Cypriot police have released the wife of a Russian billionaire, Elena Rybolovleva, who was detained on February 24 on suspicion of stealing a ring. reported this on February 25 RIA Novosti with reference to the police officer on duty. According to the officer, the Russian woman was released on the evening of December 24, but the study of the case materials continues. “We need to make sure whether there really is a basis for detention,” he explained.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, detained on February 22, intends to prevent his extradition to the United States, reports Agence France-Presse . Guzman's lawyers filed a petition on February 23 and 24 to prohibit his deportation to the States. Nothing is known about the judge's decision yet. The United States may demand the extradition of a Mexican drug lord, as lawsuits have already been filed against him in the courts of several American cities. Once U.S.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on reports of airstrikes in Lebanon, reports Agence France-Presse . “We are doing everything necessary to ensure Israel’s security,” the head of government said in Jerusalem at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. At the same time, Netanyahu refused to talk about the involvement of the country’s armed forces in the incident.

Ibrahim Mahleb, who was the Minister of Housing in the previous government, was appointed the new Prime Minister of Egypt. reported this on February 25 Agence France-Presse . Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour instructed Mahleb to form a new government, since the previous one resigned in full force a day earlier. The prime minister promised to do this as soon as possible and then focus on the fight against terrorism, Reuters reports .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a press conference, accidentally depicted a “mustache” on the face of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which Internet users considered similar to Adolf Hieler’s mustache. In the photograph, the mustache was formed by the shadow of the Israeli politician's finger. The photo, which attracted increased public attention , was published in the Israeli edition of The Jerusalem Post. The author of the photo is photographer Marc Israel Sellem.

The leader of the radical Brotherhood movement, Dmitry Korchinsky, who was accused of organizing mass riots in Kyiv, announced the beginning of the second stage of the revolution in Ukraine. He made a corresponding statement in an interview with the 112 Ukraine TV channel on February 24.

Iranian General Gholamreza Jalali said on February 25 that his country had conducted a thorough analysis of Israeli air tactics during the 2006 Lebanon War, the Associated Press reported . The general explained that the analysis of the Israeli offensive actions allowed Iran to significantly strengthen its own defensive capabilities. In particular, he said that a team of Iranian specialists collected over five thousand photographs of buildings destroyed by air strikes in Lebanon.

The Latvian Foreign Ministry considered the statements of the Russian Ambassador Alexander Veshnyakov addressed to the former President of the Republic Vaira Vike-Freiberga incorrect and unacceptable. As DELFI reports, this was stated in a conversation with the ambassador by the ministry’s State Secretary Andrei Pildegovich. In turn, Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich noted that the words of the Russian diplomat deserve condemnation.

The Kuibyshevsky court of St. Petersburg returned to the police the cases of twenty people detained at a rally in support of those involved in the Bolotnaya case, Fontanka.ru reports. The judge refused to make a decision because the documents received contained contradictions. The police must eliminate them. Activists who are accused of violating the rules of holding rallies and disobeying police orders will await summonses at large.

Turkish authorities have called a fake recording of a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his son, in which they talked about the need to hide a large amount of money. This was reported by Agence France-Presse with reference to the administration of the head of government. In a telephone conversation posted on YouTube, a man whose voice sounds similar to Erdogan asks his son to get rid of millions of euros in cash stored in his house.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt has agreed to star in Robert Zemeckis' film about tightrope walker Philippe Petit. He will play the main role in the film. Deadline reports this.

Jamie Lee Curtis will play one of the main roles in the new CBS television series, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The project, which has the working title “Just a Man,” is conceived as a medical drama. Curtis will play the mother of four twins (three boys and a girl). A reality show was dedicated to the growing up of her children. However, the film will take place later. According to the plot, Caroline is a talented doctor, she managed to head the hospital.

The author of the Twitter account @GSElevator , which publishes phrases overheard in the elevator of the Goldman Sachs bank, turned out to be a former top manager of Citigroup from Texas. The New York Times reports this. John Lefevre, 34, said he created the account “to amuse myself” and that he had never actually worked for or been associated with Goldman Sachs.

Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova, who won the women's singles skating competition at the Sochi Olympics, said that she will definitely compete at the 2014 World Championships, R-Sport reports. “I’m definitely going to the World Championships. I have a show soon, then I’ll start training,” Sotnikova said. The 2014 World Championships will be held from March 24 to 30 in Saitama, Japan (a suburb of Tokyo).

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine recognized the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague regarding crimes against humanity committed by senior officials of states. 324 deputies voted for the corresponding statement on February 25, according to the Rada website. Parliament will ask the court to hold President Viktor Yanukovych accountable for crimes against citizens during protests.