At a meeting of the working group on combating illegal financial transactions in the North Caucasus Federal District, Yuri Chaika, the Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative to the North Caucasus Federal District, drew governors' attention to the risks of crimes associated with the misuse of budget funds. Specifically, the discussion focused on official misconduct, embezzlement, misuse, and failure to utilize funds.

The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, expressed his opinion regarding the UN's recognition of Israel's actions in Palestine as genocide. He stated that he was surprised by this decision, calling it the only correct one in a long time.

The leader of the Georgian opposition party "Droa!" and member of the "Coalition for Change" Elene Khoshtaria, who is in custody, announced that she does not intend to attend the court hearings on her case and refuses to defend herself.

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Azerbaijan on an official visit. A guard of honor was lined up in Fizuli International Airport in honor of the distinguished guest.

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, harshly criticized Alla Pugacheva's statements in a recent interview in which the singer spoke favorably of Dzhokhar Dudayev. Kadyrov called the singer an "enemy of the people" and accused her of disrespecting a tragic period in Chechen history.

The investigative bodies of Kabardino-Balkaria have opened a criminal case against a 17-year-old local resident suspected of aiding terrorist activity. Information about this is posted on the website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

Armenia has not yet confirmed its participation in the Intervision music festival in Moscow, but Azerbaijan has already refused. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

According to statistics from the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, 3.9 thousand serious and especially serious crimes were registered in Dagestan from January to August of this year, which is 21% more than the same figure for last year. Such crimes include those that are punishable by imprisonment for a term of 10 years, including murder, rape and terrorist acts.