Doctor of Legal Sciences Leonid Golovko, who heads the Department of Criminal Procedure, Justice and Prosecutor's Supervision at Moscow State University, went to the “SVO zone” - to the war in Ukraine. 58-year-old Leonid Golovko decided to participate in hostilities on a voluntary basis, information about which was spread in several communities associated with Moscow State University, writes T-Invariant. Golovko has more than thirty years of experience at Moscow State University.

The US Department of Justice is set to present a criminal case against former Trump national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday afternoon in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. Two sources familiar with the situation told CBS. The case concerns Bolton's handling of classified documents. In August, the FBI searched Bolton's home and office as part of the investigation. According to declassified court documents, agents found classified material.

Updated: India's Ministry of External Affairs said it was "not aware of any telephone conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Wednesday", Reuters reported . US President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised him to stop purchasing oil from Russia. According to Bloomberg, this happened during a conversation between the heads of state on October 15. Previously, the details of this conversation were not disclosed.

News The Insider October 16, 2025 #Military report In today's summary: In the Pokrovsk direction, the Russian Armed Forces continue massive mechanized assaults near Dobropolye A Russian column of tanks and armored personnel carriers was “shot” by artillery fire and drones 20 km from the front line In the Z-environment they call attacks by columns of armored vehicles on the Dobropolsky ledge “a mediocre pursuit of medals” ​​​The Telegraph - in the USA they proposed the idea of ​​a “Victory Fund”

Taiwanese oil refinery Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC) agreed to stop purchasing Russian naphtha after an investigation by several environmental organizations showed that due to increased purchases from Formosa, Taiwan became the world leader in imports of Russian naphtha in the first half of 2025. A retelling of the report was previously published by The Insider. According to a report from the Ecodefense!

People use artificial intelligence much less often than is commonly believed - on average, AI services account for only 1% of student web activity and 0.44% of the activity of ordinary Internet users. This conclusion was reached by scientists from the University of Michigan and the University of California at Davis, who analyzed the browser history of 954 people over three months. The researchers studied 4.1 million sites visited by students and 9.9 million sites in a sample of general users.

Antifake Putin announced the stable operation of the oil and gas export sector. Just the day before, the largest importer refused Russian oil The Insider 16 October 2025 Vladimir Putin, speaking at the plenary session of the international forum “Russian Energy Week”, said : “The Russian oil sector is operating steadily and is making plans for the future.

Prince Andrew met at least three times with Cai Qi, a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party and a confidant of President Xi Jinping, in 2018 and 2019, The Telegraph reports . According to investigators, Cai Qi was allegedly the final recipient of secret information allegedly given to him by the British Christopher Berry and Christopher Cash, accused of espionage. The meetings took place in London and Beijing during the period when Berry and Cash were allegedly recruited by China.

An international investigation has revealed that a little-known company, First Wap, has been tracking mobile phones around the world for more than 20 years, including the phones of journalists, politicians and businessmen. Mother Jones and Lighthouse Reports have obtained access to a secret archive containing more than a million examples of surveillance from 2007 to 2014.

Efforts to resolve the ongoing war in the Middle East inspire cautious optimism, yet observers remain largely skeptical: the Arab–Israeli conflict has roots that reach far too deep, and many have grown accustomed to the idea that every truce will, sooner or later, give way to a new escalation. However, there are precedents of centuries-long enmities ending once and for all.

Voenkor and an employee of RIA Novosti died in the Zaporozhye region when hit by a Ukrainian drone while carrying out an editorial assignment. The agency itself reports this. According to the agency, another “military correspondent” - Yuri Voitkevich - was seriously wounded. In March, Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Zuev “for his contribution to journalism,” and Voitkevich was previously awarded the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, second degree.

The Russian night attack on October 16 recorded the largest single use of Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles on Ukrainian territory in 2025, The Insider calculated based on data from the Ukrainian Air Force. None of the missiles fired were shot down - the Financial Times previously reported that Russia has modernized the missiles and they are now better at evading Ukrainian air defense systems.

News The Insider October 16, 2025 Photo: Associated Press US President Donald Trump said he has authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to conduct covert operations in Venezuela. This statement confirmed information previously published by The New York Times, citing sources in American intelligence agencies. According to the NYT, a secret directive from the Trump administration gives the CIA the authority to conduct “lethal operations” in Venezuela and the Caribbean.

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs issued a fine to the OSCE Chairman and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, who attended a protest rally near the Georgian parliament. As the Georgian First Channel reports , citing the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, the foreign diplomat was fined 5,000 lari ($1,800). Interpress News clarifies that Valtonen was accused of “blocking the road” on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi. It is not specified whether she will pay a fine.

A California federal court has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration's order to mass layoffs of federal workers during the partial government shutdown. The decision comes after a lawsuit from two unions who said the White House's actions violated the law. Judge Susan Illston of San Francisco granted the request of unions representing employees of more than 30 government agencies and ordered a stay of layoffs pending the outcome of the case.