Nikolai Kobrinets, director of the Department of Pan-European Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry, died in Istanbul. this The department reported on its social networks. “On October 12, 2023, at the age of 62, the director of the Department of Pan-European Cooperation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Nikolai Sergeevich Kobrinets suddenly died,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not specify the cause of the diplomat's death.

Baku and Yerevan choose guarantors of future agreements and a platform for peace negotiations Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at a meeting in Tbilisi, October 8, 2023. Photo: Davit Kachkachishvili / Anadolu Agency - Getty Images Will Tbilisi become a platform for peace negotiations between Baku and Yerevan? Aliyev - for, Pashinyan - so far against.

The death toll from Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip has risen to 2,215, including 700 children. This was reported by CNN with reference to UNICEF spokeswoman Sarah al-Khattab. “According to the latest reports from local health authorities and media, at least 2,215 Palestinians have been killed, including more than 700 children, and more than 8,714 people have been injured, including more than 2,450 children,” she said.

What Arab-Israeli conflict is seen in art in different genres-a comic book, a novel, a play, a movie and an animation Frame from the animated film Ari Folman "Waltz with Bashir." Source: Kinopoisk Today, it is hardly possible to understand the causes and course of the Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. For each argument there is a counterargument, for each date - another date, and so on to infinity.

The Ministry of Culture of Russia did not give out a rental certificate of the film by Alexander Sokurov "Fairy Tale". The director himself reported this in his telegram channel. Screenshot: The film "Fairy Tale" “This is the next stage of censorship after yesterday's cancellation of the show at the International Film Festival, where the law allows the demonstration of film production without“ rolling ”,” Sokurov wrote.

Police in southern Russia raided the church of an 86-year-old priest who dared to speak out against the war in Ukraine last week At dawn on 3 October, police in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region raided a church in the town of Slavyansk-on-Kuban with a brutality more often seen in anti-terror operations or drug raids. Their target, however, was 86-year old Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov, whose outspoken anti-war sermons had attracted their attention in the past.

Iranian journalist - about the relationship between Tehran and Hamas, the role of Russia in the new war and chaos in the Iranian opposition Anti-Israeli banner in support of Hamas in Tehran, October 9, 2023. Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami / Anadolu Agency / Getty images On Friday, October 13, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Middle Eastern cities to support Palestine and protest against Gaza bombing.

As a result of the Hamas attack on Israel, 16 Russians were killed, eight people are listed as missing, and one is held hostage in the Gaza Strip. this TASS reports with reference to the Russian Embassy in Israel. As the telegram channel “We Can Explain” reports, among the dead Russians after the Hamas attack on the Supernova festival is a repatriate from Russia Irit Konderova.

"Terrible News" with Kirill Martynov Last week, Hamas attacked Israel. More than 1300 Israelis died, about 3,300 were injured. The Ministry of Health of the Gaza Sector reported about 1537 dead and about 6612 wounded Palestinians. The security forces came with searches for lawyers Alexei Navalny. Igor Sergunin, Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Lipzer were detained. Putin promised to strengthen the ruble and return the dollar to 80.

The Israeli defense army again called on the inhabitants of the north of the Gaza to move to the south of the sectors in safe corridors from 10:00 to 16:00 local time. This was reported in the telegram channel of the official representative of the Israeli army. The representative of DSAL Avihai Adrai put a map with safe ways of evacuation from the north of the region in two directions: the Daldul and Al-San highway.

North Korea supplied more than 1,000 containers of military equipment and ammunition to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine between 7 September and 1 October, The Associated Press reported on Saturday, citing a US statement. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that Washington condemned Pyongyang for “providing Russian with this military equipment, which will be used to attack Ukrainian cities and kill Ukrainian civilians and further Russia’s illegitimate war”.

Ilya Novikov about the meaning of the “case of lawyers”, in the framework of which the defenders of Navalny were arrested Lawyer Ilya Novikov. Photo: EPA-EFE / MAXIM SHIPENKOV The Basmann District Court of Moscow arrested the lawyers Igor Sergunin, Vadim Kobzev and Alexei Lipzer, who defended Alexei Navalny. They are suspected of "participation in the extremist community." All three were detained on the morning of October 13.

We tell you what you need to know about this event and how it will change the security architecture in Europe A meeting of the Minister of Defense of NATO countries at a headquarters in Brussels, on October 12, 2023. Photo: Dursun Aydemir / Anadolu / Getty images On October 11–12, at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, a meeting of the Ministers of Defense of the Alliance countries took place.

The Ministry of Health has published a draft resolution according to which, from March 1, 2024, only five medical institutions in Russia will be able to issue permits for “gender reassignment” for minors. The text of the draft was published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

The Israeli army announced the killing of Hamas air force chief Merad Abu Merad. This was reported in an IDF press release. “The IDF fighter strike killed Merad Abu Merad, who headed the Hamas air force in Gaza and was largely responsible for leading the terrorists during Saturday’s massacre,” the Israeli army said in a statement.