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Шутки в сторону

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-11T21:01:00+00:00

Мосгорсуд 8 мая отменил решение о запрете в России старейшего развлекательного сайта «ЯПлакал» и еще двух порталов с анекдотами. Чертановский райсуд усмотрел в их контенте высказывания, которые унижают человеческое достоинство, оскорбляют людей по национальному и расовому признакам.

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«Север – Юг»: коридор возможностей

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-11T21:01:00+00:00

В 2025–2026 гг. пространство Большой Евразии вступило в новый этап трансформации, связанный с усилением геополитической нестабильности, изменением конфигурации международной торговли и активизацией борьбы за контроль над транспортно-логистическими маршрутами. В 2025–2026 гг. на российско-таджикское транспортно-логистическое сотрудничество действует сразу несколько международных процессов: санкционное противостояние между Россией и Западом, активизация форматов «Центральная Азия – ЕС» и «Центральная Азия – Китай», изменение военно-политической ситуации вокруг Пакистана, Афганистана и Западной А

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Санкции навсегда?

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-11T21:01:00+00:00

Экономические санкции остаются в числе ключевых рисков для российского бизнеса. В той или иной степени они влияют на отечественный бизнес с 2012 г. В режиме «цунами санкций» страна живет уже больше четырех лет. Произошла неизбежная перестройка экономики. Но дальнейшее расширение ограничительных мер и развитие уже существующих все же представляют угрозу. Хотя с момента вступления Дональда Трампа в должность президента США наметились подвижки в отношениях с Россией, ключевые политические проблемы не решены.

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Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal accidents

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T21:00:51+00:00

Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcyclesAmazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last month.In April an 81-year-old man in Orange county died after a teenager illegally riding an e-motorcycle struck him. The teen’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Ed Ashman’s death as officials say she was warned it was illegal for her son to operate th

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Amazon halts sales of illegal high-speed ebikes in California after fatal crashes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T21:00:51+00:00

Recent consumer alert on ebike safety laws says some vehicles should be classified as mopeds or motorcyclesAmazon said it plans to stop selling certain high-speed electric bicycles in California after a string of high-profile incidents and a consumer alert that the state attorney general issued last month.In April an 81-year-old man in Orange county died after a teenager illegally riding an e-motorcycle struck him. The teen’s mother, Tommi Jo Mejer, has since been charged with involuntary manslaughter in Ed Ashman’s death as officials say she was warned it was illegal for her son to operate th

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«У нас большой запас прочности, экономика адаптируется к новым вызовам»

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-11T21:00:00+00:00

После нескольких лет уверенного роста российская экономика демонстрирует снижение: по итогам I квартала 2026 г. ВВП России сократился на 0,3% в годовом выражении. И это нормальный этап, уверяет вице-премьер Александр Новак, который в правительстве курирует экономический блок: ведь экономическая динамика циклична – после периода высокого роста всегда идет корректировка, часто сопровождаемая структурной трансформацией. Он рассказал «Ведомостям» о ключевых вызовах и возможностях для российский экономики, а также о мерах, предпринимаемых правительством для возобновления экономического роста.

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Mahmoud Khalil’s lawyer calls immigration case a ‘sham’ after revelation it was fast-tracked by DoJ

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:53:36+00:00

Palestinian activist is awaiting another legal decision on a separate track in a narrowing effort to stay in the USSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA lawyer for Mahmoud Khalil, the first noncitizen activist arrested in the Trump administration crackdown on pro-Palestinian speech, called his client’s immigration proceedings “preordained and a complete sham” after it was revealed that the case was prioritized to be fast-tracked.“These revelations make clear that this case has been controlled from day one by higher-ups in the administration,” said Marc Van Der Hout, an attorney on

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Senior cabinet ministers and more than 70 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:52:05+00:00

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to be among those who have told the PM to consider his position.Botterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be there if if had not been for the achievements of Labour government.She says Labour is one of the best vehicles for changing the lives of working people that this county has ever known. Continue reading...

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Federal budget 2026 live updates: treasurer Jim Chalmers to present budget speech tonight – latest news

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:48:22+00:00

Deputy Liberal leader says Coalition should listen ‘very carefully’ to results of Farrer byelection. Follow the latest updatesFederal budget 2026: what we know so farSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.The deputy Liberal leader, senator Jane Hume, says the Coalition should be listening “very carefully” to the people of Farrer after facing a thumping loss at the weekend’s byelection.

