British Ambassador to Iran Robert McAir was detained in Tehran, who took part in a student rally in memory of the victims of the downed Ukrainian Boeing. This is reported by Tasnim agency, citing a source. McAir was released a few hours later; he is expected to be summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry on January 12.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin on Saturday. The meeting, which lasted more than three hours, discussed the situation in Libya and Iran, as well as the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Merkel, in particular, stated that Nord Stream 2 must be completed despite the sanctions imposed by the United States.

The Libyan National Army of General Khalifa Haftar announced the introduction of a ceasefire in the vicinity of Tripoli. It began to operate at midnight local time on January 12 (1:00 Moscow time). The LNA emphasized that the regime will be supported only on the condition that Haftar’s opponents from the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya also refrain from hostilities. Updated .

Part of the funds from the grant named after oncologist Andrey Pavlenko will be directed to the creation of a media about oncology, which will be handled by the Takih Dela team. This was stated in the program "Sensitively" by Irina Vorobyeva on "Echo of Moscow" by the head of the department of special projects of the portal "Such things" Sergey Karpov and the co-founder of the portal Mitya Aleshkovsky.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky promised that all those guilty were that the Air Force Airlines was shot down by Iranian air defense, will be held accountable. This was said by Zelensky in a special video message, it was discussed during his telephone conversation with the president of Iran, which took place earlier on Saturday. “We agreed that no one would turn his back,” Zelensky said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Iran should be held fully responsible for the downing of a passenger plane shot down by Iranian air defenses. Trudeau made the corresponding statement after Iran officially admitted that the Ukrainian Boeing, on board of which, among others, there were citizens of Canada, was shot down by Iranian air defenses.

Those responsible for shooting down the Ukrainian Boeing by a missile will be held accountable, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Rouhani also assured Zelensky that the Ukrainian expert group would be provided with all the necessary support for further effective cooperation in the legal and technical fields.

Rich Fury / Invision / Ap / Scanpix / Leta The drummer and author of the songs of the Canadian rock band Rush Nil Pirta died on January 7 at the age of 67 from the brain tumor. The Rush group, which performed with Pirt for 45 years, reported his death on January 10. Pirte died after "three and a half years of an incredibly bold struggle against the glioblastoma ," the musicians said. Neil Pirta is considered one of the best rock banking workers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if there are Wagner PMC mercenaries in Libya, then they do not represent the interests of Russia. He said this at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, writes RIA Novosti. “If there are Russian citizens there, they do not represent the interests of the Russian state and do not receive money from the Russian state,” Putin said, answering the question of how many Russian Wagner PMC mercenaries are currently operating in Libya.

What surprised us at the CES 2020 electronics exhibition Each year, at the CES technological exhibition, which is held in Las Vegas, manufacturers of electronics show futuristic (and sometimes just crazy!) Devices that may never get to the market. But this is not important - in the end, it is simply interesting to look at these bizarre gadgets, thinking about how technologies will change our life in the future.

Washington DC police have detained actors Joaquin Phoenix (Joker) and Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now) at a climate change protest on January 10. It is reported by CNN with reference to the organizers of the protest action. During his speech at the rally, Joaquin Phoenix called the meat and dairy industry one of the causes of climate change in the world. “Sometimes we wonder what we can do to combat climate change. And there is something you can do today or tomorrow by choosing what you eat.

Ruptly video cameraman Saaf Ghali has been killed in Iraq. Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of the RT channel, announced this on Twitter. She gave no other details. RT clarifies that the cameraman was killed after a demonstration he filmed for the local media. Ruptly is part of the RT channel. This is the first Russian video agency operating at the international level.

Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle has signed a contract with Disney to voice cartoon characters. This is reported by the British newspaper The Times, without indicating the source. Markle's earnings from her collaboration with Disney will go to Elephants Without Borders, a charity dedicated to protecting animals from poachers. According to the Daily Mail, Meghan Markle made her first entry before Christmas, six weeks before her official visit to Canada.

New York Times investigative journalist Christian Triebert tweeted a video he claims shows the moment an Iranian missile was launched. The footage was recorded by a surveillance camera installed northeast of the town of Parand near Tehran. According to Tribert, this is the location where investigators believe the missile that shot down the Ukrainian Boeing was launched. Triebert noted that the date shown on the video corresponds to the event that occurred.

The book of journalist Daniil Turovsky “Invasion. A Brief History of Russian Hackers won the Volga/NOS competition, the regional version of the NOS (New Literature) award. This was reported in the public page of the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation in VK. Turovsky will receive as a reward a figurine-symbol of the prize and 200 thousand rubles. The award ceremony will take place on January 14 before the debates of the "Moscow" award "NOS".