The Fatwa Department at the Muftiate of Dagestan analyzed Sharia texts and did not see sufficient grounds for banning the niqab. This was reported in the religious organization's Telegram channel. “In certain situations, local bans on wearing the niqab may be imposed for security reasons, as public safety is of paramount importance in Islam,” the publication says.

Alexander Lukashenko said that seriously ill Belarusian oppositionists who took part in protests in 2020 could be released in the coming days. "Don't be surprised if in a few days, very seriously ill people are released, as they write, ours, who did not manage to escape and are in places so remote, who broke and destroyed the country in 2020. But these are, indeed, seriously ill people," RIA Novosti reports Lukashenko as saying. According to him, we are talking about convicts with oncology.

Shanziana Foya, who is conducting research at Imperial College London, has developed a non-invasive test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, the BBC reports . Kosa.media drew attention to the publication. Currently, women are tested for HPV by taking a cervical smear.

Heat waves are increasingly passing through Europe, and because of this, Europeans are starting to plan their holidays differently, The Guardian reports , citing the European Tourism Commission (ETC). Now they are more likely to choose places with more stable weather and change the months for which they plan their holidays. Often, Europeans have even begun to prefer the north of Europe for their holidays.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian combat submarines have conducted missions near the UK coast at least twice, Bloomberg reported , citing sources. The publication notes that the appearance of Russian warships off the British coast is “unprecedented” and has already forced the British navy to take additional measures to protect its waters from the enemy presence.

The nephew of the head of Chechnya, 27-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov, has been appointed secretary of the republic's Security Council. Ramzan Kadyrov announced this on his Telegram channel. He added that Turpal-Ali Ibragimov, who previously held this position, headed the Shali region of Chechnya. “They both have extensive experience in leadership positions and will cope with the responsibilities assigned to them,” Kadyrov wrote, without providing any reasons for the reshuffle.

Greece has introduced a six-day workweek since July 1 to increase labor productivity. The Greek government is confident that such a measure can solve the problem of a shortage of qualified personnel. This was reported by the Greek portal IN. The sixth working day is generally not mandatory, but some employees will not be able to refuse it by law. The new schedule can be implemented by government agencies, industrial enterprises, and companies with a 24-hour work schedule.

NATO countries have developed new measures to support Ukraine in the event of Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reports , citing American and European officials. According to the publication, a new plan for long-term support for Ukraine will be unveiled at the alliance's summit in Washington next week. Among other things, NATO will send a high-ranking civilian official to Ukraine.

In Russia, all forms of Satanism must be recognized as extremist and banned. This was stated in the State Duma at a round table "On counteracting the spread of Satanism and other destructive phenomena in the media-cultural space of Russia," as reported by the newspaper "Kommersant." As the publication notes, it turned out that the participants of the event understood Satanism to be a very broad range of phenomena.

The 22-year-old star of Tiktok and the mother of three children Nara Smith became famous thanks to the video about cooking. She is accused of promoting "traditional values" For the past few months, social networks have been discussing the popular Tiktok Blogger Nara Smith. In her video, she in beautiful clothes, with impeccable styling and makeup, prepares food for her husband and three young children for hours.

The Lithuanian authorities have developed a plan for the evacuation and defense of Vilnius, Delfi reports , citing the city's mayor, Valdas Benkunskas. "Vilnius is the capital, so it is the target and the number one target. And, without a doubt, we are located near the border of Belarus. A few dozen kilometers from Vilnius there is the Astravets NPP, which is a threat," Benkunskas said.

A newborn baby girl was found in the entrance of a residential building on Chusovskaya Street in Moscow. The Moscow Prosecutor's Office reported this on its Telegram channel. As the department specified, the child was abandoned there by his mother. "According to preliminary data, the woman entered the entrance of the apartment building, following one of the residents who opened the door, and then left her newborn daughter there.

Russian propaganda media reported that the first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenskaya allegedly bought a Bugatti Tourbillon hypercar for 4.5 million euros. The source of this fake news is the French Vérité Cachée, which translates as "Hidden Truth." As The Insider found out , this portal was created just a few days ago, and most of the articles there are written by artificial intelligence.

State Duma deputies plan to consider the bill on the abolition of the Unified State Exam in the first reading during the autumn session. This was reported by the first deputy chair of the Duma Committee on Education, Yana Lantratova, as reported by RIA Novosti.

Hungary's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Fidesz party Viktor Orban, who has been described as a pro-Putin leader within the EU and who has repeatedly blocked military aid to Ukraine, made a surprise visit to the country's capital, Kiev, for the first time since Russia's full-scale invasion, The Guardian reports . Orban arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday, July 2, in the morning – a day after Hungary took over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union.