Soyuz-ST booster carrying European Gaia space telescope launched from Kourou

The CIS Foreign Ministers noted the crucial importance of immediately taking practical measures to prevent an arms race in outer space

The fund’s liquid assets totaled $44.45 bln as of October 1, or 1.6% of GDP projected for 2026, equivalent to $45 bln

Russia’s Reserve Fund will be fully spent by the end of 2016, says a World Bank report

According to Vladimir Saldo, the situation in the Kherson Region city of Alyoshki is not so critical

Main selling markets by 2030 will be China, Turkey, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Iran, Egypt, India, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan

About 40-45 ships per day cross the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait since July

The contract, signed in accordance with an intergovernmental agreement between Mali and Russia, is aimed at expanding Mali’s transport and logistics capacity

Kalashnikov noted that the rifle’s greatest strengths are its semi-automatic operation, compact design, light weight, as well as its high accuracy and precision

From 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moscow time Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 110 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Tula, Ryazan, Oryol, Lipetsk, Rostov, and Moscow Regions

Production and warehouse facilities sustained serious damage

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree noted that the attacks killed or wounded dozens of people, including commanders, and destroyed numerous pieces of military equipment

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,440 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

Irina Kravchenko said that there can be no justification for such actions

According to the Lithuanian Defense Minister Robertas Kaunas, the army will be stationed at the border for the next few weeks

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, October 7th

According to a review of the current price situation prepared by the Russian Economic Development Ministry, Russia’s annual inflation stood at 7.17% from September 29 through October 5

The agency stressed that the situation remains under its control

"Even here, within the framework of the OSCE's military-political direction, we have already had the opportunity to see that the Western participating states are not interested in a fact-based professional dialogue," Yulia Zhdanova said

Rospotrebnadzor has provided the WHO with information about the situation in the region

Acting head of the Russian Interior Ministry’s Main Directorate for Narcotics Control Kirill Smurov recalled that the law enforcement agency had witnessed targeted drug trafficking from Ukraine to Russia at the turn of 2020

The Russian foreign minister stressed that the organization takes into account the specific national interests of individual countries and has a "diplomatic culture of balancing those interests"

About seven in ten Russians believe that Russia has become stronger during Putin’s years in office

Haaretz cites sources from a new book on the incident as saying that about ten days before the attack, UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan called Benjamin Netanyahu to warn him that Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar was preparing a major attack on Israel

Over 1,500 companies and individuals have been blacklisted

"Whether it will be repaired or not will be decided either by some international agreement or by that side," ZNPP Director Yury Chernichuk said

The US president mentioned the Russian leader’s birthday

The bank's press service explained that Sberbank’s Indian branch will serve as a key element of the new arrangement

Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said that the visit had been aimed "to reaffirm unwavering support for Ukraine"

The foreign minister pointed in this regard to cooperation memorandums among the secretariats of integration organizations including the CIS, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Russia’s Battlegroup East inflicted more than 240 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy armored combat vehicle in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The official euro rate was increased by 29.74 kopecks to 96.3287 rubles

The US president admitted that he thought this conflict "would be the easiest one for me"

Ukrainian soldiers fired six missiles at the city

Yulia Zhdanova said Kiev has stepped up efforts to block Russian shipping in the Black and Azov Seas at the urging of its Western handlers

On October 4, the Russian Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being said the sanitary and epidemiological situation in Russia’s eastern Irkutsk Region was stable

The Togo-flagged Alfa Watan suffered severe damage before sinking

Members of parliament intend to present the relevant proposal to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Economy Minister Hiroshige Seko, Kyodo news agency reports

The EC noted that even awareness of economic damage to US companies themselves might not prevent Washington from taking such a step

The Russian foreign minister added that the talks covered in detail the situation in the Middle East

Liberal Democratic Party of Russia leader Leonid Slutsky emphasized that Brussels is using the same information warfare tactics it tested in Syria and Bucha

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio believes the collective West is at a crossroads

Russian troops struck the Kiev Cardboard and Paper Mill plant that served as a production and storage facility for FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles and their components

"Now may be a good time for a prudently hawkish bias in many countries’ monetary policy," Kristalina Georgieva said

According to the newspaper, the largest number of such inquiries comes from companies involved in oil and gas transportation

Russian gas supplies to Turkey via pipelines reached 12.1 bln cubic meters in January-August

The main thing is not to slow down or stop pushing Ukraine toward peace, Vladimir Konstantinov emphasized

The collection of the fee is planned to be delegated to airlines, which will include it in the ticket price at the time of booking

The company was fined for failing to comply with obligations established by Russian law governing the activities of foreign entities on the Internet

The plane’s captain and co-pilot were hospitalized with injuries, Saudi airport operator Cluster 2 said

"The conduct of organizations whose charters require them to act in people’s interests is a matter for their conscience," Vladimir Saldo said

No civilian casualties have been reported

According to Maria Zakharova, foreigners "should be aware of the risk and understand its source"

Emelianenko secured the majority of votes against his closest contender in the elections, Radmir Gabdullin, who had been at the helm of the Russian MMA Union since 2018

