World last week: Russia recreates legendary 1941 parade

Russia recreates legendary parade on Red Square:On November 7, the Russian army held a military parade at Red Square in Moscow with the participation of thousands of soldiers and many tanks and military vehicles from World War II, to recreate the legendary parade of 1941. The parade on Red Square in 1941 was held to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution and also marked the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) of the people of the former Soviet Union, now the Russian Federation. In the photo: Re-enactment of the car carrying Marshal Semyon M. Budyonny, commander of the parade.

During the parade on November 7, 1941, soldiers from the Moscow Artillery School, the Mixed Regiment (366th Marine Infantry Brigade, Moscow Naval General Staff Detachment), the 332nd Rifle Division, the Independent Operations Division (ODON), the Moscow NKVD, the 2nd Rifle Militia Division, the Moscow Military District Military Commission Battalion, two cadet battalions and the Red Guard Veteran Battalion, along with 15 T-34 tanks, marched past the platform and headed straight to the front.

Midterm elections reveal divisions within the US:The US midterm elections began at 6am on November 6, 2018, with the Democrats expected to retake the House of Representatives. This is not only a referendum on President Trump, but also a test for the Democratic Party's brightest names to be the party's next presidential candidate. In the photo: Voters cast their ballots at the Sunueva Laundromat in Chicago, Illinois, on November 6.

After midnight on November 7, the voting results in the last states of the United States were announced with the victory of the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, while the Republican Party still holds the majority in the Senate. The 2018 midterm elections are considered a major victory for the Democratic Party. The party's control of the House of Representatives will prevent the Republicans from passing new laws, and at the same time allow Democratic congressmen the right to open investigations into a series of scandals of President Donald Trump. In the photo: Ms. Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democratic Party in the US House of Representatives, celebrates her victory after the midterm elections.

Air Pollution in India:On November 5, the air pollution index in New Delhi reached alarming levels, 35 times higher than the safe threshold. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smog kills more than a million Indians each year and the capital New Delhi has the most polluted air of any major city in the world. In the photo: Smog covers New Delhi, India on November 8.

Smog appears to be becoming an invisible mass killer in India as pollution levels rise to “severe” and “hazardous” levels in India’s most populous city. Pictured: Three women receive treatment for respiratory problems at a hospital in New Delhi.

US stops granting asylum to illegal border crossers:The US Department of Homeland Security announced a new rule on November 8, ending the policy of allowing immigrants to apply for political asylum at the border unless they enter through official ports of entry. Asylum seekers, many of whom come from unstable countries in Central America, will only be interviewed at border ports. Pictured: People from Central American countries on their way from Mexico to the US.

The law was signed into law by US President Donald Trump on November 9 and took effect on November 10. Accordingly, immigrants must present themselves at ports of entry to be eligible for asylum. The move is aimed at denying asylum requests from those who cross the Mexican border illegally, in an effort to stem the Central American migrant caravan. Under the new law, President Trump has the power to restrict the flow of illegal immigrants if this is related to the national interest. This is expected to reduce the burden on the US's overloaded immigration system, when there are still more than 700,000 asylum applications pending. In the photo: US troops erect barbed wire fences in Donna, Texas along the US-Mexico border.

Deadlock at Multilateral Peace Talks on Afghanistan:The peace talks on Afghanistan took place on November 9 in Moscow, Russia, with the participation of the Taliban delegation for the first time. Representatives of 12 countries participated in the peace dialogue this time. The dialogue on the Afghan peace process has not brought any breakthrough, as the Taliban reaffirmed its stance that it will only negotiate directly with the US on the future of Afghanistan, not the Afghan government. In the photo: Head of the Afghan delegation and Deputy Chairman of the High Peace Council, Hajji Din Mohammad (left), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and head of the Taliban's political council in Qatar, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai at the multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia, November 9, 2018.

DSuicide bombing causes heavy casualties in Somalia:On November 9, attackers detonated two bombs at the Sahafi Hotel, located opposite the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters. About 20 minutes later, a third explosion occurred on a busy street in the capital Mogadishu. The latest announcement on November 10 from the Mogadishu Police Department confirmed that the death toll is now 41 people and 106 others were injured. The scene of the bombing in Mogadishu.

Indonesia stops searching for victims of Lion Air crash:The Indonesian government has decided to end the search for victims of flight JT610 after two weeks of deploying forces at sea. "We have not found any more victims since yesterday afternoon, so I declare the end of the search and rescue operation. We apologize to the public, especially the families of the victims, if we have not satisfied them in the recent operation,"AFPquoted the director of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency Muhammad Syaugi. In the photo: Rescuers salvage the engine of the crashed Lion Air JT610 plane.