No explosive device was found at Yekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport, and the airport resumed normal operations. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the information and public relations department of the transport department for the Ural Federal District, Elena Epimakhova. According to her, after the bomb was reported, 500 people were evacuated from the airport. Koltsovo airport was evacuated on Sunday after reports of mining.

A Malaysia Airlines plane that took off from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Yangon in Myanmar turned back and landed in Kuala Lumpur. This was reported by the Malaysian publication Straight Times , citing a statement from the airline. As noted in the statement, the plane successfully landed at Kuala Lumpur airport at 15:45 (10:45 Moscow time). The reasons for changing the plane's route have not yet been established. Malaysia Airlines said it is currently investigating the incident.

Hezbollah announced the death in Damascus of Samir Kantar, included in the US list of most wanted terrorists. According to media reports, he was one of the leaders of the organization One of the districts of Damascus after shelling. December 11, 2015 (Photo: REUTERS 2015) According to Reuters , Hezbollah admitted that Lebanese citizen Samir Kantar was killed as a result of a rocket attack in the Jaraman area in Damascus.

President Vladimir Putin congratulated workers and veterans of Russian security agencies on their professional holiday, the Kremlin press service reported on Sunday . “Today, ensuring Russia’s sovereignty, protecting its national interests and the safety of citizens, and effectively combating international terrorism, extremism, corruption and other threats directly depends on your work,” the congratulations say. “We honor courageous, strong-willed people, true professionals.

The implementation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is in the interests of Germany and will allow it to become a “pan-European hub.” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this in an interview included in the film “World Order” on the TV channel “Russia 1” . “Today they are already saying: let’s build Nord Stream 2. Everyone understands that this is necessary for the same Germany, which abandoned nuclear energy and is unlikely to be able to return to it.

Firefighters have contained a fire in a residential building in Volgograd, which suffered a gas explosion earlier on Sunday. reports this Interfax with reference to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. As the department explained, the fire was localized to an area of ​​200 square meters. m. The Ministry of Emergency Situations also reported that rescuers began to clear the rubble of the collapsed structures of the house.

The introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the countries of the Schengen zone will become an important tool for influencing people’s opinions and an element of the strategy for the return of Crimea and Donbass to Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko said President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko called the introduction of a visa-free regime with the countries of the Schengen zone one of the tools in the strategy for the return of Crimea and certain regions of Donbass to Ukraine.

Over the past week, the Armenian army lost 18 people killed during clashes in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Trend reports citing the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense. The Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday that over the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani armed forces “prevented all sabotage attempts by the Armenian armed forces and carried out targeted fire strikes on enemy positions.” Two Armenian servicemen were killed and four were wounded by return fire.

Northern Israel came under rocket fire from Lebanon. Earlier, one of the leaders of the Lebanese organization Hezbollah was killed as a result of a rocket attack by the Israeli military on Damascus. Two rockets were fired at Israel from southern Lebanon, AFP reported, citing a source in the Lebanese security services. As the agency's interlocutor clarified, the shelling was carried out from a Lebanese village located 5 km from the border with Israel.

The number of victims of a gas explosion in a residential building in Volgograd has increased to 11 people. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a representative of the investigative department of the Investigative Committee for the Volgograd Region. “Currently, three more people have gone to the hospital after the explosion. We are now clarifying who these people are,” the agency’s interlocutor said. A nine-story building collapsed in Volgograd on Sunday morning.

Air France has denied information about a bomb on board a Boeing 777 that made an emergency landing in Kenya. Earlier, The Independent reported that a suspicious object found on board the plane was a bomb Passengers evacuated from an Air France Boeing 777 (Photo: REUTERS 2015) The French airline Air France has denied reports that a suspicious object found on board a plane flying from Mauritius to Paris was a bomb.

At least 12 people, including Chinese tourists, were killed on Sunday in Thailand when a bus fell into a gorge, France-Presse reports. "Initial data shows that 14 people were injured and 12 people were killed," told AFP . a police official The accident occurred in the afternoon, 30 km from the city of Chiang Mai in the north of the country. There were 25 passengers on the bus.

Thai police have arrested a British citizen who is suspected of hitting Russian tourists with his car in the vicinity of Pattaya. Photo: Lori According to the Nation , a Toyota Fortuner hit a couple from Russia near the Ambassador Hotel in Jomtien, a suburb of Pattaya. As a result, a 37-year-old tourist from Russia died on the spot, and his wife was taken to the hospital. According to police, the driver of the car violated the rules by exceeding the speed limit.

A T50 Golden Eagle combat training jet crashed in Indonesia on Sunday, the portal detik.com reports , citing a representative of the country's air force. The crash killed two pilots on board. The incident occurred on the island of Java during an air show. The plane crashed close to the runway.

The People's Party won the elections in Spain, but failed to gain a parliamentary majority. reports this with reference to exit polls Associated Press . According to state television channel RTVE, the People's Party won 26.8% of the vote. The main opposition Socialist party competes with far-left party Podemos for second place, with 20.5% and 21.7% respectively. The Citizens party comes fourth with 15.2%.