The main achievements of the most famous boxer in history Photo: Capital Pictures / Insight Media / Vida Press On June 3, Mohammed Ali died, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. At the request of Medusa, journalist Andrei Melnikov talks about the boxing career of Ali, his main battles and why he really deserves the title “The Greatest”, which the athlete he himself appropriated.

Jonathan Kabben Quiñones, 27, from Brussels quit his job in March and sold his car to travel the world. The journey began in Cuba, but when he arrived in that country, he did not have the opportunity to contact his mother directly to let her know that he was all right. Then Jonathan came up with the idea of ​​telling her about his situation through Instagram. Like this: “Mothers are always worried about their children. Especially mine.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a new criminal case against the driver and passengers of the Gelendvagen, who tried to hide from the police in Moscow. The case was opened under the article “threat of using violence against a representative of the authorities”. The defendants in the case are the son of the top manager of Lukoil, Ruslan Shamsuarov, as well as Abduvakhob Majidov, who was driving the Gelendvagen, and other persons.

Spain's Garbiñe Muguruza won the French Open by defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams in straight sets 7:5, 6:4 in the final match. For Muguruza, the victory at Roland Garros was the first Grand Slam title. In 2015, she reached the Wimbledon final where she lost to Serena Williams. Serena Williams, if she won at Roland Garros, could repeat the record of Steffi Graf, who won 22 Grand Slam tournaments in her career. The final match in the men's draw at Roland Garros will take place on June 5.

Radio Liberty opened access to the archive of its programs for the period from 1953 to 1995. The records are published in the Database of Open Society Archives, which is under the jurisdiction of the Central European University, founded by George Soros. The Radio Liberty archive has more than 10 thousand hours of broadcasting. It included news , political programs and records of readings of literature prohibited in the USSR.

Opposition leader Sergei Mokhnatkin was sentenced to 11 months in prison on charges of insulting a government official. Tatyana Pashkevich, a friend of the prisoner, told Kasparov.ru about this. The verdict was issued by the court of the city of Kotlas, Arkhangelsk region. The case of insulting a representative of the authorities was brought against Mokhnatkin after a conflict with the head of the detachment of the colony, where the oppositionist is serving time.

At the end of May, a swastika appeared at the Riga Castle, the official residence of the President of Latvia. Passers-by noticed how the gardener, who cut the grass near the castle, mowed down a figure in the form of a fascist cross (which disappeared after the work was completed, because the rest of the grass was also cut). We will not show a photo here, but believe me, this is exactly a swastika (you can see it here ).

The Syrian government army entered the territory of the province of Raqqa, the administrative center of which is the actual capital of the "Islamic State" (the organization is recognized as a terrorist organization in Russia and banned). The attack by the Syrian army is reported by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, headquartered in London. According to the Syrian Observatory, Syrian troops are advancing with the support of Russian aircraft, which delivers massive strikes.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is ready to agree with the proposal to arm the OSCE observers in the Donbass, but only with personal weapons - pistols. According to Lavrov, pistols can be issued to observers who control places where heavy weapons are located, removed from the line of contact between the parties to the conflict under the terms of the Minsk agreements.

Photo project of Elena Chernyshova about life Vyksa - one of the most unusual cities in Russia Photo: Elena Chernyshova On June 3, in the city of Vyksa, the Nizhny Novgorod region, the Art Ovorg was opened -the annual festival of urban culture, the main role in which is played by art objects located in microdistricts, in the embankments and in the parks. "Art-Voor" has been held since 2011.

Career of the great boxer in photographs Photo: Action Images / Sporting Pictures / Scanpix / Leta On June 3, Mohammed Ali (Cassius Glue) - a former absolute worldwide boxing champion, a public figure and a philanthropist, known under the nickname, died in the United States. He held the best battles in the history of boxing and formulated the famous principle “Porky like a butterfly, sorry like a bee” - that’s how he described his tactics in the ring.

In Ukraine, while trying to cross the border with Poland, a Frenchman was detained, in whose car they found machine guns, grenade launchers and explosives. According to the French TV channel M6, the weapon was intended to carry out a terrorist attack in France, where the European Football Championship will begin on June 10. The arrest took place at the end of May, but so far this has not been reported.

The head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, demanded "hard and fast to stop any attempts to conduct anti-state activities under the pretext of criticizing the authorities." He stated this during a speech at the Russian World: Problems and Prospects forum, which is taking place in Yalta. “Freedom of speech and opinion ends where malicious slander against our country, our history, our values, our way of life begins,” Aksyonov said.

The head of the Central Election Commission, Ella Pamfilova, acknowledged that the 2011 elections were subject to "unsightly abuses" that led to massive street protests. “We will do everything in our power to prevent all those unsightly abuses that brought the protesters to the streets in the previous campaign, within our capabilities and powers,” Pamfilova said in an interview with the Interfax news agency .

At least 42 people have been injured in a lightning strike at the Rock am Ring rock festival in the western German town of Mendig. The organizers of the festival reported that eight victims were hospitalized. About 45,000 spectators gathered for the Rock am Ring festival. On Friday, due to a strong storm, the musicians' performances were briefly interrupted, but the organizers denied rumors that the festival would end ahead of time due to bad weather.