Foreign Minister of China Van and Foreign Minister DPRK RI Jon Ho during a meeting in Pyongyang The Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Van met with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong -un during a visit to Pyongyang.

The increase in the number of applications for asylum from Russians continues for the fifth year in a row and coincides in time with the return of Putin to the presidency. In 2017, 2664 Russians were asked asylum in the United States - this is an absolute record over the past 24 years and 39% more than the shelters were asked in 2016.

Buses with rebels leave Damascus In Syria, the detachments of the armed opposition leave the southern suburbs of Damascus. About 5 thousand fighters and members of their families, by agreement with the government forces, will go to the north of Syria, to the regions controlled by the rebels. A similar agreement was reached the day before and with the rebels in the so -called Rastan enclave in the province of Homs.

The petition on the Change.org website against the fan zone of the World Cup in front of the main building of Moscow State University in Moscow collected about 15 thousand signatures. On May 3, Moscow State University Students, requiring the fan zone to another place, transferred signatures to the presidential administration.

Su-30 fighter in Latakia, archive photo In Syria, the Russian combat aircraft Su-30SM crashed, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday afternoon. Both pilots died. The military department claims that the plane was not shot down, and the bird that got into the engine could become the cause of the incident. According to the Russian military, the Su-30SM fell at 9:45 Moscow time, shortly after taking off from the Khmeimim airfield. Why the pilots were not ejected is unknown.

US President Donald Trump said that the funds of his pre -election campaign were not involved in paying for compensation for his lawyer Michael Coen, who had previously paid 130 thousand dollars porn actress Stormy Daniels - just a few days before the presidential election in 2016. As Trump wrote on Twitter, Cohen received compensation under the terms of his contract. Mr.

US President Donald Trump is close to the decision to resume the action of sanctions against Iran, but may not announce the formal exit of the United States from the "nuclear transaction" with Tehran. According to Reuters, citing sources in the Trump administration, in the White House on the eve of May 12 - the day to which the president must decide whether the moratorium was extended to the sanctions - lively discussions are underway on this topic.

Did the "mother" of all epidemics lurked in ambush? (1998) Archival project "Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago." The most interesting and significant from the Archive of the Radio Freedom of twenty years ago. Incomplete story. Still living hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Does humanity face a new pandemic similar to the Spaniard at the beginning of the 20th century? What is the influenza virus? Is it possible to protect yourself from the epidemic?

Radio Liberty continues a series of publications on how, against the background of tremendous expenses for the defense industry (about 3 trillion rubles annually in the past few years - five more than financing education) in fact, the Russian army is re -equipment. In the material "Combat grave of the infantry".

The beginning of the research of the "bird" flu and the Spaniards (1998). Does humanity face a new pandemic similar to the Spaniard at the beginning of the 20th century? What is the influenza virus? Is it possible to protect yourself from the epidemic? These and other questions are answered by the professor, doctor Daniil Golubev, virusologist Yoshikhiro Kawaoka, microbiologist Jeffrey Taubenberger, virologist Yohim Holten. Author and presenter Marina Efimova.

Stormy Daniels US President Donald Trump said that the funds of his pre -election campaign were not involved in paying for compensation for his lawyer Michael Coen, who had previously paid 130 thousand dollars porn actress Stormy Daniels - just a few days before the presidential election in 2016. As Trump wrote on Twitter, Cohen received compensation under the terms of his contract. Mr.

Roskomnadzor reported on the blocking of about 50 VPN services and anonymizers who allowed the Telegram messenger to access the territory of Russia. This was reported by the TASS agency. Earlier, the Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov did not exclude that the Viber messenger can block in Russia, like Telegram, if the FSB does not gain access to encryption keys.

In the first reading, the Latvian parliament supported the bill to reduce the broadcasting of Russian television. Amendments to the legislation suggest 90 percent of television broadcasting in the country in the languages of the European Union. According to Delfi news portal, deputies hope that new measures will help to "limit the growing effect of the Kremlin propaganda" in Latvia.

The world has ceased to love Russia. Even those nations that previously experienced for us - like, for example, the Germans - romantic feelings, managed to recover from them. Russia has lost the sympathy of the world community over the past two decades. But a sharp turn to dislike occurred after our Crimean "Gambit".

The Russian Embassy in Washington demanded to return the flag to the building of the Russian consulate in Seattle, which was closed last month. The embassy claims that the removal of the United States authorities "under the cover of the night" of the flag of the Russian Federation last weekend violates international law and "unacceptable" in relation to the Russian national symbol.