Two days before the deadline for China's TikTok to sell its US arm or be blocked in the US, the social network notified the White House that it was refusing to hand over its algorithms to a US buyer, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post . reported TikTok's owner, China's ByteDance, will not transfer or sell the social network's code and algorithms to a US buyer, a source at the company told SCMP, citing ByteDance's board of directors discussions.

In all Russian regions where the single day of voting has already been completed and the first results have been announced, candidates from the government win the gubernatorial elections in the first rounds. A total of 18 regions elect governors.

In Minsk, the next large Sunday promotion of the opposition, which the organizers called "the march of the heroes", is being held. According to Interfax, more than 150 thousand people participate in the march. The discharge of the participants began at 14:00, the march itself - at about 15:30. According to the plan, published in the morning, the Nexta telegram channel, the protesters gathered in several columns in different parts of the city.

After the OPEC countries and Russia eased the freeze on oil production in August, prices rushed down and by the end of this week were fixed at a level below $40 per barrel of Brent. Analysts are waiting for a signal from Saudi Arabia that it is ready to return to a hard cut in production if the fall continues, writes Bloomberg.

Detentions began in Minsk before the first big protest after the attempted deportation and arrest of Maria Kolesnikova. Armored vehicles have been pulled up to Lukashenka's residence. In Minsk, where protesters are going to march on Sunday to the residence of Alexander Lukashenko, the first detentions began before the action, Tut.by reports. up to other places where protesters gather .

Vladimir Putin is confident that the protesters in Belarus will not be able to deprive Alexander Lukashenko of power, five sources close to the Kremlin told Bloomberg. On Monday, Putin will receive Lukashenka in Sochi. The Russian leadership was stunned by the scale of the protests in Belarus, Kremlin sources told the agency. Moscow does not trust Lukashenka, but cannot allow the opposition to come to power in the course of street protests, they explained.

The topic of the release: What will Apple present and why a possible hitch with the new iPhone for the company is not a tragedy at all The next week, Apple has planned the event of the year: the main product presentation of the IT giant will be held on September 15. As well as the June WWDC - a conference for developers - it will be held online. But the main and still most popular product of the company - the new iPhone - may not be on it.

Next week, Apple has a key event of the year: the main product presentation of an IT giant is scheduled for September 15. As well as the June WWDC - a conference for developers - it will be held online. But the main and still most popular product of the company - the new iPhone - may not be on it.