The film “Yellow Letters” by German director of Turkish origin Ilker Çatak received the Golden Bear, the main prize of the 76th Berlin Film Festival. The awards ceremony took place on the evening of February 21 at the Berlinale Palace on Postdamer Platz. The Grand Prix of the Berlinale jury, which was headed by director Wim Wenders in 2026, went to the film “Salvation” by Emin Alper. The Silver Bear jury award went to Lance Hammer's A Queen at Sea.

Critic Lev Gankin talks about how Shortparis’ music works. The brightest heroes of the Russian scene of recent years, unimaginable without Nikolai Komyagin On February 20, Shortparis frontman Nikolai Komyagin died. He was 39 years old. His heart reportedly stopped after a boxing training session. These days, the group is remembered as one of the best concert bands in Russia, and Komyagin himself is called a great Russian artist, whose legacy has yet to be realized.

Donald Trump said that in response to the Supreme Court decision, the United States is raising the “global tariff” on all countries importing goods into the United States from 10% to 15%.

Slovakia will stop emergency supplies of electricity to Ukraine if Kyiv does not resume the transit of Russian oil to the country via the Druzhba pipeline by February 23, Robert Fico said. “The President of Ukraine refuses to understand our peaceful approach and, since we do not support the war, behaves maliciously towards Slovakia. First, he stopped gas supplies to Slovakia, causing us damage of 500 million euros a year.

In the spring of 2025, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed 23-year-old American Ruben Ray Martinez during a roadside ID check, the Associated Press reports, citing documents from the US Department of Homeland Security that have not yet been publicly disclosed.

The adults in this film surprisingly give in in the face of evil. Berlinale The drama Josephine, a film by American director Beth de Araujo about a girl who witnesses a crime, was shown at the Berlin Film Festival. If she does not testify in court, the rapist may remain free. The girl is played phenomenally by actress Mason Reeves, her father is Channing Tatum. Film critic Anton Dolin talks about the drama, which became one of the most striking films of the Berlinale 2026.

The main thing from a long article by The Guardian Maxar Technologies / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Satellite image of a concentration of Russian equipment near the border with Ukraine. January 19, 2022 American and British intelligence were able to predict a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine back in 2021. But their European allies, as well as the Ukrainian leadership, did not take their warnings seriously.

One thousand four hundred fifty-nine day. Zelensky: The United States and Russia put forward the same demand to end the war - that Kyiv “get out of Donbass” Yuliia Ovsiannikova / Ukrinform / Future Publishing / Getty Images Chasov Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war. Share with us your thoughts about the war.

A resident of the city of Apatity, Alexander Bydanov, convicted of attacking the governor of the Murmansk region, Andrei Chibis, died in the Russian-Ukrainian war. As the media reported, Bydanov’s relatives reported this on his VKontakte page. The message says that Bydanov died on January 4, 2026 “during a special military operation while performing a combat mission.” No other details are provided in the post.

We talk about unexpected changes at Microsoft Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg/Getty Images Phil Spencer What's happened On Friday, February 20, IGN, citing sources, reported that the head of Microsoft Gaming, Phil Spencer, is resigning. Asha Sharma, who until now was the director of product at Microsoft CoreAI, will become the new head of the gaming division from Monday. This department is engaged in the development of artificial intelligence.

Someone had to resign, an investigation was launched against someone. Here is a list of these people Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Scanpix / LETA The publication of the “Epstein files” caused many high-profile scandals, primarily in politics and business. At the same time, many influential friends of the financier and sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein, including possible accomplices of his crimes, avoided any real consequences, not counting damage to their reputation.

Former mayor of Yaroslavl Evgeny Urlashov was released after 12 and a half years in prison - and wrote a song Denis Sinyakov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Evgeny Urlashov at a polling station in Yaroslavl on April 1, 2012 Former mayor of Yaroslavl Evgeny Urlashov, who spent 12 and a half years in prison on charges of taking a bribe, wrote a song dedicated to his hometown and its residents.

On the night of February 21, Russian troops attacked Odessa with drones, the local military administration reports. As a result of the strike in the Khadzhibey district of the city, two private houses were destroyed, and damage was recorded in another 12. Several apartment buildings were damaged in the Primorsky district. A total of 115 apartments were hit. In addition, the Odessa Lyceum, where more than 200 children studied, was partially destroyed.

The President of the Russian Federation signed a law that obliges mobile operators to block cellular communications and landline Internet at the request of the FSB. The State Duma adopted the corresponding amendments to the law “On Communications” on February 18.

Useful tips for those who have already gotten a tattoo - or are planning to Tattoos can be a way to express your position , they can remind you of something important, or they can serve another meaningful purpose. But what if they are harmful? From time to time, there are reports in the media that tattoos lead to cancer. What if after many years you want to remove the tattoo? How is this even done?