In dozens of Russian cities that do not accept the matches of the World Cup, on Sunday, July 1, rallies are held against raising the retirement age. The events were organized by supporters of the opposition Alexei Navalny, trade unions, as well as the parliamentary parties of the Communist Party, the LDPR, Yabloko and Fair Russia. To date, Russians are given the opportunity to peacefully express their indignation about the sensational reform.

Russian forward Andrei Svechnikov has signed a rookie contract with the National Hockey League club Carolina, the team’s official website reports. Carolina selected 18-year-old Svechnikov second overall in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The agreement is for three years. If he plays in the NHL, Andrei will earn 832.5 thousand dollars a year; in a farm club he will earn 70 thousand per season. The player also received a signing bonus of 277.5 thousand.

Forward of the Russian national football team, Artem Dziuba, said that each player of the Russian national team should "die" on the field in the 1/8 finals of the Home World Championship with the Spaniards. - World Cup 2018: Schedule and results of matches "Each of us will have to die on a football field. And 95 minutes, and 100 minutes, as much as it will be, it will be necessary to turn yourself inside out, we need this command spirit.

Three-time world champion Brazilian Pele congratulated France striker Kylian Mbappe on repeating the World Cup record. He wrote about this on his Twitter page. - World Cup 2018: Schedule and results of matches 19-year-old Mbappe scored two goals in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup with Argentina (4:3), becoming the first player under 20 since Pele since 1958 to score a double at the world championship. "Congratulations, Kylian Mbappe," Pele wrote.

The French military, participating in the anti -terrorist operation "Marchan" in Mali, got on Sunday on an ambush, arranged by terrorists on the road, which leads to the city of a bun, reports Reuters. According to preliminary data voiced by the Ministry of Defense of Mali, two civilians became victims of attacks, there are victims among French soldiers. The representative of the department Bubakar Diallo noted that a car stuffed with explosives drove into the patrol.

25-year-old Russian high jumper Maria Kuchina (married Lasitskene) won the Diamond League stage in Paris, clearing the bar, which was set at 2.04 meters. Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium took second place (1.97), third place went to Ukrainian Yulia Levchenko (1.97). "I'm glad I did the best result of the season in the world for these wonderful fans, I felt that I could achieve even greater heights. I felt very good before the jump of 2.08 meters and I think it was a good attempt.

The forward of the Portuguese national football team Cristiano Ronaldo, after the defeat from the Uruguay team with a score of 1: 2 in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, said that he was not yet ready to discuss his future in the national team. - World Cup 2018: Schedule and results of matches The striker, who turned 33 in February, has been defending the colors of the Portuguese national team since 2003. “We played well, perhaps, it seems to me, even better than Uruguay.

On Sunday, the adviser to the US President in National Security, on Sunday, gave the first interview with the American press after meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. In a conversation with the Fox News television channel, the politician spoke about the impressions of negotiations, shared his hopes regarding the upcoming meeting of Putin and Trump, and also rejected the accusations of excessive “softness” to Moscow.

The French criminal authority Reduan Faid , nicknamed for his audacity and desire to imitate the heroes of the militants by the Hollywood Gangster, once again could flee from prison. If the last time he needed dynamite last time, now he was a helicopter and help of an armed to the teeth of accomplices, reports Reuters. According to the sources of the agency, the operation of rescue Faid from prison began with the fact that three armed people appeared near the main entrance to prison.

US President Donald Trump, in an interview with the Fox News television channel, expressed concern that OPEC is manipulating oil markets. According to the American leader, the Blok countries should stop this practice, as well as begin to increase oil production. Journalists asked the president if he believes that anyone is manipulating the oil market.

American intelligence, based on new information on North Korea, came to the conclusion that Kim Jong -un is not going to completely abandon nuclear weapons, but, on the contrary, is looking for options to conceal a real number of warheads and facilities for their production, reports The Washington Post with reference to his own sources.

On Saturday, the Russian military destroyed the group of drones late in the immediate vicinity of the Khmeimim air base in Syria, Interfax reports. According to the representative of the air base, the injured or material damage as a result of the incident. Recently, the attacks of the militants on Khmeimim with the help of drones have been taking place regularly .

During the World Cup in Russia, a video appeared on the Internet in which a cat, together with its owner, shouts “goal” while watching a football match. - World Cup 2018: Schedule and results of matches In a funny video, the cat's owner, left behind the scenes, rejoices at a goal scored, shouting “goal!”, and his four-legged pet in a yellow T-shirt repeats this word after him several times. The video quickly gains views and receives a large number of enthusiastic comments from Instagram users.

The head coach of Argentina’s national football team Horge Sampaoli said his team could not cope with the speed game of the French striker Kilian Mbappe in the World Cup match. - World Cup 2018: Schedule and results of matches The Argentine national team lost to the 1/8 finals of the France team at Kazan Arena with a score of 3: 4 and completed the performance at the tournament.

At the Moscow Luzhniki stadium, the match of the 1/8 finals of the World Cup, in which the Russian team defeated the Spanish team, took place. The main and extra time ended in a draw - 1: 1, and in the penalty series, luck was on the side of the Russians (4: 3).