Latvia has come out on top in the world in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 per million inhabitants, according to a study conducted by Johns Hopkins University (USA).

The Russian team won the largest championship in the game Dota 2 for the first time. Before that, Russian cybersportsmen took only 5-6 places in the prestigious tournament.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that from November 1, Moscow will suspend the work of its mission to NATO.

If the European Union agrees to cooperation and adequate interaction with Gazprom, gas prices will go down rather quickly and stabilize within the range of 600-800 dollars, economist Alexei Korenev believes.

The Ukrainian party "Batkivshchyna" demands to declare a state of emergency in the energy sector due to the critical situation with gas reserves in the country and high tariffs for housing and communal services.

The second batch of military aid from the US government for the Ukrainian Armed Forces (AFU), stationed in Donbass, has arrived in Kiev and is preparing to be sent to military units.

Gazprom's exports abroad, according to preliminary data, increased by 13.1% over nine and a half months, to 152.2 billion cubic meters of gas, the company said.

By the end of 2022, it is planned to launch electronic passports in three regions of Russia.

Norwegian journalist Bjorn Dietlef Nystad expressed the opinion that Ukraine is in a state of disintegration, and its leadership is dependent on the United States and the European Union.

The Russian economy has now completed its recovery and GDP growth in 2021 is unlikely to be more than 4.2%, said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development.