The news The Insider September 4, 2024 For the German Vagenknecht Union of the German Party, created in January of this year, regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony were the first and were successful: in both federal lands of the new party, they managed to take third place after conservatives from the Christian Democratic Union (CDS) and right-wing populists from the Alternative for Germany (ADG).

Russia is secretly purchasing dual-use goods from India, and is also considering the possibility of building enterprises in this country in order to obtain components for the needs of its military-industrial complex, writes the Financial Times, citing data from the correspondence of Russian officials.

A Russian spy whale named Hvaldimir (from the Norwegian word hval - “whale” and the name of the Russian president “Vladimir”) was shot, AFP writes , citing animal rights activists. They filed a report with the Norwegian police. The death of the beluga whale became known on September 2, but then the reasons for the death of the 15-year-old animal were not reported, but it was emphasized that beluga whales live up to 60 years, that is, Khvaldimir was a young individual.

As the new theatrical season approaches, the director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg has been replaced — just one of many leadership changes sweeping through Russian theaters. Those who oppose the state’s political direction are being dismissed from their jobs and pressured to leave the country. Russian authorities have sentenced director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to prison terms.

The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against Margarita Simonyan and the RT television channel. This is stated in a statement by the American department. The Rossiya Segodnya media group, which includes RIA Novosti, Sputnik and the Ruptly agency, was also included in the sanctions list of the US Treasury. In addition, the sanctions included ANO Dialog and several employees of media companies.

The process of Georgia's integration into the European Union has actually been suspended. This is stated in the EU statement, which was released by the union's representative office in Georgia. The statement was made immediately after the Georgian parliament passed the law banning “LGBT propaganda” in the second reading. 81 deputies voted in favor. Representatives of the opposition were not present at the meeting because they boycott the work of parliament.

On September 3, Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Mongolia, where he met with the country’s President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh.

The reason for the recent merger of Wildberries and Russ Outdoor may be due to the fact that Wildberries founder Tatyana Bakalchuk entered into a romantic relationship with Russ Outdoor executive director Robert Mirzoyan. The Project reports this with reference to three sources. According to the publication’s interlocutors, after a fire that happened in January in the village of Shushary in St.

The news The Insider September 4, 2024 Russian missiles with nuclear power plant "Petrel" are located in the area of ​​the military town of Vologda-20, found in Reuters based on the analysis of satellite images. Vladimir Putin called them a response to the release of the United States from the missile defense agreement.

The administration of the Kresty pre-trial detention center refused to hand over to the defendant in the new Viasna case, Jan Ksenzhepolsky, letters sent through the Yabloko party from the evening of letters to political prisoners. The employees explained the refusal by saying that the party was supposedly a “foreign agent,” which is not true. This was reported by the Telegram channel of Ksenzhepolsky’s support group.

The Dossier published detailed information about Putin’s sons: 9-year-old Ivan and 5-year-old Vladimir. The source of information was one of those who deal with the daily life of the president’s family. He lives in residences, often sees the children of the head of state and agreed to talk about them on condition of anonymity.

On August 17, Twitter announced it would cease operations in Brazil amid a conflict with authorities over censorship issues. The social network remained available to users, but company employees left the country. On August 30, Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ruled that Twitter must "immediately and completely" suspend operations in the country. The court also froze Starlink's assets as part of Musk's "economic group" to force X to pay fines.

Opinions 4 September 2024 Andrey Ostalsky British journalist After the recent waves of anti -immigrant pogroms in the UK, several hundred people were arrested, including for incitement on social networks. Polls show that riots considered justified 12% of the country's population - several million people. At the same time, neither the Laborists who came to power, nor the former government of Tori had and did not have a clear plan to solve the problem of migration and stopping social discontent.

SOCIETY Iraida Stepanova 4 September 2024 As the new theatrical season approaches, the director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg has been replaced — just one of many leadership changes sweeping through Russian theaters. Those who oppose the state’s political direction are being dismissed from their jobs and pressured to leave the country. Russian authorities have sentenced director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk to prison terms.

Overall sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles rose by a third in August compared with the same period a year ago. This was reported by the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European Businesses (AEB). According to the organization, more than 152 thousand new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles were sold in August 2024, taking into account alternative supply channels. This is an increase of 34% compared to the same period last year.