The Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Samara Region opened a case on the fact of an attack on the house of the head of the police department in the city of Otradny, Dmitry Vashurkin. “On this fact, a criminal case was initiated on the grounds of a crime under Part 2 of Art. 105 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (murder committed by a group of persons by prior agreement) and Part 3 of Art. 30, part 2, art.

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni accepted the proposal of Italian President Sergio Mattarella to become Prime Minister. This is reported by Politico. After meeting with the head of state, the head of the Foreign Ministry said that he "considers it a great honor" this proposal. Gentiloni promised to form a new government as soon as possible. On December 7, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi officially resigned.

Director Nikita Mikhalkov wrote a letter to Naina Yeltsina explaining his criticisms of the Yeltsin Center. This is reported by TASS with reference to the letter. “I deeply regret that I caused you grief, but I am sure that you were misled by interpreting my words from a certain angle.

Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (banned in Russia) captured the ancient castle of Emir Fakhreddin al-Maani in the Syrian city of Palmyra. It is reported by Reuters. According to the SANA agency, the Syrian army is currently repelling militant attacks in the vicinity of Palmyra, which are advancing from several directions. Earlier on Sunday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that militant attacks on Palmyra were repulsed with the support of Russian military aviation.

The editor-in-chief of the RT television channel Margarita Simonyan commented on the proposal of former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul to register RT and the Sputnik agency as foreign agents. “In my opinion, McFaul just took offense at us.

An explosion occurred in the Christian cathedral complex in Cairo. It is reported by the channel Sky News Arabia. The explosion killed 25 people and injured 50. Most of the dead are women and children. The incident occurred in the premises of one of the churches, which is adjacent to the main cathedral of the complex - the Church of St. Mark. According to eyewitnesses, a woman carried the bomb inside. After she left the temple, the detonator was detonated, presumably remotely.

The number of victims of the double terrorist attack in Istanbul has increased to 38 people. about this Hyrriet writes with reference to Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu. Among the dead were 30 police officers. On suspicion of involvement in the attack, law enforcement agencies detained 13 people. Turkish authorities suspect supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party of committing a terrorist attack. Earlier it was reported that 29 people were killed in Istanbul .

Unknown people attacked the head of the police department in the city of Otradny in the Samara region, Dmitry Vashurkin. This is reported by TASS with reference to the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Irina Volk.

Washington has repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction with Tokyo regarding the upcoming talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This is reported by the Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing diplomatic sources. According to the American side, the meeting between Putin and Abe can ease the pressure on Russia from the G7 countries. However, Tokyo, according to Kyodo, ignored these objections.

Militant attacks on Palmyra were repulsed with the support of Russian military aviation. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft during the night launched 64 air strikes against concentrations, positions, columns and advancing reserves of militants,” the military department said.

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul proposed registering Russian television channel RT and Sputnik as foreign agents because of support for Republican candidate Donald Trump during the US election campaign. He wrote about it in an article for the Washington Post. In the publication, McFaul discusses how Russia could influence the results of the US elections. “We know that Russian government-controlled media such as RT and Sputnik openly campaigned for one candidate, Donald Trump.

As a result of the terrorist attack in Istanbul, 29 people were killed, 27 of them are police officers. It is reported by Reuters with reference to Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. In addition, 166 people were injured. Turkey is in mourning. Earlier it was reported about 15 dead and 40 injured. The day before, an explosion occurred in Istanbul next to a parked bus for police special forces near the Besiktas Vodafone Arena stadium.

Photo: RIA Novosti For two days in Belarus, three journalists of the REGNUM portal (also published in Lenta.ru) were detained: Yuri Pavlovets, Dmitry Alimkin and Sergey Shiptenko. A criminal case has been instituted under Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus - "Fruitment of interethnic growth." The accused - an assistant professor of the university, the school watchman and the former employee of the Academy of Management - faces a term of 5 to 12 years.

Rosobrnadzor suspended the license of the European University in St. Petersburg Photo: European University This became known on December 9: in the afternoon in the register of licenses on the website of the Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) a brief reference to the order to suspend the license dated 07.12.2016 No. 3205-07. The reasons for the suspension are not indicated.

At least 13 people were killed in the explosion at the Besiktas stadium, Reuters reported , citing a police source. According to the Turkish edition of Al Jazeera, 15 people were killed. According to the NTV channel, at least 40 people were injured. All the injured have been sent to nearby hospitals. Earlier, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soylu announced that a car filled with explosives had detonated near the stadium.