French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed former Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister. On October 6, Lecornu resigned from the post of prime minister. He took over less than a month earlier—September 9, 2025—and spent only 27 days in office. Lecornu himself wrote on the social network X that he accepted “out of a sense of duty” the mission entrusted to him by the president.

The Russian government has added the French automaker Renault SAS to the list of companies to which “special economic measures” are applied. The resolution on this was published on the official portal of legal acts. This list is called in full: “a list of legal entities carrying out activities in the field of military-technical cooperation, in respect of which special economic measures are applied.” This list was approved shortly after the start of the war - May 11, 2022.

The White House has begun laying off federal workers as the government shutdown continues after Congress fails to reach an agreement on funding. “Layoffs have begun,” White House Budget Director Russ Vought wrote on social media X.

Лидер венесуэльской оппозиции Мария Корино Мачадо, которая получила Нобелевскую премию мира 2025 года, назвала эту награду «признанием борьбы всех венесуэльцев», которое станет стимулом «завоевать свободу». Мы стоим на пороге победы, и сегодня, как никогда, мы рассчитываем на президента Трампа, народ Соединенных Штатов, народы Латинской Америки и демократические страны мира как на наших главных союзников в достижении Свободы и демократии.

An explosion at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant in Tennessee killed several people and left about 20 more missing. The exact number of deaths is unknown; the Department of Health has not yet confirmed the data, The Washington Post writes . A Humphreys County Emergency Management spokesman said at least 19 people were missing and several more were hospitalized. According to Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis, there were several explosions, followed by smaller explosions.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has ordered a ban on certain actions by Alexander Malkevich, a deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly and former ally of Yevgeny Prigozhin, in the case of theft of money from the City Agency for Television and Radio Broadcasting, Mediazona reports . Malkevich was prohibited from approaching the premises of a Gazprom subsidiary (which one was not specified) and from communicating with other defendants in the case.

Now people on social networks are worried about what he will do with Norway (she is presenting the award) and Venezuela (the laureate is from this country) Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Maria Corino Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.

Liters Samizdat explained with specific examples. Now everything is clear "Liters Samizdat" Liters Samizdat explained to its authors how to write in such a way as not to violate Russian laws. And he did this using specific examples. The service has issued detailed instructions on how it is acceptable to describe “difficult” topics such as sex, same-sex relationships or conscious refusal to have children.

The wife of US President Donald Trump, Melania, said that eight Ukrainian children were reunited with their families after negotiations between her representatives and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Her words are quoted by the Associated Press. She said Putin responded to her letter about the children to him in August, after which they established an “open channel of communication” on the issue of the return of the Ukrainian children.

The Pskov Regional Court upheld the complaint of the prosecutor's office and again sent the deputy chairman of the Yabloko party, Lev Shlosberg, under house arrest. The Pskov branch of the party reported this. “The politician will return to house arrest. The decision will be appealed,” the post says. On October 7, the Pskov City Court changed the preventive measure against Shlosberg, replacing house arrest with a ban on certain actions.

The head of Chechnya promises iPhones to those who support him Since October 1, online voting for the design of the new 500-ruble banknote has been taking place on the website of the Russian Central Bank. According to tradition, it will be based on images of historical landmarks of a certain federal district - this time the North Caucasus. One of the monuments of Pyatigorsk (the administrative center of the district) will be placed on the front side of the bill. On the back is another monument.

The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation has updated the register of “foreign agents”. It includes: poet and philologist Polina Barskova ; journalist of The Barents Observer Denis Zagorje; author of the YouTube channel “There is a way out!” Vasily Sadonin; human rights activist Timur Tukhvatullin; blogger Alexey Shevtsov; media project "Acute Angle".

У пользователей телеграма появилось уведомление с предупреждением о «конце свободного интернета», обратили внимание журналист Олег Кашин и издание The Insider. Оно появляется над всеми каналами и чатами пользователя. В нем написано: «Конец свободного интернета. The Internet is becoming a tool of control.” Уведомление ведет на пост основателя мессенджера Павла Дурова, опубликованный им утром 10 октября.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that there was no crisis in interstate relations between Russia and Azerbaijan after the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crashed due to the Russian air defense system. Putin announced this following a visit to Tajikistan, where he met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

She refused to leave Russia, despite the persecution and anti-war position, but due to persecution by the authorities, she still had to leave. Here is her interview Alisa Gorshenina In July 2025, artist Alisa Gorshenina said that she left Russia. She went on an anti-war picket in the first days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine - but remained in the country for another three years, although denunciations were written against her, and friends and strangers constantly advised her to leave.