Vladimir Putin signed the law on the federal budget for next year and the planned budget for 2026 and 2027. It is published on the portal of legal acts. The document states that in 2025, Russia will spend record amounts on “national defense” and “national security” - 41% of the budget, 13.5 trillion and 3.5 trillion rubles, respectively, will be spent on this. This is more than the total spending on education, health care, social policy and the economy.

Amazon drivers who deliver packages to customers told LAist that they don't have enough time to go to the bathroom while working. Because of this, they have to urinate in bottles. According to the publication, this is due to the fact that drivers need to manage to deliver as many orders as possible, especially during the pre-holiday sales period. Kelly Chemidlin, a former Los Angeles driver, said using bottles to go to the bathroom "made [her] feel...

Former Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas took office as the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs. She is the daughter of a communist, an outspoken defender of Ukraine and a critic of Vladimir Putin.

Anton Trenin, an expert at the ACRA corporate ratings group, told RIA Novosti that next year coffee prices could rise by a quarter due to crop failure in Brazil and Vietnam. “Coffee is not produced in Russia , and this product is completely dependent on imports. <...> If we talk about the median price, then in 2025 the situation is unlikely to improve, and it may turn out to be 20-25% higher,” says Trenin.

A northern Chinese man surnamed Wang was placed under temporary arrest for posting a fake arrest warrant on social media. This was reported by the South China Morning Post. According to the publication, on November 11, Wang published a post with the caption “Wanted” and his photo. In the message, he introduced himself as Wang Yibo, a famous actor and dancer from mainland China. “I am a native of Qingyuan County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province.

In the summer of 2023, 39-year-old Oksana Kuzmenko from Yekaterinburg met Oleg Shchegolikhin in a grocery store. At first, he seemed like “the one” to her: he would pick her up from work, bring her coffee in bed, take care of her, but over time he became more and more jealous and controlling. After Kuzmenko decided to break up with him, Shchegolikhin kidnapped her, tortured her and was going to kill her.

On December 1, in Paris, on the Champs-Elysees, a competition will be held based on the first episode of “The Squid Game” - “The slower you go, the further you will go.” 456 people will take part in it. This was reported on Netflix's social networks. According to Dans Ta Pub, everyone who wanted to participate in the game was asked to fill out a special application, after which the organizers must select exactly 456 people for full-time participation in the event.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Construction and Housing and Communal Services Sergei Kolunov proposed increasing fines for unsanitary conditions in apartments, and if this does not help, taking away housing from the owners. RIA Novosti reports this. “Today there are situations when the owners of a particular apartment set up a “dump” in their home. I suggest two things.

Belgium has become the first country in the world to pass a law under which sex workers will have the right to formal employment contracts, health insurance, pensions, maternity leave and sick leave. Thus, their work is equal to any other profession. The BBC reports this. According to the publication, sex work was decriminalized in Belgium in 2022. It is considered legal in several other countries, including Germany, Greece, the Netherlands and Turkey.