Новости за 26.02.2017

Here are this year's Academy Award nominees:  (winners will be noted in bold) Performance by an actor in a leading role Casey Affleck in “Manchester by the Sea” (Amazon Studios) Andrew Garfield in “Hacksaw Ridge” (Summit Entertainment) Ryan Gosling in “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Viggo Mortensen in “Captain Fantastic” (Bleecker Street) Denzel Washington in “Fences” (Paramount)   Performance by an actor in a supporting role Mahershala Ali in “Moonlight” (A24) Jeff Bridges... Читать дальше...

German officials have released data that shows refugees and asylum seekers suffered nearly 10 attacks a day there in 2016, the interior ministry said. Citing police statistics, officials said more than 3,500 anti-migrant attacks were carried out last year, resulting in 560 people injured, including 43 children. The numbers were published as a response to parliamentary questions by Ulla Jelpke, a member of the left-wing party Die Linke. The German government said it “strongly condemns” the violence. Читать дальше...

In Washington, bipartisan calls are growing for an independent probe of Russian efforts to impact last year’s U.S. election and any ties between Moscow and President Donald Trump’s inner circle. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports the White House is trying to fend off the escalating controversy as the president prepares for his first speech to Congress

As President Donald Trump prepared for his first address to the U.S. Congress, the White House on Sunday sought to fend off the latest calls for an independent probe of Russian efforts to impact last year’s U.S. election and any ties between Moscow and the president’s inner circle. “We are extremely confident that, whatever review, they are all going to come to the same conclusion: that we had no involvement in this [Russian electoral meddling],” said White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders on ABC’s This Week program. Читать дальше...

Olympic gold medal-winning distance runner Mo Farah said on Sunday that he is “a clean athlete” after a leaked report suggested his American coach may have broken anti-doping rules when he gave Farah and other athletes performance-enhancing drugs. The Somali-born Farah won gold medals in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters for Britain at the last two Olympics. “I am a clean athlete who never broke any rules in regards to substances.” Farah said in a statement.   Britain’s Sunday Times said it... Читать дальше...

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Public opinion polls indicate approval ratings for U.S. President Donald Trump are at a record low for a newly inaugurated commander in chief, a reflection on his performance during his first month in office as well as the continuing sharp political divide among American voters. In the latest survey, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal said Sunday that just 44 percent of Americans approve of his performance, with 48 percent saying they disapprove. About a third of those polled said that Trump's... Читать дальше...

U.S. actor Bill Paxton, known for such films as Titanic, Twister, and Aliens, has died at the age of 61. "It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery," a statement from his family said. "A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Bill’s passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him... Читать дальше...

Malaysian health authorities say Kim Jong Nam suffered a “very painful death” and was dead within 20 minutes of being attacked at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was killed February 13 at the Kuala Lumpur airport by VX nerve agent, police said.  “He died in the ambulance. He fainted in the clinic,” Health Minister S. Subramanian told reporters. “From the time of the onset [of the attack] he died within 15 to 20 minutes.  Police... Читать дальше...

A national gathering of U.S. state leaders continues Sunday in Washington, with a focus on child hunger and infrastructure efforts. The annual National Governors Association (NGA) meeting follows President Donald Trump's recent orders to get tougher on the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States, in part by cutting off billions of dollars in federal funds to so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Trump's plans include deputizing... Читать дальше...

Egyptian Christians fearing attacks by Islamic State group militants fled the volatile northern part of the Sinai Peninsula for a fourth day on Sunday, after a string of sectarian killings there sent hundreds packing and raised accusations the government is failing to protect the minority. Over 100 families from the town of el-Arish and nearby have come to the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, 120 kilometers (75 miles) east of Cairo, since Friday, Nabil Shukrallah of the city's Evangelical Church said. Читать дальше...

Nigerian security agents have freed two German archaeologists kidnapped by gunmen from a remote dig, the governor of northern Kaduna state said Sunday. Governo Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai "commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the Germans," said a statement. It gave no details of the rescue or where the Germans are now. Nor did it say whether anyone has been arrested. Gunmen had been demanding a ransom of 60 million naira (about $200,000) for the release of Professor Peter Breunig and his assistant... Читать дальше...

U.S. President Donald Trump is mocking the opposition Democrats' election of former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as head of their national committee as the party tries to regroup from its devastating upset loss to Trump in November. In comments on his Twitter account, the Republican Trump said he "could not be happier" for Perez, "or for the Republican party." Trump claimed the race for the Democratic chairmanship "was, of course, totally rigged." He compared Saturday's party contest to the... Читать дальше...

