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OPEC+ postponed the increase in oil production for a month, which led to a rise in Brent and WTI prices by more than $1. The market is awaiting the US elections and the Fed's interest rate meeting.

On Monday, oil prices rose by more than $1 after OPEC+ decided to postpone its production increase for a month. This happened as the market prepared for events such as the US presidential election and an important meeting in China.

Writes UNN with reference to Reuters.

Brent rose in price by $1.39 to $74.49 per barrel, while US WTI rose by $1.41 to $70.90 per barrel. On Sunday, OPEC+ announced that it would extend its production cuts by 2.2 million barrels per day for another month in December. Previously, they planned to increase production by 180 thousand barrels per day from December, but postponed it due to low prices and weak demand.

ING analysts noted that although the one-month postponement does not change the situation much, it may indicate OPEC+'s willingness to support prices.

Last week, Brent and WTI oil prices declined due to high US production, but on Friday they rose slightly due to reports of a possible Iranian strike on Israel. Some analysts doubt whether this growth will continue, as previous rises due to similar news quickly faded.

It is expected that prices will remain at the current level, although they may encounter resistance around $78.50. This week, markets are also looking ahead to the US presidential election and the Federal Reserve meeting, where interest rates may be cut.

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Last week, oil prices rose by more than $1 per barrel after reports that Iran was preparing a retaliatory strike against Israel.

The North Korean Foreign Ministry called Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban a “role model.” This reaction was prompted by his criticism of the EU and statements about the defense of Hungary's sovereignty.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK has issued a statement calling the head of the Hungarian government a “role model.” This was reported by the Hungarian edition of Nepszava, according to UNN.

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It is noted that in this way, North Korean diplomacy reacted to the speech of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in which he criticized the European Union and declared Hungary's “commitment to defending its sovereignty.”

Pyongyang said that by doing so, Hungary declared that it “will not tolerate pressure from Brussels and will not become a puppet state.

“Hungary is not afraid of threats from imperialism and will not tolerate being made a puppet state or subordinate to Brussels,” the North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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The three countries conducted joint air exercises involving a US B-1B strategic bomber over the waters off Jeju Island. The maneuvers were a response to the DPRK's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

The United States, Japan, and South Korea conducted joint air exercises involving a US B-1B strategic bomber. This was reported by Yonhap, according to UNN.

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It is noted that the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported that these maneuvers were a response to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea last week.

Trilateral exercises took place over the waters east of the South Korean island of Jeju.

During the exercise, allied fighters escorted a U.S. bomber in the area where South Korea and Japan's air defense systems intersect.

As part of the maneuvers, the bomber struck a conditional target, demonstrating its “impressive” capabilities.

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The DPRK fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on October 31. The launch came after the U.S. and South Korean defense ministers condemned the DPRK's deployment of troops in Russia.

The Israeli military conducted a ground operation in Syria, detaining a citizen, Ali Soleiman al-Assi. The detainee was linked to Iranian networks and had been under surveillance for months.

The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it had conducted a ground raid in Syria, detaining a Syrian citizen involved in Iranian networks. This was the first time in the current war that Israel announced that its troops were operating in Syria. This was reported by AP, according to UNN.

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It is noted that over the past year, Israel has carried out airstrikes in Syria several times, targeting members of Lebanese Hezbollah and officials from Iran, a close ally of both Hezbollah and Syria. But it has not previously made public information about ground operations in Syria.

The Israeli military said that the capture was part of a special operation “that has been carried out in recent months,” although it did not say when exactly it happened.

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The pro-government Syrian radio station Sham FM reported on Sunday that Israeli forces conducted a “kidnapping operation” over the summer, targeting a man in the south of the country.

The army identified the captured man as Ali Soleiman al-Assi, saying he lives in the southern Syrian region of Saida. The IDF says the man had been under military surveillance for months and was involved in Iranian initiatives aimed at the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights near the Syrian border.

According to preliminary data from the Moldovan Central Election Commission, opposition leader Alexandru Stoianoglo gained 52.03% of the vote in the second round of the presidential election. Incumbent President Maia Sandu received the support of 47.97% of voters.

