451 applications have been submitted for the Eurovision 2026 National Selection, including 313 solo artists and 79 bands. The longlist of participants, which will include up to 15 performers, will be announced later, and the finalists will be selected by December 15.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has renamed the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications to the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. This is not the first time this ministry has been renamed.
Between October 16 and October 31, 2025, 6,801 Russian occupiers were killed in Ukraine.
The SBI reported suspicion to a former deputy of the Odesa City Council, head of the Southern District of the KRO RS, involved in the events of May 2, 2014. He is accused of anti-Ukrainian activities and calls for a referendum on Odesa's autonomy.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine recommended that citizens in Tanzania avoid mass gatherings and follow the recommendations of local authorities due to protests. In case of danger, Ukrainians should contact embassies or the MFA hotline.
In Jamaica, over 13,000 people remain in overcrowded shelters, 72% of the island remains without electricity, and only 35% of mobile networks are functioning.
On the weekend, November 1 and 2, warm weather is expected in Ukraine with a maximum temperature of up to +17 degrees Celsius. Dry conditions will prevail, but light rains are possible in Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Luhansk, and Donetsk regions.
The Russian authorities plan to create a so-called register of "white hackers" under the control of the FSB and with mandatory state registration.
On the night of October 31, explosions occurred at the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia. This is the largest oil refinery in northern Russia, and one of the five largest refineries by processing volume.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine has launched Basic Social Assistance, which can be applied for through the "Diia" application. Deputy head of the department Valeriia Koval explained that this is a new state program to support families in difficult life circumstances, which combines several types of payments into one.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved new rules for effective combating gambling addiction. Gambling organizers are obliged to identify and respond to risky player behavior.
The spokesman for Russian dictator Vladimir Putin hopes that US President Donald Trump "understood everything correctly. "
A study identified Florida, Minnesota, and Colorado among the top 10 US states for retirement living. The assessment was based on affordability, quality of life, and healthcare.
Poland will not lift the indefinite ban on imports of agricultural products from Ukraine, despite the new EU-Ukraine trade agreement. This ban applies to wheat, corn, rapeseed, sunflower seeds, flour, oilcake, and bran.
Moldovan and Ukrainian law enforcement officers detained a group of recruiters for a Russian private military company: they turned out to be citizens of Ukraine and Moldova who participated in hostilities on the side of the Russians.
After the rules for leaving Ukraine were relaxed, almost 100,000 men aged 18-22 crossed the border into Poland since the end of August. The number of Ukrainian men in Germany also increased to 1,400-1,800 per week by October.
According to Andriy Kovalenko, head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, China and the United States have decided to stop fighting each other and start earning together.
As a result of the Russian strike on Zaporizhzhia on October 30, two people have already died.
The Odesa Oblast TCC reported a group attack on servicemen and damage to their vehicle. Civilians used physical force, tear gas, and batons, the TCC stated.
As a result of Russian strikes on Zaporizhzhia on October 30, 17 people were injured, including a two-year-old girl. Rescuers recovered the body of a deceased man from under the rubble.
Hurricane Melissa is moving towards Bermuda, having claimed the lives of over 30 people in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. The storm hit Cuba as an extremely dangerous Category 3 hurricane.
On October 30, Russian occupiers attacked DTEK thermal power plants, seriously damaging equipment. This is already the third massive attack on the company's thermal power plants in October; in total, they have been shelled more than 210 times since the beginning of the invasion.
On the night of October 30, a number of Russian regions and occupied Crimea were subjected to a UAV attack. Reports indicate damage to railway infrastructure, a school, and an agricultural enterprise, as well as flight delays in Moscow.
US senators plan to summon the Russian ambassador to testify about the abduction of Ukrainian children. Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak called this an important stage in exposing Russia's crimes.
On the night of October 30, Russians attacked Dnipropetrovsk region with a missile and a UAV; there were no deaths or injuries. In Dnipro, a missile hit an enterprise, and in Synelnykove district, drones attacked infrastructure and private houses.
The truck was transporting rhesus macaques from Tulane University - several monkeys escaped. Local residents were warned about the animals' aggressiveness, and all but one of the monkeys were killed.
Statements by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the alleged encirclement of Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk and Pokrovsk are false. The Joint Forces Group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Center for Countering Disinformation of the National Security and Defense Council refute this information.
The Central Military Medical Commission is canceling illegal conclusions about unfitness for military service, issued in the Dnipropetrovsk region, at the initiative of the SBI. The first falsified decisions of the Military Medical Commission, made on the basis of forged medical documents, have already been annulled.
Russian occupiers installed their flag on a stele in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, which hung for only an hour. The situation in the city remains difficult, the enemy continues to bring in infantry.
Vladimir Putin stated that the nuclear propulsion system of the Burevestnik missile is 1000 times smaller than a submarine reactor while having comparable power. The missile's nuclear reactor launches in a matter of minutes or seconds.
