In Germany, wild polio virus (WPV1) was found in wastewater samples, Reuters reports citing the Robert Koch Institute . The last case of polio was recorded in the country more than 30 years ago. The virus has been detected for the first time since Germany began routine monitoring of environmental samples for the presence of poliovirus in 2021.

General Motors has instructed its suppliers to eliminate Chinese components from their supply chains, sources close to the company told Reuters. The automaker is asking to find alternatives to China for raw materials and parts, and has given some suppliers a 2027 deadline to completely sever trade ties with the country.

Britain is set to step up pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine by tightening restrictions on Russian liquefied natural gas exports in 2026. This was stated by British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper before leaving for the meeting of G7 foreign ministers in Canada, The Independent reports .

Ukraine has “abandoned” peace negotiations with Russia because they are not producing results. The British newspaper The Times writes about this, publishing an interview with Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Sergei Kislitsa about how the negotiations took place in Istanbul. Kislitsa, on behalf of President Vladimir Zelensky, oversaw the peace process involving Russia, the United States and their NATO allies.

In the villages of the Gazimuro-Zavodsky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory, military police officers are torturing civilians in an effort to find military personnel who left military units without permission, reports the People of Baikal publication. Thus, on November 2, a group of armed men in masks and camouflage forcibly dragged 24-year-old Pavel from the village of Trubachevo into an official car.

The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) accused the Armenian authorities of planning to refuse grain purchases from Russia. As stated in a statement on the website of the special service, Yerevan allegedly proposed the following scheme to the European Union: it buys more expensive Ukrainian grain instead of Russian, and the EU compensates for the difference in price. “For many years, Armenia has been purchasing grain from Russia.

Approximately a billion barrels of oil have accumulated on tankers in the world's oceans. Since the end of August, this figure has increased, largely due to an increase in the volume of oil transported from sanctioned Russia, Venezuela and Iran, writes Bloomberg, citing data on vessel tracking from Vortexa, Kpler and OilX.

At least 12 former students of Presidential Lyceum No. 239 in St. Petersburg faced sexualized violence from teachers, follows from the Paper investigation. Over the past 40 years, at least three teachers who were accused of harassment worked at the lyceum. One of them still holds his position, the other moved to the Suvorov Military School. Former students of the lyceum told Bumaga about violence by mathematics teachers Mikhail Zhitomirsky and Igor Chernyaev.

Available in English In the spring of 2025, letters from the National Science Foundation (NSF) arrived in the mailboxes of dozens of graduate students, professors, and other employees at leading American universities, briefly informing them that funding for their projects would be stopped. In the case of Dr.

The British Prime Minister's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attempted to establish direct contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this year, the Financial Times reports . Powell called Putin's foreign policy aide, Yuri Ushakov, according to three sources with knowledge of the effort. The initiative arose from the British government’s fears that the Trump administration might ignore the interests of European countries in the Ukrainian issue.

Troops of unmanned systems (UPS) have been created as part of the Russian army, TASS reported with reference to the deputy chief of the new branch of troops, Colonel Sergei Ishtuganov. According to him, control bodies for troops of unmanned systems have been created at all levels of the army. In Ukraine, a similar type of military has existed since 2024.

Доступно на русском Authorities in Russia’s Smolensk Region are planning to severely restrict access to abortions in private clinics, governor Vasily Anokhin announced on Nov. 10. The official insisted the measure was only a “recommendation,” but based on the experience of other regions, such regulations make it virtually impossible for women to terminate a pregnancy absent a clear medical justification.

The European Union plans to introduce personal sanctions against employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service involved in the torture and murder of Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina, as well as against security forces and judges involved in political persecution. As Sistema reports , the sanctions list will include FSIN employees responsible for torturing Ukrainian prisoners in the Taganrog pre-trial detention center-2, where, according to the EU, Roshchina died in September 2024.

The lead singer of the St. Petersburg street music group Stoptime, 18-year-old Diana Loginova, also known by her stage name “Naoko,” has been sentenced to 13 days of administrative arrest for the third time in a row after performing anti-war protest songs by opposition-minded artists, according to a report by local outlet Fontanka .

Romanian President Nicusor Dan said that the Petrotel Lukoil oil refinery in Ploiesti could be temporarily transferred to state control if a special regulatory framework is in place. He noted that the Lukoil oil refinery is important for the country, not the network of gas stations. The president also noted that the risk of transferring assets to structures associated with Russia is excluded, since transactions with strategic companies are reviewed by the state commission on foreign investments.