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Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas resigned on Monday. She was previously nominated for the post of EU foreign policy chief. The candidacy must still be approved by the European Parliament, but the coalition that will form the new composition of the European Commission has the necessary majority of votes. Until the formation of a new cabinet of ministers, Kallas will serve as acting prime minister.

The Basmanny Court in Moscow sentenced American journalist Masha Gessen in absentia for an article about so-called fakes about the army. Gessen was sentenced to eight years in prison, reports Mediazona and the Network Freedoms project. The initiation of the case became known last fall; the reason for it was Gessen’s interview with Yuri Dud, in which they spoke about massacres during the occupation of the Ukrainian Bucha by the Russian military.

Nefteyugansk resident Bogdan Bely was sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges of attempted participation in a terrorist organization and attempted high treason. The verdict was handed down by the 2nd Western District Military Court, Mediazona reports . 21-year-old Bogdan Bely will have to spend the first three years in prison, the rest of the term in a maximum security colony. He was also given a fine of 300 thousand rubles. The court did not say what exactly Bely was found guilty of.

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, canceled the visit of the EC collegium to Hungary and lowered the level of representation at informal meetings of the EU Council under the Hungarian presidency. The international TV channel Euronews reports this.

Largo Caballero among the Milisianos militia, 1936. Who was Largo Caballero and why is his figure still controversial? Our Madrid author Viktor Cheretsky tells the story. How to bypass the blocking? read > Ivan Tolstoy: In Madrid, in recent years, controversy has not ceased around the monument to Largo Caballero, the socialist prime minister of Spain during the civil war of the 30s of the last century.

Conscripts at the military registration and enlistment office The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the completion of the spring conscription for military service. According to the official statement of the department, since April 1, 150 thousand people have been in the army. If you believe these data, then this is the most massive call in the last eight years, notes The Moscow Tmes.

US President Joe Biden US President Joe Biden addressed the American people in connection with the assassination attempt on his alleged rival in the November election, former President Donald Trump. Biden condemned the assassination attempt on Trump and called on Americans to renounce violence in politics. On the evening of July 13, Trump was wounded in the ear as a result of an assassination attempt: he was shot at his election rally in Pennsylvania.

Olesya Krivtsova Anti-war activist Olesya Krivtsova had her Russian passport revoked. She announced this herself on social networks. Previously, Krivtsova fled from house arrest. This is at least the seventh case in which the “internal” passports of Russian citizens have been cancelled, although there is no legal mechanism for such actions. Olesya Krivtsova is a native of Arkhangelsk.

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The attempt on the ex-president of the United States Donald Trump, who claims for a second term in the White House, is investigated by the FBI. President Joe Biden urged Americans to rally and prevent political violence. Trump also calls for unity after shooting. The attack on one of the two leading applicants for a post in the White House may have serious political consequences. Will Trump add the vote in the presidential election in November? The opinions of analysts.

The Netherlands company Yandex NV closed the Yandex business sale deal and completely left the group shareholders. The transaction concluded in February suggests that the entire Yandex business in Russia and most of its projects abroad will be transferred to the consortium of Russian investors and managers. The amount of the transaction amounted to 475 billion rubles (more than five billion dollars). It was approved only after the seller agreed to pay a 10 percent commission to the budget.

Alexander Gabyshev in the psychiatric hospital of Yakutia (archive photo) The Primorsky Regional Court refused to satisfy the complaint of the defense of the Yakut shaman Alexander Gabyshev. This was announced in his telegram channel lawyer Alexei Pryanishnikov. The defense filed a complaint against the next refusal of the Ussuri district court in the transfer of Gabyshev into a general psychiatric hospital. The lawyer intends to reach the Supreme Court.

Timur Olevsky The court in Moscow was fined the chief editor of The Insider Timur Olevsky for 10 thousand rubles under the article on participation in an undesirable organization. This was reported by "Mediazona" from the courtroom. The Russian authorities recognized The Insider "undesirable" media exactly two years ago - July 15, 2022.