Pyongyang expressed indignation in connection with preparation for the rental of a Hollywood film on planning the murder of the DPRK leader Kim Jong -un. The official representative of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced "merciless" response measures if the tape is released.

Two presidential councils discuss what the "Fundamentals of the State Cultural Policy of Russia" will be Members of the two presidential councils - on human rights and culture - will devote today's meeting to discuss the draft program "Fundamentals of State Cultural Policy". The document was prepared by the working group, headed by the head of the Russian Presidential Administration, Sergei Ivanov and is currently submitted for public discussion. This is the formal side of the event.

For the first quarter of 2014, the US economy survived the most serious recession over the past five years - GDP has decreased by 2.9 percent. (In the first quarter of 2009, US GDP decreased by 5.4 percent.) Experts of the Ministry of Trade believe that these problems are temporary and are associated with adverse weather conditions, slow growth in consumer expenses and increasing imports. The data for the second quarter shows that the US economy is already restored.

The most famous export goods of Crimea are wine The ban on the European Union for the import of goods from Crimea is rather a political gesture than an economic sanction Since June 25, the European Union introduced a ban on the import of goods from Crimea and Sevastopol without Ukrainian certification. In addition, European countries refused the insurance of Crimean carriers and the provision of financial services to them.

Acute viral disease can get into the region - yellow fever. Vaccination from it began in the center of family immunization at the city children's clinic No. 1. While it concerns sailors and those travelers who travel to the countries of Africa and South and Central America. This decision was made by the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection. This was reported by the Radio Liberty correspondent in Astrakhan Galina Markina.

I foresee that the full -length Dokfilm “The term” mounted for almost an hour and a half will not like the majority of the heroes of the film, and those who remained behind the scenes. Perhaps he will surprise and leave in some perplexity not in particular our political life, and even more so its opposition part, the public of the Karlovar festival, where he will soon be shown. Most likely, the film will cause disputes among Russian spectators who can watch the tape on June 26 on the Internet.

Teachers of Moscow universities go out on the streets with protests against mass reductions in higher educational institutions of the Russian capital. Trade union activists and teachers call what is happening "the funeral of the quality of education." What caused the mass reduction of teachers of Moscow universities, is there a real necessity in them? Who and how can protect the labor rights of teachers and students' rights to receive a quality education?

Konstantin Yankauskas The Moscow City Electoral Commission today registered a draft decision that restores the constituent rights of the opposition Konstantin Yankauskas. They are trying to not allow Alexei Navalny to be allowed to participate in the elections to the Moscow City Duma. The headquarters of the candidate from the opposition coalition "For Moscow!" Can neither open an account nor start a collection of signatures. Yankauskas himself is under house arrest on charges of fraud.

The Federal Court in the United States recognized the so -called “No -Fly List” - introduced in 2003 as part of the fight against terrorism, the practice of creating lists of persons who are prohibited from flying to the United States, as well as use the services of commercial airlines in the country. Having made this decision, the Oregon District Federal Judge satisfied the lawsuit brought by the federal authorities of 13 American-Muslims who were on this list.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko The draft amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine on the decentralization of power in the country will be made to the Verkhovna Rada on June 26, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of representatives of local governments and state authorities in Kyiv. Poroshenko expressed the hope that next week the Ukrainian parliament would accept these changes.

The US Department of Defense announced the proposal of President Barack Obama to appoint General John Campbell the next commander of the American troops in Afghanistan. Campbell, now the deputy chief of staff of the US Ground Forces, will be replaced by General Joseph Dunford, who was recently offered Obama as commander of the US Marine Corps in Afghanistan.

Pro -Russian activist on checkpoints on the outskirts of Lisichansk Lugansk region Over the past three days, the separatists have violated the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine 44 times, where the military conduct surgery against armed pro -Russian activists. This was announced by the head of the press service of the anti-terrorist operation Vladislav Seleznev. Six cases of a violation of the ceasefire have been recorded over the past few hours, Seleznev wrote on Facebook.

The US Presidential Administration Barack Obama has weakened the ban on raw oil export from the United States over the past forty years. This was reported on Tuesday by The Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper, the US Department of Trade allowed two Texas companies to escort ultra -light oil, which can be used to produce gasoline, diesel fuel or fuel for jet engines. The supply of this oil by foreign Buyers may begin in August this year.

White House President Josh Ernest US President Barack Obama does not want to reduce the competitiveness of American companies because of further sanctions against Russia. This was stated by the press secretary of the White House Josh Ernest. According to him, sanctions will be more effective if they are introduced at the same time as the main trading partners of Russia in Europe. Ernest emphasized that Washington is ready for such sanctions - if necessary.

In Crimea, the prisoners began to issue passports of Russian citizens and change sentences. According to the newspaper Voice of Ukraine , the first Russian documents were received by convicts in one of the correctional colonies of Simferopol. At the same time, new sentences are sent out in absentia - by retraining the articles of the Ukrainian Criminal Code to the articles of the Russian Criminal Code.