The European Union has officially introduced the seventh package of sanctions against Russia because of the war in Ukraine. It is published in the Official Journal of the EU. A total of 57 individuals and legal entities fell under the restrictions.

Italian President Sergio Mattarella signed a decree on holding early parliamentary elections in the country on September 25. This is stated in a statement on the website of the Italian leader. It is planned that the first meetings of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies in the new composition will be held on October 13. Prime Minister Mario Draghi resigned for the second time today , this time Mattarella accepted his request.

Alyaksandr Lukashenka has signed a law allowing trials in absentia of defendants who are outside of Belarus. This is reported by the Belarusian state agency BelTA. The law will allow defendants to be tried in absentia under articles on acts of terrorism, genocide, mercenarism, treason, sabotage, extremist formations, riots and calls for sanctions. The law also introduces an appeal against verdicts in cassation.

At the Novosibirsk deputy Helgu Pirogov, a protocol was drawn up on the “discredit” of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (part 1 of article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) after the tweet on the Russian military in Ukraine. This was reported by the "Coalition of Novosibirsk 2020". Under this article, she faces up to 50 thousand rubles of a fine. Pirogov in the police department.

Like NALAVIKOVKA - one of the most combat villages of the Kyiv region - survived four months of the war and what they think about the "grain truce" A funnel from one of the air bombs on the destroyed Street Shevchenko. Photo: Olga Musafirova. In March, the Russian army stormed Nalyvayakovka six times. Maybe the name attracted who knows. On the way was the private agricultural enterprise Makarov-Agrobud.

The Moscow Department of the Russian Ministry of Justice has asked a Moscow court to liquidate the Jewish agency for Israel, also known as Sokhnut, reports Russian news agency Interfax. The department also asks for the organisation to be excluded from the Public Register of Legal Entities. The judge scheduled a meeting in regards to the case on 28 July. The court clarified that the Justice Ministry had claimed that the Jewish agency for Israel was breaking Russian laws while conducting its work.

The Scottish writer and author of the Batman Alan Grant died. This was reported by his wife Susan on Facebook. Photo: Facebook Grant was 73 years old. His wife did not name the causes of death. Grant first came to the comics industry in 1967, when he began working as an editor at DC Thomson. In 1970, he moved from London to Dundee to work in IPC magazines. Grant worked on a series of comics about Batman's comics in the 1980s-1990s. He is also the author of a series of comics "Judge Dredd."

The Investigative Committee of Russia has found no evidence of crime in the arrest of Russian scientist Dmitry Kolker, reported the head of a human rights group Agora Pavel Chikov, citing lawyer Alexander Fedulov. Professor Kolker was accused of high treason and sent to a Moscow pre-trial detention centre by court, despite the fact that he had fourth stage cancer. Document: Pavel Chikov The Investigative Committee forwarded the lawyer’s appeal to the Federal Security Service (FSB).

The Prime Minister of Italy is resigned on the second attempt. One of the reasons for the split is the support of Ukraine Mario Drago (right) Photo: screen video YouTube.com Italian Prime Minister Mario Draga is still resolving - his resignation was accepted from the second time by President Sergio Mattarell.

Russian businessman Roman Abramovich paid a fine of almost 129 million rubles, appointed by the court in the case of the Seventh Studio. The director Kirill Serebrennikov told about this in an interview with journalist Yuri Dudu. Screenshot of the interview. “Yes,” the director answered the corresponding question of Dude.

The visit of the President of Russia to Iran against the backdrop of sanctions pressure can bring Moscow and Tehran closer. We figure out what goals pursue the parties On July 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin held negotiations in Tehran with President Iran Ibrahim Raisi and the highest leader of the country, Ayatollah Ali Hamenie. The meeting was joined by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The visit was the third foreign trip of Putin after the outbreak of war with Ukraine.

The Solntsevsky Court in Moscow sentenced the former director of Yeralash, 48-year-old Ilya Belostotsky, to 14 years in a strict regime colony in the case of pedophilia (clause “b” part 4 of article 132 of the Criminal Code). This was reported on the website of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office. The hearing on the case was held behind closed doors. The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that the country would not be able to purchase 700 million cubic meters of gas without attracting resources from Russia. about it . writes TASS Szijjarto also said at a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that Hungary is ready for additional purchases of Russian gas and can receive another 20 million cubic meters of fuel.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for coronavirus. reports The White House . “President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. He is fully vaccinated, revaccinated twice and is experiencing very mild symptoms,” the statement said. Biden has already begun taking medication, he works remotely and will continue to serve as head of state in full. The White House promised to update daily on the president's condition.

The Political Department of the Higher Supervision has released the last course of students remembering a free university HSE rally, December 2018. Photo: Mikhail Dmitriev/ Hse.ru Over the past 4 years, the educational program “Politicalology” by the NRU HSE has overgrown with its own micropolitan history.