The famous climber from Switzerland, Ueli Steck) died in preparation for the rise to the highest mountain of the planet Everest. The man became the first victim after the opening of the climb season to Everest this year, RIA Novosti reports. The body of a 40-year-old climber was discovered at the foot of Mount Nuptzze, located two kilometers southwest of Everest, reports Reuters .

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the possible expansion of the “Resolute Support” mission to NATO. He spoke about this in an interview with Welt Am Sonntag . It is expected that the final decision will be made in June. As DW recalls, the “decisive support” mission started in early 2015, replacing the 13-year-old combat mission of international security forces in Afghanistan (ISAF). As part of ISAF, 140 thousand NATO military military were involved in the country.

The eight -time Olympic champion of Ule Ainar Bjornalen won the Snuffa Tournament, which was held in Shushena, won in a sprint -hare on dog sledges. In the superfinal, Bjorndalen ahead of his wife, the Belarusian biathlete Daria Domrachev (3rd place) by 2.9 seconds, reports Sports.ru . The second was finished by Peter Torusnd. "An excellent end of the week of testing skis with a hound on dog sled! Incredible, unforgettable sensations.

New Jersey Devils General Manager Ray Sherro said negotiations with the agent of the Russian striker Ilya Kovalchuk about returning to the National Hockey League, R-Sport reports with reference to Sportsnet.ca . Kovalchuk was chosen under the general first number at the 2001 draft Atlanta Traceers (now Vinnipig Jets) and played for it until 2010, after which he signed a 15-year contract with New Jersey for $ 100 million.

Eight people died as a result of the crash of a military aircraft in Cuba. The aircraft belonging to the revolutionary armed forces (RVS) of the country crashed uphill in the province of Artemis in the west of the republic, TASS reports with reference to the statement of the local military, published by the Granma newspaper. According to the department, as a result of the disaster, eight military personnel, including crew members.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on the termination of citizenship of Ukraine Verkhovna Rada, Andrei Artemenko, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, the parliamentarian was at the center of the scandal after he declared the right of the United States to seriously claim the possession of Crimea, and also proposed to give the peninsula to international administration. The leader of the Radical Party Oleg Lyashko spoke about the deprivation of Artemenko on Saturday.

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron bought a designer garden shed, in which he is going to write his memoirs. The purchase cost him 25 thousand pounds, reports the Air Force . According to the former prime minister, for the interior of the barn, in which there is a wood stove and sofa, his wife Samantha answered, but in general, Paul Bennett for the design. The room is insulated with material from sheep wool.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny said that after the attack it could remain with a white eye and, possibly, in such a “stylish” form to become the president of Russia. The criminal case on the fact of the attack has not yet been instituted, the opposition indicates, illustrating the consequences of the collage and personnel from Hollywood blockbusters. He accused the presidential administration of organizing an attack.

The Russian stage of Formula 1 in Sochi ended with the triumph of the Mercedes pilot Valteri Bottas. For Finn, this is the first victory in the Grand Prix in his career. Also on the catwalk were two Ferrari pilots Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen, who finished the second and third, respectively.

In the second match of the 26th round of the Russian football Premier League, Terek won a major victory over the Urals-5: 2. Yekaterinburgers acted as a semi -cutting -up composition, also in Grozny there was no head coach of the guests Alexander Tarkhanov. On May 2, the Urals will be played in the final of the Russian Cup with the Moscow Lokomotiv. The Urals did not look like beating boys and even opened an account after Pavlyuchenko’s exact strike (0: 1).

The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov demanded during the May holidays to take special control of all Russians recreation in order to prevent large fires and serious consequences from them. He also said that the injured from fires in Buryatia and the Irkutsk region - the two most “most“ heavy ”regions - will receive about 143 million rubles. On Sunday morning, a meeting of the Emergency Situations Commission was held.

The Frenchman Simon Peno from the Penske team became the winner of the fourth stage of the American Racing series Indycar, which was held in Evondeil in Arizona. For the Frenchman, this is the first victory on the oval highway of the championship. The second in the race was finished by his teammate Australian Will Power, the third - American Jay Arpentrand from Ed Carpenter Racing.

Law enforcement officers established a source of origin of $ 120 million and 2 million euros seized from the former head of the Office of the Anti -Corruption Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Colonel Dmitry Zakharchenko, says Rosbalt , regularly broadcasting the data of anonymous security forces about the progress of the investigation of resonance criminal cases.

US President Donald Trump made it clear what could, depending on the situation, choose between cooperation with Russia, China or "other groups". He stated this in a large interview with CBS on the occasion of 100 days of his stay in the highest public office. Once again, he rejected suspicions of the connections of his administration with Russia, called the leader of the DPRK Kim Jong -un "a clever guy" and said that thanks to him, China stopped manipulating his foreign exchange rate.

Maria Sharapova was unable to defeat Kristina Midenovich in the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Stuttgart, whose prize fund is more than 700 thousand dollars. The match between the Russian and the Frenchwoman lasted 2 hours and 39 minutes. Sharapova took the first set, but the next two batches lost - 6: 3, 5: 7, 4: 6. Sharapova held the fourth match after a 15-month disqualification for the use of meldonium.