The United States of America sent marine units to Iraq to fight the terrorists of the Islamic State (an organization banned in Russia). reports this Reuters with reference to the American military. It is noted that military personnel of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit were sent to conduct operations. They are based in the area of ​​responsibility of the US 5th Fleet, operating in the Persian Gulf, Red and Arabian Seas. The total number of military personnel has not yet been specified.

Before the first visit of an American president to Cuba in several decades, Barack Obama starred in a comedy video with a popular Cuban actor A Cuban woman watches a news story with Barack Obama (Photo: Reuters/Pixstream) US President Barack Obama, ahead of his visit to Cuba, which begins on March 20, took part in the filming of a video with the popular Cuban comedian Luis Silva. The video was published on the US Embassy in Cuba Facebook page.

The crew of the Boeing that crashed in Rostov-on-Don had previously landed at the airport in that city. This was stated by flydubai management at a press conference in Dubai. The wreckage of the crashed Boeing 737-800 of flydubai airlines (Photo: Valery Matytsin/TASS) flydubai CEO Ghaith Al Ghaith said at a press conference in the UAE that the crew commander and his assistant had experience landing the plane at Rostov airport, Gulf News reports .

The owner of the airliner that crashed in Rostov-on-Don, flydubai, announced its readiness to pay compensation to the families of the victims. Muscovites bring flowers to the representative office of the Rostov region in connection with the crash of a flydubai airline plane (Photo: Zuma\TASS) flydubai airline is ready to pay $20 thousand to the families of those killed in the plane crash in Rostov-on-Don. The statement was published on the airline’s website.

Military and political support from Russia and Iran helped “restore stability and security” in Syria, and also gave the residents of the republic the opportunity to independently decide its future, said President Bashar al-Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said political and military support from countries friendly to Syria, especially Russia and Iran, has helped strengthen Syrians' resilience in the war on terrorism.

Foreign experts arrived at the Rostov-on-Don airport, where a Boeing 737-800 crashed last Saturday, March 19. A representative of the airport reported this to RIA Novosti . He clarified that the experts arrived on Sunday morning. The airport representative did not disclose their composition or work plan for the near future. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov reported that a flydubai delegation is expected to arrive on Sunday.

MAK received information from the flight data recorder of the Boeing 737, which crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport on the night of March 19 At the crash site of a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane that crashed during landing at Rostov-on-Don airport (Photo: RIA Novosti) Specialists of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) were able to obtain information from the flight parameters recorder of the Boeing 737 that crashed in Rostov-on-Don.

In Kazakhstan, the form of government may change in the future, said the country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. According to him, it depends on the situation in the economy, in the world and within the country.

Rostov forensic experts have begun the procedure for identifying the bodies of the dead passengers and crew members who crashed on March 19. Earlier, rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on the completion of the search operation at the crash site Boeing 737-800 crash site in Rostov-on-Don (Photo: RIA Novosti) In Rostov-on-Don, the procedure for identifying the bodies of those killed in a plane crash at the Rostov-on-Don airport has begun.

According to the exit poll, the presidential party of the President of Kazakhstan, Nur Otan, received more votes than in the previous elections. Communists and the Ak Zhol party also entered parliament. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev (Photo: Sergey Bobylev/TASS) The presidential party Nur Otan (Light of the Fatherland) improved its electoral result following the results of early parliamentary elections held in Kazakhstan on Sunday.

The Interstate Aviation Committee gave an initial assessment of the “black boxes” of the Boeing that crashed on March 19 at the Rostov-on-Don airport. According to the committee's specialists, the recorders were seriously damaged. Flight recorders of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport (Photo: Maxim Grigoriev/TASS) By the end of Sunday, March 20, specialists of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC) will understand the state of the Boeing black box data.

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Sunday morning continue to work at the site of the plane crash at the Rostov-on-Don airport. this to RIA Novosti . A representative of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported “Specialists continue to work at the scene of the plane crash. The weather in the city today is favorable and does not interfere with work.

Two US citizens were killed in a terrorist attack in Istanbul on March 19. This is stated in a statement from the White House, reports Reuters . “We are in close contact with the Turkish authorities and intend to work together with Turkey to counter terrorism,” US National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. On March 19, at about 12:00 Moscow time, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the center of Istanbul .

Five people were killed in a gasoline tanker truck explosion in southeast China's Hunan province. This was reported by the Xinhua agency with reference to local authorities. The explosion occurred on Saturday at about 20:40 local time (15:40 Moscow time) on the high-speed highway connecting Beijing with Hong Kong and Macau, near the city of Yueyang. According to road services, four cars caught fire after the explosion, and seven more were damaged by the blast wave.

In Khanty-Mansiysk, where the next stage of the World Cup was supposed to take place on Sunday, March 20, the men's and women's races from the general start were canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions, R-Sport reports with reference to the press service of the competition. On Sunday, strong storm winds arose in Khanty-Mansiysk. International Biathlon Union (IBU) communications director Per Lange said there was a risk of branches and trees falling onto the track.