The Associated Press published an investigation describing Russia's secret plan to paralyze Ukraine's air defense. Under this plan, the Russian military launches deadly weapons along with drones stuffed with rags and foam to confuse the Ukrainian military. According to the agency, at a plant in the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan, engineers began equipping Iranian Shahed drones with thermobaric weapons, also known as a vacuum bomb.

For a long time, entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley supported Democrats. They advocated change and social transformation. But by 2024, many of them had become disillusioned with Democrats and turned to conservatives. Tech businessmen are raising millions in support of Trump and criticizing the left for its hatred of the rich and “wok” ideology. How this right turn occurred is in the material of “Cold”.

Reuters sources in US intelligence agencies are “shocked” by Donald Trump’s proposal to appoint Tulsi Gabbard as head of US National Intelligence. Gabbard accused US President Joe Biden of starting the war in Ukraine and talked about “American biological laboratories” in Ukraine. US President-elect Donald Trump announced on November 13 that he would propose to the Senate to appoint former congresswoman and Fox News TV host Tulsi Gabbard to the position of US Director of National Intelligence.

The largest competition for the title of the best cheese in the world, the World Cheese Awards, was held in Portugal. In 2024, judges recognized the local sheep's milk cheese Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado as the best, calling its taste “fantastic,” writes CNN. The competition took place on November 15 in the city of Viseu. This year, more than four thousand types of cheese from 47 countries competed for the title of best cheese.

Alina (name changed at the request of the heroine) came to Moscow from one of the post-Soviet countries and married a Muscovite for love. Everything was fine, but after a few years they lost their apartment. After wandering around friends and shelters for three years, Alina was forced to move back with her child, but her husband stayed behind. She continued to communicate with him via video and did not plan to divorce, but one day he stopped communicating.

On November 15, online questionnaires about reproductive health were sent to the chat rooms of all courses at Voronezh State University, students told Notebook Voronezh. A survey on Yandex.Forms asked students to answer whether they have sexually transmitted infections, what methods of contraception they use, and whether they experience menstrual pain. VSU students told Notepad that links to four health surveys were sent to the chats of all courses: two for women, one for men, and one general.

Ten newborn babies have died following a fire in the intensive care unit of a hospital in northern India. Another 16 children were injured, writes The Guardian. The fire broke out in the late evening of November 15 at the Maharani Lakshmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Local authorities said the fire quickly spread through the ward, which contained more than 50 newborn babies. The exact causes of the fire are still unknown.

In the aquarium of the largest park in China, instead of a real whale shark, a robot similar to it swims. Some visitors said they felt cheated, while others thanked park management for protecting the animals. The South China Morning Post writes about this. Xiaomeisha Sea World Park, located in Guangdong Province, opened its doors to visitors in October 2024. It came as a surprise to many visitors to see that instead of a living specimen, there was a life-size robot swimming in the aquarium.