Mash published CCTV footage of a taxi driver knocking down passers-by in the center of Moscow on June 16. The footage shows a taxi swerving off the road onto the pavement and hitting several people. The driver gets out of the car and runs away; a crowd of passers-by rushes after him. Another video also shows the driver attempting to flee the scene. Attention! The video contains scenes of violence.

In eastern Afghanistan, during a meeting between the Afghan military and Taliban militants (recognized as terrorist in Russia), an explosion occurred, which killed at least 26 people. The Islamic State terrorist organization claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack occurred during a truce announced by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and the Taliban in connection with the end of Ramadan.

In the center of Moscow on Ilyinka Street, a taxi crashed into pedestrians. As a result, eight people were injured, including two citizens of Mexico. One woman is in a state of moderate severity. According to unconfirmed reports, the driver may have been drunk and lost control. He is detained. The Center for Traffic Management (TSODD) reported that the driver is a citizen of Kyrgyzstan.

State Duma deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Valery Rashkin, Valentin Shurchanov and Sergey Shargunov asked the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Yuri Chaika to check the legality of the actions of operatives in the case of the New Greatness organization. It is reported by RBC. The deputies refer to reports that the operatives actually participated in the creation of an organization whose members are now accused of extremism.

From June 12 to 14, the E3 2018 exhibition was held in Los Angeles-one of the main events in the video entertainment industry. "Medusa" talks about the most significant announcements, including the intriguing project Hideo Kojima and the return to the world "Metro 2033". Frame from the game Cyberpunk 2077. CD Projekt Red Death Stranding For two years since the declaring the game of clarity about its setting, the plot and gameplay did not increase.

Representatives of trade unions proposed to raise the retirement age for women to 60 years, and not to 63, as proposed by the government. It is reported by RBC with reference to the head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR) Mikhail Shmakov. It is not specified how the representatives of trade unions substantiated this proposal.

The teams of Argentines and Icelands in football tied in the match of the World Cup in Moscow. In the 19th minute, Sergio Aguero opened the score, but after four minutes Alvred Finnbogson scored a return ball. In the middle of the second half, the judge appointed a penalty against the Icelanders, but Lionel Messi could not score - the goalkeeper Hannes Halldurson repulsed the ball. At the last added minute, Messi struck the penalty area, but hit the wall.

On June 16, the Iceland team (which was the coolest at Euro 2016 ) meets the Argentina team in Moscow. This is the first match in their group D at the World Cup. Before the game, Icelandic fans gathered in the Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin and fulfilled their company cry “Huh!”, Which was remembered for the whole world after the European Championship.

On June 15, Egypt forward Mohammed Salah turned 26 years old. On this day, Egypt played with Uruguay in Yekaterinburg and lost 0:1. However, the player himself did not enter the field due to an injury. On Saturday morning, the Egyptian team returned to the hotel in Grozny, where their base is located. In the lobby, a two-tiered golden boot cake, prepared as a gift from Salah, was waiting for them. "A group of Chechen fans made Salah smile," Reuters reported.

Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Fire in the building of the Glago Art School, June 16, 2018 "Smoldering ruins" On June 15, a local art school caught fire in Glasgow, located in the famous historical building and located on the reconstruction after the previous fire of 2014. The signal of the new fire received firefighters around 23:19, more than 150 firefighters arrived at the place. Despite their efforts, after two hours the fire flared up in full force.

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, football referee Andres Cunha awarded a penalty after a video replay. This happened at the France-Australia match in Kazan. When Aussie Josh Risdon knocked down Antoine Griezmann in his own box, Cunha didn't call the foul at first, but then turned to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and awarded a penalty. In the 58th minute, Griezmann converted a penalty to open the score in the match.

Conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky has died at the age of 87. This was reported by the Moscow Conservatory, where he headed the department of opera and symphony conducting.

What could be the "Luzhniki"? The project of the 1920s Korzheva Foundation / State Museum of Architecture named after A.V. Shchusev Pencil drawing of the project of the International Red Stadium, made by architect Mikhail Korzhev around 1925 The 2018 FIFA World Cup was opened with a match in Luzhniki. This stadium, erected in the 1950s and accepting the Olympics, could be completely different-if the authorities had not put the utopian projects of the 1920s under the cloth.

A French doctor has diagnosed performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky with borderline personality disorder, who is under arrest for setting fire to the Bank of France building. On June 15, the BBC Russian Service reported this with reference to the decision to extend the arrest. The psychiatrist also revealed that Pavlensky had "delusional obsessions" and "a desire to break the law and its restrictions," writes the BBC. This became one of the grounds for extending the arrest.

The Russian presidential administration fears possible protests over raising the retirement age and is considering options to soften the parameters of the reform, the Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing sources.