Police at the scene of the attack in Manchester The British police said that the criminal, who wounded three people with a knife on New Year's Eve in Manchester, acted alone. At the same time, according to Reuters, law enforcement agencies continue to check the attacker’s ties. Officially, the attack in Manchester is investigated as a terrorist act . The attacker himself was detained. He is 25 years old. The police reported that he could suffer from a mental disorder.

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation What new deputies came up with and what laws will Russians live in 2019? Politically motivated criminal cases, torture in places of imprisonment, repressive laws, numerous protests - these are the brightest features of 2018. For the first half of the last year, more than 324,000 people were convicted in Russia, only 726 were justified.

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Paul Wylan On December 28, 48-year-old US citizen Paul Wylan with several of his friends visited excursions in the museums of the Moscow Kremlin. In the evening, he was supposed to appear at the Metropol Hotel at a friend’s wedding, but instead disappeared without a trace. Only on the last day of 2018, Wylan’s concerned relatives learned from American diplomatic representatives in Moscow that Paul was arrested on suspicion of espionage. "We are deeply concerned about his condition and security.

Paul Wylan US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded that Russia immediately free the American Paul Wylan, detained in Moscow. It is reported by Reuters. Pompeo noted that Washington also wants to know the very reason for the detention of a US citizen. Wylan was detained by the FSB of Russia on December 28. A criminal case was opened against him under the article "Spying". It provides for punishment in the form of imprisonment for up to 20 years. Details of the case are unknown.

Russia has not complied with the requirement to access international specialists to samples in the Moscow laboratory. This is stated in the statement of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA). The access of international specialists to doping tests was one of the conditions for the restoration of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) in rights. Now athletes from Russia can again be removed from the competition.

The number of victims of the explosion in a residential building in Magnitogorsk increased to 24. This was reported by the Russian Emergencies Ministry. The bodies of 19 dead were already identified by relatives. The fate of another 17 people remains unknown. At the same time, the Minister of Health Veronika Skvortsova said that the condition of a 11-month-old baby previously saved from the rubble is a difficult but stable, there is no threat to his life.

In the first half of 2018, more than 324 thousand people were convicted in Russia, 726 were justified. Most of all sentences were issued in cases of thefts. Almost 60 thousand people were convicted of them. But not these processes were in the focus of the media attention. Radio Liberty represents a review of the courts that the public followed in 2018 and criminal cases, to which, according to the editorial office, interest will be chained in 2019.

More and more hundreds of questions show that collectivism, "community", "collegiality" of Russians are nothing more than a myth; In fact, the Russians are one of the largest individualists in the world. Is it possible to arouse confidence in each other and the ability to collective action?

The United States will withdraw its troops from Syria "for a certain time." This was stated by President Donald Trump. He explained the refusal to call a longer term by the desire to protect the Syrian Kurds supported by the United States. The possible attack on them was previously announced by Türkiye. Reuters after that reported the Pentagon plan to leave the Kurds weapons after the withdrawal of American troops. This is armored vehicles, mortars and anti -tank missile systems.

In the noble family of the German press, the most political correct in the world, there was a delightful scandal. The best author of the magazine Der Spiegel , Tolstoy and very progressive, that is, the left, turned out to be the hero of the unsightly story. In his scriptures, he allegedly greatly exaggerated. The premian and a brilliant stylist who was considered in his homeland by the standard of journalism, Klaas Relotius knew how to give even the most seeding plot a proper social sound.

Rescuers continue to clear the rubble in the house on Karl Marx Avenue, 164

On December 31, an explosion of gas in a ten -story building in Magnitogorsk led to the collapse of the whole entrance. As of the evening of January 2, it was known about 31 deceased . On the very first day of the New Year, a new emergency happened - a fire and an explosion in a minibus.

Promotion of Indian dens in support of gender equality, January 1, 2019 In the Indian state of Kerala, protests began due to women visiting the temple in the city of Sabarimal, one of the largest places for the pilgrimage of the Hindus. The police used to accelerate protesters of tear gas. This was reported by Indian media. Demonstrators blocked several roads. Some participants in the rally called on store owners to the strike.

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