Bloomberg, citing sources, explained why Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation instead of Sergei Shoigu.

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates has announced that she is leaving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates. “After careful consideration and consideration, I have decided to step down from my role as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. My last day at the foundation is June 7,” Melinda Gates said on social media X (formerly Twitter) on May 13.

American IT company OpenAI has presented a new version of the language model with generative artificial intelligence GPT-4o, the company's website reports. The "o" in the name is an abbreviation for "omni" (meaning "all-round"). The new version of the model works with speech, text, and video. GPT-4o reacts to audio in 320 milliseconds on average, which is comparable to the reaction time of a human in a conversation, the company noted. OpenAI “GPT-4o can handle voice, text, and vision.

Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images In March 2024, Victoria Nuland stepped down as State Department under-secretary for political affairs, ending her tenure as the third-highest-ranking U.S. diplomat. Early in her career, from 1991 to 1993, Nuland worked at the American embassy in Moscow and was responsible for relations with Boris Yeltsin's government.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that Russian troops advancing in the Kharkov region are trying to expand the combat zone. He said this in a video message following the 810th day of a full-scale war. According to Zelensky, the Ukrainian military in the Kharkov region is carrying out counterstrike operations. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have strengthened the Kharkov direction, including Volchansk and the border areas in general.

Why would Putin choose Andrey Belousov, an economist, as Russia’s new defense minister? Dmitry Astakhov / Sputnik / imago images / Scanpix / LETA Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Moscow, Russia. December 15, 2023. Sergey Shoigu’s nearly 12-year tenure as Russia’s defense minister ended unexpectedly on Sunday when President Vladimir Putin removed him from his post and reassigned him to the country’s Security Council.

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof said he secretly left Iran for Europe. His statement, made at an undisclosed location on May 12, was published by IndieWire. "I arrived in Europe a few days ago after a long and difficult journey," the director said, adding that he left shortly after an appeals court upheld his eight-year prison sentence. "I had little time to make a decision. I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran. With a heavy heart, I chose exile.

Lev Gankin talks about musical finds and political conflicts of the competition Tobias Schwarz / AFP / Scanpix / Leta singer Nutsa Buzaladze, representing Georgia with the song "Firefighter", at the General rehearsal of the Eurovision final. She took 21st place at the competition The final of the 68th Eurovision contest was held in Malm by tradition, according to traditionally programmed to polar, but invariably sharp emotional reactions: from lively interest and empathy-to Cringe and Hate.

The head of the Kharkov region police, Vladimir Timoshko, said that in recent days Volchansk has been subjected to massive shelling by Russian troops, RBC-Ukraine reports. According to him, over the past three days, Volchansk “has suffered in a way that it has not suffered since 2022.” He noted that the Russians are using artillery and guided bombs to attack the city. “This is a bomb weighing 250, or even 500 kilograms, which can demolish a multi-story building.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Putin appointed Andrei Belousov as Minister of Defense of the “economist-state”. Is it to rebuild the military -industrial complex and the whole economy of Russia for a long war? On May 12, Vladimir Putin proposed to appoint Andrei Belousov, his adviser in economic policy and former deputy prime minister, to be appointed Minister of Defense of Andrei Belousov. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense was headed by Sergey Shoigu for 12 years.

The governor of the Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, reported that an air defense system was activated over Belgorod and the Belgorod region, and several air targets were shot down on approach to the city. As a result, seven civilians were injured. According to Gladkov, two men received traumatic brain injuries and their condition is assessed as serious. Four more men were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds to different parts of the body. One victim refused hospitalization.

The defense of the former governor of the Chelyabinsk region, one of the owners of the Makfa group, Mikhail Yurevich, filed a lawsuit against the authors of the Malakhov show on the Russia 1 TV channel, as reported on the website of the Moscow Bar Association Trunov, Aivar and Partners. The lawsuit for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation, as well as for the violation of privacy, was sent to the Presnensky District Court of Moscow.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow fined musician Andrei Makarevich under a protocol for violating the rules of activity of a “foreign agent” (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), reports the press service of the Moscow courts of general jurisdiction. Makarevich was fined 30 thousand rubles. According to TASS, the reason for drawing up the protocol was several posts by the musician on VKontakte, in which there was no “foreign agent” label.

At least four people were killed and more than 50 injured when a billboard collapsed in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area. This was reported by India TV. The billboard fell during a dust storm and rain. Videos posted on social networks show the structure falling on people and nearby cars. The exact number of dead and injured is unknown. The Hindustan Times reports three deaths. According to preliminary data, about 100 more people may be under the fallen shield. A rescue operation is underway at the scene.

Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov awarded 15 people who participated in rescuing people from a bus that fell into the Moika. During the ceremony, he mentioned the war with Ukraine and said that Russia is fighting “world evil,” Fontanka writes . Awards were given to boat captains and motorists who were at the scene of the incident. They were awarded the insignia “For Valor in Rescue” and award watches.