Russian athlete Julia Stepanova, who is an informant of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA), reported a hacking of her email. It is reported by ESPN . As the publication clarifies, in addition to the athlete’s mail, her account was also hacked in the WADA system, through which she notifies the agency about her whereabouts. WADA confirmed that only Stepanova’s account was hacked, in connection with which it can be assumed that someone was trying to reveal her whereabouts, the newspaper writes.

The German airline Lufthansa interrupted negotiations on remuneration and retirement terms that Cockpit Vereinigung (VC) with the pilots trade union. It is reported by Reuters with a link to the company. As the representative of the airline explained, the parties were able to agree on a number of points, but could not come to an agreement by others.

Russian Sergei Sevastyanov, who was captured by the militants of the Taliban (the organization is banned in Russia) in Afghanistan, was released. This was reported by the Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune with reference to the source. According to the publication, all six members of the Mi-17 helicopter crew, which was emergency in Afghanistan in early August, were released from captivity. In addition to Russian engineer Sevastyanov, five Pakistanis were also on board the helicopter.

Zuma / TASS Today in the Sochi residence of Bocharov stream a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Naftali Bennett, new, who replaced Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel in June. “I want to tell you on behalf of our whole country, all of our people, that we see in you a very close, real friend of the state of Israel,” Bennett turned to the Russian leader. Such words, perhaps, cannot be fully attributed to the duty diplomatic etiquette.

The Prosecutor General of Istanbul sent a letter to the US authorities asking the Turkish opposition to Fethullah Gulen, whom the Turkish authorities call the organizer of the rebellion in Turkey. It is reported by Reuters . In a letter, Gulen is accused of ten different points, including an attempt to overthrow the government.

Six months ago, the North Korean authorities announced his intention to build “skyscrackers” in Pyongyang. She was conceived as a symbol, something that would show the world that the country is developing successfully - contrary to the sanctions and the "pressure of American imperialists." The project must be handed over before the end of the year, for this, builders work until late at night. The speed with which work is underway, the local press called a miracle.

An unknown, armed with a knife, attacked passengers of trains in the east of Switzerland. It is reported by the BBC with reference to the police. As a result of the incident, six people were hospitalized with stab wounds and burns. According to the publication Le Nouvelliste , seven people were injured, including one six -year -old child. According to the publication, the attacker also set fire to the train with combustible liquid. At the time of the attack, there were several dozen people.

On the seventh day of the Olympics, Russian rapirists won a gold medal in a team competition with France. It is reported by Interfax . Rapirists Alexei Cheremisinov, Arthur Akhmathuzin and Timur Safin defeated the French team with a score of 45:41. The silver medal of the Russian team was brought by the racer Daria Shmeleva and Anastasia Voinova in the team sprint on cycling on the track. In the final race, they lost to China.

The Kyiv court of Simferopol arrested the second suspect in the case of the "sabotage" in the Crimea of ​​Andrei Zachtey. This is reported by Interfax with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies of the region. “Grounds arrested for a month and 26 days. The court granted the application of the investigation, ”the agency’s interlocutor explained. Earlier, on August 11, the court in Simferopol arrested the 39-year-old Ukrainian Evgeny Panov.

The delegation of American officials will arrive in Ankara to help the Turkish authorities prepare an official request for the extradition of the Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is suspected of organizing a rebellion in Turkey. This was reported by the publication by Hurriyet Daily with reference to the head of the Turkish Ministry of Justice Bekir Bozdag.