The Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany charged three alleged spies, who, on the instructions of the Russian special services, had to track down the former Armed Forces of the Armed Forces in Germany, Tagesschau reports . Contractedly by the department, the operation could have aimed at killing it. In the near future, the Senate for State Security of the Supreme Land Court, Frankfurt, must appoint the date of court hearings. The defendants are a Ukrainian, Armenian and Russian.

On the beaches of the Krasnodar Territory from the landfill in the Semikarakorsky district of the Rostov region they began to return sand with fuel oil without preliminary cleaning. This was reported by the Sirena project. According to the project, the authorities of the Krasnodar Territory entered into a contract for the export of polluted sand with the company "South City" at the end of 2024.

POLITICS Ruslan Suleymanov 29 May 2025 On May 26, Qatar helped bring 68 Ukrainian children back home after acting as a mediator in talks with Russia. Qatar's role as a go-between has also become a crucial part of efforts to resolve the bloody conflict in the Gaza Strip. With its vast natural gas reserves, sophisticated media strategy, and assertive foreign policy, Qatar has emerged as a major player on the global stage — undeterred even by a blockade attempt from fellow Gulf monarchies.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the intention of the Trump administration to “aggressively withdraw” the visas of Chinese students, including those who have ties with the Chinese Communist Party or are studying in “critical areas”, reports The New York Times. The State Department is also reviewing visa criteria to strengthen the audit of all future statements from China, including Hong Kong.

The Russian Academy of Sciences broke out a scandal in connection with the nomination of two scientists who signed an anti-war letter against the war in Ukraine three years ago, T-Invariant reports . The candidates of Elena Berezovich, a professor of linguist of the Ural State University, and Fedor Uspensky, director of the Institute of Russian Language and Literature named after Vinogradova RAS.

In the Rostov region, the FSB and the police detained Akhmed Abusupyanov on suspicion of cooperation with the prohibited religious association of the At-Zhijra Auskfir and an attack on a person. It is reported by Kommersant with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

Meanwhile, earlier the Russian delegation, following the results of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations in Istanbul on May 16, clearly called the agreements to which both parties came. Among them, in particular, were the following points: “We agreed that each party would present its vision of a possible future ceasefire. Will prescribe this in detail. After such a vision is presented, we consider it appropriate, it is also agreed on this, to continue our negotiations.

The British startup Builder.ai, which was previously called Engineer.ai, announced bankruptcy after the creditor seized $ 37 million from his accounts, Bloomberg reports . The company that attracted more than $ 450 million investments from Microsoft, Qatar Investment Authority and other major investors could not fulfill its financial obligations and was forced to submit bankruptcy statements in five jurisdictions - the UK, the USA, the UAE, Singapore and India.

The Ministry of Defense of Israel on Thursday confirmed that the government approved the construction of 22 new settlements on the western coast. According to representatives of the department, this decision is aimed at strengthening Israeli control over the territory and preventing the creation of the Palestinian state, Times of Israel reports . New settlements will include both completely new communities and the legalization of existing outposts.

The Massachusetts Technological Institute (MIT) announced the closure of his office in diversity, justice and inclusion (Dei), joining many universities that turn their diversity programs due to the campaign of President Donald Trump against such practices, CNN reports .

In Damascus, the US ambassador’s residence was opened, the Sina Syrian State Information Agency reports . The ceremony was held by the American ambassador to Turkey Tom Barak, who was appointed a special envoy in Syria, and the head of the Syrian Foreign Ministry Assad al-Shaybani. The US Embassy in Damascus, which stopped working in 2012, remains closed.

Three companies from the UAE offered the Italian treasury to purchase Russian assets of the Unicredit group with a 60 percent discount from market value. This was reported by Reuters with reference to a document sent to the Ministry of Finance of Italy. The transaction should be completed within six to eight months. According to the three sources of Kommersant, the interests of the Alfa-Group consortium, which includes A1, can stand behind this operation.

The first deputy chairman of the board of the Council of People's Commissars, Sergei Sobimsky, said in an interview with Vedomosti that mass rumors about the possible freezing of bank deposits in the IV quarter of 2024 were a “brilliant creative” of large developers and real estate companies. According to him, this information campaign really brought the result: the bank recorded the withdrawal of funds from deposits for the purchase of real estate.

The Taliban banned desktop football in the Afghan province of Daikundi, local sources were told by the British TV channel for Afghanistan International Diaspora. According to these data, the group claims that miniature figures of players resemble idols, and this, in their opinion, is prohibited in Islam. Sources reported that the Taliban demanded that the table football clubs remove their heads from players to continue the game.

In the Belgorod region, they were convicted of assistance for the Russian military volunteer of the ZOV Old Oskol organization. Earlier, the husband of one of them was also convicted under this article, the publication “Ashes of Belgorod” paid attention .