The founder of the social network VKontakte and the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov suspects that he survived a poisoning attempt in 2018. He stated this in an interview with podcaster Lex Friedman. Lex Fridman According to Durov, this happened in the spring of 2018, when he was looking for funding for the TON project , and “ a couple of countries tried to block Telegram.” Durov then lived alone in a rented townhouse (in which country, he did not specify). He said he had a “strange” housemate.

The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) in the city of Energodar, captured by Russia, has been without external power supply for a week. Due to shelling, it is disconnected from the power grid and receives electricity from diesel generators, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said on September 30. “The generators and the station are not designed for this and have never operated in this mode for so long.

The Milan City Council on 30 September approved the sale of the San Siro football stadium, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza , paving the way for its demolition. This was reported by Gazzetta dello Sport. The stadium will be sold to the AC Milan and Inter football clubs, who share it as their home ground, for €197 million. The clubs will demolish the San Siro and build a new stadium in its place.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth held a meeting with the participation of hundreds of American generals and admirals, who were urgently called to Washington from different parts of the United States and from around the world. CNN reports this. At the meeting, Hegseth outlined his concept for the development of the army.

Пресненский суд Москвы заочно приговорил к четырем годам и шести месяцам колонии оперную певицу Марию Максакову-Игенбергс , обвиненную в призывах к деятельности против безопасности государства и неисполнении обязанностей «иностранного агента». Mediazona reports this. Maksakova was also banned from administering websites for four years. The prosecutor's office requested five years and two months in a general regime colony for her.

The US remains Israel's ally in its "peace through strength" policy Alex Brandon / AP / Scanpix / LETA Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the White House, September 29, 2025 US President Donald Trump, following a meeting at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presented a plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, which has been going on for almost two years.

Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov signed a new contract with the NHL club Minnesota Wild, which in total amount became a record in the history of professional hockey. Over the next eight years, Kaprizov will receive $136 million—17 million per season. Kaprizov, 28, has played for Minnesota throughout his entire NHL career. In five seasons with the club, he played 319 games and scored 386 points.

Dozens of executives have left Tesla, xAI and X. Reasons: exhausting work and disagreement with the political views of the billionaire James Glover II / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Over the past year, dozens of senior executives have left billionaire Elon Musk's Tesla, xAI and X companies. Former and current employees of companies managed by the businessman told the Financial Times about this.

The fuel crisis is intensifying in Russia: stock market prices for gasoline hit records in August and September, many gas stations stopped working, authorities in some regions limited the volume and price of gasoline sold, and exports at the federal level were stopped at least until the end of 2025. A complex of reasons influenced. The end of summer and the beginning of autumn is traditionally the high season of consumption: it marks the harvest and peak holidays.

The head of the Dnepropetrovsk regional military administration, Sergei Lysak, said that Russian drones attacked the Dnieper on the afternoon of September 30. According to him, several fires occurred as a result of the attack. He said that 12 victims were known. They have shrapnel wounds, lacerations and bruises. Most of the victims were hospitalized, one person is in serious condition. Update. One of the victims died, Lysak later said.

All Czech Republic visa centers in Russia have stopped accepting visa applications. A notification about this appeared on the official website of the visa operator VFS. The last day that visa centers accepted applications was September 29. After processing already submitted applications, they will stop working completely. In the future, Russians will have to apply directly to the Czech Embassy in Moscow to apply for a Czech visa.

We remember our favorite songs by Yuri Chernavsky: from “Robinson” by Pugacheva to “Banana” from “Assy” On September 29, at the age of 78, Yuri Chernavsky, a composer, arranger and producer who made Soviet pop music of the 1980s truly fashionable and relevant, died. It is generally accepted that the official permitted music in the USSR, with rare exceptions, was deeply ideological, traditionalist, faceless and boring.

One thousand three hundred and fifteenth day. The European Union will allocate two billion euros to Ukraine for drones. The latest developments in Kyiv will then be able to be used by the EU itself Ximena Borrazás / Getty Images Ukrainian reconnaissance drone. Donetsk region, September 11, 2025 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

The Czech government has banned entry into the country for holders of Russian diplomatic and service passports who are not accredited in the republic, said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. According to him, this measure applies at international airports. “The number of sabotage operations is growing, and we will not risk allowing agents operating under diplomatic cover. We are setting an example for other countries and I will continue to push for the strictest measures at Schengen level.

Security forces kidnapped and tortured Reutov resident Vladimir Bolobolov. And then they accused him of possessing explosives Social networks of Vladimir Bolobolov On September 19, the Reutov court sent 37-year-old copywriter Vladimir Bolobolov to a pre-trial detention center for two months. He is accused of possessing explosives. Before his arrest, security forces kidnapped Bolobolov, kept him chained to a radiator for several days, tortured him with electric shock and threatened him with rape.