В Петербу́рге идёт джа́зовый фестива́ль
The third International St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is underway from July 20 to 26, with more than 170 concerts and over 600 musicians performing across the city.
The third International St. Petersburg Jazz Festival is underway from July 20 to 26, with more than 170 concerts and over 600 musicians performing across the city.
A new study finds that exceptionally low Arctic winter sea-ice levels in 2025 and 2026 ended a temporary slowdown in the long-term decline. Climate models suggest that winter ice will probably remain at a low level in the coming years.
Two Russian cosmonauts and NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrived at the International Space Station on July 14. They have begun an approximately eight-month mission involving scientific research and technology tests.
Russia’s education watchdog said multiple students tried to use an AI application and tiny earpieces during the 2026 national school exam. Neural-network video analysis was also used to flag possible rule violations for human review.
The UN General Assembly adopted a progress declaration with 48 recommendations for safer roads. Member states reaffirmed the goal of halving road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.
Ukrainian drones struck two Wildberries logistics centers in southern Russia, causing fires and injuring workers. Ukraine said the facilities supported military supplies, but that claim has not been independently verified.
Russia is redirecting fuel from Siberia and the Urals and increasing supplies from Belarus to keep Moscow supplied. Shortages, sales limits and rising prices continue in many other Russian regions.
Residents of Dubna are sharing childhood memories, photographs, letters and diary pages for a community archive. Organizers plan to turn the collected material into a book and an exhibition.
Russia’s State Duma passed legislation increasing from 22 to 45 the administrative offenses that may lead to a foreigner’s expulsion. A separate bill adds criminal-record documentation requirements for residence applications.
Russia’s State Duma was scheduled to consider legislation imposing restrictions on some people living abroad. The measures could block online banking, property transactions and access to consular services.