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Captivated by fighters of the Kurdish militia, the militant terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) told about in Syria clandestine jihadists for training terrorists for new attacks in Europe. On Sunday, August 6, the newspaper The Times. According to him, the cell is called “Brigade al-Kharsa”. Her offer to join all Europeans who join the terrorists. The course lasts for seven months, during that time recruited and taught to make bombs and subjected to ideological indoctrination. “From the beginning of training twenty people to the finish line only to reach the five. Then they return to Europe and arrange terrorist attacks”, — said the prisoner was a terrorist. Two years in the ranks of the fighters he counted about 50 who came from Germany, France, Belgium and the UK, who managed to pass the training program in a camp of suicide bombers. He added that the cell

The interior Minister of France Gerard Colomb said about staying in the country 271 people with experience of fighting on the side of Islamist groups in Syria and Iraq. He stated this in an interview with Le Journal du Dimanche, Reuters reports. Colombes indicated that only in Syria and Iraq has sent about 700 citizens of Republic. However, he found it difficult to say how many jihadists with French passport were killed in the fighting. According to Colomba, who is now the country’s ex-fighters, 54 are minors. Some of them are already in custody. He also noted that there is a very high probability of repetition of terrorist attacks. On 21 July, The Guardian reported on the list of Interpol, containing 173 potential militant terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), which can organize terrorist attacks in Europe. The list of potential suicide bombers were drawn up by

The Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov will hold on Sunday, August 6, in the Philippines capital Manila talks with Chinese foreign Minister Wang Yi About it RIA Novosti said a source in the Russian delegation. It is expected that the Ministers will discuss topical bilateral issues and the international agenda. In addition, it is possible that the diplomats will be affected by the situation around North Korea. Earlier the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley said that U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson at a meeting with Lavrov in Manila will seek common ground with Moscow. “This is a continuation of the attempts of the Secretary of state Tillerson to find common ground with Russia. There are many issues that we must discuss with Russia the fight against terrorism, the situation around North Korea, the crisis in Syria,” she said. The meeting of foreign Ministers

Armed with a knife men tried to break into the Eiffel tower, detained him. About it reports on Sunday, August 6, Franceinfo. According to the information portal, the incident occurred late on Saturday. The man tried to overcome one of the checkpoints at the foot of the tower. It was quickly neutralized. It is noted that as a result of incident nobody has suffered. Apparently, the man was acting alone, about his motives still unknown. The Eiffel tower is possible until 00:00 and it closes at 00:45. Because of the incident, visitors were asked to leave the facility 15 minutes early. How many people were on the tower, not specified. In March it was reported that the authorities of Paris decided to protect the Eiffel tower by a wall of bulletproof glass with a height of 2.5 meters. It plans to build by the end of 2018. Estimated cost of

Sergei Lavrov and Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson at a meeting with Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov in Manila will seek common ground with Moscow. This broadcast by CNN, said the U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley. “This is a continuation of the attempts of the Secretary of state Tillerson to find common ground with Russia. There are many issues that we must discuss with Russia the fight against terrorism, the situation around North Korea, the crisis in Syria. I think they will discuss these and many other questions. Our goal is to determine what we can work together,” she said. Lavrov and Tillerson will meet in Manila in the framework of the ASEAN forum on 6 August. The assurances of the Deputy head of the Russian foreign Ministry Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow is hoping for constructive attitude when discussing the “issues long

Abkhazia is “a powerful wave of failures tourists” because of explosions at a military ammunition depot in the village of Primorsky, in which two people were killed and over 60 injured. About it RIA Novosti said the President of the “Union of Abkhazian tourism” Anna Kalyagin. According to her, from trips to the Republic of refuse are still largely the tourists who came. Kalyagin indicated that cases when people interrupted his vacation and left a little, and bounce off the September tours yet. Kalyagin believes that the recession will last about two weeks. On 3 August the press-Secretary of the Russian Union of travel industry Irina Tyurin has declared that the demand of Russian tourists on vacation in Abkhazia show a decline due to the explosion at a military warehouse and other incidents. According to her, after the attack on tourists and the deaths of Russians in the Gudauta district

Herbert McMaster Advisor to the President of the United States Donald trump on national security General Herbert McMaster believes that the U.S. is interested in improving the defense of Ukraine. He told this in an interview with MSNBC. Responding to a question about possible deliveries of weapons of Ukraine, he noted that Washington is already helping to Kiev. McMaster has promised that the U.S. will continue to improve the defense of Ukraine based on its needs. The specific form of assistance, he is not called, but indicated that it should “meet the interests of the United States and the universal desire to ensure that Russia not to take further action to destabilize Ukraine”. On 5 August it became known that the Pentagon sent to the White house a recommendation to begin deliveries to Ukraine high-tech anti-tank missiles. According to NBC News, talking about the party portable systems FGM-148 Javelin in

The UK is ready to pay the European Union € 40 billion for secession from the Union. On Saturday, August 5, writes The Telegraph. As noted, the British authorities would pay that amount only on the condition that Brussels will agree to discuss the financial settlement as part of the agreement on future relations, including a trade agreement between London and the EU. The newspaper’s sources indicate that the British government consider such a measure the only way to break the impasse that stymied negotiations on the country’s withdrawal from the European Union. On 3 may, Minister for the Kingdom’s exit from the European Union David Davis said Britain will not pay € 100 billion over Brexit. On the same day, the Financial Times reported that France and Germany insist on this amount. It was also reported that European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker requires London 50 billion pounds, as Chancellor

Prosecutor’s office intends to interview the musicians of the German band Scooter, on the eve gave a concert in the Crimea. This was stated press Secretary of the Prosecutor of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (structure, preserved in the state office of public Prosecutor of Ukraine and based in Kyiv) Tatiana Tihonchik, according to “112 Ukraine”. According to her, the Prosecutor’s office will submit the request to the competent authorities of Germany on the provision of international legal assistance with the purpose of questioning members of the group. Earlier on Saturday it became known that against Scooter members in Ukraine were prosecuted. The frontman H. P. Baxter and the band members face up to eight years in prison under the criminal code of Ukraine “violation of the order of entry in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and departure from it”. Information about the visit of the German group on

Vassily Nebenzia Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia said that Moscow and Washington are not held hostage to bilateral relations in the UN Security Council, when it comes to important international issues. On Sunday, August 6, RIA Novosti reported. “As I said earlier, we are working together on issues that are important for the international community. We are not hostages of our relationship — we need to work together on issues that are far more important than our bilateral relations,” — said Nebenzia. In his opinion, adopted by the security Council on Saturday a resolution on expanding sanctions against North Korea is “strong”. Nebesa added that it is unacceptable for Russia as a nuclear and missile programmes of North Korea and a military solution to this problem. “We need political and diplomatic dialogue, we need a strategy for North Korea”, — concluded the diplomat. Earlier on Saturday nebesa