The son of the head of the "Islamic State" (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed, Reuters reports , citing the organization's TV channel. “Khudafaya al-Badri, the son of the caliph, was killed during an operation against the Nusayris (note - also called Alawites) and Russians near the thermal power plant in Holmes,” the agency reports their words. The whereabouts of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi himself is unknown.

English fans celebrate victory. Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" The England team beat Colombia in the 1/8 finals of the World Cup and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament. The winner was defined in a series of post -match penalties. In the main and additional time, the match, held in Moscow, ended with a score of 1: 1. In the first half, the teams failed to hit each other's gates, although they had several dangerous moments.

The poisoning of the Skripals and the new facts about the murder of the banker Kivividi forced to return to the circumstances of the death of the deputy head of the “New” Yuri Shchekochikhin. This happened exactly 15 years ago Yuri Shchekochikhin - State Duma deputy 5 years ago, the text under the heading was published in the “New”, the essence of which is anger and helplessness: “We put an end to”. The point in the investigation of the murder of Yuri Shchekochikhin.

In St. Petersburg, police detained four activists of the opposition movement “Spring” who staged a rally against torture and political persecution before the Sweden-Switzerland match. This was reported by OVD-Info. As part of the action, a girl, doused in red paint, lay down on the pedestal of a sculpture of the wolf Zabivaka, the mascot of the World Cup.

For three years, the Federal Security Service monitored the former top manager of Inter RAO, Karina Tsurkan, who is suspected of espionage, and tapped her telephone conversations. It is reported by RBC with reference to two sources. According to the interlocutor of the publication, the main evidence in the Turcan case was obtained precisely during wiretapping.

In a correctional colony No. 12 in Nizhny Tagil, they sent out photos of classes of the Hatha Yoga circle to reporters. In one of the pictures, the floor and a piece of the wall were partially covered with a graphic editor. TJ writes about this. Photo: GUFSIN press service in the Sverdlovsk region/TJ Together with the photograph, a video was sent on which painted areas were visible: stains on the walls and a worn floor.

The son of the head of the Islamic State (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed, Reuters reports with reference to the organization’s television channel. “Khudafaya al-Badri, the son of the caliph, was killed during an operation against the Nusayris (note - also called Alawites) and Russians near the thermal power plant in Holmes,” the agency reports their words. The whereabouts of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi himself are unknown.

Yarovaya Law, the final transfer of state employees to the Mir card, the collection of biometric data in banks and other new measures aimed at improving the lives of citizens Photo: RIA Novosti This week, the Russians once again woke up in another reality. We already wrote that by July 1, the state came up with many ways to climb into a pocket, and some of them - an increase in housing and communal services tariffs or an increase in excise taxes on cigarettes - have already begun to act.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the dismissal of the head of Rosprirodnadzor Artem Sidorov at his own request. The decree was published on the website of the Russian government. “Release Sidorov Artem Georgievich from the post of Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation - Head of the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Natural Resources at his request,” the order says.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow fined Yelena Malakhovskaya, a news anchor on the Navalny Live YouTube channel, for 20,000 rubles. about this She wrote on her Twitter. Malakhovskaya was detained on May 17 on charges of calling for participation in an uncoordinated action on May 5 “He is not our king.” On this day, Malakhovskaya broadcast live on the rallies in different cities of Russia.

Why the people not sings football hymns written specifically to the championship, but screams "Russia, go ahead!" And "Ole-Ole!" Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta". Go to the artist's website Emotions burst. After the brilliant game of Akinfeev, I want to sing something like “ Hey, goalkeeper, get ready for battle! You are set at the goal at the gate! ", Only in a new way. But our songwriters did not even compose anything remotely similar to the summer of 2018.

Nigeria captain John Obi Mikel has revealed that he learned of the kidnapping of his father Michael Obi Pa just hours before the play-off game against Argentina at the World Cup, reports The Guardian . As the busload of the Nigerian national team was heading to the stadium in St. Petersburg, John Obi Mikel learned of the kidnapping from a relative.

The defendants in the case of the terrorist attack in the metro of St. Petersburg, which occurred on April 3, 2017, were charged with participation in the terrorist organization Jamaat at-Tawhid wal-Jihad banned in Russia (part 2 of article 205.4 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), TASS .

The Swedish national team won the match with the Swiss national team (1:0) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup. The meeting took place at the St. Petersburg stadium. Swedish midfielder Emil Forsberg scored the only goal of the match in the 66th minute. Yellow cards were given to Swiss midfielders Valon Behrami and Granit Xhaka, as well as Swedish defender Mikael Lusting. In stoppage time, a red card was given to Swiss defender Michael Lang.

State Duma deputies voted in the first reading for the adoption of a law according to which a person who has committed sexual abuse of children is sentenced to life imprisonment. This was reported to RIA Novosti.