Since 2005, Russians have donated a total of $200 million to the monasteries on Mount Athos. This was told to the BBC Russian Service by a source close to the leadership of the Patriarchate, and was confirmed by an “Orthodox businessman” and an interlocutor in the State Duma.

The rupture of Eucharistic communion between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate of Constantinople is “forced harshness,” said Vladimir Legoida, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media.

Northern Irish writer Anna Burns won the Man Booker Prize for her novel Milkman. As the winner of the award, Burns received a check for $50,000. "Milkman" is written from the perspective of an 18-year-old girl. The jury specifically noted the “extraordinary originality” of the novel. Anna Burns, 56, is the first author from Northern Ireland to win the Booker. Milkman is her fourth novel. American writer George Saunders won the Booker Prize in 2017 for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo.

Sergey Vlasov / Press Service of the Russian Orthodox Church / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Patriarch Kirill during a worship in Minsk, October 14, 2018 The rupture of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate of Constantinople immediately began to be called one of the largest church schisms of all time. Even the events of the 17th century recall, when the Russian believers were divided into the Old Believers and supporters of the church reform of Patriarch Nikon.

Ministry of Industry and Trade official Denis Pak, who is a victim in the criminal case against football players Pavel Mamaev and Aleksandr Kokorin, stated during a confrontation that he has no claims against Mamaev, the latter’s lawyer reported. “Pak said that he [Mamaev] was not involved in the beating, and he did not hear any shouts or insults from Mamaev,” the defense attorney stated.

October 16. Mayakovsky - rapper, Turchak - pilgrim, Lagutenko - anniversary News (with comments) Repeated elections in Primorye are scheduled for December 16 (do not plan anything for this day, there will probably be a thriller there). Oleg Sentsov’s sister called his condition critical (and the FSIN duty claims that everything is in order with him). Garbage from Moscow will be exported to the Arkhangelsk region (and why not immediately to Chukotka?).

In one of the latest iOS updates, Apple added more than 70 emojis, including the bagel emoji, a thick donut made from custard dough, which has become a kind of symbol of New York. The image of the bagel was immediately criticized for its unappetizing appearance and lack of cream cheese. Some jokingly promised to take to the streets of New York to protest against the wrong emoji. Cream cheese maker Philadelphia has also joined Apple's criticism.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced his resignation in order to “complete the revolution by holding early elections and returning power to the people.” "After my resignation, the president will accept the resignation of the government. All ministers will continue to perform their duties. I will also continue to perform the constitutional powers of the prime minister," Pashinyan said.

Brian Snyder / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta supporters of “students for honest reception” with posters in support of the lawsuit in front of the district court in Boston on October 14, 2018. The Federal District Court of Massachusetts began consideration of a lawsuit against Harvard University, filed by the Students for Honest Reception group back in 2014.

Saudi Arabia's consul in Istanbul, Mohammad al-Otaibi, has left the country after announcing that his residence would be searched in connection with the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi . The diplomat could have been summoned to Saudi Arabia for consultations, the Hurriyet newspaper writes , citing sources.

Update: A Ukrainian pilot and a member of the US Air National Guard were on board the Su-27, both of whom died. This message was published by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He soon withdrew information about the nationality of the dead without explanation, but did not issue any retractions. The same message was first published and then deleted by the military prosecutor's office of Ukraine. The US later confirmed the involvement of its pilot in the incident.

Raper Kanye West met with two presidents in one week. On October 11, he visited the White House with Donald Trump (we already wrote about it in detail ), and on October 15, he went to visit the President of Uganda Yove Mussev. Musev’s musician gave the sneakers of his brand Yeezy, and in return received a new name from the President of Uganda. Subscribe to our YouTube

On October 16, employees of the REN TV channel came to the International Memorial office in Moscow. They had photographs from the Yuri Dmitriev case with them, Memorial employee Alexandra Polivanova told MBKh Media.

Kristina Kormilitsyna / Kommersant Participants in the protest campaign in Magas, October 13, 2018 In the capital of Ingushetia Magas, since October 4, an unlimited protest against the agreement on the separation of the territory between Chechnya and Ingushetia continues.

In France, in early October, a Ukrainian citizen was arrested in the case of fraud and money laundering, who was wanted in his homeland on charges of corruption, and later declared dead. Europol reported. The suspect, who was not named, was seized with a castle worth three million euros, three works by Salvador Dali and an antique car Rolls Royce Phantom. The total value of the seized property is 4.6 million euros.