On Sunday, November 3, Moldova held a second round of presidential elections. According to preliminary data, oppositionist Alexandru Stoianoglo is leading. This is reported by UNN with reference to the official website of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova.

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According to preliminary data, opposition leader Oleksandr Stoyanoglo is in the lead. He was supported by 52.03% of voters, or 540,577 people. The incumbent president , Maya Sandu, received 47.97% of the vote, or 498,408 voters.

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Moldovan police registered 191 violations during the second round of the presidential election as of 18:30. The most common violations were photographing ballots and campaigning.

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UK-based Focaldata conducted a massive MRP poll of 31,000 American voters. The results show a likely victory of Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in key states.

Focaldata, a British company, polled more than 31 ,000 voters across the United States over the past month for an innovative type of poll called “MRP.” The results were provided exclusively to POLITICO and, according to them, Kamala Harris is likely to win the U.S. presidential election, reports UNN.

Combining the MRP results with a large-scale online poll of swing states, Focaldata estimates that Harris is likely to take Michigan by a nearly 5-point margin, Nevada by about 2 points over Trump, and by small margins in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Focaldata research suggests Trump narrowly beat Harris in Georgia and North Carolina. Polling data and MRP modeling split on Arizona.

Harris's advantage is due in part to her strong appeal to older white women, a historically right-wing group. Trump has made gains among younger black and Hispanic men.

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MRP – which stands for “multilevel regression and post-stratification” – is a statistical model that social scientists use to estimate election results at the state level. It takes a huge national sample and then uses demographic data to estimate state-level results.

The method, dubbed “mega polling,” emerged in the UK in 2017, correctly predicting that Prime Minister Theresa May would lose her majority in Parliament, while most polls suggested she would win by a landslide.

Taiwan has completely stopped supplying machine tools to Russia and increased fines for sanctions violations by 15 times. Exporters are required to specify the final recipient to prevent shipments via third countries.

Taiwan has strengthened sanctions against russia by completely halting machine tool supplies and increasing fines for violating the ban, UNN reports citing Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs.

The country's economy ministry said it increased the fine for the first violation of sanctions against moscow by 15 times, to 31.3 thousand dollars. Exporters are now required to specify the final recipient to ensure that the machines do not enter russia via third countries.

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Taiwan's Ministry of Defense reportedthat it had detected 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighter jets and bombers, moving south of the island.

Five teenagers were detained for desecrating the poster “Motherland is calling” near the humanitarian aid collection point. They and their parents were brought to administrative responsibility.

Five teenagers were detained in Mordovia, a subject of the Russian Federation, for urinating on a poster "Motherland is calling," UNN reports citing the Astra Telegram channel.

A photo of the young men relieving themselves at the humanitarian aid collection point "We do not abandon our own" was published in Saransk public media in October. On November 1, the head of the Safe Internet League, Katerina Mizulina, reported that the teenagers were brought to administrative responsibility under the article on hooliganism, and their parents were brought to administrative responsibility under the article on failure to fulfill parental responsibilities.

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At the end of October, trash streamer Golubka (real name: Vera Egorenkova) was detained in Oryol. A case was opened against her under Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (desecration of symbols of military glory) for spitting on the image of the Motherland monument, which she posted on her stream.

Bolem Buchibu, who worked on Ratatouille and Lilo and Stitch, was convicted of child sexual abuse. The designer organized the crimes in the Philippines and pleaded guilty in court.

Bolem Buchibu, a famous graphic designer at Disney and Pixar studios, will be imprisoned for 25 years for rape, sexual abuse of minors, human trafficking and many other crimes. UNN collected all the information about the case.

Bolem Buchiba , the creator of the beloved cartoons Superfamily, Ratatouille, and Lilo and Stitch, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his rather “track record” of rape, sexual abuse of minors, human trafficking, systematic viewing of child pornography, and torture.

