The Italian Foreign Ministry summoned the Israeli ambassador after the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierbattista Pizzabala, was not allowed into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. ANSA reports this. Pizzabala planned to hold a mass in the temple in honor of the Lord's Entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), a holiday that Christians celebrate a week before Easter. On the way, he was stopped by the police.

It is planned to add a notification to the Telegram messenger that the interlocutor is using an unofficial messenger client, writes the specialized publication “Durov Code”. According to the publication, along with a note about the unofficial client of the interlocutor, users will receive a warning about potential security threats: [User] is using an unofficial Telegram client - messages sent to this user may be less secure. It is unclear when exactly the innovation will appear.

Photos On March 28, the third large-scale protest against the policies of US President Donald Trump and his administration took place in the United States. The previous two, also united by the slogan “No Kings,” took place in June and October 2025. Each such event was attended by several million people throughout the country. The March protests included nearly 3,300 marches and rallies in all 50 states, more than ever in a single day.

In Moscow, police made a series of arrests on Bolotnaya Square, where an action against Internet blocking had previously been planned. According to SotaVision, since the morning there was an increased police presence in the Bolotnaya Square area, passers-by's documents were randomly checked, and several paddy wagons were parked nearby. Utility services, the “Caution News” channel reported, began painting benches in the park during the day.

Judging by a Meduza survey, Russians are not planning to do this yet. On March 26, Rostelecom President Mikhail Oseevsky said that demand for the installation of landline phones has increased in Russia. This comes amid regular communications outages across the country that have continued since May 2025. In March, this problem also affected Moscow. For three weeks, in some areas of the capital there was no mobile Internet, and sometimes mobile communications were cut off.

1495th day. Ukraine received guarantees from the United States: weapons intended for it will not be resold to the Middle East 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. What feelings are you experiencing? How does war affect your life and your attitude towards the world?

Two drones have crashed in Finland, Finnish broadcaster YLE reports. As the country's Ministry of Defense stated, before this, “several slow-moving objects” were noticed in the southeast of the country - in the maritime zone and near the border with Russia. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the drones were most likely Ukrainian. “This violation of territorial integrity is a very serious matter.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has introduced a state of emergency on the territory of the republic, Chechnya Today reports. The cities of Grozny and Argun, as well as Gudermes, Nozhai-Yurtovsky, Shalinsky, Urus-Martan, Kurchaloevsky, Vedensky, Itum-Kalinsky, Sharoisky and Shatoy districts were in the emergency zone. The reason for the introduction of the emergency situation was heavy rains, which led to mudflows and increased water levels in rivers.

This is not a dry game with form, but a very emotional book The publishing house of the bookstore “Babel” published the book “The Legend of Karagay. A novel in 40 obituaries." Its author is Mikhail Kaluzhsky, writer, playwright and journalist. This is a very unusual novel in form, which is reminiscent of the practices of Moscow conceptualists: it really, as it says on the cover, consists of forty obituaries. Most of them are about one person, composer Mikhail Arnautov.

There is a “high probability” that the Telegram administration will comply with the demands of the Russian authorities, and the work of the messenger in the country will be restored. TASS writes about this with reference to a statement by Alexander Ionov, a member of the Human Rights Council under the President (HRC).

See what famous landmarks and skyscrapers look like without the usual backlighting On March 28, 2026, the annual symbolic event “Earth Hour” was held by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). As part of this campaign, people around the world turn off their lights for one hour to draw attention to environmental issues. It is also supported by the authorities of many cities, turning off the illumination of famous architectural monuments and other local attractions.

US President Donald Trump is considering the possibility of reorganizing NATO and depriving some of the rights within the alliance to those countries that do not allocate enough funds for defense. The Telegraph writes about this with reference to sources. Proposals being considered by Trump would potentially exclude allies that spend less than 5% of GDP on defense from key decisions.

Priest Alexei Uminsky performed the ceremony of consecrating the Oscar statuette received by the creator of the film “Mr. Nobody vs. Putin” Pavel Talankin. Journalist Andrei Loshak reported this. The ceremony of consecration of the statue took place in a church in Paris.

The Pentagon is preparing for ground operations in Iran, which could last from several weeks to two months, The Washington Post writes, citing sources. According to the publication, none of the options being considered by the Pentagon is a full-scale invasion.

On the night of March 29, Ukrainian drones massively attacked the Leningrad region. As stated by Governor Alexander Drozdenko, 31 drones were destroyed over the region. There was “damage” at the port in the village of Ust-Luga and a fire started, Drozdenko also said, without giving details. Drones also attacked other regions of Russia at night. The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that a total of 203 drones were shot down over the Russian regions annexed Crimea and the Black Sea.