Russian luge sliders remain banned from international events, the ruling body FIL has decided, joining several other sports in snubbing a recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow them back.
The European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine in support of the country's counteroffensive against Russian forces, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said.
Esteban Volkov Bronstein, grandson and guardian of the memory of Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky, died in Mexico on June 17, the Spanish daily El Pais reported on June 18.