Sberbank Vice-President Sergei Ivanov, the son of the ex-head of the presidential administration, can lead the Alrosa diamond company, says Bloomberg , citing sources familiar with the situation. The company representative calls information about the upcoming resignation of the current president Andrei Zhakhov by rumors. However, Interfax indicates that he had disagreements with federal level officials.

The US authorities are preparing to tighten the requirements when considering petitions about asylum. The relevant directive was prepared by the Ministry of National Security, reports Reuters . The document has little specifics, but in general, officials are recommended to evaluate potential candidates much more strictly. According to sources familiar with the content of the project, the purpose of the document is to strengthen control at the first stages of selection of petitioners.

In Moscow, the Porsche SUV shot down a man to death and rammed cars. The driver and passenger of the car escaped from the scene of a fatal accident, Life claims. TASS, citing the data of the metropolitan traffic inspectorate, reports that the accident occurred 06:50 in the area of ​​house 34 on Mosfilmovskaya Street. "According to preliminary data, the driver, driving a Porsche Cayenne car, hit a pedestrian, after which, having lost control, he ran into parked cars.

The Russian team in Biathlon took fifth place in the medal standings of the World Cup in the Austrian Hochfilzen, which ended on Sunday. On the final competitive day, mass starts in men and women took place in Hochfilzen. The Russians in these races were left without awards. In total, the Russian team won two medals at the ended world championship, and both in relay races - gold in male and bronze in the mixed one.

In the capital of Somalia, Mogadisho on Sunday, a large attack occurred. The explosion was arranged by a suicide bomb, who at high speed drove into a truck into the market. According to the data at 18:30 Sunday, 39 people were killed, more than 40 were injured. The terrorist attack occurred in the area of ​​the lively market in the Madin region, in the west of the capital.

The Iraqi Army on Sunday morning began an operation to liberate the western part of the city of Mosul from the terrorists of the Islamic State (grouping is prohibited in the Russian Federation). This was announced by the prime minister of the country Haidar al-Adabi. The UN expects a flight from the city to 400 thousand people.

In the match of the 1/8 finals of the England Cup, the Burnley Premier League, taking the representative of the fifth English division in his field - the Lincoln City club, sensationally lost 0: 1. The only ball in this historical meeting was clogged in the very end: in the 89th minute, Sean Rajett distinguished himself. Thus, Burnley completed the performance in the Cup of England, and Lincoln City made his way to the quarterfinals of the oldest football tournament of the planet.

The fight between the Russian fighter of mixed martial arts Fedor Emelianenko and Matt Mitrion, who was supposed to take place in the USA, was canceled and moved for several months due to an American illness, the Russian atagram athlete said. The duel was supposed to go to San Jose as part of the Bellator 172 fighting show, but was canceled due to the fact that Mitrion was in the hospital.

Police officers found a racer who, on an SUV Porsche Cayenne, shot down a man at a pedestrian crossing and then tried to hide. It turned out to be 26-year-old Vartan Sarkisov. TASS reports that Sarkisov could be familiar to the malicious violator of traffic rules Mary Baghdasaryan. A criminal case has been instituted against Sarkisov. The culprit of the accident is in the hospital, reports TASS.

Saudi Arabia after the United States called Iran the main sponsor of terrorism. This was announced at the Munich conference by the Foreign Minister of the Arab state, Adele al-Jubeir. He indicated that Iran is the only state of the region where the Islamic State (IG, prohibited in Russia) does not commit attacks. In the week, the American media reported that the United States plans to gather an Arab military union like NATO from opponents of Iran.

The journalist, coordinator of Open Russia Vladimir Kara -Murza - The Younger was discharged from the hospital and flew abroad to undergo a rehabilitation course, his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said on Facebook . A source in law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti that investigators are conducting an audit on media materials about the alleged poisoning.

Iraqi aviation threw millions of leaflets over the western part of the Mosul, which reports the coming attack of the army at the Islamic State (IG, the terrorist organization prohibited in Russia), Reuters reports with reference to the statement of the Iraq Ministry of Defense. "Friendly troops move west, hoping for God's will. Get ready to meet the sons of your armed forces and help them, as your brothers in the east of the city did.

The head coach of the German football club "Bavaria" Italian Carlo Anchalotti showed an indecent gesture to the Gertha fans. On Saturday, Bavaria in Berlin, in the German championship match, tied with Gertha (1: 1), having recouped in the sixth compensated minute (thanks to the Grand of Robert Lewandowski), although initially the arbitrator added only five minutes to the second secret. The mentor of the Munich club explained his gesture by the fact that one of the fans spat on him.

The press secretary of the Rosneft oil company Mikhail Leontyev called the history of Ksenia Sobchak about his chief Igor Sechin. On the air of Rain, Sobchak said that she met with the head of Rosneft at the popular detox resort in Europe, and he flew there on the company’s plane, that is, at a public expense. Leontyev gave an emotional commentary on the Radio station “Moscow says” : “We are not engaged in gossip and secular chronicle, why are you asking me about this?

The decision to take away the victory in the Italian football championship of the 2005/06 season of the Juventus Turin and to award it to the Milan Inter. Such an opinion to the newspaper L'Anione Sarda was expressed by former prosecutor Carlo Porcadd, who in 2006 was engaged in the case of contractual matches in Italian football. In 2006, a football scandal broke out in Italy.