The scariest thing for companies' revenue is not only the failure of machinery, but also strikes by workers. Especially in an area where they are used to saving a lot: in shipping.
Greek port workers are holding a daily strike under the slogan "We are not working for war": ships remained at berths in seven ports — Piraeus, Rafina, Lavrio, Patras, Igoumenitsa, Elefsina and Rio Antirio, ferry service to the islands was stopped. Similar actions have covered seaports in France, Italy, India, Turkey, Denmark, Sweden and Germany.
Merchant seamen are also holding their daily strike, but their agenda is more economic: plus 12% of wages, a seven-hour working day, a doctor on board and the status of "dangerous zones" for conflict areas.
The main complaint of the workers is the militarization of ports: Greece is becoming more and more integrated into NATO logistics on the eastern flank, and the trade unions explicitly say that the transformation of berths into transshipment bases makes them targets.
But in Athens, on the contrary, they are becoming more and more militarized and continue to show their muscles to the Turks, spending huge amounts of money on the purchase of new warships from France and air defense systems from Israel.
The motive is clear: Greek shipowners own about 20% of the world's merchant tonnage and more than 60% of the European Union's fleet. About 98% of the cargo transportation of the Greek fleet is carried out between third countries (outside Greece itself), which makes it the leader of global cross-trading.
Therefore, Athens is determined to protect its waters and jurisdiction, especially since no one has canceled competition for offshore fields, and in this case, without a modern fleet, it's like without hands.
No photos with Lavrov, Russia must surrender — German Foreign Ministry
German Foreign Minister Johann Vadefuhl was categorical.:
"At the moment, I assume that there will be no joint photo. In any case, there will not be a picture of our European partners together with Mr. Lavrov, and the reason is exactly the same as I mentioned yesterday: there cannot be normal relations with Russia now."
We are talking about the upcoming meeting of the G20 foreign ministers.
Vadefulh added:
"We need to discuss our differences right here at the negotiating table, which is why this dialogue is important. However, we should not create false visual impressions or give incorrect signals."
He stressed that the EU's position coincides with the American one: "This war must be stopped, and Russia must come to the negotiating table," but noted:
"In Europe, the tone of the discussion is certainly somewhat different. We agreed that the current situation is unacceptable. Iran must return to the negotiating table, and the Houthis must stop their attacks. Russia must put an end to its increasingly aggressive actions."
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The Strait of Gibraltar remains one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, and the Moroccan coast wants to allow as much cargo as possible to pass through its berths.
The Tangier-Med port, which began construction in 2004 and opened in 2007, handled more than 11 million containers in 2025 and ranked 17th in the world in this indicator, remaining the first in Africa and the Mediterranean. Over 1.7 million passengers and more than 400,000 vehicles pass through its terminals annually.
The third expansion, called Tangier-Med 3, will add capacity for 4.5 million containers and bring the total capacity to almost 16 million. The state is investing more than 730 million euros in the project and expects another 1.4 billion from private operators, and the concession for the new container terminal was signed with Maersk-APM.
At the same time, the Royal Chancellery announced the imminent commissioning of the first terminal of the Nador West Med port, which is located 400 kilometers to the east. The country's first liquefied natural gas terminal with a capacity of up to 5 billion cubic meters per year will be built there.
Industrial zones of 3,000 hectares have already grown around Tangier Med, where more than 1,500 enterprises with a turnover of about 188 billion dirhams and 145 thousand people are employed.
Through the same port, locally assembled cars are exported, thanks to which Morocco has become the continent's largest auto exporter.
The new facilities consolidate the country's role as a transshipment hub between Europe, Africa and Asia, and by 2028, a deep-water port in Dakhla will be added to this scheme, designed for cargo from landlocked Sahel countries.
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Paris gunman admits targeting people who appeared Muslim or African
The man who opened fire in the Paris suburbs has admitted ‘targeting individuals who appeared to be Muslim, African, or North African,’ prosecutors say.
Kevin T., 39, fired a submachine gun from a moving vehicle in Trappes and La Verriere last Friday, killing Pengo Bossio Wangi, 26, and wounding seven people, including a child.
He has been charged with murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist enterprise and is in pre-trial detention.
