December 1 is World AIDS Day. Last week, the project To Be Precise published two reports about how HIV is transmitted in contemporary Russia and what living with the illness looks like. Meduza summarizes the group’s findings. The exact number of people living with HIV in Russia is unknown. Data on HIV-related deaths is no longer published. Two government agencies track how many people in Russia are living with HIV.

Polyglobe The Ukrainian open-source intelligence initiative DeepState, which created and maintains an interactive map of Russia’s invasion, has slammed the team behind a separate mapping tool, Polyglobe, accusing them of improperly using DeepState data to fuel bets on the war. The online prediction platform Polymarket allows users to gamble on a wide array of events — including celebrity breakups and even the Pope’s death.

Turkish Directorate General for Maritime Affairs / EPA / Scanpix / LETA The aftermath of an attack on a oil tanker off the Turkish coast on November 28, 2025 Moscow has accused Ukraine of “violating Turkish sovereignty” after recent attacks on tankers carrying Russian oil. Naval drones reportedly struck the two ships almost simultaneously on November 28. At the time of the attacks, the Kairos was 28 nautical miles from Turkey’s coast, while the Virat was 38 miles offshore.

The Sudanese military government has proposed that Russia enter into a 25-year cooperation agreement, which involves the creation of a Russian military base on the Red Sea coast, The Wall Street Journal writes, citing sources among Sudanese officials. According to the proposal, Russia will be able to deploy up to 300 military personnel and up to four warships, including nuclear-powered ones, in the country.

South Korean police have accused four local residents of hacking more than 120,000 CCTV cameras installed in residential buildings and company offices. According to police, the four suspects acted separately from each other, and three of them were detained. The target of the hack was video cameras that are connected to Wi-Fi and used for security or to monitor children or pets.

Owners of Porsche cars began to request service much more often due to the blocking of the standard alarm system via satellite, the Rolf dealership told RBC. Earlier, the Shot telegram channel reported that hundreds of Porsche cars “turned into bricks throughout Russia” due to a massive failure. Drivers from Moscow, Krasnodar and a number of other cities reported problems. Rolf has noticed an increase in the number of calls to the service since November 28.

More and more. Highlights from the SIPRI study Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images You can read this story in English here . The combined revenue of the world's 100 largest military-industrial companies grew by 5.9% in 2024, reaching a record $679 billion, according to a new report from the Stockholm Peace Research Institute ( SIPRI ).

The Tuapse District Court of the Krasnodar Territory satisfied the claim of the prosecutor's office, which demanded that the cottage community "Burevestnik" in the village of Olginka near Tuapse be recognized as unauthorized construction and demolished, Kommersant reports, citing the joint press service of the regional courts.

Another tanker sent a distress signal off the coast of Senegal Turkish Directorate General for Maritime Affairs / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Consequences of an attack on tankers off the coast of Turkey Russian authorities have accused Ukraine of “encroaching on the sovereignty” of Turkey after attacks on tankers carrying Russian oil. The incidents occurred on Friday, November 28.

There are three tropical storms. Photos In Southeast Asia, the monsoon coincided with several storms and caused devastating floods. More than 1,100 people died and hundreds of thousands lost their homes. Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Sri Lanka were particularly affected.

Ukrayinska Pravda reports Julia Kochetova / Bloomberg / Getty Images Last Friday, November 28, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky fired the head of his office, Andriy Yermak, who was considered the second most powerful person in the country. Ermak lost his job after anti-corruption authorities searched his home in connection with the theft case at the state-owned company Energoatom. This is a high-profile corruption investigation that Ukrainian society has been discussing for several weeks.

Ukraine's armed forces attacked Russian oil refineries with drones at least 14 times in November, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, this is a record number of attacks on Russia's strategic oil infrastructure during the entire period of a full-scale war. The attacks on the refinery coincided with four attacks on oil loading facilities in the Black Sea, as well as attacks on tankers carrying Russian oil.

BBC journalists came to this conclusion. Georgian authorities threaten to sue the authors of the investigation David Mdzinarishvili / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Police use water cannons and other special means against protesters in front of the Georgian Parliament building. Tbilisi, November 29, 2024 In 2024, Georgian authorities suppressed protests against the suspension of negotiations on accession to the European Union.

Darek Delmanowicz / EPA / Scanpix / LETA Exercises in detecting, tracking, and neutralizing drones in southeastern Poland. November 18, 2025. Europe is stepping up its preparations for a possible war with Russia. Debates over how to strengthen the continent’s defenses intensified starting in mid-September, when roughly 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace .

Andriy Yermak. Julia Kochetova / Bloomberg / Getty Images On November 28, Ukrainian authorities searched the home of Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office and the country’s chief negotiator in the peace process, as part of a corruption investigation into alleged embezzlement at Energoatom. That evening, Yermak submitted his resignation.