A passenger ship carrying more than 270 people capsized off the coast of Northern Cyprus , Reuters reports . Kibris Postati clarifies that there are 259 passengers and eight crew members on board the Filo Denizcilik vessel. The incident occurred approximately two kilometers from the coast of the city of Girne (Kyrenia). According to preliminary data, for an unknown reason the ship received a hole.

Day 1649. A Russian strike on an ammunition depot near Kyiv killed 38 people. Belgium again opposes the use of Russian assets to support Ukraine Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war. What feelings are you experiencing? How does war affect your life and your attitude towards the world?

If you don't like Christopher Nolan's approach to film adaptations of classics, watch this project. Everything in it is exactly as it was in the original source Netflix The second season of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” has ended on Netflix, and with it the series itself. The film adaptation of the famous novel by Gabriel García Márquez, directed by Laura Mora Ortega, Alex García López and Carlos Moreno, was first released on the platform in 2024.

In Iceland, citizens voted in a referendum not to resume negotiations on joining the European Union, local broadcaster RUV reports . The government put one question to the referendum: “Should Iceland resume negotiations to join the European Union?” After counting votes in five of the six electoral districts, the proposal to resume negotiations was supported by 47.2% of referendum participants, while 52.5% were against.

In the coming days, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to accuse Russia of attempting sabotage at Leipzig airport, where drones with explosives were found. This was reported by Politico and Welt am Sonntag , citing sources. It is expected that Merz will announce new sanctions against Moscow. “This will be a combination of direct measures by Germany and new EU sanctions, which are being prepared in parallel in Brussels,” the publications write.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that “in accordance with received instructions” it had begun preparations for launching massive attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities. This is stated in the department’s telegram channel.

We tell you where these pests actually come from (not from Spain) and how to deal with them David & Micha Sheldon, mauritius images GmbH / Alamy / Scanpix / LETA Across Europe, Spanish slugs are devouring crops and causing major problems for both farmers and garden owners. Local environmental departments issue instructions on how to kill slugs, but these animals still cannot be stopped. We talk about one of the most successful European pests. It is unknown where the Spanish slug comes from.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during his visit to Moscow, proposed holding a trilateral meeting between the presidents of the United States, Russia and Ukraine. Axios reports this, citing sources. The publication's interlocutors said that Ratcliffe had to find out whether the leadership of the Russian intelligence services could convince Vladimir Putin to resume negotiations with Ukraine.

Ukrainian drones attacked the Leningrad region on the night of August 30. The region's governor, Alexander Drozdenko, said that 62 drones were shot down during the attack. According to him, “a fire was recorded in the industrial zone of the city of Kirishi.” He did not provide any details. Astra, citing eyewitnesses, writes that presumably the fire occurred at the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kirishi. This is the largest refinery in the European part of Russia.

Why can't Dushanbe completely sever ties with Moscow and find more responsive partners? Vladimir Putin and Emomali Rahmon at a meeting in Moscow. March 17, 2025. Yuri Kochetkov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Tajikistan has maintained a predictable relationship with Russia for years, based on respect for shared history. However, in recent years, including due to the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, Dushanbe has been trying to at least partially distance itself from Moscow.

Bild and The Telegraph describe possible scenarios for a Russian attack on NATO countries Damian Lemanski / Bloomberg / Getty Images Polish K2 Black Panther tanks during military exercises near the Suwalki Gap, June 17, 2026 In the West, there are increasingly fears that Vladimir Putin does not want peace negotiations and is planning another escalation, not only in Ukraine, but also against NATO countries.

Two men stole a necklace from the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna (MAK), which could be worth more than four million dollars, writes BBC News. The jewelry was part of an exhibition by the jewelry company Van Cleef & Arpels. Police said two suspects entered the exhibition on Thursday afternoon using tickets. They approached the glass display case where the exhibit was kept, broke it and took the necklace, after which they disappeared. One of the robbers allegedly had a firearm on him.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree determining the amount of monthly “humanitarian benefits” for close relatives of people convicted in absentia on “political” charges. The document published on the official legal information portal states that the amount of the benefit will be equal to the minimum wage ( minimum wage ). The resolution comes into force on the date of publication.

The London club For Your Eyes Only has canceled the concert of blogger and singer Instasamka (real name Daria Zoteeva), which was scheduled for November 14. This decision was made after a complaint from the founder of the Russian Democratic Society in London, Ksenia Maksimova, writes Echo. The letter she sent to the club states that Instasamka transferred money to the Russian military and was included in the database of the Ukrainian “Peacemaker”.

Economists Sergei Vakulenko and Vyacheslav Shiryaev argued about how large the fuel crisis is. We retell the most interesting of their debates AFP / Scanpix / LETA Smoke above the Gazprom Neft plant in Moscow. July 18, 2026 On August 17, Sergei Vakulenko, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Berlin Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies , said on The Breakfast Show that, despite Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries, oil refining in the country remains at a fairly high level.