Saudi Arabian authorities have begun preparing to officially acknowledge the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi , CNN reports, citing two sources. According to one of the channel's sources, the final report will state that the journalist's death was the result of a special operation that was not sanctioned by the country's top leadership, and that those responsible will be punished. Another source noted that the content of the report has not been finalized and may change.

Igor Palkin / Press Service of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Kirill (left) in the Minsk Diocesan Directorate. October 15, 2018 The Russian Orthodox Church interrupted Eucharistic communication with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The decision was made at a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, which took place on October 15 in Minsk.

Ecuador has drawn up new rules of conduct for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on the premises of the country's embassy in London. The rules, which have been in effect since October 13, were obtained by the publication Codigo Vidrio. Rules prohibit Assange from receiving more than three guests at a time; each visitor must also send a request in advance by email.

LSU Universities in the United States every year fall on the lists of the best in the world. Together with IQ Consultance , which helps applicants with admission to foreign universities, we talked to Louisiana State University by George Ageenkov (studying oil and gas production) and Florida International University technologies Alexander Baryshnikova (studies hospitality).

Secretary of the General Council of "United Russia" Andrey Turchak demanded that the Ministry of Culture "under no circumstances" issue a rental certificate for Alexei Krasovsky's comedy "Holiday", which takes place in besieged Leningrad. “Shooting such a ‘movie’ is a mockery of the history of our people, there are topics that cannot be joked about,” Turchak said in a statement received by TASS on Monday. TASS The film "Holiday" is due out in 2019.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation officially charged the former owner of the Cherkizovsky market, Telman Ismailov, in absentia with organizing the kidnapping of singer Avraam Russo, Interfax reports, citing Ismailov's lawyer Marina Rusakova. According to the lawyer, Ismailov denies the accusations and insists on his innocence. The incident with Abraham Russo occurred in 2004. The singer himself wrote a statement to the police in September 2018.

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to completely terminate the Eucharistic communication with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The conflict between the Moscow Patriarchate and Constantinople arose due to the desire of the CCC to provide complete church independence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Photo in the announcement: Osman Orsal / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta

ODD andersen / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Leaders of the "Christian Social Union" at a press conference on the results of the election in Bavaria October 15, 2018 In Bavaria, regional elections were held, in which the ruling Christian Social Union won, having received, however, the worst result since 1950 and having lost the vast majority of places in parliament. The second place was taken by the Green Party, the extremely right of the “alternatives for Germany” were only in fourth place.

October 15. Beat Kokorin - get a medal, beat McGregor - get a fight with a Mayweather Events of the day (sorted by the degree of decreasing probability) Exactly yes. The Russian Orthodox Church will no longer have any business with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Everything, as often happens, because of Ukraine-the other day, the Holy Synod in Constantinople announced the support of autocephaly (independence) of the local church. The Moscow Patriarchate, of course, really does not like it.

Snapchat has added special filters for cats to its messenger. Now owners can take pictures of their own pets as unicorns or overlay bread toast, watermelon rinds and round glasses on photos and videos of animals. The feature went live on October 12th, and judging by the photos and videos already posted, it's the best Snapchat innovation in a long time.

The Russian Orthodox Church has decided to completely cease Eucharistic communion with the Patriarchate of Constantinople. On October 11, the Holy Synod of the Church of Constantinople terminated the 300-year-old decree on the transfer of the Kiev Metropolitanate to the Moscow Patriarchate, lifted the anathema from the heads of two Ukrainian non-canonical churches, and confirmed its commitment to the course of granting autocephaly to Ukraine.

It is planned to retrain people of pre-retirement age within three months, taking them away from work, writes RBC, citing a draft of the corresponding program prepared by the Ministry of Labor. The Ministry of Labor estimated the average cost of such a refresher course at 33 thousand rubles. It is planned to allocate funds for training from the budget, and those taking the refresher course will be paid a salary in the amount of the minimum wage established in the region.

Director Alexei Krasovsky - about his comedy "Holiday", the action of which takes place in the blockade Leningrad Alexandra Zotova / Photoxpress On October 12, some media outlets published the news that director Alexei Krasovsky, who shot the film “Collector” with Konstantin Khabensky, is working on a new picture - a black comedy about the blockade Leningrad “Holiday”. The money for it was collected using crowdfunding ( the fee on the Planeta.ru website closed on September 22).

Boxer Floyd Mayweather responded to a statement by UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who challenged him to a fight . "CBS, Showtime and MGM Grand, take out your checkbook!" Mayweather tweeted. Khabib Nurmagomedov challenged Floyd Mayweather after defeating Conor McGregor . “Two guys who never lost. Why not? There is only one king in this jungle - and that, of course, is me, ”Nurmagomedov said. Floyd Mayweather fought Conor McGregor in 2017 and won by technical knockout.

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has included on the list of "undesirable persons" .