What's at the World Cup? Super short Julio Cortez / AP / Scanpix / LETA Oyarzabal celebrates a goal against France Who's in the final? Spain! A brilliant victory over France 2:0. The goals were scored by Oyarzabal (penalty) and Pedro Porro. France is the nominal favorite, having previously destroyed Sweden in class, withstood the rudeness of Paraguay and dismantled Morocco (the strongest team in Africa), and did not really create anything during the entire game.

The updated sanctions bill, one of the authors of which was Senator Lindsey Graham, who died a few days ago, will allow the US President to impose duties of up to 100% against the five largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas, primarily China and India. The Wall Street Journal writes about this, citing sources. According to the document, duties can be introduced both for countries and against individuals who facilitate the supply of Russian energy resources.

Over the past 24 hours, 340 Ukrainian drones have flown in the direction of Moscow and the Moscow region, said the mayor of the Russian capital, Sergei Sobyanin. According to him, most of the drones were neutralized by air defense forces “at distant approaches.” More than 50 drones were destroyed on approach to Moscow. Sobyanin reported the first downed drones on July 14 at about 8 a.m.; by 8:10 p.m., the number of drones destroyed on approach to Moscow, as reported by the mayor, exceeded 30.

The investigation believes that the organizers of the assassination attempt on businessman Vadim Ermolaev in Monaco are current employee of the Ukrainian military intelligence (GUR) Vladislav Reut and former employee of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Vitaly Zhikovich. Ukrayinska Pravda writes about this with reference to sources close to the investigation.

Russian troops attacked two merchant ships in the Black Sea, which were sailing along the sea corridor under the flag of Tanzania and Liberia. This was announced by the head of the Odessa Regional Military Administration Oleg Kiper. According to him, the captain of one of the ships died. 11 crew members were evacuated to shore, three of them were injured.

The Wall Street Journal explains how the Russia-China partnership works. And why Moscow cannot get rid of the status of a petitioner in this union Maxim Shemetov / China Pool / Getty Images Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing. May 20, 2026 More than four years of war and economic isolation of Russia have changed the balance in its relations with China.

The New York Times and Haaretz explain how the plan came about and why it failed. Rouzbeh Fouladi / MEI / SIPA / Scanpix / LETA On February 28, the United States and Israel began a war with Iran, the main result of which (for now, because the war is still ongoing ) was the disruption of world oil trade and the strengthening of the Iranian regime.

They remember how many supporters the only anti-war presidential candidate had in 2024 Ramil Sitdikov / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Boris Nadezhdin after leaving the police station in Dolgoprudny.

Donald Trump announced that the United States will not charge fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The American president wrote about this on the Truth Social social network. According to Trump, he held “productive negotiations” with the leaders of the Middle East, after which he decided to replace the levy with “trade and investment agreements” that the Gulf countries would conclude with Washington.

The frontman of the rock group “Three Days of Rain” Gleb Viktorov, who made a political speech at a concert in Yekaterinburg, is now in hospital and undergoing treatment. This is stated in a message from the group's management. “What happened in Yekaterinburg cannot be justified in any way! We apologize to all viewers for the artist appearing on stage in this form.

Day 1602. Trump will support sanctions against Russia in memory of Lindsey Graham. But in Kyiv they fear that the death of the senator will weaken US support 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?

A global failure in the t.me domain occurred due to sanctions from the US Treasury Department, writes the author of the teleLakel telegram channel. He managed to get an official comment from the company Identity Digital , which maintains the .me domain zone. Its representatives confirmed that the t.me domain was blocked at the request of the Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ).

General Director of Ukroboronprom German Smetanin announced his resignation. In a post on his Telegram channel, Smetanin said that for him “it was an honor to lead the largest defense company in Ukraine.” Smetanin thanked for the joint work and expressed special gratitude to the General Staff and the Armed Forces of Ukraine “for their incredible endurance and strength.” Smetanin, who has headed Ukroboronprom since June 2023, did not name the reason for his resignation.

The Governor of the Leningrad Region, Alexander Drozdenko, ordered the introduction of restrictions on refueling of official vehicles. The same limits will apply to officials as to local residents. The head of the region noted that “the authorities must set an example” when asking residents to treat “temporary difficulties with fuel” with understanding. “No exceptions. This is enough to solve current problems, and if something is not enough, video communication has not been canceled.

The Parliament of Ukraine in the first reading approved a bill that toughens penalties for the distribution and acquisition of child pornography and decriminalizes pornography involving adults. The bill was supported by 231 deputies, eight deputies voted against, and three abstained. The voting process could be observed in a live broadcast of the plenary session.