Super brown about the most “political” tournament match ODD andersen / AFP / Scanpix / Leta The account of the match 1: 0 in favor of the United States , the only goal in the 38th minute was scored by midfielder Christian Pulishic. Iran arranged a draw to enter the 1/8 finals, the United States needed only victory. In the eighth added minute, the defender of the US national team took the ball that rolled into the empty gate. Before the match, Iranian players sang a hymn.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering whether to designate the Wagner PMC as a terrorist organization, Bloomberg reports, citing two sources. The US is considering this possibility "as part of efforts to limit the private military company's involvement in Ukraine and its growing presence in Africa," the agency writes. A final decision, according to sources, has not yet been made. The White House and the State Department did not comment on this.

The governor of the Kursk region, Roman Starovoit, claims that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at the border Sudzhansky district on the evening of November 29. about this He wrote in his telegram channel. According to the governor, at least 11 hits were recorded, including in the power supply facility. Because of this, the Sudzhansky and Korenevsky districts are partially de-energized, Starovoit said. There is no information about the victims.

Philologist Gasan Gusejnov explains how Russian-speakers beyond the Kremlin’s control are learning to use language to undermine the Putin regime By Dr. Gasan Gusejnov I can clearly remember the shock I felt in the mid-1960s when I started meeting “first wave” emigrants in Moscow — people who fled Russia during the Civil War or in the first years after the revolution.

The city court of St. Petersburg rejected the appeal of 27-year-old Kirill Berezin, who, after being called up for mobilization, refused to take up arms, fled the military unit and demanded that he be transferred to alternative civilian service. This is reported by Fontanka, referring to the lawyer Nikifor Ivanov. Berezin, in his complaint, challenged the decision of the court of first instance, which considered it lawful that he was called up as part of the mobilization.

Russian soldiers retreating from Ukraine’s Kherson region took Ukrainian prisoners to dozens of prison colonies within Russian territory, according to Sirena, a publication from Alexey Navalny’s team. The Sirena report cites their own data and information from the organizations Russia Behind Bars and Gulagu.net.

Grzegorz Galazka / Archivio Grzegorz Galazka / Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Images In a recent interview with the Catholic magazine America, Pope Francis shared some striking words on the violence in Ukraine. He didn’t name Putin, for example, among those responsible for the war because “it is already known.” He did, however, share thoughts on other parties he holds responsible: When I speak about Ukraine, I speak of a people who are martyred.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on NATO countries to send weapons to Ukraine as soon as possible and to establish new weapons production in the West. He stated this at a joint briefing with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Bucharest as part of a meeting of ministers of NATO member countries, writes European Truth. Dmitry Kuleba said that at the previous such meeting, his three main words were “weapons, weapons, weapons”.

The founder of Alibaba, billionaire Jack Ma, has left China and has been living in Tokyo for almost half a year. This was reported by the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the whereabouts of China's once richest businessman. The newspaper emphasized that Jack Ma left China "amid continued pressure from Beijing on the country's technology sector and its most influential businessmen." Ma left for Japan with his family, personal chef and bodyguards, sources said.

Update: Viktar Babaryka’s Telegram channel reported that Maria Kalesnikava was hospitalized due to a “surgical pathology” and underwent surgery on November 28. As of November 29, she was reportedly in a stable condition and improving, and on November 30, she will reportedly be transferred to the hospital's surgical ward. Maria Kalesnikava, the Belarusian opposition leader who had been serving an 11-year sentence in a penal colony, has been rushed to an emergency hospital.

During their retreat from the Kherson region of Ukraine, Russian troops took Ukrainian prisoners to ten colonies in Russia. This was reported by the publication of Alexei Navalny's team "Sirena", citing its own data and information from the projects "Rus Sidyashchaya" and Gulagu.net.

In Kyiv for more than a month, power outages have been going on. "Medusa" learned from the Kiev how they survive in the dark (and many in the cold) Oleg Petrasyuk / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Kyiv while turning off electricity.

One of the leaders of the Belarusian opposition, Maria Kolesnikova, who is serving an 11-year sentence in a penal colony, has been hospitalized, the Telegram channel of Viktor Babariko's headquarters reported. According to him, Kolesnikova has been in the emergency hospital in Gomel since November 28. The ambulance took her to the first surgical department, after which she was transferred to intensive care.

Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, the head of Ukraine’s high-voltage transmission operator Ukrenergo, says that all of Ukraine’s larger thermal power plants and HPPs have been damaged by the massive missile strikes conducted by Russia since early October. In an interview to the Russian publication NV Business, Kudrytskyi said that in the course of seven missile strikes starting on October 10, all of Ukraine’s larger thermal and hydroelectric power stations have been damaged.

The Tver administration has adopted a resolution that cancels the filming of the feature film “Musician” in the city about the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine “using military equipment with foreign symbols and flags.” This was reported by the Tver publication “Afanasy-Business,” citing a statement from the regional government.