In the picture: fighters of Syrian democratic forces Syrian rebels supported by the United States claim that Russian aircraft, along with Syrian government forces on Monday, struck their positions in the province of Deir Ez-Zor, having killed and wounded a number of opposition fighters. This was reported by Reuters.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky The former head of the Yukos, the founder of Open Russia, Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that "he is upset when political allies are in the eyes of society instead of promoting a common position." Khodorkovsky wrote about this on Facebook, commenting on the dispute between the opposition Alexei Navalny and TV presenter Xenia Sobchak about her possible nomination in the presidential election.

Alexander Genis: On the air - a new release of our cultural and historical cycle: 1917 - century later: Paradoxes and parallels Faulkner said: "The past is never dead.

Right populists according to the results of the elections in Germany go to parliament. The Alternative for Germany party gained more than 13 percent of the vote, this will allow it to go to the Bundestag and become the third faction. The extreme right forces have not been represented in parliament since the 50s of the last century. The Party of ADG is called the pro -Russian and supporting government of Vladimir Putin. In the elections, the Blok Angel Merkel won.

Poster in support of the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan, Kirkuk, September 2017 A referendum on independence began in Iraqi Kurdistan. More than five million people registered to participate in it. Voting in the sites will last until the evening of September 25, the results will be summed up within three days. The referendum does not have legal force, but it can strengthen the position of the leader of the autonomy of Masud Barzani in negotiations on the separation from Iraq.

The UN published a report on serious human rights violations in Crimea. After the annexation of the Peninsula by Russia, the situation "worsened significantly", the Last report of the UN Human Rights said. Experts note cases of the disappearance of people, unjustified arrests, cruelty to prisoners, torture.

The results of the elections in Germany confirmed the forecast. The Bundestag went: the Angels Merkel CDU/CSS - 32.9%block, the SDPG - 20.8%, the ultra -right alternative for Germany (AFD) - 12.6%, “free democrats” - 10.7%, “left” - 9.2%and “green” - 8.9%. What does the victory of the Bloc of Christian Democrats mean Angels Merkel and the 3rd place of the Prochrevsky ultra-right from the Alternative to Germany?

In Germany, after sensational success in the elections of right -wing populists, a split occurred in their ranks. The co -chair of the Alternative to Germany party Frauke Petri announced that she was not going to enter the faction in the Bundestag. Her party gained about 13 percent of the vote. The ultra -rights went to parliament for the first time in half a century. They advocate the expulsion of migrants and the closure of borders.

Poll on the streets of Moscow

In St. Petersburg, the support campaign for the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Ali Feruza continues. Last weekend, a charity evening was held in the center of civil initiatives “Open Space”, in which poets, musicians, and artists took part. The journalist was detained on August 1 in Moscow on charges of violation of migration legislation. The day before, he filed a complaint against the refusal of the Russian authorities to provide him with political asylum.

Anti -corruption action in Moscow, March 26, 2017 The Moscow City Court upheld the conviction to Stanislav Zimovts. This was reported by the lawyer of the International Human Rights Group "Agora" Svetlana Sidorkina. A member of a rally against corruption on March 26 in Moscow was found guilty of applying violence to a policeman and sentenced to two and a half years in a general regime colony. According to the investigation, the winter -man was brick in the back of an OMON employee.

US President Donald Trump On Sunday, US President Donald Trump signed a decree, for the first time in history, defining the minimum requirements that must satisfy foreign states who want to cooperate with the United States in the visa-immigration region. "The current system has proven its failure and is associated with excessive risk in the era of the rampant terrorism and organized crime," the decree said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was counting on the best result for her party in the Bundestag elections. Conservatives, according to the results of the vote, lost millions of votes. Nevertheless, Merkel secured the fourth term as the head of government. According to her, the right -wing populists who have passed into the parliament in no way can influence the foreign policy of her future office. The same will concern the decisions that are related to the reception of refugees.