Ukrainian MP Serhiy Hryvko has introduced a bill to legalize esoteric services by creating a register of astrologers and other similar practitioners. If passed, the bill would make "esoteric education" an official industry and require "spiritual masters" to pay a fee to the state budget for registration.
Russia and China are discussing the construction of an underwater tunnel to the occupied Crimea. The possible project is related to Russia's concerns about the security of the bridge across the Kerch Strait. American experts note the high cost and difficulty of building such a project in a war zone.
More than 76,000 Ukrainians have received psychological assistance from primary care doctors in the year since the launch of the new package of medical services by the National Health Service of Ukraine.
On Black Friday, Amazon workers went on strike in several European countries, including Germany and the UK, demanding higher wages and better working conditions. The strikes are part of the "Make Amazon Pay" campaign, which aims to stop the company's operations during shopping.
Daniel Noboa has taken office as president of Ecuador, promising to tackle violence and unemployment with new reforms during his short 17-month term.
Police in Odesa region have arrested the head and 15 members of a call center that was cheating Ukrainians and foreigners out of their money. The fraudsters tricked victims into installing software that allowed them to access their bank accounts.
A resident of Buryatia bought a fake death certificate to avoid returning to the Russian army after a vacation, but was caught and sentenced to five years in a maximum security prison for desertion.
Ukraine begins collecting data for the evacuation of truck drivers stuck on the border with Poland under the blockade. Ukraine initiates the creation of a monitoring group on the border with Poland by the European Union to officially record the situation at the checkpoints.
A train carrying chemicals derailed in eastern Kentucky, USA, causing a hazardous substance spill and a fire. Officials have called for the evacuation of residents of the town near the train crash site due to the hazardous air conditions in the area.
The EU Border Guard Agency will send more than 50 officers and technical equipment to help Finland patrol the border with Russia amid an increase in the number of illegal migrants and Finland's closure of almost all border crossings with Russia.
In 2023, Ukraine received 496 shipments of humanitarian aid for the energy sector with a total weight of almost 6,000 tons. The aid from governments and companies from 34 countries included generators, transformers and other electrical equipment. Most of the equipment has already been distributed in the energy sector of Ukraine.
A woman and the police rescued an injured swan from a snowdrift in Shepetivka, Khmelnytsky region; the bird is now recovering under the supervision of an ornithologist.
Slovenia promises to provide up to €5 million in grants for the reconstruction of Ukraine's infrastructure, covering up to 50% of each project, with a focus on restoring services in all regions.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will hold a simplified tender for the purchase of 15,000 modular bulletproof vests, which will begin on November 29, 2023.
The Ministry of Health has unified medical examinations for admission to school and health facilities. A child can undergo all basic examinations at a family doctor.
A Council of Europe report warns of potential new conflicts in the former Yugoslavia as politicians glorify war criminals and parts of the region move away from seeking accountability for the wars of the 1990s. The report emphasizes serious concerns about the denial of past atrocities, which threatens peace and democratic progress in the region.
The IEA's Fatih Birol has warned that the upcoming COP28 conference in Dubai is crucial for the oil industry, emphasizing the need to reduce oil and gas dependence for a successful transition to clean energy and highlighting the inefficiency of carbon capture technology.
In the first year of using the special questionnaire, Lithuania identified 2041 Russian and Belarusian citizens who pose a threat to the country's national security. The questionnaire assesses attitudes toward the war in Ukraine among applicants for residence permits or national visas. Persons recognized as a threat to the national security of the country are banned from entering Lithuania.
Since April 2022, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine has organized 190 medical evacuations, transporting 4,019 Ukrainians to 30 countries to receive specialized medical care. The evacuations are free of charge and are coordinated with the European Commission and other partners.
Azerbaijan offered Armenia a meeting to continue negotiations on a peace treaty, and Armenia confirmed its readiness to "resume negotiations" with Azerbaijan.
Russian security forces have deported children from a boarding school in Kherson region, Ukraine, to Veronika's House in Penza, Russia, the National Resistance Headquarters reports. The children, some of whom have relatives in Ukraine, were moved without their consent under the supervision of Maria Lvova-Belova.
The White House provided Israel with information about the location of humanitarian and medical groups in Gaza to prevent strikes. Nevertheless, the IDF carried out operations against Hamas near the humanitarian aid sites, which led to the destruction of buildings and the blocking of fuel, among other things.
During the virtual G20 summit, Putin said that Russia is open to peace talks with Ukraine despite the ongoing war, but did not discuss the actions of the Russian army in the aggression against Ukraine.
The G7 Foreign Ministers condemn North Korea's recent missile launch and call for a strong global response, including action by the UN Security Council, and demand the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
A 46-year-old Ukrainian man who had been wandering in the Transcarpathian mountains for more than three days and was rescued by border guards died in hospital due to severe hypothermia and kidney failure.
The National Defense University has denied a widely circulated "letter" claiming that the institution had asked Porsche Ukraine to purchase an AUDI A8 as fake, which was confirmed by both the university itself and the findings of the StopFake project.
In Russia, 25 passengers were injured in a head-on collision between two trains in the Ulyanovsk region, with a total of 396 people on board, including 94 children. Despite emergency braking, the accident was unavoidable.
In the Kyiv region, a 43-year-old driver drove off the Kyiv-Vyshgorod highway into a ditch, and two passengers were hospitalized. The police urge drivers to be careful and follow traffic rules.
The EU has developed a long-term commitment plan for military support and security for Ukraine, including military training and defense industry development, which will be reviewed by EU ambassadors and state leaders.
Parliament passed a law that provides for a mechanism for evaluating learning outcomes for people who received education in the TOT.