F-18 fighters of the Swiss Air Force closely followed the Il-96 aircraft of the special flight detachment "Russia" heading from Moscow to Peru, an Interfax correspondent who was on board reports. On board are Russian journalists, as well as some members of the delegation who will accompany President Vladimir Putin to the APEC summit in Lima. Three planes, with the Swiss flag clearly visible, approached the Russian airliner and followed it for some time, changing places.

The court considered the recognition of the Levada Center as a foreign agent to be legal / M. Stulov / Vedomosti The Zamoskvoretsky District Court confirmed the inclusion of the Levada Center in the register of foreign agents. The organization demanded that its inclusion in the register, which occurred in early September, be declared illegal. Representatives of the Levada Center said that they would appeal the court's decision.

The UN General Assembly has approved for consideration a draft resolution on the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance and glorification of Nazism, proposed by Russia in co-authorship with representatives of 50 countries. The draft was supported by representatives of 131 states, 48 ​​abstained, and 3 – Ukraine, the United States and Paulo – voted against, Associated Press reports .

MTS to Stop Developing Retail Network / DENIS ABRAMOV / Vedomosti MTS quarterly revenues from mobile communications services in Russia fell for the first time. In Q3 2016, they decreased by 2.7% year-on-year to RUB 75.9 billion, according to the operator's financial statements. Revenues from the mobile business in Russia (including equipment sales) decreased by 1.2%. The operator's consolidated revenue also decreased by 1.3% to RUB 112.2 billion and OIBDA by 3% to RUB 43.2 billion.

Russia is developing advanced types of weapons based on new physical principles, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "Today, in the 21st century, to strengthen military potential, the world's leading countries are actively using the most modern technologies, the most modern scientific achievements, to develop weapons: lasers, hypersonics, robotics," he said at a meeting with the Armed Forces leadership in Sochi.

November 18, 2016, 16:53 / Politics Test: What do you know about relations between Russia and the USA? Check if you remember the joint history of the two countries Vedomosti

Eduard Vladimirovich Shirokov and Vladimir Nikolaevich Popov are on the list of suspects in the preparation of a coup d'etat and the assassination of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic on October 16, the newspaper Pobjeda claims. Agenzia Nova cites it. The newspaper Vijesti also reports this. The investigation is being conducted by Montenegro's special prosecutor Milivoje Katnic. According to investigators, the Russians are the organizers of the conspiracy.

The Ministry of Agriculture has submitted to the government a program to support the export of agricultural products, thanks to which it will receive the same importance as the export of industrial goods and the defense sector. As TASS reports , this was stated by Deputy Minister of Agriculture Yevgeny Gromyko. “Literally yesterday we reported to the government and presidential aide Andrei Belousov the final version of the subprogram to support the export of agricultural products,” he said.

Alexander Bastrykin "Beating a child, especially a minor, is always a greater evil than beating an adult." The Chairman of the Investigative Committee believes that the state's response should not be determined by whether the person is close to the child or a stranger. (Interfax) Stanislav Govorukhin "Rossiyanin - the word itself is disgusting.

November 18, 2016, 14:03 / Business / News The CEO of NTpharma was placed under house arrest in the case of embezzlement of Rusnano funds. undefined Vedomosti The Basmanny Court of Moscow today placed under house arrest for two months - until mid-January - the general director of NTpharma LLC, Evgeniy Sultanov, suspected of embezzlement of Rusnano property .

Apple has acknowledged a problem with the iPhone 6 Plus touchscreen, but said consumers will have to pay for the $149 repair, the company said on its website. Read also: Apple Pay gets Visa Users of the Phone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 have long complained about the so-called "touch disease." The fact is that the touch screen does not always respond to touch, and a flashing black or gray strip may appear at the top of the screen.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov / E. Razumny / Vedomosti It is unclear to what extent it will be possible to adhere to the budget parameters set for the entire three-year period, write economists from RANEPA and the Gaidar Institute in their review of the draft budget. The government may need money in 2017 for additional payments to public sector employees and pensioners, warns Vladimir Tikhomirov from BCS – next year is an election year, and people's lives are getting worse.

US President Barack Obama and the leaders of the European Union named the conditions for lifting sanctions against Russia, Reuters reports. The sanctions will remain in effect until the Minsk agreements are implemented, the White House said. Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Russia is only a guarantor of the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict and is not obliged to implement the Minsk agreements.

In turn, The Washington Post, citing a source, reports that Trump has offered the position of US Attorney General to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions. It is noted that Sessions is known for his tough position on the issue of migration.

November 18, 2016, 01:06 / Auto Autoholding "Maximum" began selling cars online It is difficult to impose additional services online that provide dealers with profits, experts warn Dmitry Gorshenin General Director of Maximum Vadim Arustamyan expects to sell online up to 50 cars per month / L. Vereshchagina St. Petersburg automobile holding Maximum is launching a full service for selling cars online. Investments in the Carmart project amounted to about $1 million, of which 40 million rubles.