The US Department of Homeland Security will step up screening of foreigners entering the country without a visa. In particular, the agency intends to collect information about their trips to countries that provide safe haven for terrorists, as well as take their fingerprints and other biometric data. Strengthening of security measures is connected with acts of terrorism in Paris, informs Reuters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the decision to shoot down the Russian Su-24 bomber was caused by the desire to ensure the security of oil supplies to Turkey from areas controlled by the Islamic State (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and banned).

Frame: bazelevs / youtube Bazelevs studio posted a fragment of the film “The Best Day” in which the heroine of Julia Alexandrova performs (as it can) performs the song “I Will Survive”. The entire three -minute fragment is mounted as if it was shot in one pass - the camera continuously follows the heroine moving around the city by bus and riding a fire engine. BAZELAVS The best day. Exclusive shots from the film The film will be released on December 24.

Hard: Harperʼs Bazaar / YouTube The Pirelli calendar was released for 2016, the author of which was photographer Annie Leibovitz. As promised earlier, there are no more naked girls in it - instead, Leibovitz photographed 13 influential women. Harper= 2016 Pirelli Calendar by Annie Leibovitz | Behind the Scenes The calendar presents, in particular, Yoko it, Serena Williams, Natalia Vodianova, Patti Smith and Ava Duvernya.

Screencap: Prosto Tak / YouTube He may have lived and died a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but Darth Vader—Sith Lord and Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet—reappeared briefly in Moscow earlier this month to stage a small outdoor musical performance. Honoring Russia's local customs, Vader played his theme song, The Imperial March , composed by John Williams, on a balalaika.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation decided to acquire access to the Internet surveillance system. For this he is ready to pay 2.4 million rubles. According to the application, this system should be able to track all messages in the media and social networks, and store them for at least a year and a half.

Drivers from around Russia descend on Moscow for a massive protest against new tolls Photo: Vladimir Smirnov / TASS / Vida Press Last weekend, there were protests across Russia by truckers against the launch of "Platon," a new federal highway system that imposes tolls on vehicles weighing more than 12 metric tons. Talk among demonstrators is increasingly about taking the movement to Moscow, where a massive protest was previously scheduled to occur on Monday, November 30.

Shot: Victor Poulin / YouTube Viktor Poulin from the state of New Hampshire, who specializes in the manufacture and sale of boomerangs, learned to attach the camera to his shells. And run boomerangs into the air. Vulin fasten the camera on a movable hinge and equips it with a special tail, which stabilizes its position in space. Caution: at the time of launching the boomerang, an unpleasant whistle of wind is heard.

In Russia, Eldar Ryazanov is remembered Photo: Yuri Samolyago / TASS In Moscow, on November 29, Eldar Ryazanov died - director, screenwriter, playwright, author of more than 30 paintings, which became the classic of Soviet cinema. Medusa collected statements by actors and journalists about a director who had a rare talent and sense of humor. Alexander Timofeevsky journalist Ryazanov is mourned in Moscow, as Andersen was mourned in Copenhagen, and Gaudi in Barcelona.

Rosselkhoznadzor revealed an increased content of nitrates in zucchini from Turkey, which are sold in stores in the Oryol and Kursk regions. The permissible level of nitrates in products, according to the agency, was exceeded by 1.6 times. Currently, testing continues: products are examined for the content of residual pesticides. Rosselkhoznadzor Russian regulatory agencies tightened checks on products from Turkey after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber on November 24.

Campaign against everything related to Turkey. Short Photo: Vitaly Timkiv / TASS / Scanpix Relations between Russia and Turkey were sharply deteriorated after the Turks shot down the Russian military Su-24. The Russian Federation imposed sanctions: she forbade Turkish fruits and vegetables, hire Turkish workers to its territory, suspended a visa -free regime with Turkey. Tour operators are prohibited from selling trips to Turkey, charter flights to this country should be canceled.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia protested to Poland in connection with the dismantling of the monument of gratitude to the Red Army in the city of Mielec. The Foreign Ministry accused Poland of insulting the memory of Soviet soldiers and violating bilateral cooperation agreements.

The body of Oleg Peshkov, the commander of a Russian Su-24 bomber shot down by a Turkish fighter, was taken to Moscow. The plane with the body of the deceased landed at the Chkalovsky airfield. During the flight over the territory of Russia, he was accompanied by an escort of fighters. At an airfield near Moscow, the plane with the body of the pilot killed in Syria was met by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and the commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces.

Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers began to fly out on combat missions in Syria not only with bombs, but also with air-to-air missiles. This was announced by the representative of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation Igor Klimov. “The planes are equipped with missiles for protection,” he said.

Frame: sirotkin / youtube In 2015, Sergei Sirotkin (the Sirotkin project) came out only one small record of four songs and several single, but we can already talk about him as one of the most interesting new musicians in Moscow. Modern electronic sound, insinuating, completely input articulating voice and good Sirotkin texts look above all that is done on the Russian independent stage.