The main news for this hour. In short: in the US elections, the Democrats increased their advantage. After the defeat in the US mid-term elections, the Republicans are looking for the "legal heir" of the party. The Moscow City Court upheld Larchek's sentence. The former owner of the Solikamsk magnesium plant has sought asylum in France. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore may become the new Secretary of State in place of Marco Rubio, the Washington Sun reports. Moldova will introduce sanctions against the leader of Transnistria after his visit to Moscow. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the gradual restoration of withdrawals for several cryptoassets starting November 5th. More news briefs can be found on our Max channel.