due to adverse weather conditions. The victims were taken to a local hospital. According to official data, killed 23 people, including 11 men, eight women and four children.

XI Jinping Chinese President XI Jinping in early July, will visit Russia with official visit. About it told the Russian Ambassador in China Andrei Denisov, reports TASS. The diplomat also pointed out that the first meeting of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and XI Jinping in 2017 will be held on the sidelines of the forum “One belt and one road”, which will be held in Beijing on 14-15 may. “Then the conversation is likely to continue in early July, during the upcoming planned visit of President XI Jinping to Russia”, – quotes Agency the head of the diplomatic mission. He noted that bilateral contacts will continue during the year: in September in the Chinese city of Xiamen will host a summit of the BRICS, then Russia’s President and the Chinese President will meet at the APEC summit in Vietnam. On 20 November last year, Vladimir Putin at a

U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson during a meeting with Russian foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the continuation of sanctions against Russia. About it as transfers RIA Novosti, the official representative of the state Department Heather Nauert in comments following the talks. “In Ukraine, Secretary of state Tillerson stressed the need for progress for full implementation of the Minsk agreements. Sanctions against Russia will remain in force until Moscow will not change the actions that led to it,” said Neuert. The Ministry reported that “the United States and Russia have agreed to continue discussions on resolving bilateral issues of concern, including strategic stability.” Member countries of the European Union, USA and several other States in 2014 has introduced restrictive measures against Russia, linking them with entry into the Russian Federation of the Crimea, and then — with the conflict in the South-East of Ukraine. Moscow in response imposed a ban

Michael Flynn The intelligence Committee of the U.S. Senate sent a former adviser to the President for national security Michael Flynn requirement to provide documents related to the investigation of the alleged Russian interference in the presidential elections of 2016. On Wednesday, may 10, the Associated Press reports. Republican Senator Richard Burr and Democrat Senator mark Warner in a joint statement pointed out that “the subpoena requested documents relating to the investigation of the Russian intervention in elections in 2016, which makes the Committee”. The documents were sought at Flynn’s back on April 28, but his lawyer refused to cooperate with them. 30 March it was reported that Flynn decided to testify about the relations of the electoral headquarters of the trump with Russia in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Flynn resigned from the post of adviser to the President on national security on February 13. In the letter of