Russian Urals crude is being sold to Indian refineries at the lowest price in at least two years, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter. U.S. sanctions on Russia’s major oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil, have brought an end to a lucrative arrangement with Indian refiners, the agency said.

An international team of researchers from the University of Buenos Aires has discovered a pattern: mammal species with a cooperative lifestyle are less likely to suffer from cancer than solitary animals. Scientists analyzed data on cancer in 191 species of mammals and compared them with the lifestyle of the animals.

Russia's disinformation campaign in Latin America has intensified over the past two years, according to a US diplomatic cable and a new report from human rights organizations, The New York Times reports . As the publication explains, the Kremlin’s efforts are aimed at sowing discord between Washington and its allies in the region.

Dozens of large Twitter (X) accounts promoting the Trumpist Make America Great Again agenda and other far-right narratives have been registered in Russia, Asia and Africa, it was revealed after the social network launched its About This Account transparency feature. The ability to check account origins became available in X on November 21st.

Over the past two weeks, the British Navy has intercepted the Russian warship Stoykiy and the tanker Yelnya in the English Channel, the BBC reports , citing a statement from the British Ministry of Defense. According to the report, the British patrol ship HMS Severn blocked their path as they sailed west through the Strait of Dover into the English Channel.

By the end of 2025, Lada production at AvtoVAZ’s main site in Tolyatti is expected to decrease by 40% to 274 thousand units. According to Interfax, this is stated in materials published by the city district Duma. Estimates of the “reduction in production plan” are given in the materials for the meeting of the representative body of Tolyatti on November 12. This output volume is estimated at 464.5 billion rubles, that is, 27.7% less than a year earlier.

Diana Loginova, the lead singer of the band Stoptime, has left Russia after being freed overnight on Nov. 23, a source told The Insider . Stoptime guitarist Alexander Orlov is also safe, his attorney, Sergei Loktev, told the outlet Bumaga . The independent outlet Meduza later reported that Orlov had also left the country. Loginova, also known by her stage name Naoko, and Orlov were released after their third consecutive administrative detention.

Representatives of Ukraine and the United States met in Geneva on November 23 to discuss the American peace proposal. As reported on the website of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, “as a result of the negotiations, the parties prepared an updated and revised framework document for peace.” The statement said there had been “significant progress in agreeing positions and defining clear next steps.

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has declared the German investigative publication Correctiv an “undesirable” organization. The decision was published on the website of the Ministry of Justice, it writes itself. According to Russian law, Correctiv is prohibited from conducting any activities in Russia. Citizens of the country who contact the publication in Russia or abroad risk being persecuted by the authorities.

The Vilnius District Court sentenced 18-year-old Ukrainian citizen Daniil Bardadim, who was found guilty of setting fire to an IKEA store, to 3 years and 4 months in prison, Mediazona reports . According to the prosecution, he acted on instructions from the Russian special services. As stated, Bardami and his accomplice, also a citizen of Ukraine, were promised €10 thousand and a BMW 530 car for a series of sabotage in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. However, they never received the reward.

The Russian Ministry of Education and Science has decided on the content of the social and humanitarian core of higher education - it will include three compulsory disciplines for all students - “History of Russia”, “Fundamentals of Russian Statehood” and “Philosophy”, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Konstantin Mogilevsky told RIA Novosti. He noted that this decision was made after consultations with the professional community.

The candidate of the ruling Union of Independent Social Democrats, Sinisa Karan, wins the presidential elections in the Republika Srpska (as part of Bosnia and Herzegovina). Previously, former President Milorad Dodik was stripped of his post and suspended from political activity for six years. Karan, who is considered an ally of Dodik, receives 51% of the vote, while his closest rival, the opposition Serbian Democratic Party candidate Branko Blanusa, receives 49%.

Chinese exporters are raising prices for goods for the Russian military-industrial complex, taking advantage of the Kremlin’s dependence on their supplies under Western sanctions. This is stated in a new study by the Institute for Developing Economies of the Bank of Finland, which is cited by the Financial Times. According to the study, prices for goods subject to export controls shipped from China to Russia increased by an average of 87% from 2021 to 2024.

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday called on the European Union to take a “balanced approach” to digital regulation in order to reach a deal to reduce steel tariffs, AFP reported .

American citizens whose relatives were killed, injured or taken hostage during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, filed a lawsuit in US federal court against the founder of the Binance crypto exchange Changpeng Zhao and the company itself, the Financial Times reports . The billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump is accused of facilitating the transfer of millions of dollars to Hamas after the attack.