At the moment, the world is on the verge of reshaping. Signs of this can be seen in the world-shaking events. Before the Russo-Ukrainian war, the war between the weakening empire - the United States and the newly emerging power - China had already begun in a sense.

In Russia, the shortage of drivers is increasing due to the strengthening of legislative requirements aimed at regulating the migration and taxi services industry. By the end of the year, 130,000 taxi drivers will be needed. A shortage of drivers is expected to cause taxi fares to rise by "tens of percent".

Secretary of the Russian Security Council Sergey Shoigu met with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang. It was reported that the meeting took place in a very confidential and friendly atmosphere.

The Russian government did not support State Duma deputy Vladislav Davankov's bill, which would have given schools and local governments the right to impose local bans on religious clothing. The Russian government drew attention to the lack of comments on the concepts of "religious dress", "clothing with religious attributes or religious symbols" in the legislation. It was noted that these amendments could "lead to unclear law enforcement practices."

Russian forces carried out airstrikes on a nursing home and energy sector in the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Thursday. As a result of the attacks, one person was killed and 12 people were injured. Zelensky announced that Russia had launched 90 guided bomb attacks in the past 24 hours.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov told the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov that it is important to follow the principle of non-interference in each other's internal affairs in order to strengthen mutual trust. Earlier, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation informed that an official explanation was requested from Uzbekistan regarding the beating of a student by a Russian language teacher at a school in Tashkent.

Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine's General Intelligence Service, confirmed information that North Korean troops are undergoing training in Russia to participate in the war against Ukraine. According to him, about 11,000 North Korean infantrymen are currently undergoing training in eastern Russia, and they will be ready for combat operations on November 1.

In the first six months of 2024, Russian courts decided to deport 85,800 migrants, which exceeded all figures in 2022. The amount of fines imposed by the courts on immigrants is also increasing. In the first six months of 2024, foreigners were fined 590 million rubles (more than 6.1 million dollars). This is almost equal to the entire year 2023.

In Chechnya, unknown persons attacked the convoy of the Russian Guard. The press service of Rosgvardiya reported that one soldier was killed and one serviceman was injured. The attackers are hiding.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that some units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which invaded the Kursk region, were surrounded and destroyed. In addition, he noted that the Russian army continues to advance along the entire front line in Ukraine. The Ukrainian side has not yet reacted to his statements.