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Virginia Democrats ask conservative-majority US supreme court to restore congressional map approved by voters – live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:38:14+00:00

Map designed to boost Democrats’ US House seats was thrown out by Virginia’s supreme court last weekSign up for the Breaking News US emailSpeaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump reiterated that Iran’s peace proposal was “just unacceptable”.The president went on to insist that he had a “very simple plan”, and maintained that Tehran could not have a nuclear weapon, without elaborating on the next negotiating steps. Continue reading...

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Affaire libyenne : la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy, « l’instigateur » d’une association de malfaiteurs, de nouveau requise en appel

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T20:25:00+00:00

Le réquisitoire, prévu pour durer jusqu’à mercredi 13 mai, a commencé lundi 11 devant la cour d’appel de Paris. Au premier jour, l’avocat général a décrit les ressorts d’une entente entre amis fidèles, élargie aux intermédiaires Ziad Takieddine et Alexandre Djouhri.

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Affaire libyenne : la condamnation de Nicolas Sarkozy, l’« instigateur » d’une association de malfaiteurs, de nouveau requise en appel

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-11T20:24:55+00:00

Le réquisitoire, prévu pour durer jusqu’à mercredi 13 mai, a commencé lundi 11 devant la cour d’appel de Paris. Au premier jour, l’avocat général a décrit les ressorts d’une entente entre amis fidèles, élargie aux intermédiaires Ziad Takieddine et Alexandre Djouhri.

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More than 70 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:17:08+00:00

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood reported to be among those who have told the PM to consider his position.Botterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be there if if had not been for the achievements of Labour government.She says Labour is one of the best vehicles for changing the lives of working people that this county has ever known. Continue reading...

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Rebranding Francafrique

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-11T20:07:50+00:00

France is trying to rebrand itself during a summit with African heads of states in Kenya.

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La vignetta di Ellekappa

Source: Repubblica Homepage · Published: 2026-05-11T20:05:35+00:00
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Мероприятия в честь 9 Мая отметили сигналами о ходе украинского конфликта

Source: Vedomosti – All Articles · Published: 2026-05-11T19:59:32+00:00

Гипотетический выбор бывшего канцлера ФРГ Герхарда Шредера (1998–2005) в качестве посредника между Россией и Евросоюзом (ЕС) не был бы мудрым решением, заявила 11 мая глава европейской дипломатии Кая Каллас. Это стало ее реакцией на слова президента России Владимира Путина 9 мая во время пресс-конференции по итогам мероприятий, посвященных празднованию 81-й годовщины Победы в Великой Отечественной войне.

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Middle East crisis live: Trump rejects Iran’s response to US peace deal; UN urges ‘genuine ceasefire’ as Israel intensifies Lebanon strikes

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T19:54:45+00:00

US president said Iran’s response to the US peace proposal was ‘stupid’ and that the ceasefire is ‘unbelievable weak’Trump calls Iran’s response to peace plan ‘totally unacceptable’ as ceasefire fraysTurkey’s foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, will visit Qatar later today for talks on the war, its impact on the region and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the strait of Hormuz is resumed, a Turkish diplomatic source told the Reuters news agency.Turkey, which neighbours Iran, has been in close contact with the US, Iran and mediator Pakistan since the start of the conflict. It condemnded the U

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A messy day for Starmer: is Labour ungovernable? – podcast

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T19:54:15+00:00

Keir Starmer kicked off the day with a speech aimed at persuading MPs against launching any kind of leadership challenge. By lunchtime, Angela Rayner was speaking at the CWU conference calling for Andy Burnham to return. In the afternoon the list of MPs calling on him to resign was slowly creeping up but no challenge has materialised. Why is the Labour party in such a muddle over Starmer? Continue reading...

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Lawsuit seeks to halt Trump's makeover of Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T19:25:04+00:00

The Cultural Landscape Foundation seeks to block the replacement of pool’s ‘gray stone’ appearanceA historic preservation group on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to halt Donald Trump’s ongoing renovation to the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, the latest in a string of court challenges to efforts to remake Washington DC landmarks from the US president and former real estate developer.The lawsuit, filed by the Cultural Landscape Foundation, alleged the renovation violates the National Historic Preservation Act, a law passed by Congress in 1996 that outlines procedures for changes to historic

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Four ministerial aides quit and more than 60 MPs call for Keir Starmer’s resignation as speech fails to quell rebellion – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-11T19:11:31+00:00

Labour MPs say prime minister did not ‘did not speak clearly enough’ this morning and urged him to set a timetable for his exitBotterill says voters she spoke to during the campaign felt the country does not work for them. She is a working-class Yorkshire woman, she says. She knows that the opportunities she has enjoyed would not be there if if had not been for the achievements of Labour government.She says Labour is one of the best vehicles for changing the lives of working people that this county has ever known. Continue reading...

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