Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh has been charged with accepting a bribe on an especially large scale (Part 6, Article 290 of the Criminal Code of Russia). This was reported by the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia (SKR) Vladimir Markin. His words on Saturday, June 25, are cited on the agency's website.

The European Commission said on Saturday, June 25, that Scotland is part of the UK and refused to engage in "further speculation", Reuters reported . Earlier on Saturday, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Edinburgh was committed to immediately opening talks with EU countries and institutions to find a solution for Scotland's continued membership of the European Union. Sturgeon also said Scotland would be preparing for a new independence referendum. "Scotland is part of the UK.

The petition calls on the UK government to apply the rule that another referendum must be held, as less than 60% of voters voted for the so-called Brexit (the country's exit from the EU) on June 23, with a turnout of less than 75%. By 11:00 Moscow time, almost 800,000 people had signed for a new plebiscite, despite the fact that the British parliament accepts for consideration all petitions signed by at least 100,000 people.

At least 15 people were killed and 25 were injured in a militant attack on a hotel in the center of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, CNN reported on Saturday, June 25, citing local police spokesman Colonel Mohamed Abdulkadir. It is noted that most of the killed and wounded were civilians who were passing by the Nasahablood Hotel seized by terrorists or doing shopping nearby. Somali police captain Aden Dahir said that fighting was still going on inside the hotel building.

As part of the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the People's Republic of China (PRC), a memorandum of understanding was signed between Gazprom and CNPC on the creation of underground gas storage facilities (UGS) and gas generation projects in the PRC. A Vedomosti correspondent reported this on Saturday, June 25, from the signing ceremony.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is currently on a visit to China, was informed of the detention of Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh at the time it happened. This was reported to journalists on Saturday, June 25, by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, a Vedomosti correspondent reports. "Law enforcement agencies operate independently. There is no talk of any consultations held in advance," Peskov said.

June 25, 2016, 11:42 / Business / News Ulyukaev announced the interest of European investors in purchasing a stake in Rosneft undefined Vedomosti Investors not only from China and India, but also from Europe are interested in the state-owned stake in Rosneft. This statement was made on Saturday, June 25, by Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukaev, reports .

Debris that may belong to the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER that disappeared in the spring of 2014 has been found off the coast of Tanzania. This was reported on Saturday, June 25, by Interfax, citing a statement by Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai. "These are fairly large fragments," Liow Tiong Lai said. "Once they are confirmed to be from a Boeing 777, they will be sent to the investigation team," the minister said.

Almost 70,000 people signed a petition for the resignation of Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov, posted on the Change.org website on Friday, by 1:00 p.m. Moscow time on Saturday, June 25. The petition is addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The leaders of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Enda Kenny and Arlene Foster, rejected calls for a united Ireland on Saturday, June 25, after the results of the vote on Britain's exit from the European Union became known, Interfax reported , citing Irish media. "There are much more serious issues that need to be addressed urgently," Kenny said. Northern Ireland's First Minister Foster also rejected the idea of ​​holding such a referendum.

Kirov Region Governor Nikita Belykh was arrested on Saturday, June 25, by order of the Basmanny Court of Moscow. This was reported by Interfax, citing the decision of Judge Artur Karpov. "The court ruled: to satisfy the investigation's motion. To choose a preventive measure in relation to the accused Belykh in the form of detention for two months, that is, until August 24," Karpov read out the court's ruling.

The number of supporters of European integration who signed a petition for a repeat referendum on the issue of Britain's exit from the European Union has exceeded 1.8 million. This is evidenced by data on the website of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

June 25, 2016, 12:26 pm / Business Mutko: The decision on Slutsky will be made one of these days Vedomosti The head coach of the Russian national football team, Leonid Slutsky, remains in his position. The final decision on it will be made over the next days. This statement was made on Saturday, June 25, on the Match TV channel by the Minister of Sports of Russia, President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vitaly Mutko, the reports .

The doping test of the silver medalist of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Russian Apti Aukhadov, has given a positive result. This was reported on Saturday, June 25, by TASS, citing a statement by the head of the legal department of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Aleksandr Brilliantov. "The ROC, at the request of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), received from the Russian Weightlifting Federation (RWF) a signed consent for the "B" sample," Brilliantova said.

The cause of the explosion is currently unclear. However, the news agency writes that the terrorist group Al-Shabaab frequently carries out attacks on Mogadishu with the aim of overthrowing the pro-Western government in the country.