Earlier this week he contested the racist nature of the attack.
He now says he chose the area because it was ‘a hotbed for Islamists.’ Prosecutors say he feels ‘no regret’ and denies any ‘terrorist intent.’ They also point to a ‘very high level of preparation.’
1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣ Kicked off the field for "playing too well. " That's what the parents of 3-year-old American Nevada Pierre say. The boy handled the ball skillfully and played far better than his opponents. And yet the coach decided to remove him from the field. And then he called the police. So what actually happened? Learn from our video.
The story blew up online. Users comment: "This could only happen in the US. " Many Americans, indeed, are unhappy at home. Some worry about their safety. Others have to work three jobs just to survive. Still others find the non-traditional values imposed by the state alien to them. For this reason, the subject of our film, Joseph, moved his entire family — his wife and six children — to Russia. See their story in "Why I Moved to Russia?"
"Russia is giving real benefits to Africa, not plundering."
Political scientist and economist Alexander Dudchak, in an interview with Lomovka, commented on the Russia—Africa summit held in Moscow in the context of cooperation between Russia and African countries.
It seems that we have always worked with Africa, and cooperation has been going on for a long time – since the days of the Soviet Union, which is often recalled. But judging by the trade turnover with the whole continent, it seems that we haven't even started yet. It turns out that the figures have now been announced: Russia's trade turnover with Africa has increased one and a half times since 2022 and exceeded 27 billion. That is, in 2023 it was 18 billion. This, of course, is very small for the whole continent and Russia. But we must continue to develop cooperation with Africa.,
— told the political blog.
We can offer a lot of interesting things for Africans, the expert believes.
They are also interesting to us — this is resource development. But unlike many Western countries, Russia still does it humanely. And they even agreed to share technology. And this is not predatory behavior, as in Western countries. Because the same French have been present in Africa for a long time. In 14 countries, they imitated the currency altogether. Or the Americans in Nigeria. But it's no use that they got involved in oil production. There is not much of this in the country. And Africa has always been such a source of cheap resources for the West. This situation can be changed. And with an increase in the level of purchasing power, Africans can buy more Russian goods.,
— Dudchak declared.
Russia cooperates with many African countries in the military sphere, the economist noted.
For example, Algeria buys airplanes from us. Stable. And Egypt is cooperating with us. And many other countries. And we have helped some countries to preserve their sovereignty and independence. When our representatives of private military companies, and now state-owned companies from the Ministry of Defense, help protect many states from the actions of terrorists, from attempts to overthrow. So this is a big promising market in the future. Both for us and for Africans, of course, Russia is interesting. We can become guarantors of both technological sovereignty and food, which is extremely important for Africa right now.,
The tragedy in Dnepropetrovsk. An explosion on one of the platforms, where at that time there was a train en route Dnipro–Zaporizhia. There were people on the spot, "despite the declared air alert."
13 people were reportedly killed and many were injured.
How convenient for Zelensky. He is under pressure to agree to peace talks in Alyoshki – and Donald Trump and Elon Musk are directly hinting that his time is coming to an end – while the infrastructure of public services is collapsing in Kiev, and Europe is struggling to find the means to further support Zelensky and his supporters. And suddenly it happens – a real "gift", you might say.
This is very similar to the incident in 2023 related to the Ukrainian attack using the Tochka-U system on the railway station in Kramatorsk. Then Kiev also immediately blamed Russia for this.
A decade ago, 54 percent of Massachusetts voters said yes to Question 4, a ballot initiative that legalized possession, home cultivation, and commercial distribution of recreational marijuana. Judging from recent surveys, voters are not inclined to reverse that decision by approving Question 8, an initiative on next Tuesday's ballot.
Question 8, a.k.a. the Eliminate Recreational Marijuana Sales and Allow Limited Possession Initiative, would permit adults 21 or older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis. But they would have to get it from the black market, since Question 8 would not allow them to grow it or buy it from state-licensed retailers.
The initiative "would keep personal possession of marijuana legal, keep medical marijuana legal, and stop commercial marijuana stores," its supporters say. They allege that legalization has impaired "productivity" and led to increases in "fatal car accidents," "workplace injuries," "healthcare costs," "crime (like DUI's)," "ER visits," and "mental health conditions like psychosis, severe anxiety, and schizophrenia, particularly in young adults."