Buhalem is a renowned animator who has made a significant contribution to many popular projects at Disney and Pixar studios. His most notable works include animation in the films The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, and The Incredibles.

He was also one of the lead animators on Lilo and Stitch and Ratatouille, and contributed to scenes for DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon.

The investigation against the “star” graphic designer began when the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation noticed suspicious money transfers.

Since Tuesday last week, 59-year-old Buchibu has been in prison in Paris. Investigators found that between 2012 and 2021, he paid Filipino women to rape and sexually abuse Filipino girls aged 5 to 10.

It also emerged that on at least one occasion he masturbated to a 2-year-old girl, in front of a live webcam. On the other side of the screen, Buchibu gave her orders that he himself described as “horrible and disgusting.

In 2014, he was convicted of sexually abusing his 9-year-old stepdaughter. His name was added to the Fijian sex offender registry.

During the interrogation, the defendant spontaneously pleaded guilty to “all charges” against him and emphasized the “advantages of prison” in the process of his redemption.

“For three years I haven't masturbated thinking about a child,” Buchibu said .

On Thursday evening, he was sentenced to twenty-five years in prison. He will serve two-thirds of his sentence for complicity in the rape and sexual assault of several hundred Filipino girls.

After more than six hours of deliberation, the jury found Bolem Buchiba guilty of complicity in the rape and sexual abuse of minors as a repeat offender.

He was also found guilty of complicity in aggravated human trafficking involving minors and systematic viewing of child pornography on the Internet.

The court upheld the aggravating circumstance of torture and barbarism, which the prosecutor's office had brought forward in relation to complicity in rape, sexual violence and human trafficking.

The Paris court also handed down a twenty-year suspended sentence, an obligation to pay compensation to civil parties, and a permanent ban on working with minors.

In court, Bolem Buchibu confessed: “Pedophilia is in me”.

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In Cherkasy, a prosecutor was detained on suspicion of pedophilia.

The Democratic Party is preparing a rapid response strategy in social media and the media in case Trump declares victory again before all the votes are counted. The plan calls for an active media campaign with calls for patience.

Democrats are preparing to respond quickly to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience during the vote count if Donald Trump tries to prematurely declare his election victory again, as he did in 2020. This was reported by Reuters, UNN.

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This week, Republican candidate Donald Trump told reporters that he expects to declare victory on Election Day, although election experts warn that the final results may take several days to be known, especially if recounts are needed in some key regions.

Usually, the winners of elections in the United States are announced by the mainstream media, which analyze the results of the vote count provided by the election commissions. While candidates sometimes declare victory before the official announcement, it is considered unusual to do so before the outcome is even apparent.

We are, unfortunately, ready if he does that, and if we know that he is actually manipulating the press and trying to manipulate the consensus of the American people… we are ready to respond

– Harris said in an interview with ABC.

She did not disclose any details about these preparations, but six representatives of the Democratic Party and the Harris campaign said that the initial opposition to any claims of early victory by Trump would be in the court of public opinion. They plan to actively use social media and television broadcasts, insisting that all votes be counted before the results are officially announced.

“As soon as he (Donald Trump – ed.) falsely declares victory, we are ready to go on television and tell the truth, and to connect a wide network of people who can use their influence to fight back,” a senior official of the Democratic National Committee said in an interview.

During a conference call with reporters on Friday, a senior Harris campaign official said they “fully expect” Trump to falsely declare victory on Tuesday night, before all the votes are counted.

“He did it before it all failed. If he does it again, it will fail,” the official said.

Trump's campaign told Reuters that the Republican candidate will fight for all the votes until the polls close, but did not give a direct answer to the question of whether Trump plans to declare victory again before the results are announced.

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In 2020, Trump proclaimed himself the winner early in the morning the day after the election, three days before the first TV channels announced the official results. In the end, he was defeated by his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. Trump has not yet recognized the election results and continues to falsely claim that his victory was stolen through large-scale fraud.

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Democratic candidate Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump in a new poll of likely voters in Iowa, a state where Trump previously held a significant lead in the 2016 and 2020 elections.