The Belarusian Foreign Ministry held a press conference on the forced landing of a Ryanair aircraft, in which Roman Protasevich, who is in custody, took part. As notes the BBC , Protasevich's participation came as a surprise to all journalists. The organizers put up a sign with his name right before the start of the event.

Supporter of Alexei Navalny Lyubov Sobol stops the election campaign for the elections to the State Duma, which will be held in September. this She announced on her Facebook. Sobol explained her decision by recognizing the Anti-Corruption Foundation as an extremist organization.

The Kremlin has released a transcript of an interview Vladimir Putin gave before his meeting with Joe Biden in Geneva. American journalist Keir Simmons spoke with the president about the persecution of the Russian opposition, the fate of Alexei Navalny and the relationship between Moscow and Washington. About Navalny Vladimir Putin denied the involvement of the Russian authorities in the poisoning of Alexei Navalny. “We don’t have that habit of killing somebody,” he said.

James Dyson is one of the most famous British entrepreneurs. A brand man, an inventor, a billionaire and winner of the knightly title, in recent years in his homeland, he has turned into an antihero. At first, Dyson, being an ardent supporter of Brexit, was in disgrace due to the move of the Dyson headquarters to Singapore. He recently returned - already in Britain, who voted for the department from the EU, but there he was laid by a new scandal.

On Friday, Danish investors and analysts were trying to figure out why shares in the small biotech company Orphazyme suddenly soared nearly 1,400% in just one trading session on the Nasdaq, writes . Bloomberg On June 10, at the opening of trading, the company's shares traded at about $5, but a few hours later they rose in price by 1387%, to $77.77. The company warned investors not to give in to the hype.

The Council of the European Union approved the lifting of restrictions on travel within the European Union for those who have been vaccinated with one of the coronavirus vaccines approved by the European regulator. Holders of digital vaccination certificates can travel within the EU without taking a coronavirus test or going into quarantine, the EU said in a statement. This rule applies to anyone who has been vaccinated with a drug approved by the European regulator EMA at least 14 days ago.

Biotech company Novavax has announced successful large-scale trials of its coronavirus vaccine in the United States and Mexico. The effectiveness of the drug was about 90%, and preliminary data showed that it is safe, according to a company press release. The vaccine developed by Novavax is characterized by simple storage conditions - it does not need to be stored in special freezers, which American clinics and pharmacies have faced with a lack.

The Moscow authorities do not intend to introduce additional measures to support businesses amid tightening restrictions related to the increase in cases of coronavirus. This was announced to TASS by Deputy Mayor for Economic Policy and Property and Land Relations Vladimir Yefimov. Efimov explained this decision by the fact that restrictions in Moscow are introduced for only a week, and non-working days are announced primarily for office workers.

The Federal District Court of the District of Columbia denied Oleg Deripaska's claim to lift US sanctions against him. Deripaska's lawyers argued during the trial that the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had overstepped its authority by including the Russian oligarch on the sanctions list. They also claimed that during the trial, Deripaska's rights were violated because he was not provided with a sufficiently detailed justification for the decision.

In Israel, after 12 years of rule of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister was replaced. They became the leader of the right-wing party "Yamina" Naftali Bennet. On Sunday, the country's parliament approved the new composition of the government by a majority of votes. According to the internal agreements of the new ruling coalition, Bennett will head the cabinet for two years. Then the post of prime minister will pass to the leader of the center party Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid.

New restrictions are being introduced in St. Petersburg due to the worsening epidemiological situation.

The Chinese authorities are concerned about the growing influence of technology giants in the country and are going to enter their territory. IT companies will be required not only to store information about Chinese users in the country, but also to share it with the government. how the country is “tightening the screws” in relations with local and foreign IT giants, including Apple and Tesla.