U.S. officials say Vladimir Putin has proposed abandoning Russian claims to non-occupied parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in exchange for a full Ukrainian withdrawal from Donbas, where cities like Kramatorsk, Sloviansk, and Kostiantynivka remain well-defended strongholds fully under Kyiv’s control.

In villages of the Gazimuro-Zavodsky District in Russia's Zabaykalsky Krai, military police officers are torturing civilians in an effort to locate servicemen who have deserted their units, the local outlet Lyudi Baikala reports . On Nov. 2, a group of armed men wearing masks and camouflage forcibly dragged 24-year-old Pavel from the village of Trubachevo into a service vehicle.

The European Union plans to impose personal sanctions on officials of Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) who were involved in the torture and killing of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, as well as on security officers and judges implicated in political persecution, the independent media outlet Sistema reported .

Israel has opened the Zikim border crossing to allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter the northern Gaza Strip, Israel's Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said . Aid from the UN and other international organizations will be transferred through the checkpoint after security checks. The Zikim crossing has been closed since September 12, when Israel launched Operation Gideon B's Chariot to take control of Gaza City, the Times of Israel writes .

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 shortage of advanced semiconductors in China is so acute that the government has begun to interfere with the distribution of products from the largest Chinese contractor SMIC, The Wall Street Journal writes , citing information from informed sources. In response to US restrictions on chip supplies, China is taking aggressive measures to support its tech giants.

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.

Companies involved in refining Russian oil on a toll basis outside the country will receive reverse excise tax according to the same scheme as oil refineries inside Russia. As TASS reports , this was stated by Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexey Sazanov. The Ministry of Finance has prepared the corresponding amendments to the Tax Code for the second reading of the bill, which is part of the package of budget initiatives. “According to the same scheme, yes.

At an extraordinary meeting on the morning of November 12, the Government of Ukraine removed German Galushchenko from his duties as Minister of Justice. Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko announced this on her Telegram channel. The duties of the head of the department are temporarily assigned to Deputy Minister for European Integration Lyudmila Sugak.

Prisons prosecutor Adrian Usher concluded that youth detention center officer Neville Husband was "perhaps the most prolific sex offender in British history", the BBC reported . Husband had been serving a sentence since 2003 for abusing five teenagers at Medomsley center in County Durham, where hundreds of young people were physically and sexually abused by prison staff between 1961 and 1987. He passed away in 2010.

The Majilis of Kazakhstan in the second reading adopted amendments to the legislation banning “LGBT propaganda,” Tengri News reports . The changes affected nine laws at once: on children’s rights, advertising, communications, culture, education, cinema, media and online platforms. The amendments introduce a definition of “gay propaganda” and establish a ban on its dissemination in the media, online and via telecommunications channels.

The political environment of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is increasingly hinting at his readiness to “rebuff any attempts to change leadership by Labor Party MPs,” the BBC writes . People close to the head of government fear that his position may be under threat in the coming weeks - shortly after the presentation of the country's budget.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered a halt to the transfer of intelligence to US intelligence agencies until the Trump administration stops airstrikes on suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean. He demanded that the Colombian army immediately interrupt “communications and other agreements with American security forces,” the Associated Press reports .