The court in Seoul sentenced former President Lee Men Buck to 15 years in prison, BBC News reports . He was found guilty of receiving bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power. According to the investigation, Lee Buck received bribes totaling $ 10.5 million in the period from the end of 2007, when he was elected president, and until 2012, in particular from the National Intelligence Service, the Samsung concern and other South Korean companies.

Brent barrel was fixed at a level above $ 80. The reasons are well known - the sanctions coming in November against Iran. In addition to this, not everything is fine with the prey and some other members of OPEC - Libya, Nigeria, Algeria and, in particular, in a migrated in a sluggish economic catastrophe Venezuela.

Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, convicted of terrorism and serving a sentence in the Russian colony, said that from October 6 he was forced to stop a hunger strike, which he kept more than 140 days. He wrote about this in a statement that he transmitted through his lawyer, writes New Gazeta. “Due to the critical state of my health, as well as the pathological changes in the internal organs that have begun, in the very near future, the use of forced nutrition is planned to me.

Almost every fifth Russian does not know anything about Stalinist repressions, and among young people - almost every second. This follows from the results of the sociological study of VTsIOM. The study showed that 19% of Russians first hear about the repressions of the Stalinist period, and among young people aged 18 to 24 years this figure is 47%. However, the vast majority of Russians (80%) still know about Stalinist repressions.

Deputy Director of the FSIN Valery Maksimenko said that Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov stopped the hunger strike, Interfax reports . “The best nutritionists of Moscow have developed a special diet for him to withdraw him from a hunger strike,” said Maksimenko. Sentsov’s lawyers have not yet commented on this statement by the FSIN.

A criminal case was opened on the creator of a group called “Male State” on the VKontakte social network. Vladislav Pozdnyakov is suspected of arousing hatred of women, the Mediazon reports. According to the publication, a search was held in Nizhny Novgorod in Nizhny Novgorod at the end of September. On the same day, the court arrested him for 5 days under an article on petty hooliganism. “Male State” is a closed group.

The second and very difficult stage of the route to Ukrainian autocephaly began. At the first stage - from the April public appeal of Petro Poroshenko to the Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, and before the confirmation of the intention of Constantinople in September, to give Tomos - there was mainly polemic and there were negotiations. But on September 7, it became known that Patriarch Bartholomew sent two bishops-explosions to Kyiv, no one had no doubt that the Tomos would be.

Russia and India entered into an agreement on the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems S-400. As part of the contract, which is officially estimated over $ 5 billion, Moscow will put five weapons. Earlier, the United States has repeatedly stated that the purchase of weapons from Moscow could lead to sanctions against Russia's partners. In what cases and who can expect such a threat, The Insider said military expert Alexander Golts . The United States will not impose sanctions against India.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 was awarded to Denis Mukwege from the Congo and Nadia Murad from Iraq for efforts aimed at stopping the use of sexual violence as weapons in wars and conflicts. Breaking News: The Norwegian Nobel Committe Has Deceded to Award The Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Ford For End Thiding Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War and Armed Conflict.

The Investigative Committee confirmed that he opened a criminal case against unidentified persons from the leadership of the Fair Assistance Foundation, created by Elizabeth Glinka (Dr. Lisa), reports Rain with reference to the Presidential Council for Human Rights. A request for a criminal case was sent to the UK by the head of the HRC and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation Mikhail Fedotov.

In the city of Shakhty, the Rostov Region, a pre-investigation check is being conducted after the death of an 18-year-old college student at the Don State Technical University, the press service of the local administration of the Investigative Committee reports. The incident occurred on October 4. A student of the mountains A. was late for the lesson, after which the teacher forced him to push up. He squeezed 15 times, reached the third desk and fell.

The minimum retail price for vodka in Russia can be increased from 205 rubles. up to 215 rubles. per 0.5 liter. According to Interfax, the corresponding changes should be made to the order of the Ministry of Finance. The price of vodka with a fortress of 37 to 40 degrees, inclusive, is proposed to be set at 215 rubles. Given the VAT and excise tax, the text of the document says. “MRC is periodically reviewed and indexed to inflation - this is a standard procedure.

On October 28, in the center of Moscow it is planned to conduct a procession demanding to terminate the criminal cases of “new greatness” and “network”. This is stated in the statement of the parents of the defendants published by the New Gazeta. The exact time and place of the action are not yet known. “We urge people of all ages - both children and parents - to speak with us in defense of the new generation.

In Sochi, a blogger and activist of the “Left Front” Vakhtang Ezugbay were arrested for five days. According to OVD-Info, on October 2, he tried to ask the mayor of the city Anatoly Pakhomov. After that, Pakhomov asked the Cossack to "remove him." A few days later, Ezugka was called to the police and arrested for five days in the case of hooliganism. As can be seen in the video, Ezugka greeted the mayor and asked him to ask him one question.

Due to the fears of new sanctions, customers of Russian state banks withdrew more than $ 5 billion from currency accounts, the Fitch agency said . According to Fitch estimates, Sberbank suffered most of the currency outflow ($ 2.9 billion - 3.6% of the deposits in foreign currency), VTB ($ 2.6 billion - 5.6% of the total), Gazprombank ($ 1.1 billion - 5.2% of the total). At the same time, the influx of foreign exchange deposits in foreign banks in August amounted to $ 1.4 billion.