The head of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, did not receive a US visa before the World Cup, which begins on June 11, The New York Times reports. Мехди Тадж — бывший офицер Корпуса стражей исламской революции. In addition to him, executive director of the Iranian Football Federation Mehdi Harati, secretary general of the organization Hedayat Mombini and media director Mohsen Motamedkia were denied a visa, The Guardian reports . Футболистам сборной Ирана визы выдали.

The Russian elite continues to buy and use new Western-made business jets, despite sanctions. The Wall Street Journal writes about this. Intermediary firms purchase Bombardier and Gulfstream aircraft on the secondary market and register them in countries that have not joined the sanctions against Russia (among them the UAE, Oman, Kazakhstan and South Africa), and then transport them to the Russian Federation.

Paul McCartney's new album "The Boys of Dungeon Lane" topped the British charts in its first week of release. McCartney's album reached number one for a record 24th time, including his solo work and albums recorded by The Beatles and Wings. “You know what? Our album is number one! There is nowhere higher. And we are very happy. My team and the whole gang that worked on it, they did a fantastic job, thanks to all of them. And thanks to everyone who bought it!

In Belgorod, the regional military registration and enlistment office offered schoolchildren part-time work as temporary employees. This leaflet was published by the “Walk through the Forest” project. Jobs in the positions of “junior military registration and enlistment office employee” and “military registration specialist” are offered to teenagers aged 15-17 years.

The French Open is not going at all as everyone expected. Here are some facts Russia's Mirra Andreeva won the French Open, defeating Poland's Maja Chwalinska 6:3, 6:2 in the final. This is the first Grand Slam title in Andreeva's career. Roland Garros in 2026 turned out to be completely unpredictable: the main favorites in both the men's and women's draws were eliminated without even reaching the semi-finals - and they lost the matches they had almost won.

In the Moscow Sokolniki district, a Pantsir anti-aircraft missile system was installed on the roof of a residential high-rise. The Agency reports this. The installation on the roof of the “House in Sokolniki” complex appeared on June 5, the air defense system was delivered by helicopter. As the Agency writes, we are probably talking about the Pantsir-SMD-E modification, which is designed to combat drones.

Let's look at the myths about five-toed sneakers and ways to take care of your feet You've probably come across such videos: a person shows strange sneakers with separate “toes” or a very wide toe and says that such shoes changed his life. In recent years, a separate cult has developed around barefoot shoes.

At a meeting on June 5, the Armenian Central Election Commission refused to remove the “Strong Armenia” bloc of pro-Russian businessman Samvel Karapetyan from the parliamentary elections. This was reported by the Armenian editorial office of Radio Liberty. The opposition pro-European party “Republic” filed a complaint demanding that Karapetyan’s bloc be removed from the elections. It alleged that “Strong Armenia” was bribing voters before the elections.

A fire occurred at the Antipinsky oil refinery in Tyumen. The regional government said that one of the purification systems caught fire. The reason for this was called a “violation of the technological process.” The authorities separately emphasized that the spread information that the fire was caused by a drone attack is not true. Antipinsky Oil Refinery is the largest independent oil refinery in Russia. Its production capacity is 7.5 million tons of oil per year.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will nominate Valery Rashkin for elections to the State Duma in the Angarsk single-mandate constituency in the Irkutsk region, RBC writes, citing two sources close to the party. Rashkin himself confirmed to the publication that “the initial desire to run was approved by the party leadership,” but noted that the final decision will be made at the congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.

1564th day. Ukraine struck St. Petersburg with drones for the second time in four days. Zelensky called this a response to Putin’s refusal to negotiate “Our city is Kronstadt” / VKontakte Kronstadt. The facade of the Italian Palace, damaged by a shock wave 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.

The targets were the cadet corps and the oil depot. Governor Beglov advised residents not to leave their homes Ukrainian troops launched a massive attack on St. Petersburg (where the international economic forum ends on June 6) and the Leningrad region.

The Russian authorities have begun negotiations with Apple to return the Max messenger to the App Store, head of the Ministry of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev said at the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. "Max" disappeared from the App Store on June 3. Apple said it removed the app from the store "in accordance with sanctions compliance rules." The company did not specify which sanctions Max violated.

Journalists were asked not to write about parties and escorts, so as not to “irritate people.” Foreign guests purchased VPN subscriptions Anastasia Barashkova / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Once upon a time, the St. Petersburg Economic Forum was a high-profile event, attended by foreign investors and high-ranking speakers from all over the world.

There are even more questions: some sources say that obvious fakes were exhibited at the Tretyakov Gallery, others doubt it Yaroslav Chingaev / Moscow Agency On May 29, the Investigative Committee of Russia spoke about a group of falsifiers that forges the works of the famous Soviet-American sculptor Ernst Neizvestny. The only accused whose name was named was naval officer Maxim Koshkarev.