Vladimir Putin's first day on the Caspian coast will be devoted to protocol events related to the arrival of many distinguished guests

A Sudanese national was killed in the strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, while eight others were injured, including five Saudis, two Egyptians and one Pakistani

"This morning a Ukrainian drone attacked a passenger car near Rykovo of the Genichesk district," Vladimir Saldo said

The summit resulted in decisions aimed at "consistently developing and strengthening multifaceted cooperation within the bloc"

The US president also pointed out that Washington knew who was behind the threat that prompted the US to withdraw all its B-1 strategic bombers from the UK’s RAF Fairford

France’s Henri Kagan and Japan’s Kenso Soai have received the award

Sergey Georgiyev said that together with Alexander Kolotun they also planned to provide assistance to residents of frontline villages in winter

According to the report, the incident took place some 400 nautical miles east of Mogadishu

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 218 attacks were carried out in the occupied Palestinian territories

Interior Minister Martynas Katelynas called the deployment of the army a preventive measure

In 2023, gross consumption of dairy products gained 5% and the increase was 3% per capita, Artyom Belov noted

According to the Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention Department Director Maria Van Kerkhove, between 2019 and 2025, ten countries reported nearly 4,000 suspected human plague cases and 423 related deaths to the organization

DOFA-Tek Technical Director Vitaly Dobrovolsky noted that the interceptor can be launched from any rooftop or the ground

The attacks damaged three residential buildings, three infrastructure facilities, trucks and passenger cars

The joint Russian-Belarusian drills Union Resolve 2022 took place in Belarus on February 10-20

Ukraine’s total state and state-guaranteed debt stood at $215.55 bln, as of August 31

The Russian Investigative Committee's office for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol arrested the suspect and initiated a case under Article 276 of the Criminal Code (espionage), which carries up to 20 years in prison

The Russian president has public events scheduled, though details were not disclosed

In a telephone conversation, Putin and Lukashenko agreed to continue discussing bilateral cooperation and the international situation on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Turkmenistan

Russia’s General Scheme for the Development of Electric Power Facilities through 2042 envisages the commissioning of 6.7 GW of new hydropower generation capacity, comprising seven hydroelectric power plants and four pumped-storage power plants

The flamethrower system’s primary targets are temporary deployment sites, UAV control posts, and enemy troops concentrations

"The Strait of Hormuz is no longer a priority for Washington" after Iran, in the US assessment, "lost control over it," the TV channel said

According to the foreign minister, is not Russia's fault that the US side could not withstand the unprecedented and brazen pressure from Europe, which later proudly declared that it had ‘buried Anchorage’

Head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna negotiations on military security and arms control Yulia Zhdanova emphasized that the West primarily "needs experience in high-intensity combat"

Before giving a command, the system also analyzes the capabilities of a particular robotic vehicle for implementing the assigned mission

Last year saw a "solid breakthrough" in the exports of Russian agricultural technologies, Oksana Lut said

Sergey Lebedev noted that Turkmenistan played a leading role at the UN as a neutral state

"Such transparency is precisely what is needed for a gradual transition from case-by-case permits and restrictions to broader industrial applications of drones," Maxim Chizhov said

"Insofar as specifics are concerned, India is trying to be helpful, starting with the Black Sea, safety of the shipping issue, addressing immediate concerns of Russia and Ukraine on grain and energy exports, and non-attack possibilities," Randhir Jaiswal said

Trump said people around him had urged him to pursue legal action against them

The department noted that current inventories are 1% above the five-year average for this time of year

Oleg Stepanov said Ottawa should consider the legal, investment and reputational consequences "of such ‘lawmaking’"

The tanker's crew of 23 Indian nationals has been rescued

Information on a number of successful operations carried out by Soviet and Russian covert intelligence services has remained top-secret to date, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service chief says

The Russian Foreign Minister says he is "taking a philosophical view" of reports about NATO's "defensive" plan for its eastern flank

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei pointed out that consultations between Tehran and Muscat were successful, and the parties reached an agreement on the geographical coordinates of the safe corridors

According to Yulia Zhdanova, head of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, Western politicians continue to intensify their military rhetoric

A total of $17.55 mln is expected to be allocated to DOM.RF’s preferential leasing program next year

Artyom Ilyinsky said that the delivery of major volumes under non-Russian gas agreements is scheduled to begin only in 2028, creating a critical time gap that "will prevent Hungary from navigating the pivotal year of 2027 smoothly"

According to the TV channel, the Iranian army is constantly updating its database of enemy targets and has already identified numerous sites in the region, including military bases, that could be attacked by Iranian forces

The total number of victims of the escalation of the conflict in Gaza since October 2023 has increased to 74,030

Andrey Marochko said that Russian servicemen are advancing near liberated Golubkovo

Igor Korotchenko emphasized the importance of assessing the situation objectively

The Russian foreign minister recalled the "unprecedented number of terrorist attacks on civilian targets, including polling stations," carried out by the Kiev regime

The Bolshoi Ballet’s China tour runs from October 7 to 25, with performances in three cities - Beijing, Nanjing and Shanghai

Active military activities are currently underway in this area along a front approximately 8 kilometers wide, military expert Andrey Marochko told