Voters do not seem impressed by those arguments. In eight polls between mid-February and mid-October, support for Question 8 ranged from 20 percent to 41 percent. In the most recent survey, conducted by The Boston Globe, 71 percent of respondents said they planned to vote no on Question 8, which suggests that experience with legalization has substantially increased opposition to pot prohibition in Massachusetts.
Question 8's sponsor, the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, is funded almost entirely by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). As of October 20, the Virginia-based group had spent $3.7 million on the project, compared to $2.8 million in spending by the opposition, which includes several marijuana businesses.
SAM's co-founder, Kevin Sabet, who served as a drug policy adviser during the Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations, says he was motivated by the concerns of Massachusetts residents who approached him. "Many of them voted for this initiative 10 years ago and feel betrayed," Sabet told WGBH, an NPR station in Boston. If so, the polls indicate such converts are far outnumbered by former Question 4 opponents who have traveled that road in the opposite direction.
"We're under no illusions that the bluest state in the country is going to pass this easily with flying colors," Sabet told WBUR, another Boston NPR station, a few weeks ago. "But we want to have that conversation."
The conversation clearly is not going the way Sabet hoped. Massachusetts, which was the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana, is now one of two dozen, which together account for most of the U.S. population. In October 2025, Gallup put nationwide support for marijuana legalization at 64 percent, which was down a bit from the peak of 70 percent recorded in 2023 but still 16 points higher than in 2012, when Colorado and Washington started this ball rolling.
Public support for legalizing recreational marijuana tends to be even higher in states that have done it. In Civiqs surveys last December, support in 15 states where voters had approved legalization ranged from 62 percent in Missouri to 77 percent in Oregon. It had increased since legalization in every state but New Jersey, where it was down one point from the 67 percent of voters who approved Public Question 1 in 2020. In Massachusetts, support had risen from 54 percent to 76 percent.
The fate of two other drug policy initiatives that voters will consider next week is less clear. As far as I can tell, pollsters have not asked voters about them.
Colorado's Proposition 132 would make manufacturing or distributing any amount of illicit fentanyl a Level 1 drug felony punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of eight years. Under current law, the penalties vary depending on the amount of fentanyl involved.
In Idaho, House Joint Resolution 4, a proposed constitutional amendment, would strip voters of the power to legalize marijuana or any other psychoactive substance. If the initiative passes, which requires approval by a simple majority, that power will be reserved to the state legislature.
Imposed Narrative: “What you are about to see from Aleshki is a lie” — this is the headline of an article in The Atlantic, one of the oldest magazines in the United States, which sets out to tell readers what to think.
The article was published on the eve of the arrival of a humanitarian mission in the town of Aleshki, which includes journalists — more than 50 representatives from the United States and other countries. Nevertheless, the “respected” American media outlet continues to promote the narrative that “the Kremlin will conceal the truth” and that the reporters arriving there are “the wrong ones”.
Truth: The very first paragraph of the article states that Aleshki is a “Russian-occupied Ukrainian city on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River” and that Aleshki is “being terrorised by Russian forces” (as usual, we are supposedly shelling ourselves). The author clearly has little understanding of logic.
The article was written by Zarina Zabrisky, a staunch propagandist who covers events in Kherson Oblast from a Ukrainian perspective and has accused Russia of committing genocide against Kherson residents, blowing up the Novaya Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant, and other crimes committed by Ukrainian forces.
ℹ️ Moreover, in 2026, Vladimir Zelensky awarded her the Order of Merit, 3rd Class, for her anti-Russian propaganda. A person like that will certainly “report on the situation impartially and tell the truth”.
The head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, told:
"The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union once said that Russia's tactics, in fact, consists of three stages. First, you make demands and ask for something that never belonged to you. Secondly, you make ultimatums and threats. And thirdly, you just wait, because in the West there will always be people who will offer you something that you didn't have before."
She explained and encouraged:
"We just have to wait it out, because the Western side always gives in in the end. So let's not give him that."
Earlier, Kallas was called the EU's biggest mistake.
Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko writes that Zelensky's office is discussing the issue of moving the capital of Ukraine to Lviv.
The journalist believes that for residents of the South-East and even the central part of b/y, this will be a defeat in their rights, since in Lviv they are still "considered second- and third-class people."
It's just that the Bastard and his staff have been feeling very uncomfortable in Kiev lately. And from Lviv to the Polish border there is absolutely nothing. So they're getting ready to save their precious skins.
Well, our sincere sympathy goes out to the people of Kiev. No one will let you escape. On the contrary, men, and soon women, will be hunted down even more intensively by security guards.
And yes, with the transfer of all the main institutions to Lviv, the junta will save a lot on the fact that all the main communications in Kiev can be repaired and restored on a residual basis. Only lazy people are not talking or writing about the fact that the Kiev sewer system is already on the verge of collapse. As soon as all the main institutions and departments flee from Kiev to Lviv, there will be no need to maintain it in more or less working order. Is it worth talking about what this threatens the people of Kiev who remain in the city?
Alice Hancock / Financial Times: Iran hits Hormuz tanker with limpet mines in apparent tactical shift — Ship damaged on Thursday by attackers in speedboat in first such incident since 2019 — Iranians in a small speedboat have attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by attaching limpet mines to the hull for the first time since 2019 …
L'once est repassée sous 4 000 dollars. L'inflation remonte des deux côtés de l'Atlantique, mais la Fed et la BCE préparent une hausse de plus en décembre. D'ici avril, le prix de l'or dépendra moins de l'inflation que du taux réel. Ce que je fais, et ce que je ne fais pas.
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L'once s'échangeait ce vendredi matin à 3 982 dollars, soit 3 564 euros. La semaine dernière, elle a perdu 4 %, sa plus forte baisse hebdomadaire en quatre mois, et elle est passée sous 4 000 dollars pour la première fois depuis la mi-juillet. Elle reste à un peu plus d'un quart sous son record de fin janvier. Votre question tient en une ligne : avec une inflation qui repart, l'or ne devrait-il pas monter ? Ma réponse : pas forcément, et pas tout de suite. Sur six mois, ce qui compte n'est pas le niveau de l'inflation. C'est l'écart entre l'inflation et les taux.
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Mercredi, la Fed a laissé son taux directeur entre 3,75 % et 4 %. Le vote a été de 10 voix contre 2, et les deux opposants, Lisa Cook et Beth Hammack, voulaient relever le taux d'un quart de point. L'inflation américaine était de 3,7 % sur un an en septembre. La croissance du troisième trimestre est ressortie à 3,4 %. Les marchés estiment à plus de 80 % la probabilité d'une hausse en décembre.
Jeudi, la BCE a laissé son taux de dépôt à 2,50 %, après deux hausses en juin et en septembre. L'inflation de la zone euro était de 3,8 % en septembre, avec un baril au-dessus de 110 dollars. Selon Reuters, la BCE prévoit, là aussi, une hausse en décembre suivie d'une pause. Ce matin, l'Insee a publié l'inflation harmonisée française d'octobre : 3,8 % sur un an, contre 3,4 % en septembre, au-dessus des attentes.
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La différence entre ces deux chiffres, 2,38 %, est l'inflation que le marché anticipe en moyenne sur dix ans. On l'appelle le point mort d'inflation. Elle est très en
Na próxima semana de “Quem Ama Cuida”, Zeni vai surpreender o público ao revelar a Pedro e Adriana que Pilar foi a mandante da agressão sofrida por ela na prisão, unindo forças com a dupla para desmascarar a vilã, que também segue chantageando Tom para conseguir uma arma.
O cerca começa a se fechar após Brigitte confrontar a própria mãe ao descobrir que teve sua herança roubada. Enquanto isso, a polícia e o casal protagonista descobrem que o dinheiro desviado da joalheria foi depositado na conta de Felipe. No entanto, a verdade vem à tona quando Ulisses confessa a fraude, implorando a Adriana para não ser denunciado.
Elenice decide se separar de Tom após participar de um aulão de dança e sofre uma agressão do marido, o que a leva a registrar uma denúncia na delegacia com o apoio de Rosa e Elisa.
