On the evening of October 11, a rally was held at “Hostage Square” (the unofficial name of the square in front of the Tel Aviv Art Museum) in support of the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the end of the war in the Gaza Strip. More than 400 thousand people came to the rally - it became one of the largest public gatherings since the beginning of the war. This was reported by The Insider's correspondent in Tel Aviv.

French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister, who resigned from this post on Monday, October 6. His reappointment was announced late on October 10 by the Elysee Palace.

Kinky festival in Lithuania. Photo from personal archive Society Nikita Aronov 11 October 2025 Raids and denunciations against swingers and kinky parties became routine in Russia after the crackdown on TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva’s “naked party” in December 2023. Some organizers stopped working, others went into tantra and psychotherapy, others now condemn LGBT people and hope that they will not be touched.

As a result, the owners of three accounts on Polymarket, betting on Machado, received a total profit of $90 thousand. One of the traders under the nickname dirtycup bet about $70 thousand on the victory of the Venezuelan politician just a few hours before the announcement of the results, as a result he received about $30 thousand in profit.

China has announced a $1,400 reward for information leading to the arrest of 18 people allegedly involved in "psychological operations" for the Taiwanese army. Reuters reports this. The Public Security Bureau of the Chinese city of Xiamen released photographs, names and Taiwanese ID numbers of all 18 military personnel who, according to China, are engaged in "disinformation, intelligence gathering, psychological warfare and broadcasting propaganda" for the Taiwanese government.

News The Insider October 11, 2025 The pro-Kremlin bot network Matryoshka has launched a new campaign against Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of the country's parliamentary elections in June 2026. The Bot Blocker project ( antibot4navalny ) told The Insider about this. According to project analysts, “Matryoshka” began “working” in Armenia with a record advance - 8 months before the elections.

The Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region satisfied the claim of the Prosecutor General's Office, which demanded that the property of the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions (SPbSUP) be transferred to state ownership. Local publications Fontanka and Rotunda write about this.

New stains of fuel oil were discovered on the beaches of Sevastopol, spilling from tankers that crashed in the Black Sea in December. The “governor” of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, wrote about this in his Telegram channel. At the same time, he called the pollution of the shore with fuel oil “spot” pollution. “Unfortunately, TsIPSO is already actively spreading misinformation about supposedly massive pollution of the coastline with oil products.

Participants in the action held posters with the slogans “They have Mercedes, but we have Lada cars,” “A car is not a mortgage, but a means of transportation,” “There is scrap, but where are the factories?” and “Affordable cars – fair fee.” The rally participants also signed a petition demanding that the increase in recycling fees be cancelled.

Microsoft Threat Intelligence spoke about an investigation into the activities of “payroll pirates” - the hacker group Storm-2657. Its participants hacked into accounts in personnel management systems, and then changed the details of employees' bank accounts for paying salaries to those controlled by the hackers. As the corporation notes, a number of American organizations, including several universities, came under attack by Storm-2657.

US President Donald Trump on his social network Truth Social announced plans to introduce additional duties on imports from China to the States in the amount of 100%. Thus, the total tariffs imposed by Washington against Beijing will reach 130%. According to Trump, the tariffs will take effect in early November or “earlier, depending on further actions by China.” In addition to additional tariffs of 100%, the American leader also announced export controls on critical software.