US President Barack Obama proposed the candidacy of General Joseph Dunford for the post of head of the United Committee of Chiefs of Staff, Reuters reports citing the official representative of the White House. General Dunford headed the US Marine Corps, the agency notes. Obama also proposed the candidacy of General Paul Selva as Deputy Head of the US Armed Forces.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decision on measures to ensure the activities of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), the press service of the government reports .

The IL-76 of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine flew into Nepal for the evacuation of Ukrainian citizens, according to Twitter of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Litak Minoboroni Ukrainian IL-76 about 16.01 for the Kyivoy hour Viletiv Z deliba (ndіya) to Kathmandu ( #Nepal ) for Evakuatsiya Ukrainians. - Mfa of Ukraine (@mfa_ukraine) May 5, 2015 According to the report, at 16:01 Kyiv time, the plane flew out of Delhi, where he was on repairs.

The National Guard of Georgia and Ukraine agreed on long -term cooperation, according to the NSU website. It is noted that on May 5, a meeting of the commander of NSU Nikolai Balan and his Georgian colleague Levan Gamkrelidze took place.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will take part in events on the occasion of the anniversary of the Second World War, which take place in Gdansk from May 7 to 8. This was reported by Polish Radio with reference to the office of the Polish President Bronislav Komarovsky.

The FBI managed to establish the individuals of both men who fired at the exhibition center in Texas Garland, CNN reports. The criminals were called Elton Simpson and Nadir Sufi. The first was 30 years old, the second is 34 years old. On Sunday, two men opened fire in a parking lot near the center, where a competition of cartoons at the Prophet Muhammad was held. One of the guards was wounded, and both attackers were liquidated.

The Russian government approved the expansion of a 30-kilometer border visa-free zone with Norway. The minutes of the Cabinet of Ministers of April 30, on which the corresponding decision was made, was published on the official website of the government. A part of the NEDENS settlement, which goes beyond the 30-kilometer border zone of Norway, will enter the visa-free zone.

US Secretary of State John Kerry first visited Somalia, reports Associated Press . The Secretary of State is the first high -ranking American diplomat to visit Somalia. Kerry’s visit can be regarded as a manifestation of solidarity with the Somali government, which is trying to defeat the allies of the al-Qaeda international terrorist organization and end the war in the country. Kerry arrived at Mogadisho Airport around noon on local time on May 5.

Poland after Hungary stopped the reverse supply of gas to Ukraine, TASS reports with reference to the head of Gazprom, Alexei Miller. According to Miller, as a result, the volume of reverse supply of gas to Ukraine was reduced in May. At the same time, the need for the Ukrainian side in Gaza, according to Gazprom, doubled in the current month. Alexei Miller confirmed that Naftogaz Ukraine transferred $ 40 million to Gazprom on an advance payment for the supply of Russian gas.

The Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case against Ukrainian political scientist Yuri Romanenko, who called for to kill Russian journalists, TASS reports with reference to the official representative of the department Vladimir Markin.

Ilya Karpyuk Kate Middleton and Prince William with daughter photo: Picture Alliance The fifth great -great -grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, the second granddaughter of the Prince of Wales Charles and the second daughter of the Duke of Cambridge William, the fourth in turn, the contender for the British throne was born, the name of Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

The Canadian team of hockey won the Czech team in the match of the World Cup group tournament, TASS reports. The meeting ended in Prague ended with a score of 6: 3. Earlier, Finland beat Norway with a large score. The meeting in the ostrough ended with a score of 5: 0. Johnas Kemppainen was noted with a double.

Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky, suspected of storing children's pornographic pictures, will not be present at the first hearings in the court of Cambridge. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in court. According to the interlocutor of the agency, at a meeting of the Cambridge magistrate court on May 5, Bukovsky will be represented by his lawyer.

NAC Naftogaz Ukraine transferred Gazprom $ 40 million, Interfax-Ukraine reports with reference to the press service of the Ukrainian company. According to the report, the funds are transferred to the prepayment for gas supply in May. The current gas price, agreed by Gazprom and Naftogaz of Ukraine, is $ 247.18 per thousand cubic meters. In early April, Gazprom extended this tariff until the end of June.

82% of Russians approve of the idea of ​​censorship of art of works, Interfax reports with reference to the results of a survey conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation. Almost 20% of the survey participants agree that censorship and control are a direct duty of the state. Through 14% of respondents announced the presence of “superfluous” and vulgarity in the works of art. 12% of respondents announced the dangers of many works for youth.