The main prize of the Cannes Film Festival "Palme d'Or" went to the film "Shoplifters" by Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. The second most important award, the Grand Prix, went to Black Klansman Spike Lee. The Jury Prize was awarded to Lebanese Nadine Labaki's Capernaum. as the best actress The jury recognized Samal Eslyamova from Kazakhstan , who played in Sergei Dvortsevoi's film Hayk about the life of labor migrants in Moscow.

The jury of the Cannes Film Festival recognized Samal Eslyamova from Kazakhstan as the best actress, who played in Sergei Dvortsevoi's film Hayk about the life of labor migrants in Moscow. Read more about the film in Anton Dolin's review . The prize as the best actor was received by the Italian Marcello Fonte, who played in the film "The Dogman" by Matteo Garrone. Spike Lee's "Black Klansman" won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the second most important award.

Seven women's rights activists have been arrested in Saudi Arabia, reports . Human Rights Watch Among those detained are two men and five women, including blogger Eman al-Nafyan, activists Aziza al-Yousef and Loujan Hatloul, who has already been arrested twice, including for trying to enter the country by car. Authorities said the detainees were suspected of "attempts to undermine the security and stability of the kingdom" and "suspicious contacts with foreign countries," AFP reported.

British Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle married on May 19 in the chapel of St. George in the Vindzor castle. About 600 relatives and acquaintances of the newlyweds, as well as more than 2.5 thousand ordinary British, who were able to observe the arrival of the bride and groom to the church were invited to the castle. The ceremony was broadcast live on television.

Danny Lawson / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (now the Duchess of Sussex) kissing the Windsor castle after the wedding ceremony, May 19, 2018 On May 19, in the chapel of St. George, at the Windsor castle, the wedding ceremony of the British Prince Harry and the American actress Meghan Markle took place. It was visited by members of the royal family - as well as more than two thousand invited guests. "Medusa" shows how it was.

Four militants were killed in Grozny, who were trying to seize parishioners in the Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, told Interfax. During the special operation, two police officers and a parishioner were killed. The Investigative Committee also reported that two police officers were injured during the attack. “There is operational information that the militants received orders from one of the Western countries,” Kadyrov said.

All films of the Cannes competition in ultra -short reviews (140 signs!) From Anton Valley On May 19, the 71st Cannes Film Festival will announce the winners. This year, 21 paintings participate in the competition - including two Russian tapes, the “summer” of Kirill Serebrennikov and “Aika” by Sergey Paratov (joint production with Kazakhstan).

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that he had signed a decree on the recall of Ukrainian representatives from the statutory bodies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). “We have nothing more to do there - we are moving together to Europe,” Poroshenko was quoted by Interfax as saying. Ukraine was one of the three signatories of the Agreement on the establishment of the CIS on December 8, 1991, along with the Russian Federation and Belarus.

Owen Humphreys / WPA Pool / Getty Images on May 19 in St. George’s chapel at the Windsor Castle hosts the wedding ceremony of the British Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby declared them husband and wife.

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has announced Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as husband and wife. The ceremony takes place at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. TODAYWatch The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle | TODAY

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The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has begun at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. The ceremony began around 12:00 local time (14:00 Moscow time). It is led by Bishop David Conner. Bishop Michael Curry, head of the Episcopal Church (the Anglican Church in America), the first African American to hold this position, also delivered a sermon at the ceremony. The ceremony is streamed live on YouTube. TODAYWatch The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle | TODAY

In Moscow, the founding congress of the party of supporters of Alexei Navalny was held at the Omega Plaza business center. The party was named "Russia of the Future". FBK lawyer Ivan Zhdanov told Interfax that the party does not yet have the position of chairman, but this position may be established at the next congress. Alexei Navalny was not present at the congress. He is under administrative arrest for organizing an uncoordinated rally in Moscow on May 5th.

Members of the Beasts group Roma Beast and German Osipov on May 18 received the Prize of the Cannes Festival for the Saundant for the film “Summer” by Kirill Serebrennikov. Roma Beast played in the film "Summer" by the Soviet rock musician Mike Naumenko. Itʼs Trailer Time! Leto The director of Summer Kirill Serebrennikov since August 2017 has been under house arrest on charges of embezzlement. He was detained on the set of paintings in St. Petersburg.