All the standard officers of the Voice of America after the abbreviations this week is expected to receive dismissal notifications, Politico writes with reference to four sources. In early May, the administration of Donald Trump reduced almost 600 people in the Voice of America. The dismissal expected this week will affect the 800 remaining employees, Politico said.

The authorities of St. Petersburg proposed to ban foreign citizens to work as couriers and taxi drivers before the end of the year, follows from the draft resolution of Governor Alexander Beglov, published on the administration website. The text proposes to “establish a ban on attracting business entities” for foreign citizens working in a taxi and courier delivery. The ban is planned to be introduced from July 1.

US President Donald Trump said that he warned the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu from a blow to Iran nuclear facilities during a telephone conversation on May 22. “I told him that it is inappropriate to do this now, because we are very close to the agreement,” Trump told reporters in the White House. According to the US president, the Iranian nuclear crisis “can be resolved with the help of a“ very strong document ”and without hostilities,” writes Axios.

NATO is going to ask Germany to provide seven more brigades (about 40 thousand troops) for the defense of the North Atlantic Alliance, REUTERS and Bloomberg reported with reference to sources. According to a high -ranking military official, in accordance with the new targets for the armament and number of troops that NATO Ministers of Defense should agree on next week, the Alliance plans to significantly build up its forces.

US President Donald Trump said that, if necessary, a tripartite meeting with the presidents of Russia and Ukraine Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, if necessary,. He reported this, answering questions from journalists in the White House. Trump was asked if he now believes that Putin really wants to end the war. In response, he said that the specialized US president’s specialized Steve Whitkoff is “very tough” with the Russian side.

The Savelovsky Court of Moscow sentenced to 22 years in a maximum regime colony of the former rector of Kazan University Ilshat Gafurov, reports BUSINESS Online. Gafurov was found guilty of complicity in the murder of a businessman from Elabuga Aidar Israfilov, which occurred in 1999 in Moscow. Gafurov at that time was the head of the Elabuga district, and with Israfilov, who controlled the largest local market, he had a conflict due to deductions from the market to the local budget.

In Kaliningrad, there were searches from three local lawyers, the sources of Novaya Gazeta Europe told . Among those to whom the security forces came, Maria Bonzler and Roman Morozov, who defended the defendants in politically motivated criminal cases. In particular, they represented the interests of a resident of Kaliningrad Igor Baryshnikov , whom the court eventually sentenced seven and a half years in the case of Fakes about the Russian army.

Russia offers Ukraine to hold a second round of direct negotiations in Istanbul on June 2. This is stated in the official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sergei Lavrov, widespread by the foreign policy. Lavrov’s statement emphasizes that Moscow prepared a memorandum that sets out its position “on all aspects of reliable overcoming the root causes of the crisis,” which the parties agreed during the first round of negotiations.

Vera Polozkova spoke on her Instagram how she suffered mockery of her husband and almost committed suicide. From 2014 to 2019, she was married to a bass guitarist of her group Alexander Bantsev. Joint photography with him Polozkova accompanied the post. From the post it follows that the ex -husband humiliated her for many years and subjected her to psychological violence . In the publication, she brought some phrases that Bganians spoke of her or their common children.

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, the head of the Russian delegation at negotiations in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky, said that Russia has already proposed a place and time for a new meeting. The post of Medinsky in Telegram appeared shortly after the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky accused Russia of pulling the process.

Moscow returned to Kyiv a defector who collaborated with Russian propaganda, and former prisoners who should have been deported anyway Oleksandr Klymenko / Ukrinform / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA The first day of the “1000 to 1000” exchange between Russia and Ukraine. May 23, 2025 You can read this story in English here . At the end of last week, Russia and Ukraine carried out the largest exchange since the start of a full-scale war - each side handed over a thousand people to the other.

Three residents of the city of Kovrov were detained in a criminal case of abduction of a person with the use of violence (paragraphs “A”, “B”, “G” of part 2 of Article 126 of the Criminal Code), the Investigative Committee for the Vladimir Region said . The publication “argument” writes that the suspects are members of the ultra -right organization “Russian community”. According to the SK, the detainees are three local residents, 2000, 1994 and 1994.

St cascaders Devin La Bella filed a lawsuit against the director Kevin Costner due to the filming of the rape scene in his film “Horizons: Part 2”. La Bella demanded from the Costner and the team of producers compensation for damage for sexualized harassment, a hostile working environment and violation of the terms of the contract. La Bella in the film acted as an understudy of actress Ella Hunt.

The court in the French Brittany sentenced to 20 years in prison the 74-year-old former surgeon Joel Le Skuarnek, accused of sexualized violence against hundreds of children, BBC News reports. The process has lasted since the end of February. The former doctor was accused of rape and sexualized violence. In March, Le Skuarnek fully pleaded guilty. The victims of the case were recognized by 299 children - mostly former patients of Le Skuarnek.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially confirmed that the leader Hamas Muhammad Sinvar was killed, reports Jerusalem Post. Netanyahu made the corresponding statement during a speech at a meeting of the Knesset (Parliament). For the first time on May 18, the Al-Arabiya television channel reported on the death of Synvara with reference to sources. According to the channel, Sinvara was killed as a result of a hit on Han-Junis on May 13.