The ex-head of the FBI James Komi is going to release a book about his work in the civil service, writes The New York Times. The auction for the right to publish memoirs will be held next week, the newspaper reports. “This is a book about the leadership and search for truth, founded by the lessons and experiments that he [Komi] received throughout his career, including his recent experience with Trump,” said Mat Latimer literary agency, who recently met Komi.

For the first time in history, Russian tennis players won in the final of Wimbledon in a paired category, Interfax reports. https://twitter.com/wimbledon/status/886336845105303533 Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won by Khao-Chin Chan (Taiwan) and Monica Nikuleska (Romania) with a score of 6: 0, 6: 0. The match lasted 54 minutes. Two years ago, the Russians were already in the final of Wimbledon, but lost to Martina Hingis (Switzerland) and Sanya Mirza (India).

The expenses of US President Donald Trump for lawyers in April-June 2017 amounted to $ 677 thousand, writes Politico with reference to the documents of the Federal Election Commission. According to Politico, these expenses grew “as an investigation of the possible interference of Russia” in the election of the American president in 2016 developed. In the first three months, Trump spent about $ 249 thousand on legal consultations.

John Martinis. Photo: Arseniy Nesodimov Today in Moscow, the Fourth International Quantum Technology Conference (ICQT 2017) is ending. One of the scientists invited to her was John Martinis, a professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara and the Google project manager to create a quantum computer. Martinis has been engaged in quantum computers for almost 40 years, it is he who is considered the main contender to finally create the computing machine of the future.

Friends of the wife of the Chinese human rights activist Li Xiaul believe that the authorities limit her freedom. It is reported by The Wall Street Journal. At a press conference organized by the government, the only members of the family of the human rights activist was brother Li Xiaosyan. He announced too weak health for appearance in public.

In Iran, the brother of President Hasan Rukhani Khussayin Fereyedun was detained, AFP reports . He is suspected of financial crimes. As BBC News clarifies , the court then arrested Fereidun, since he did not fulfill the conditions of release on bail. In addition to Fereidun, several more people were detained, the representative of the court said. The publication adds that Ferdeidun appeared in a scandal with the high salaries of the heads of the state insurance company Iran.

In Istanbul, tens of thousands of citizens took to the streets to celebrate the first anniversary of the unsuccessful attempt of the coup, reports the Associated Press. “An attempt to a coup on July 15 is not the first attack on our country, and it will not be the last. Therefore, we must tear off their heads to these traitors, ”said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally.

The company talked about their name and showed the first photos from there Thematic parks "Star Wars" in Disneyland are called "Star Wars: the edge of the Galaxy." Disney told about this at the D23 exhibition in Anaheim, California, the official Star Wars blog reports . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djxdqvnoyx4 The company also showed layouts of the park and talked about attractions.

Actor Vladimir Tolokonnikov died in Moscow, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the representative of the theater in Alma-Ata, where the artist worked for a long time. He was 74 years old. “Vladimir Alekseevich died tonight in Moscow. His son wrote to me about this today at four in the morning (01:00 Moscow time), ”the agency said in the theater. Vladimir Tolokonnikov was born on June 25, 1943 in Alma-Ata. In 1973 he graduated from the acting department of the Yaroslavl Theater School.

The total market value of all traded cryptocurrencies a little more than a month decreased by 46.9%, writes Coindesk. Over the past day, it has fallen by $ 10 billion. In mid -June, this indicator reached the historical maximum - $ 115 billion, by 17:35 Moscow time on July 16, capitalization amounted to about $ 61 billion. By the same time, Bitcoin cost $ 1926, dropping up to $ 1841 during the day.

Interpol deleted the name of the ex-commander of the Tajik riot police, Gulmurod Khalimov, who joined ISIS, from the list of those wanted. This was reported by Radio Ozodi (Radio Liberty), which did not discover the name of Khalimov in the corresponding section of the website of the International Police. Interfood was looking for a former OMON fighter since 2015, the organization has not yet responded to a request from the publication.

The main role in the cult of the British science fiction series “Doctor Who” will be performed for the first time, an actress Jody Whittaker. The trailer for the new season with the participation of the Whittaker was posted on the TV Twitter. https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/8866608420241117185 The series “Doctor Who” was the first to be released in 1963, and was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful and long-term science fiction series.