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Former Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor intends to challenge the legality of searches conducted by police as part of an investigation into his ties to financier Jeffrey Epstein. According to The Telegraph, the searches were carried out at his home on the Sandringham estate and at his former residence, Royal Lodge, in Windsor. The warrants were issued by the Old Bailey at the request of Thames Valley Police. ❗️Former Prince Andrew was arrested on his 66th birthday on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Police are investigating reports that, while serving as Britain’s trade envoy, Andrew may have passed confidential information to Epstein. Amid the scandal involving the American financier, Britain’s King Charles III stripped his brother of all royal titles. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The United Kingdom is preparing to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, The Times reports. British Business and Trade Secretary Reynolds fears that Chinese cars are being sold in the country at artificially low prices. Earlier, the EU urged London to raise tariffs, threatening trade restrictions. According to the newspaper, the EU believes that the United Kingdom could become a “back door” for Chinese exports to Europe. At the same time, British authorities fear retaliatory measures by Beijing against Jaguar Land Rover, but believe that the consequences of being excluded from the European “Made in Europe” scheme would be more serious. Our channel: Node of Time EN

The United States withdrew all of its B-1 bombers from the British Fairford base following an alleged attempt to attack the facility, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing U.S. officials. According to the publication, around ten B-1s were stationed at the base and had been used to carry out strikes on Iran. Now all the aircraft have returned to bases in the United States. However, the Pentagon said that the bombers remain ready to carry out strikes from U.S. territory. ❗️On September 28, three vans were heading toward Fairford Air Base, which is used by the U.S. Air Force. One of the men in a vehicle called the emergency services, after which police detained five people. Residents of 85 homes were evacuated, and bomb disposal experts inspected the vans. No explosives were found in the vehicles—only gasoline. The next day, all five were released on bail, although the investigation is continuing. U.S. and British officials believe that Iran may be behind the possible operation. Our channel: Node of Time EN

Dear friends! It’s Sunday again. The first international flight was handled through the new South Sakhalin Airport. The terminal is equipped with 10 access modules of the automated Sapsan passenger control system. This enables passengers to pass through border control using biometrics and without contact with border service officers. The throughput capacity is up to 600 people per hour.   The first truck was assembled in Buryatia — vehicle No. 001 rolled off the production line at Baikalavtotrak. Baikalavtotrak is ready to produce trucks with four types of powertrains: diesel, diesel plus gas, gas, and electric motors. The project envisages the creation of a fully fledged truck-manufacturing industry in the republic.   The PMA-3 track lining, tamping, and leveling machine manufactured by Kalugaputmasch has entered trial operation at Andronovka station of the Moscow Railway. The machine is designed for comprehensive maintenance of railway track superstructures, including leveling and lining in alignment and profile, compacting ballast beneath the sleepers and at their ends, as well as stabilizing the track for rails of all types.   The ceremonial launching of the mine countermeasures vessel Semyon Afganov took place at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard. One of the key features of Project 12700 vessels is their hull, made of monolithic fiberglass composite using the vacuum infusion process. Such a hull has lower weight, increased corrosion resistance, and greater strength.   In Kaliningrad, construction of the road bridge pylons over the Pregolya River has been completed. The total volume of concrete amounted to more than 16,000 cubic meters. The bridge pier pylons are 60.5 meters high from the upper edge of the pile cap beam; vertical and horizontal floor structures required to accommodate lifting equipment and mechanisms were installed inside the structures.   Aquarius has unveiled a new ruggedized smartphone for communications and data collection. The device is intended for storage and production facilities, transport and logistics infrastructure, as well as special services operating at geographically remote sites. The smartphone is designed to operate at temperatures from −20 to +50 °C, withstands drops from heights of up to 1.2 m, and is protected against water and dust in accordance with IP68. GS Nanotech presented the first DDR5 products listed in the register, as well as domestic 2.5″ SATA III SSDs with 3D TLC NAND memory, at the Microelectronics exhibition. The product is manufactured in Russia on a domestic printed circuit board. The drive is intended for workstations and consumer electronics where reliability and stable performance under load are important.   Rosseti has completed the technological connection of the South Yakutian TPP to the Unified National Power Grid. A new combined-cycle thermal power plant has been integrated into the power system, creating all the conditions for feeding the output of the first development phase, amounting to 220 MW, into the grid. During the second development phase, another 110 MW steam turbine will be installed at the plant, bringing the total capacity of the South Yakutian TPP to 330 MW. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN

🇷🇺🧊 The Northern Sea Route sets a record In September, 133 voyages were made along the Northern Sea Route—a record figure, according to data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence. That is 46% more than in August and more than four times as many as in 2022. Almost half of the voyages were made by Russian-flagged vessels. However, interest in the Arctic route has long extended far beyond Russia. Chinese shipping companies use the Northern Sea Route for connections with Europe, South Korea is testing its own commercial route, and India is discussing with Moscow an expansion of shipments through the Russian Arctic. Companies from the UAE are also entering Arctic logistics. Against the backdrop of problems with shipping through the Red Sea and instability in the Middle East, the route is becoming particularly attractive to Asian and Middle Eastern shipping companies. Until recently, the Northern Sea Route was perceived primarily as a Russian Arctic project. Now China, South Korea, India and the UAE are represented here, and the number of voyages has reached a historic record. 💥 Our channel: Node of Time EN