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From the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, the platinum necklace of Egyptian Queen Nazli was stolen
At Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) on August 27, a platinum necklace with diamonds belonging to Egyptian Queen Nazli was stolen. Austrian authorities are searching for two suspects, and the jewelry has been entered into Interpol’s database of stolen works of art.
Trump showed AI-generated video of the «destruction» of Iran’s Kharg Island
Donald Trump published an AI-generated video claiming that Iran’s Kharg Island had been destroyed, but he provided no confirming details. After that, and amid the resumption of hostilities between the US and Iran, oil prices rose by more than 3.5%.
Quantum Systems gained access to the U.S. market with support from CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems gained an early foothold in the U.S. market with support from CIA-linked investor In-Q-Tel, Reuters reported, citing the company’s co-CEO Sven Kruck. According to him, American investors helped the company open doors in Washington and secure orders from the CIA and the FBI.
Chevron, ONGC, GE Vernova, Eni and GeoPark are preparing final agreements in Venezuela
According to five sources familiar with the preparations, some of the documents could be signed as early as this week. The talks concern new energy and power projects and the completion of a six-month migration of oil contracts to the amended hydrocarbons law.
Еврокомиссия включила ChatGPT, Reddit и Roblox в самый строгий режим Закона о цифровых услугах
В понедельник Еврокомиссия отнесла ChatGPT к очень крупным онлайн-поисковым системам, а Reddit и Roblox — к очень крупным онлайн-платформам по Закону о цифровых услугах (DSA). Эти американские сервисы теперь подпадают под прямой надзор Брюсселя и обязаны оценивать системные риски.
FT: Musk said to Fedorov he does not object to Starlink strikes on targets in Russia
Elon Musk, as Financial Times writes citing sources, indicated to former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov that he does not object to the use of drones with Starlink for strikes on targets in Russia. According to the publication’s sources, the White House should make the final decision in such a case.
#FinancialTimes #FT #starlink #mask #RussiasElonMusk #Fedorov
The Most Revolutionary Film Since «Battleship Potemkin». How «The Battle of Algiers» Became a Cult Classic for the Left
«The Battle of Algiers» has been considered the most influential political film for 60 years now. The resonance after the release of this film, shot in the traditions of Italian neorealism, sparked a wave of decolonial movements in different countries. Gillo Pontecorvo’s film with Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack is included in rankings of the greatest cinema of all time, and the methods of underground struggle are still used by activists around the world, including Russia.
#20thcentury #decoloniality #GilloPontecorvo #Italy #Italianneorealism #movie #leftandright #protests #revolution #France #EnnioMorricone
30 years since the Khasavyurt Accords: How Alexander Lebed and Aslan Maskhadov stopped the First Chechen War
Back then, no one thought that war would turn out to be only the first — the Second Chechen War began in August 1999. Both key participants in the Khasavyurt Accords did not live to see its end.
#AlexanderLebed #army #AslanMaskhadov #BorisYeltsin #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #SecondChechenWar #DzhokharDudayev #imperialthinking #aftertheUSSR #RamzanKadyrov #Russia #KhasavyurtAccords #ChechenRepublicIchkeria
White House employee will pay nearly $173,000 in case over bets on Trump speeches
White House employee Gabriel Perez agreed to pay nearly $173,000 in a case over bets on Donald Trump’s speeches. He was suspended from work and barred from trading for three years.
#GabrielPerez #DonaldTrumpHis #Whitesemployee #TrumpWhiteHouseEmployee
«Sovecon» expects Russian wheat exports to fall in September to their lowest level since 2010
In September, Russian wheat exports may decline to 1.8–2.3 million tons, forecasts the analytical company «Sovecon». If the estimate comes true, it will be the lowest for September since 2010.
Yelena Morgunova was sentenced to 10 days of arrest after being detained in Ryazan Oblast
Yelena Morgunova, the wife of artist and actionist Pavel Krisevich, was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest after being detained on August 28 in Skopin, Ryazan Oblast. Lawyer Natalia Tikhonova said that in the special detention center the woman was humiliated, blackmailed, and FSB officers demanded «operational cooperation» from her.
#LawyerNataliaTikhonova #ElenaMorgunova #operationalassistance #PavelKrisevich #Ryazan #SkopinRyazan
Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the US after being detained by ICE
British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the US after being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the 41-year-old Yiannopoulos was sent to the United Kingdom on Friday.
In Mytishchi, according to her daughter, the pensioner was taken in the trunk of a police UAZ
In Mytishchi, police detained local resident Ekaterina Grigorieva and her elderly mother Elena Fedorovna after a dispute over cutting down a birch tree near the house. According to Grigorieva, because of her bad leg, her mother could not get into the cabin of the police UAZ, and she was taken in the trunk.
#InMytishchi #Grigorieva #EkaterinaGrigorieva #ElenaFeodorovna #ON #UAZinMytishchi
About 140 foreigners were detained in the Moscow metro during a raid
In the Moscow metro, police detained about 140 foreigners during a raid using a system that the Ministry of Internal Affairs calls «the latest technology». All of those detained were taken to police stations, and they are then planned to be deported and banned from entering the country.
In Niger, soldiers mutinied and seized the air base in Niamey
In Niger’s capital, Niamey, servicemen mutinied, seized the air base on the airport grounds, and attacked several government facilities. By evening, government forces with support from the Russian Ministry of Defense unit «African Corps» suppressed the uprising; several of its participants were killed, and dozens were detained.
#African #AfrikaKorps #InNiger #MinistryofDefenseoftheRussianFederation #NiameyV #NigerNiamey
Bild noticed a mug with «Army of Russia» in the office of the AfD deputy leader in Saxony-Anhalt
The German publication Bild, while filming in the office of the deputy leader of Alternative for Germany in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, noticed a mug with a red star and the inscription «Army of Russia». After that, the politician, through a lawyer, tried to ban the publication of the footage.
#Bild #AfD #AlternativesforGermany #RussianArmy #German #SaxonyAnhalt
The British fleet watched a Russian group of ships with the «Neustrashimy» for three days
The Royal Navy said that it tracked a Russian group of sanctioned vessels, General Skobelev and Sparta, and two warships for three days in the North Sea and the English Channel. Off the French island of Ushant, the monitoring was handed over to another NATO member.
#GeneralSkobelev #Sparta #British #GreatBritain #Royal #Fearless
A kilometer-long line formed at St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg for the right hand of Spyridon of Trimythous
A kilometer-long line formed at St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg for the right hand of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous. The relic was brought from the Greek island of Corfu and will remain in the city until August 31.
#Kazan #Corfu #StPetersburg #SpyridonofTrimythousinStPetersburg #SpyridonofTrimythousShrine #AtKazansky
HRC appealed to the UN over the detention of historian Artem Kirpichenko in Israel
The Presidential Council of Russia for Civil Society Development and Human Rights said it had appealed to the UN after Russian historian Artem Kirpichenko was detained in Israel. The HRC is asking for the reasons for the detention to be explained and for him to be provided access to a lawyer and medical assistance.
Gallagher met with Yuri Ushakov in Moscow during a three-day visit
The head of the Vatican’s diplomatic department, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, met in Moscow with Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. The Holy See’s Secretariat of State said that the talks covered current topics on the international agenda.
#Vatican #gallagher #chapter #Moscow #PaulRichardGallagher #YuriUshakov