At the World Swimming Championships, representatives of the Russian team won three gold medals in a day: Anton Chupkov was the fastest in the men's 200m breaststroke, and Yulia Efimova in the women's. Evgeny Rylov won gold in the 200m backstroke. In men's swimming, the Russians have not won gold medals since 2003. As for Yulia Efimova, for her this is the fifth gold of the world championships. The World Aquatics Championship takes place in Budapest.

“After discussing the case with our murder investigations team, we have no reason to suspect that this was a suspicious death,” D.C. police spokesperson Rachel Reid told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti , responding to a new report by BuzzFeed that claims “multiple U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials” suspect Mikhail Lesin was “whacked” because he was preparing to cooperate with the FBI. Reid added that the case could be reopened, if any new evidence emerges. Asked if the D.C.

What we know and wish we knew about the death controversy that just won't die Sergey Avduyevsky / ‘Rodionov’ Publishing House / TASS On March 10, 2016, local authorities in Washington, D.C., released the autopsy report on Mikhail Lesin, who was Russia’s former press minister from 1999 to 2004, before serving as an advisor to President Putin and working as a mass media executive. Lesin had died five months earlier on November 5, 2015.

An 11-month-old boy, Charlie Gard, died in the UK, whose parents sought to send him to the United States for experimental treatment. The boy died in a hospice, where he was taken off life support. The parents demanded that the child be sent home to die, but the court did not uphold their demand. Charlie Gard has been diagnosed with mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome, a rare disease that has no effective treatment.

The Information Security Center (TsIB) at Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has new management, sources tell the news agency RBC . The center’s new head is reportedly Sergey Skorokhodov, who specializes in the investigation of cybercrimes. RBC says TsIB’s previous director, Andrey Gerasimov, has now formally resigned. The news agency’s sources claim the decision was made long ago, and Gerasimov has spent the last several months on an extended vacation.

Buzzfeed reported that Russian media manager Mikhail Lesin, who died in the United States in 2015, was killed, according to US intelligence officials. According to the official version, he died in an accident. According to two FBI agents and one intelligence official Buzzfeed spoke to, Lesin was beaten to death. The intelligence officer specified that the murder weapon was a baseball bat. According to a source close to the medical examiner, Lesin had broken ribs.

Vladimir Smirnov / TASS under construction Sevastopol TPP, July 21, 2017 In early July, Reuters reported that the Russian daughter Rostec - the Technopromesport company - put Siemens turbines in the Crimea. Turbines were intended for a power plant in Taman, but ended up on the peninsula. In Russia, they did not immediately admit that Siemens turbines really ended up in the Crimea. Here's how Reuters have commented on Russia.

In St. Petersburg, the court arrested a deputy of the city Legislative Assembly of Maxim Reznik for 10 days for violations during an inconsistent campaign on June 12. In addition, he was fined 11 thousand rubles. A protocol was drawn up on Reznik for violation of the procedure for holding a rally and two protocols for disobedience to the police officer. According to Rosbalt, the deputy was accused, in particular, of the fact that he grabbed the colonel of the Russian Guard by the neck.

Sergey Malgavko / Sputnik / Scanpix / LETA On July 28, around 2 p.m., the entire Crimean peninsula lost power. At exactly 1:55 p.m., all four lines of the so-called energy bridge that connects Crimea to Russia’s Krasnodar region suddenly shut off. Crimean Fuel and Energy Minister Vadim Belik says this resulted in the entire peninsula losing electricity, creating a roughly 1,000-megawatt power shortage. “There’s no electricity at all in Simferopol.

The leadership of the FSB Information Security Center has changed, RBC writes, citing its own sources. Sergei Skorokhodov has become the new head of the center, which specializes in investigating cybercrimes. The former head of the CIB, Andrei Gerasimov, retired. RBC sources claim that the issue of his departure from service was resolved long ago, and he has been on vacation for the last few months.

The Ethiopian authorities decided to issue identity cards to followers of Rastafarianism who moved to the country from Jamaica since the middle of the 20th century. About a thousand Rastafarians will receive certificates, writes Associated Press. They will be able to enter the country without visas and stay in the country without a residence permit. In addition to rastamans, Ethiopian Jews, as well as foreigners who have "done a lot for the country," will receive certificates, said .

In Moscow, a man who was in a state of intoxication stole the ship "Egoriy" for 60 people. This is reported by TASS with reference to the Moscow Interregional Investigation Department for Transport. The incident occurred on July 27, but it became known about it only now. Where exactly the hijacking took place is not known. Having taken possession of the ship, the man led him to the Klenovy Boulevard pier on the Nagatinskaya Embankment and collided with the standing ship Silver.

The Office of the Investigative Committee in the Voronezh Region began checking the actions of police officers who tried to detain two Chechens with a child in Voronezh. The incident occurred on July 27 and was shot by the girls on the video. As follows from the videos, three police officers (two in civilian clothes) demanded that Chechenok show documents. They refused, while one of the girls claimed that she was not 18 years old, and therefore the police have no right to talk to her.

Winn.pawin A uninhabited island with macaques, a golden Buddha cut by a laser in a rock, an idyllic beach at the naval base-Medusa, along with the tourism department of Thailand, talk about ten places in Pattaya, photos from which your Instagram will be decorated.

In Hamburg, an unidentified man attacked customers at an Edeka supermarket in Hamburg. One person died and several more were injured. The exact number of victims is being established. According to Bild, the attacker was detained. The tabloid published a photo of the detainee in the interior of a police car with a bloody bag on his head. There is no information about the identity and motives of the attacker. According to Bild, the man had one accomplice, whose search continues.