Russian authorities have forced thousands of migrants and foreign students from Africa to fight in Ukraine, according to European officials, Bloomberg reports . According to the publication, citing anonymous sources, Russian officials are increasingly threatening not to renew visas for African students if they do not agree to join the army. Bloomberg notes that Russian special services also detained people from Africa who were in Russia on work visas.

South Korea will restore loudspeakers near the border with the DPRK and resume broadcasting programs banned in North Korea, the South Korean agency Yonhap reports , citing the administration of the republic's president, Yun Sok-yol. Residents of North Korea's border areas will be able to hear news and other programs banned by the authorities for the first time since 2016. They will be told about South Korea's development and its pop culture.

A five-metre reticulated python swallowed 45-year-old Farida in an Indonesian village in South Sulawesi province, CBS News reports . According to the publication, the woman did not return home on June 6. The Daily Mail claims that she went into the forest to collect plants to sell at a local market. The head of the village where the woman lived said that her husband found her things and it seemed suspicious to him. The villagers combed the area and found a python with an enlarged belly.

He managed to evade responsibility thanks to sexual connection with the parents of the girl In 1974, the schoolgirl left "Knowing Horseings" with a 40-year-old family. He took her to another country and convinced her that she had to give birth to children from him. The next few years, the girl was sure that she was doing the secret task of the aliens. Parents could not help her, as they themselves were in relations with the kidnapper.

The German Defense Ministry plans to increase the number of Bundeswehr reservists to 60,000 people, the German newspaper Zeit reports . Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, Lieutenant General Alexander Hoppe, said that reservists, "as in the Cold War," should be trained and equipped in such a way that they can reinforce or replace active troops. Reservists should include both men and women, he said.

How many kilograms do we eat a year and why some men shun it - in the test of "cold" Soya is one of the most ancient cultivated plants that people have eaten for more than nine thousand years. Over the past 50 years, its production has increased by almost seven times - up to 350 million tons annually: it can be found in meat products. Despite the widespread, there are many myths around soy and its effect on health. Soy is useful or harmful?

The Moldovan Foreign Ministry said it condemned the actions of three fellow citizens detained in Paris the day before for graffiti depicting coffins and the caption "French soldiers in Ukraine." The corresponding statement appeared on the department's Telegram channel. The statement said that the Chisinau authorities are ready to cooperate with the French side to clarify all the circumstances of the incident and bring those responsible to justice.

Regional activist Aruna Arna published a video on her Telegram channel showing Altai residents cutting up Sberbank cards in response to the conflict between Sberbank CEO German Gref and taxi drivers. According to the activist, residents of Altai have started a spontaneous action. They are also coming to Sberbank branches to close their accounts.

The Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) announced that it had shot down a Russian Su-57 fighter jet of the latest generation for the first time at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region. The GUR reported this on its Telegram channel. The GUR did not specify how exactly the Su-57 was shot down or by which Ukrainian military unit. The agency also published satellite images of the fighter after the attack.