As a result of the eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), about 20 thousand local residents were left homeless, 40 people are considered missing.

The World Bank has improved its forecast for Russia's GDP growth in 2021 and 2022 for the third time - now international economists expect the Russian economy to grow by 3.2% every year.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova commented on London's call to impose sanctions against Nord Stream 2 and Yamal-Europe due to Moscow's alleged involvement in the Ryanair incident.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin suggested that Moscow entrepreneurs create "coronavirus-free zones" in restaurants.

The plane of the Belarusian airline "Belavia" did not enter the airspace of Poland because of the French ban on flying over its territory.

Passers-by in Britain have found nearly a ton of cocaine worth £ 80 million ($ 113.3 million) on the beach, authorities are investigating.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov commented on the words of US President Joe Biden that sanctions against Nord Stream 2 are counterproductive at this stage.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation is ready to discuss the benefits or mass abolition of the transport tax for light electric vehicles in the event of large-scale production.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Western countries should reimburse the republic for the costs associated with an emergency landing of the Ryanair aircraft.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that after the announcement of the bomb, neither Vilnius, nor Warsaw, nor Lvov, nor Kiev wanted to accept the Ryanair plane.