A Syrian cameraman and rescue worker whose documentary about the "White Helmets" Civil Defense group has been nominated for an Oscar will not attend the awards ceremony because Damascus has canceled his passport, the group said on Sunday. The White Helmets operate a rescue service in rebel-held parts of Syria, which have been subjected to fierce bombardment by the government and Russia's air force during the country's civil war that has leveled whole city districts. Their film, nominated in the Oscars short subject documentary category... Читать дальше...

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Sunday, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city's government-held eastern bank with the ongoing offensive against remaining militants in the west. The bridge is the southernmost of five bridges spanning the Tigris. All were damaged in strikes by the U.S.-led air coalition, and later by Islamic State fighters trying to seal off the western bank still under their control. "The bridge is very important,"... Читать дальше...

The Syrian army and its allies made a sudden advance on Saturday and Sunday into areas held by Islamic State in northwest Syria, a war monitor said, as the jihadist group retreated after losing the city of al-Bab to Turkey-backed rebels on Thursday. On Sunday, the army also took the town of Tadef, just south of al-Bab after Islamic State withdrew from it, state television reported. Earlier this month, a senior Russian official said Tadef marked an agreed dividing line between the Syrian army and the Turkey-backed forces. Читать дальше...

British anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage posted a picture of him having "dinner with The Donald" on Twitter, the latest meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and the critic of Prime Minister Theresa May. Farage, who helped secure victory for the Brexit campaign at a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union in June, is keen to cement ties with Trump after stepping down as leader of his anti-EU UK Independence Party last year. Finding common ground with some of Trump's criticism of the political establishment... Читать дальше...

Thousands of Russians are marching in Moscow to mark the two year anniversary of the death of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down outside the Kremlin. Marchers carried Russian flags and signs with quotes from Nemstov, including "Russia will be free." Nemstov was a fierce critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the opposition blame the government for the killing.. The Kremlin has denied involvement in Nemtsov's murder. Five suspects, all of them Chechens, went on trial over the killing in October. Читать дальше...

Iran's navy began an annual drill Sunday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, its first major exercise since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, state television reported.   The TV report quoted navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari as saying the two-day maneuver will cover an area of 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles) in the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean near the strait. It showed Iranian warships and helicopters taking part in the exercise.    Nearly a third of... Читать дальше...

With the specter of populism looming over a critical election year in Europe, the European Parliament has taken an unusual step to crack down on racism and hate speech in its own house.   In an unprecedented move, lawmakers have granted special powers to the president to pull the plug on live broadcasts of parliamentary debate in cases of racist speech or acts and the ability to purge any offending video or audio material from the system.   Trouble is, the rules on what is considered offensive are none too clear. Читать дальше...

Iran's former hardline president Mahmud Ahmadinejad has published an open letter in both English and Farsi to U.S. President Donald Trump, lauding the American leader for what he said was "truthfully describing the U.S. political system and electoral structure as corrupt." The lengthy letter published Sunday also criticized Trump for his planned visa ban on seven countries, including Iran, saying "the contemporary U.S. belongs to all nations." He acknowledged, however, the immigration of some 1... Читать дальше...

Neither Batman nor Dinesh D'Souza could finagle their way out of a Razzie.    The annual Golden Raspberry Awards bestowed a tying four "honors" to both D'Souza's documentary Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party and the superhero blockbuster Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.   D'Souza's film was named the worst picture of the year on Saturday, and the conservative author got both worst director (with co-director Bruce Schooley) and worst actor for playing himself. Worst... Читать дальше...

The Pentagon wants to expand the military's ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said. The recommendations sent to the White House would allow U.S special operations forces to increase assistance to the Somali National Army in the struggle against al-Shabab militants in the fragile Horn of Africa nation, the officials said. They... Читать дальше...

Russia has released anti-Kremlin activist Ildar Dadin from a Siberian prison, freeing the first person jailed under new rules that made some forms of nonviolent protest a criminal offence, his lawyer told Reuters Sunday. Dadin’s release had been expected after the Supreme Court had overturned his conviction Wednesday. No protests without permission He was originally sentenced in December 2015 to three years in jail, later reduced on appeal to two and a half years, for staging a series of peaceful, one-man protests against Kremlin rule. Читать дальше...

A trans-Atlantic wave of puzzlement is rippling across Sweden for the second time in a week, after a prominent Fox News program featured a “Swedish defense and national security advisor” who's unknown to the country's military and foreign-affairs officials. Swedes, and some Americans, have been wondering about representations of the Nordic nation in the U.S. since President Donald Trump invoked “what's happening last night in Sweden” while alluding to past terror attacks in Europe during a rally February 18. Читать дальше...