A lawsuit has been filed in court against journalist Maksim Shevchenko for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation. The co-defendant in the lawsuit was the radio station Ekho Moskvy, according to the Dozhd TV channel. The lawsuit was filed by the head of the Russian Jewish Congress, Yuri Kanner. He did not elaborate on the essence of the case and claims, noting that "until the court's decision, this does not matter." “Of course, we will not hide the decision,” he added.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump have a lot of similar positions, said in an interview with NTV. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin “There are a lot of such points of intersection and a lot of similar positions between Putin and Trump. Whether Trump will follow through on the statements he has made, time will tell. Today it’s really difficult to talk about it, but Trump has such opportunities,” Volodin said.

A strong earthquake hit New Zealand, causing a tsunami. The USGS estimated the magnitude of the quake at 7.8. Authorities have warned residents on the east coast of both islands of the need to immediately move to inland areas that are higher above sea level. According to the NZ Herald, electricity has been cut in many parts of the country. The greatest destruction, according to preliminary data, was recorded in the city of Cheviot. There is no information about the victims.

The State Duma Budget Committee approved on November 12 an amendment proposed by United Russia deputy Yevgeny Fedorov, according to which excise taxes on sparkling wines and champagne will be increased in 2017, writes RBC . According to the proposal of the deputy, the excise rate on sparkling and champagne wines with a protected geographical indication will be increased by 5 rubles, from 14 to 19 rubles.

In the first interview that Republican Donald Trump gave to The Wall Street Journal after winning the presidential election, were made . several unexpected statements According to Kommersant, the interview was in striking contrast to Trump's campaign speeches, and at some points even contradicted them. In particular, Trump said he intends to maintain at least two provisions of the universal compulsory health insurance program, known as Obamacare.

US President Barack Obama, during his visit to Athens on November 15-16, will ask Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to close the ports for Russian warships, the writes . Greek portal Militaire.gr According to the Internet portal, Barack Obama was advised to make it clear to Greece that support for the Russian fleet is "completely inappropriate" as long as "as long as Crimea remains under Russia's illegal occupation" and as long as Moscow continues to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Khimki City Court fined seven participants in the protest against the Platon toll system for heavy trucks, OVD-Info reports . Protocols were drawn up against all seven of them under Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (disobedience to the order of a police officer). Truckers Sergei Rudametkin, Mikhail Kurbatov, Nikolai Katsurov and Vladimir Sinitsin were fined one thousand rubles, Dmitry Lazarenko - 500 rubles.

The Bataclan Hall in Paris, where 90 people were killed in a terrorist attack in 2015, hosted the first concert since then. On the evening of November 12, the English musician Sting performed on stage. Family members of the victims received free tickets, a total of 1,000 tickets were sold, according to the Associated Press.

The unidentified people who attacked employees of the Life media holding planned an attack on drug dealers, reported . the press service of the Moscow Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs “According to operational data, the attack of the criminals was planned on the drug dealer during the transfer of goods,” the police said. In addition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the detained suspect is not a police officer, as previously reported by the media.

Actor Jackie Chan has won an Oscar for his contribution to cinema, according to a tweet from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. "After 200 films, so many broken bones, he's mine," the actor said during the awards ceremony. The solemn ceremony was held in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 12th. Documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, editor Ann Coates and casting director Lynn Stalmaster also won the statuette. Jiki Chan is 62 years old. He has starred in over 100 films.

Now is not the time for the United States to abandon the North Atlantic alliance. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg issued such a warning to US President-elect Donald Trump in an article written for The Guardian. “Now is not the time to question the value of a partnership between Europe and the US,” he wrote.

Detained in the framework of a criminal case on terrorism, immigrants from Central Asia planned to arrange explosions in the shopping centers "Gallery" on Ligovsky Prospekt and "Akadempark" on Nauki Prospekt in St. Petersburg, Fontanka . writes According to the publication, seven people were detained in St. Petersburg in the framework of a criminal case on terrorism. Most of them give confessions. During the search, Kalashnikov assault rifles and explosives were confiscated from them.

Turkey may be subject to sanctions due to ongoing detentions of opposition politicians and journalists in Ankara. About this in an interview with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag. said European Parliament President Martin Schulz. “We in the EU need to think about what kind of economic sanctions we can apply against Turkey. By the end of this year, the Customs Union, of which Turkey is a member, should be reformed.

Prosecutors in South Korea may for the first time in the country's history take testimony from the country's incumbent President Park Geun-hye in connection with the scandal in which her friend Choi Sun-sil was involved, Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources in the prosecutor's office. “The interrogation of the president will most likely take place before the end of this week. But it may have to be postponed.

Hillary Clinton, during a conference call with major campaign investors, blamed FBI Director James Comey for her defeat in the US presidential election. This is reported by Reuters, citing two participants in the event, as well as sources from ABCNews. According to media reports, at the event, Clinton said that shortly before the election, Comey caused her political damage.