On September 1, 2004, militants took 1,128 hostages in School No. 1 in the city of Beslan (North Ossetia). As a result of the tragedy, 330 people died, including 186 children. The incident went down in Russian history as one of the most terrible terrorist attacks.

A meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev may take place at the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. This was stated by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a press conference in Yerevan.

Anna Politkovskaya would have turned 66 on August 30. The journalist, who became a symbol of the fight for truth and justice, left an indelible mark on Russian journalism and the hearts of those who fight for human rights. Politkovskaya was the one who broke the information blockade that the Kremlin had prudently built around the second Russian-Chechen war. Read more in our video report.

The lowest teacher salaries are recorded in the North Caucasus

Ingushetia, Chechnya, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic and Dagestan took the last places among the subjects of the Russian Federation in terms of the level of salaries of school teachers. According to Rosstat, in these regions they vary from 31 to 38 thousand rubles.

In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, teachers receive the highest salary - 192 thousand rubles. In second place is the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (170 thousand rubles), and in third place is the Magadan Region (160 thousand rubles).

In some regions, one-day salaries are withheld from the salaries of teachers and municipal employees to support participants of the "SVO".

The expenses of Russians on preparing children for school have increased by 60% over two years. In 2024, the average cost of preparing one child was 53.5 thousand, which is 10.5 thousand more than last year, according to a VTsIOM survey. For comparison, in 2022, families spent an average of 33.2 thousand rubles on these needs.

Eyewitnesses captured how a superyacht previously owned by billionaire, senator from Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov, crashed into a boat with passengers in Turkey.

The Stavropol authorities explained the spending of 15 million rubles on Shaman’s concert, which will take place on September 14. The local Ministry of Culture said that they chose the singer because he has a “patriotic repertoire” and “spiritual-uplifting songs.”

The Supreme Court of Crimea is considering the claim of the Ministry of Justice to liquidate the Muslim community "Alushta". According to the department, "Alushta" "committed actions aimed at carrying out extremist activities."

Every word of Vladimir Putin is perceived by the head of Kabardino-Balkaria Kazbek Kokov as a father's word. His recently born grandson was named Vladimir. The politician shared this at a press conference at the Regional Information Center "TASS Caucasus".

The EU is increasingly concerned about Georgia's distancing. This was stated by the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.

Armenia's foreign policy is worrying, and cooperation with the West in the security sphere "does not lead to anything good." This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Mikhail Evdokimov.