New York prosecutors have filed charges of extorting $20 million from Nike to lawyer Michael Avenatti. He was taken into custody. As follows from the case file, Avenatti met with Nike's lawyer a few days ago and threatened to publish compromising evidence on it if he was not paid for his silence. The arrest of the lawyer came just hours after he announced a press conference on his Twitter: he promised to "reveal a major scandal in college basketball" in which Nike was allegedly involved.

Here's what they showed at the most unusual presentation Apple Tony Avelar / AP / Scanpix / Leta Apple held an unusual presentation on March 25: it did not show a single device and did not talk about updates to operating systems. The event was devoted to the announcements of paid services: for those who like to watch cinema and series; for those who like to read; For those who play iPhones or iPads.

A court in Kaliningrad has issued a ruling on the first administrative case in Russia on involving a minor in participation in an unauthorized rally. The defendant in the case, a volunteer for Alexei Navalny's regional headquarters, Ivan Luzin, received a fine of 30 thousand rubles.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Four consumer loans, an apartment in Barcelona and a dream house. How not to buy real estate Journalist Anna Prazhina tells Ilya Krasilshchik and Sasha Polivanova, how to move from the basement on Taganka in Barcelona, ​​buy a house in Montenegro with a leaking roof and sell it with a good roof, but also much cheaper, and also become the only resident of the village in the Moscow Region.

Three Russian soldiers were killed in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The incident happened at the end of February. The car, in which the Russians were traveling, was ambushed by militants in the province of Deir ez-Zor. The department emphasized that later, as a result of a special operation, 30 militants involved in the death of the Russian military were killed. More than 100 Russian servicemen have been killed in Syria since 2015, according to official figures.

Apple has unveiled the Apple TV+ service, which will feature famous directors and actors in the creation of content. The presentation of the service took place on March 25 in Cupertino. Among those who will create films, shows and TV series for TV+ are directors Steven Spielberg, JJ Abrams and M. Night Shyamalan, actors Jason Momoa, Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston, TV presenter Oprah Winfrey.

The British Airways plane, which was supposed to deliver passengers from London to Dusseldorf, Germany, landed by mistake in Edinburgh, the main city of Scotland. The flight was operated by the German company WDL, which operates the aircraft under a leasing agreement with British Airways. The cause of the incident was an incorrect flight plan, which was handed to the pilots and control services at London airport - the error was discovered after landing in Scotland.

On March 24, the main results of the investigation of the special prosecutor Robert Muller were announced. He came to the conclusion that during the 2016 election campaign between the Donald Trump team and the Russian authorities there was no conspiracy. Now the probability of Trump impeachment has decreased sharply, and the chances of its re -election, on the contrary, have grown. What else will change in American politics?

Updated . In response to the Israeli attack, the militants resumed rocket attacks, but a few hours later, the parties, mediated by Egypt, agreed on a mutual ceasefire. Aircraft of the Israel Defense Forces launched strikes in the Gaza Strip on targets associated with the Hamas group. The attack is expected to be intense and last several hours. Before the start of the raid, the Israeli military urged Gaza residents to stay close to bomb shelters and avoid being in open areas.

US President Donald Trump signed a declaration recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a disputed area on the border with Syria. Trump signed the document at the White House during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who flew to Washington for talks. Shortly before the signing of the declaration, the Russian Foreign Ministry spoke out against Trump's decision.

Updated . The detained politicians and musicians were released from the police. In the center of Minsk, the police began to detain people who were going to take part in the action dedicated to the Freedom Day - the next anniversary of the proclamation of the Belarusian People's Republic on March 25, 1918.

Going to Open Eir abroad is an almost mandatory matter for music lovers. Often only at such festivals you can hear the really “large” groups that have long grown from club format and capable of collecting a whole stadium. In addition, when in one or several days you can see a good half of your playlist alive. In the UK-in the homeland of many cult rock groups, and at the same time an important center of electronics, there are many such festivals.

The Ministry of Culture has decided to change the criteria for implementing the federal program "Big Tours" . This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Culture. According to the new rules, only people's artists and artistic directors of theaters will be able to fly business class on tour at the expense of the budget. Other artists will use economy class.

Thanks to a government order issued on March 21, Russia’s Federal Youth Affairs Agency, Rosmolodezh, now has the power to order the state censor to block websites that distribute information “intended to encourage minors to commit life-threatening acts.” The new grounds for extrajudicial Internet censorship were introduced in legislation drafted by State Duma Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya and signed last December by President Putin.

The French Council of the Muslim Faith has filed a lawsuit against the social network Facebook and video hosting YouTube because their platforms broadcast a video of the massacre in New Zealand. The plaintiffs accuse the social network and video hosting service of distributing materials that "encourage terrorism and harm human dignity" and that could be seen by minors. French law provides for punishment for such actions in the form of three years in prison and a fine of 75 thousand euros.