The representative of Switzerland, rapper Nemo (Nemo Mettler), won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song The Code. Based on the jury voting results, Switzerland scored 365 points. The audience vote brought her another 236 points. The total amount was thus 591 points. Nemos identify as non-binary and ask to use the pronoun “they” when referring to themselves. The song "The Code" talks about the experience of embracing one's identity and being non-binary.

The Ukrainian armed forces shelled Belgorod, said the regional governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov. A civilian was killed during the shelling - she died on the spot from her wounds before the ambulance arrived. Another 29 people, according to preliminary information, were injured. Among the wounded, according to Gladkov, there is one child. All victims were taken to hospitals.

Russia has not abandoned its ambitions to capture Kiev, and the defense of the Ukrainian capital remains one of the main tasks of the army, said the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Alexander Pavlyuk, in an interview with The Economist. According to Pavlyuk, who was appointed commander in February 2024, one of his most urgent tasks is the creation of ten new brigades to prepare for the Russian offensive. Part of these forces will be involved in the defense of the capital of Ukraine.

Mikhail Mishustin, who was reappointed as head of the new government, submitted candidates for deputy prime ministers and heads of ministries to the State Duma for consideration. The new government does not include Andrei Belousov and Victoria Abramchenko, who held the posts of first deputy prime minister and deputy prime minister, respectively. Both of them are moving to a new job.

Capital changes affected not so much the building as the exhibition policy of the once progressive site Mamm exhibition "Football" Konstantin Batynkov and Sergey Shekhovtsov Multimedia art museum, or mamm is one of the most important art institutions in Russia. Among the main areas of his work were international projects, which are much more difficult to do in the conditions of isolation of the country.

One of the participants in the “Big Girls” show on the Friday TV channel called Sevastopol, from which she came, a “hole.” The Russian-appointed governor of the city drew attention to her words, after which the TV channel released a statement, and the participant herself apologized. The episode of the show, in which the contestants try to lose weight to win a cash prize, aired on May 10.

Now “Let it be” has reached Disney+ - and was not at all sad Express / Getty Images The Beatles perform on the roof of their office on January 30, 1969 during the filming of the film "Let it be" In May, the last film about The Beatles - “Let it be” appeared on the Disney+ platform (“let it be so”). For the past 40 years, it was practically impossible to look legally - unlike other paintings with the participation of musicians, he was not released on DVD and did not publish on streaming services.

During the offensive, units of the Russian group of troops “North” “liberated” the settlements of Borisovka, Ogurtsovo, Pletenevka, Pylnaya and Strelechya in the Kharkov region, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported .

In the city of Pechora in the Komi Republic, part of an emergency five-story residential building at the address: Pechora Avenue, 69, collapsed, the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. Rescuers evacuated 14 people, including five children. Residents are sent to two temporary accommodation centers located in a boarding school and an orphanage. Komi Governor Vladimir Uyba said he was flying to Pechora and confirmed that the house was declared unsafe.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the structure of the government. Its text was published on the Kremlin website. The decree on the structure of federal executive bodies establishes that the head of government, as before, will have 10 deputies, including one first. Another deputy prime minister combines the position with the post of presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Far Eastern District, and one - with the head of the government apparatus.

Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein has been suspended from the final of the competition due to a complaint of "inappropriate behavior", the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) said . The complaint was filed by a woman from the production crew due to an "incident" that occurred after Klein's performance in the semi-finals on May 9. The essence of the “incident” is not disclosed.

Updated. The shelling killed three people - an employee of the Paradise restaurant and two customers, said the Russian-appointed governor of the region, Denis Pushilin. Eight more people, according to Pushilin, were injured, including a 12-year-old girl. One of the HIMARS missiles hit a restaurant, the second hit a nearby unfinished building, Pushilin specified.

Vladimir Putin established a new honorary title “Honored Worker of the Electoral System of the Russian Federation,” follows from the presidential decree of May 10. The title will be awarded to members of election commissions with voting rights who have worked for at least 10 years on a permanent basis or at least 15 years on a non-permanent basis.

We tell you what the finalists of the competition were remembered - and why the participation of Israel caused mass protests Eurovision Song Contest Speech by the Ukrainian duet Alyona Alyona & Jerry Heil in the Eurovision Semi On May 11, the final of Eurovision will be held in Malmas (Sweden) in 2024. According to the results of the semi -finals, which took place on May 7 and 9, 26 countries will compete for the victory.

Ukrainian drones attacked the village of Novostroevka-Pervaya, Grayvoronsky urban district, Belgorod region, and the city of Sudzha, Kursk region. In Novostroevka-Pervaya, a quadcopter dropped two explosive devices onto a truck standing by the side of the road, said the governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. One man died on the spot from his wounds, another was taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds to his legs.