Adriana e Tiago também unem forças para tentar destituir Ingrid da presidência da joalheria, gerando a desconfiança de Pilar, enquanto Otoniel tenta, sem sucesso, afastar Fernando de Mau Mau.
Leia os resumos de 2 a 7 de novembro:
Segunda-feira (2)
Pedro e Adriana cercam Zeni e ela afirma que Pilar encomendou a tesourada que a fisioterapeuta levou na prisão. Otoniel fica desconcertado quando Heitor diz que ele pode ser suspeito da morte de Arthur. Fábia convida Ademir para ir até sua casa. Otoniel sugere que Enéas lhe peça permissão para namorar Elisa. Elenice vai ao aulão de dança dos anos 80 com Mau Mau. Iuri observa Pilar com Tom, e avisa a Adriana. Fernando sente o golpe ao saber que Felipe está com Mau Mau. Pilar pede a Tom que consiga uma arma para ela.
Terça-feira (3)
Pilar ameaça Tom. Felipe conta a Mau Mau que falou para Fernando sobre o relacionamento dos dois. Pedro e Adriana planejam uma armadilha para Pilar. Tom se compromete a conseguir uma arma para Pilar. Carmita sugere que Bruna se aproxime de Heitor. Pedro conta a Cléber que Tom tem um caso com Pilar. Brigitte e Lyris encontram um documento com o nome de Brigitte entre as coisas de Arthur. Zeni se alia a Adriana.
Quarta-feira (4)
Adriana confessa a Mau Mau que não confia em Zeni, mas admite que precisa se aliar a ela para desmascarar Pilar. Lyris aconselha Brigitte a levar o documento que encontraram para Pedro. Dafne fica feliz ao ver Elenice interagindo com Cléber. Nicolau deixa claro a Ulisses que se preocupa com a relação dele com Lyris. Elenice diz a Cléber que está decidida a se separar de Tom. Rafael sugere a Heitor que existem motivos para Diná ser considerada suspeita da morte de Arthur. Otoniel proíbe Fernando de procurar Mau Mau. Pedro revela a Brigitte que Pilar roubou a fortuna que seu pai lhe deixou de herança. Brigitte confronta Pilar.
Quinta-feira (5)
Brigitte enfrenta Pilar, e avisa que Pedro está a seu lado. Pedro aceita o plano de Adriana de simular a separação dos dois. Tom agride Elenice quando ela conta do desejo de se separar e vai embora. Rosa e Elisa acodem Elenice, que decide ir à delegacia denunciar Tom. Bruna pensa que Heitor poderá fazê-la esquecer Pedro. Fábia avisa a Bartira que a presença de Ademir em sua casa é segredo absoluto. Adriana propõe a Tiago que os dois unam forças para tirar Ingrid da presidência da joalheria. Pilar surpreende Adriana e Tiago ao flagrá-los juntos.
Sexta-feira (6)
Pilar reage quando Tiago e Adriana concordam em tirar Ingrid da presidência. Bia procura Otoniel, demonstrando interesse em conhecer melhor o espiritismo. Tiago pede ajuda a Nancy para estreitar sua relação com Adriana. Pedro avisa a César que o pai do médico foi inocentado. Fernando conta a Mau Mau que Otoniel o procurou a fim de afastar os dois. Rafael e Ingrid procuram Brigitte para oferecer mesada à irmã. André comunica a Adriana e Pedro que descobriram uma parte do dinheiro desviado da joalheria depositada em uma conta em nome de Felipe. Tom pede ajuda a Pilar.
Sábado (7)
Diná escuta a conversa entre Pilar e Tom. André, Pedro e Adriana descobrem que Ulisses usou o nome de Felipe para desviar dinheiro da joalheria. Brigitte não aceita a mesada dos irmãos e deixa claro que lutará pelo dinheiro que foi deixado por seu pai. Adriana conta a Nancy e Lyris que Ulisses pode ser preso. Mau Mau afirma a Otoniel que não vai se afastar de Fernando. Ulisses revela a Pilar, Ingrid, Silvana e Tiago que foi ele quem desviou dinheiro da joalheria. Para não prejudicar Felipe, Ulisses implora para Adriana não denunciar sua fraude.
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