Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Open Russia movement is planning to hold rallies called "I'm tired" in Russian cities on April 29, the participants of which will send letters to the presidential offices of the Russian Federation to Vladimir Putin with a request not to participate in the 2018 elections. It is reported by RBC.

In Istanbul, police detained 49 people on suspicion of terrorism on April 15, Anadolu state news agency reported, citing a source in the security services. The suspects allegedly planned to commit a terrorist attack on the eve of a referendum on the expansion of presidential powers, which will be held on Sunday, April 16. The detentions took place during raids in seven districts of Istanbul.

Giraffe named Aipril, living in the Animal Adventure Park (New York) Animal Adventure Park, finally gave birth. The gender of the baby is still unknown. According to experts, it weighs about 68 kilograms, and its growth will be more than 1.8 meters. It was expected that the 15-year-old April will give birth at the end of winter-in February the zoo launched a video broadcast from her aviary. Millions of viewers were waiting for her to give birth, but nothing happened on the video.

The Union of Journalists of Chechnya called the topic of the persecution of gays in the republic offensive and "obviously indecent", to which Novaya Gazeta devoted several articles. On April 15, the organization's statement was published on the website of the Grozny TV channel.

In Syria, in the Aleppo region, an explosion occurred near a bus with civilians who were evacuated from territories besieged by rebels north of Idlib. The exact number of dead and injured is unknown. A RIA Novosti source in Aleppo reported that 70 people died and 130 were injured. Earlier, Syrian state television reported 39 dead. Shortly after the explosion, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reported that at least 16 people had died.

At the Star Wars fan conference SWCO on April 14, a poster and the first teaser for the eighth episode of the film saga, called The Last Jedi, were shown. You can watch the teaser here , and here's what the poster looks like: The poster shows Rey (Daisy Ridley) holding a lightsaber over her head. Its glow separates the faces of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and his nephew Kylo Ren (Adam Driver).

Mikhail Khodorkovsky stepped down as chairman of the Open Russia movement. He announced this at the conference of the movement, which takes place in Tallinn. In his speech, he called on the audience to support the candidacies of Alexei Navalny in the presidential elections in Russia and Dmitry Gudkov in the elections for the mayor of Moscow in 2018, reports .

Former Syrian army general Zaher al-Sakat, who deserted in 2013, told the British newspaper The Telegraph that about 700 tons of poisonous substances remain at the disposal of the Syrian military. According to him, they were not taken into account by the inspectors of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), who arrived in the country in 2013 to destroy these weapons.

In St. Petersburg, police detained several people who were going to take part in a motor rally along Nevsky Prospekt in support of striking truckers. The detention, as said on Twitter, was attended by OMON officers. photographer David Frenkel According to Fontanka, about ten people were detained at the exit from the camp of truckers on the Moscow highway.

The Government of the Russian Federation has given the Ministry of Education and Science the authority to organize children's recreation. The corresponding decree is published on the website of the government. The Ministry of Education and Science will develop and implement state policy in the field of children's recreation, coordinate the work of other departments and monitor compliance with laws.

Photo: XPRIZE Prototype Kricoder, who took second place in the competition The Qualcomm Tricorder Xprize On April 12, it became known that Apple is developing a technology that will measure the blood sugar level non -invasively, that is, without using a needle or any other devices that penetrate the human body.

Stories Alice Manro, “Live in St. Petersburg” and three more excellent collections The Literary critic of Medusa Galina Yuzefovich recommends five collections of stories, which is worth paying attention to this spring: “Without looking back” by Maria Galina, “Ladies from Grace Aadier” Suzanne Clark, “A secret that is not hidden by anyone’s Nobel Prize in Literature Elis Manro,“ Miracles and Fantasy ”of Anthony Bayette and“ In St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg in St.

Photo: How Hwee Young / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Participants in the parade in honor of the first President of the DPRK Kim Ir Senes marching on Kim Il Sena in Pyongyang. The day before, it became known that the United States is considering a variant of a preventive blow by non -nuclear weapons on objects in North Korea. Not far from its shores are two American ships with Tomagavk missiles on board.

In the DPRK, a new intercontinental ballistic missile could be demonstrated at a military parade in honor of the 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, reports the South Korean Yonhap agency, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense. According to the interlocutor of the agency, the missile shown at the parade is longer than the existing KN-08 and KN-14 missiles.

Self -irony, wide pants and "young dad" Studio Warner Bros. On April 12, she said that Jud Law will play the young Albus Dumbledore in the new part of the film “Fantastic creatures and where they live”. The news was delighted not only by the actor fans, but also by fans of work by Joan Rowling and the Harry Potter universe. It turned out that Juda Low is about about everyone. And "Medusa" is no exception! Juda Law has a great sense of humor.