Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images US stock markets suffered their biggest collapse since April 2025. According to the Financial Times, the capitalization of the American stock market decreased by $3.2 trillion on November 5. The S&P 500 lost 4.4%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 3.4% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost 5.5%. The Nasdaq 100 index, which brings together the largest technology and non-financial companies, fell even further, down 6.4%, losing about $2.5 trillion.

1717th day. Melania Trump sums up the humanitarian mission in Aleshki, her husband promises a “big wonderful deal” on Ukraine Shawn Thew / CNP / ZUMA Press Wire / Scanpix / LETA Melania Trump sends letters to representatives of Russia and Ukraine for Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war. We publish your letters every day because we are sure that we need to continue talking about the war.

King Philippe of Belgium rejected Prime Minister Bart de Wever's resignation on November 2. The prime minister decided to resign from his position after negotiations on the 2027 budget failed. The King, following consultations with the leaders of the five ruling majority parties, instructed him to “immediately resume budget negotiations,” the Royal House of Belgium said in a statement. Bart de Wever will report again to the king on Monday, November 16th.

The co-founder of the American AI startup Higgsfield, Alexander Mashrabov, received Kazakhstan citizenship, the country’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development Zhaslan Madiyev announced on Facebook. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a corresponding decree on October 30. Judging by the published photo, the minister handed Mashrabov a passport personally. “There is one more billionaire in Kazakhstan!

Why? Will the victory of the Democrats in the USA affect the ruble? And what will the course be next? Yuri Kochetkov / EPA / Scanpix / LETA The big war remains a heavy burden for the Russian economy. This year's budget deficit will be roughly double what authorities expected and will remain significant for years to come. Due to sanctions, the state is losing trillions of rubles.

In the Moscow region, about 800 cow carcasses were burned from the Rusmilk farm, where an outbreak of dermatitis nodosa occurred, telegram channels claim. The telegram channel “NeMoskva Says” writes that the cow carcasses were going to be burned on the night of October 31 near the village of Gornostaevo (it is part of the Kolomna urban district). However, local residents opposed it, and the place where the carcasses were destroyed was moved, but they did not specify where.

The State Duma and Federation Council plan to cut their central office staff, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported, citing sources. Sources in the State Duma told RBC that staff cuts will range from roughly 15% to 20%. The sources said vacant positions will be eliminated first and that, possibly, “measures will be taken” regarding employees of retirement age. The Federation Council’s staff is expected to shrink by roughly 10% to 15%, with no mass layoffs planned.

Russia’s Transport Ministry is proposing to extend, until the end of 2028, the special regime that allows Russian airlines to operate foreign aircraft and engines leased from foreign companies, Vedomosti reported, citing a draft government resolution it had reviewed. The resolution in question, Government Resolution No. 412, was adopted in March 2022.

The head of the State Duma Committee for Family Protection, Nina Ostanina, wrote a letter to the Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, in which she criticized the rave party held at the Russian State Library (Leninka). Ostanina stated that the organization of such events “runs counter to presidential decree No. 809 on the preservation of traditional values,” writes Kommersant, which has read the text of the letter.

Russian strikes have already damaged “every power plant” in Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said November 5 in an address to participants of the 30th Ibero-American Summit. “The Russians use Shaheds and missiles to strike even the energy equipment that our nuclear power plants depend on. Every power plant in Ukraine has suffered from Russian attacks in one way or another,” Zelensky said. As cold weather approaches, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

President Donald Trump announced a “big beautiful agreement” on Ukraine that “might involve all of Europe.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's the full 2 minute clip where Trump says he met today with a top Putin crony, adds that a Russia-Ukraine deal will involve "all of Europe," admits he didn't meet with the Ukrainian delegation, then downplays Russia's

Due to Russian strikes in Ukraine, “every power plant” has already been damaged, Vladimir Zelensky said in his address to the participants of the 30th Ibero-American Summit on November 5. “The Russians are using Shahedas and missiles to even attack the energy equipment that our nuclear power plants depend on. Every power plant in Ukraine suffered in one way or another from Russian attacks,” Zelensky said.

Ukrainian drones attacked Krasnodar Krai, sparking a fire at an enterprise in the village of Afipsky after “debris falling” , the regional operational headquarters reported. Authorities did not say which enterprise was affected and reported no injuries. Drone fragments also damaged windows in an apartment in a multi-unit building. The village is home to the Afipsky oil refinery. Ukrainian monitoring channels on Telegram reported the fire at the refinery.

It's about a patriotic teacher who tries to fight burnout against the backdrop of war, everyday school madness and personal losses. The Meduza publishing house is releasing a new novel, “Kira is Fucked Up.” It was written by Sergei Lebedenko, writer, journalist, book blogger, author of the Knigizhar telegram channel.

Federal Judge Tanya Chatkan has suspended work on the triumphal arch that Donald Trump plans to erect at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington. The decision of the federal commission to approve Trump's plan would allow construction to begin on the morning of November 6, after the US National Capital Planning Commission (loyal to Trump) approved the project to build a 76-meter triumphal arch.