The terrorist group Hamas has handed over four coffins containing the bodies of dead Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Red Cross employees collected the bodies of those killed in Gaza City and handed them over to IDF representatives, The Times of Israel writes . The IDF intends to inspect the four coffins, after which a military rabbi will conduct a brief ceremony. The remains will then be sent for identification.

The governor of the Samara region, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, fired the head of the Kinelsky district, Yuri Zhidkov. A video has gone viral showing the moment of his dismissal. The video was filmed when the governor was checking the quality of repairs to social facilities in the area. Attention. There is swearing in the paragraph below, as well as in the video.

American R&B and neo-soul singer and producer Dee Angelo (real name Michael Eugene Archer) died on October 14 at the age of 51, Variety reports. Earl Gibson III/WireImage/Getty Images The artist died after a “long and courageous battle” with cancer, Di Angelo’s family said in a statement. During his career, Di Angelo has released three albums: his debut "Brown Sugar" in 1995, "Voodoo" in 2000 and his most recent album, "Black Messiah" in 2014, recorded with his band The Vanguard.

Nina Liashonok / Ukrinform / Abaca press / Scanpix / LETA By his decree, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky deprived the citizenship of Ukraine of politician Gennady Trukhanov, who has been the head of Odessa since May 2014. Ukrainian media sources were the first to report this on October 14, then it was confirmed by the Security Service of Ukraine.

This is the result of three weeks of mass protests Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Protesters in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo. October 14, 2025 In Madagascar, after almost three weeks of mass protests, the government has changed. President Andry Rajoelin fled the country, and the military announced that it was taking over the leadership of the country.

Deputy Prosecutor of the Belgorod Region Dmitry Smirnov was detained on suspicion of taking a bribe, Kommersant and RIA Novosti report, citing sources in law enforcement agencies. The regional prosecutor's office confirmed that Smirnov is suspected of committing a corruption crime. He has already been fired from the prosecutor's office. Smirnov was appointed to the post of deputy prosecutor of the Belgorod region at the end of September 2025.

The Ostankino District Court of Moscow satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office and seized the property and assets of the former head of the Council of Judges of Russia Viktor Momotov for state income, RBC and TASS report. Momotov’s assets include about 100 real estate properties worth at least nine billion rubles, including the Marton business hotel chain associated with him.

The intelligence service's version is this: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Ekaterina Shulman, Boris Zimin (and 20 other people) were preparing to seize power in Russia The FSB opened a criminal case against members of the Anti-War Committee of Russia (AKR). It was created in late February 2022, a few days after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The committee, as stated on its website, is designed to oppose this war.

One thousand three hundred twenty-ninth day. Zelensky will meet with Trump for the third time at the White House. They will discuss the supply of Tomahawks to Ukraine Intelligence Specialist 1st Class Kenneth Moll / US Navy / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Tomahawk launch from an American missile carrier Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

Vladimir Zelensky signed a decree depriving Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov of his citizenship, the United News telethon reported, citing government sources. Former people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleg Tsarev and ballet dancer Sergei Polunin were also deprived of their citizenship, the report states. Zelensky himself has not yet confirmed this.

The sale of alcohol and tobacco will be limited in the Altai Republic; relevant proposals will be made at the next government meeting. This was announced by the head of the region Andrey Turchak. According to him, the mortality rate in the republic exceeds the birth rate. “The main reasons are external, including drunken traffic accidents and poisoning, primarily with alcohol, as well as medical ones, such as diseases of the circulatory system and oncology,” he said.

It turns out to be a funny and sickening film about Vlad the Impaler. Some viewers will probably hate him A new film by Romanian director Radu Jude “Dracula” was shown in France. The author of the film “Inappropriate Fucking, or Crazy Porn,” which received the main award at the Berlin Film Festival in 2021, has made another film about Vlad the Impaler - the third in the last year on this topic.

During the summer of 2025, supplies of fiber optic cable and lithium-ion batteries, as well as other components for assembling drones from China, increased sharply, The Washington Post writes, citing Chinese customs data. Volumes of deliveries of fiber-optic cables reached record levels, first in May (the total length of cables was about 191 thousand kilometers), then in June (about 209 thousand kilometers), and by August this figure had grown to 528 thousand kilometers.

Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Oslo, BBC News reports. This comes just days after the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the peace prize to Maria Corino Machado, an opposition politician from Venezuela. In its statement, Venezuelan authorities made no mention of the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Machado, saying the embassy closure was part of a restructuring of the foreign service.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country amid mass protests in the country, Reuters reported , citing sources and opposition leader Sitena Randrianasoloniaiko. “We called the president’s office and they confirmed that he had left the country,” Randrianasoloniaiko told the agency. According to him, Rajoelina left the country after the military joined the protests.