The Israeli army launched rocket attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has once again attacked Hamas military installations located in the Gaza Strip. This time, the reason for the attack was the fireballs launched into the air with an incendiary mixture.

“In response to the launch of explosive balloons from Gaza towards Israel, we launched rockets at military facilities and a missile launch site,” the IDF said.

The IDF clarified that it has increased its readiness for various scenarios and will continue to strike at Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.

Recall that this morning in the south of Israel, air raid sirens went off. The security forces clarified that the cause was not rockets fired from Gaza towards Israel, but a fire.

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The Ministry of Labor named the leading regions in terms of the number of employees on the remote site

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The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Russia has published a list of leading regions in terms of the prevalence of remote employment, the Izvestia newspaper reports.

“The top 5 regions for the spread of remote employment mode included Moscow, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk regions,” the publication says.

At the same time, the Ministry of Labor, with reference to the monitoring of the portal “Work in Russia”, indicated that at the moment the number of employees working on the remote site is almost 3 million people – this is significantly less than in the same period in 2020.

“This is more than half the number of employees who worked remotely in May-June last year, when their share reached 11%, or 6 million people, ” the ministry said.

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Erdogan said that the EU cannot become a center of power without Turkey

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the European Union to accept the republic into its membership, stressing that without Ankara, Brussels will not be able to become a center of attraction and power.

“We want to finally reach the result of our long-standing commitment to the EU. It is impossible for the EU to become a center of attraction and power without the presence of Turkey in it. We want the EU to get rid of the blindness it has fallen into as soon as possible,” Erdogan said.

He made the corresponding statement at the summit of the countries of South-Eastern Europe in Antalya.

The agreement on the Euroassociation of Turkey was signed in 1963. In 1987, Ankara applied for EU membership, and accession negotiations began in 2005, but were repeatedly suspended.

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Senator Klishas expects attempts of external interference in the State Duma elections

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Attempts of external interference in the elections to the State Duma will be made, but they will not go unnoticed by the public, said the chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Constitutional legislation Andrey Klishas.

“There will certainly be attempts to interfere, but the law is written in such a way that any interference in the electoral process from abroad will be obvious to the public. No one will be able to secretly influence the elections, ” he said.

The senator also called the electoral legislation in Russia one of the best, emphasizing that it takes into account all modern world practices

“It ensures the representative nature of the government and the confidence of citizens in both the procedure and the results of the elections, ” Klishas explained.

Earlier, Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of elections of deputies of the State Duma on September 19.

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Foreign Ministry of Ukraine: Donbass will be a key topic of negotiations between Zelensky and Biden

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As reported by the TV channel “1+1”, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba announced the main topic of the talks between the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States Vladimir Zelensky and Joe Biden in Washington.

The minister said that the initiator of the negotiations was the American side, an invitation from Biden has already been received, and active preparations are underway for the visit, which is scheduled for the end of July.

“The topic of continuing to attract the United States… The visit will focus on the process of peaceful settlement in the Donbas. There will be many other topics, but this one is number one, ” Kuleba said.

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Zakharova explained the absence of Russian journalists at Biden’s press conference

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Russian media correspondents were absent from the press conference of US President Joe Biden following the summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin because the US authorities are afraid of awkward questions. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

Speaking on the RTVI channel, Zakharova complained that ” the Americans did not allow Russian journalists to attend their press conference… We had American journalists sitting in the front rows.”

Commenting on the absence of Russian correspondents at the press conference, Zakharova stressed, implying the US authorities that “they are afraid of uncomfortable questions.”

At the same time, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the very fact of the absence of Russian media at the press conference was a serious mistake of the American side.

“The whole story about the uncensoring of the media space, the lack of control over journalists, freedom… all theory, practice – that’s it!”, – said Zakharova.

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Kravchuk told about the transfer of the Crimea to Ukraine by Khrushchev

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The transfer of Crimea to Ukraine in 1954 was not a “gift”, but a” concern ” for the Ukrainian SSR. This was stated by the former President of Ukraine and head of the country’s delegation to the Trilateral Contact Group on the Donbas Leonid Kravchuk in an interview on the Youtube platform.

“It was a huge concern. It’s not just that we received a gift that gave Ukraine enormous revenues, ” Kravchuk stressed.

The former Ukrainian president also noted that the Ukrainian SSR allegedly even protested against the transfer of the Crimean Peninsula to its composition, as it assumed that problems might arise later.

Kravchuk also criticized the version that the Crimea was “presented” to Ukraine by Nikita Khrushchev and advised everyone to read documents on the history of the peninsula.

Recall that in 2014, the Crimea, according to the results of the popular vote, became part of the Russian Federation. However, Kiev continues not to recognize Crimea as Russian territory.

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Czech PM urges to improve relations with Russia

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on national radio that Prague should build a new relationship with Moscow. He said that in the near future, consultations will be held with the participation of the Foreign Ministry and parliamentary parties on this topic.

“Undoubtedly, we must establish a new relationship”, – quotes RIA.

According to the Prime Minister, the Czech Republic is a sovereign country, and no one has the right to interfere in its affairs, and it is this topic that he intends to discuss in parliament and build further actions on the basis of the discussion. Answering the question whether the Czech Republic and the Russian Federation should discuss the existing differences, following the example of the summit of the heads of the United States and Russia, he replied in the affirmative: “Undoubtedly”.

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The St. Petersburg deputy Reznik was detained after searches

The deputy from St. Petersburg Maxim Reznik is detained as a suspect in the criminal case against Dorofeev. This is reported in the telegram channel of Reznik.

“All investigative actions are postponed to tomorrow at 9: 30. Today, the deputy will be taken to the IVS, most likely to Zakharyevskaya, ” the post says.

The author of the post suggested that tomorrow the investigators will apply for the election of a preventive measure.

Earlier it was reported that the Investigative Committee of St. Petersburg conducted a search in the apartments of relatives of Reznik.

Resnick-member Growth Parties. At the end of April, he said that he was going on temporary sick leave, but he was not going to end his career. “MK in St. Petersburg” interviewed the politician, Reznik told about the protest actions, about the plans and about where Russia and society are moving.

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The prosecutor’s office demanded to sentence Sarkozy to 6 months in prison

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French prosecutors are demanding six months in prison for ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy. In addition, the prosecution requested for the defendant another six months of probation and a fine of 3,750 euros. This is reported by BFM.TV.

Sarkozy is accused of illegally financing the 2012 election campaign. It is noted that the cost of it is almost twice higher than allowed.

The former president himself was absent from the meeting. The trial began on May 20. Together with Sarkozy, there are 13 other defendants on it.

In early March, the former president already received a prison sentence. The court sentenced him to two years in prison for corruption, abuse of power and violation of the secrecy of the investigation.

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