ESA to launch another six satellites of Galileo by means of Soyuz-ST rockets

The source said that attempts to recruit more pilots in Poland and other Eastern European countries were not particularly successful

The Aktau air traffic controller promptly performed all necessary measures for the aircraft’s landing

The foreign minister stressed that Russia was deceived "when they stated that NATO would not expand eastwards and when they emphasized their commitment to resolve [the conflict] based on the UN Charter"

The country’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar called the Houthi rebels "the centerpiece of Iran's axis of evil"

The Russian leader recalled that the US President spoke about Ukraine's unreadiness to join the alliance

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 245 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy howitzers in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Salome Zourabichvili also promised to announce her further plans on Monday

The foreign minister expressed confidence that "the new Syrian authorities will be able to determine in what concrete form, in what forms the Astana format can support the processes that have now begun in Syria"

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According to the Russian foreign minister, Paris proposed "to assist and facilitate dialogue on the Ukrainian issue"

Marochko added that the operation allowed Russian troops to "expand their zone of control" in the area

Aleksandr Dubinsky recalled the unsuccessful financing of Ukraine in the middle of the year

The rest of the passengers in the vehicle did not get injured

The Chinese People's Liberation Army will comprehensively strengthen military training to prevent a separatist plot by supporters of Taiwan independence and interference by outside forces, according to Spokesman Zhang Xiaogang

In recent months, the United States has provided Ukraine with hundreds of air defense missiles, and more are on the way, the White House’s press service released

According to Alexey Miller, Gazprom is the world leader in terms of gas reserves

According to the press service, Ilham Aliyev has ordered the relevant government agencies to investigate the causes of the crash and take urgent action

KazAeroNavigation’s flight director immediately notified all emergency services

A BMW driver ploughed his car into an outdoor Christmas market in downtown Magdeburg on Friday night

The cause of the damage is still unknown, with operators currently investigating it and conducting repair operations

It is also reported that the Eagle S "noticeably slowed down" presumably at the moment when the cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged

Russia is ready to welcome tourists from Latin American countries in every possible way, to show them Moscow and St. Petersburg, Lake Baikal, Kamchatka, Sochi, Suzdal, and Altai, the top Russian diplomat said

The 274-meter Cordelia Moon tanker, which suffered an equipment failure, was safely towed and anchored at the Ahirkapi anchorage

The Russian emergencies minister, Alexander Kurenkov, added, that weather anomalies are becoming more and more frequent

The BREST-300 fast neutron reactor is due to be launched in 2026-2027 and to go on stream in 2028

According to the Kazakh Transport Ministry, the plane belonged to Azerbaijan Airlines

The Cordelia Moon is 274 meters long and 50 meters wide

The defense ministry also noted that the experience of Turkey, which has an "exemplary army" and a powerful defense industry infrastructure, will significantly contribute to strengthening Syria’s security and defense capability

The Belarusian leader believes that Germany should restore relations with Russia for the sake of its own economy

The first Kiev-initiated conference on Ukraine was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 15-16

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

The document says that the goal of the payment is to ensure the representation of Russian staffers in the convention’s secretariat

Russia could use Oreshnik again if need be, but the country is seeking to end the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian president said

Damage also came from sweeping fires that were set off by strikes on oil tanks in both ports

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that those accords should first and foremost address the root causes of the Ukraine crisis

A presidential election campaign is starting in Belarus on January 1, with the election scheduled for January 26

"We will beat them to the bone until they understand, too," the minister said

Alexander Kurenkov noted that "this classification will enable the deployment of additional resources and personnel from federal executive authorities and state corporations, as well as provide necessary financial assistance to the affected entities from the Russian government’s reserve fund"

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The top diplomat stressed that it was not a demarche

The spacecraft, taking 75 mice and 1,500 drosophila flies, as well as plants and microorganisms to space, was initially planned to blast off on September 1, 2024

The EAEU comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

According to the head of state, the system's serial production has begun

The Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that "the goal of the enemy’s terrorist campaign on international shipping routes was to disrupt trade and economic cooperation"

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The bombs intended for killing high-placed Russian Defense Ministry officials were disguised as a power bank and a document folder, the FSB press office specified

The project's curator Vitaly Romanov noted that the bomb was defused, and no one was injured

Dmitry Peskov recalled that the day before during the informal summit of the CIS, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered deep condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

According to Maria Zakharova, this speaks of the fact that the West continues to do everything to escalate the conflict with Russia, not sparing effort or anyone in Ukraine

Opening the meeting, the Russian president invited participants to discuss pressing issues and outline plans for the future

Denmark plans to increase the number of personnel at the Joint Arctic Command in the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk

Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier that Washington had not contacted Moscow in order to discuss the possibility of a visit by Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg and communication with him

"The results of work over the year can already be assessed," the politician said

The launch vehicle blasted off at 10:45 am Moscow time (7:45 am GMT)

By the of the trading session, the MOEX index rose by 1.23%, while the RTS index rose by 1.63%

According to Al Watan, the Department of military operations in Damascus sent major reinforcements to the Homs Province in order to eliminate the remaining supporters of former president Bashar Assad

This is a record for the entire history of observations

According to the Houthi spokesman, the strike on US vessels was delivered with the use of "eight cruise missiles and 17 drones"

Harry Johannes van Wurden should be taken into custody for two months, until December 3

One of the detainees stated that he had moved to Ukraine, where he was recruited by Ukrainian special forces

Maulen Ashimbayev warned against premature conclusions concerning an external impact on the plane based on photographs, noting that certain forces were trying to derive dividends

Pumping also continues through the Sudzha station, where military activities are ongoing

The airline will assess the situation in the upcoming weeks and will decide whether the flights will resume depending on the assessment

The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty is expected to mark a significant step forward in the development of relations between Russia and Iran, which are growing rapidly

The authorities of Chechnya handed over 200 "Jihad mobile"

In addition, the European Union is strengthening protection of the bloc's undersea cables

The agenda comprises issues pertaining to support of regions, road and transportation networks and other topics

"We are open to any negotiations, provided they essentially discuss the core causes [behind the Ukraine crisis] and the key principles put forward by Russian President Vladimir Putin in June," the top diplomat said

Yury Ushakov noted that uncontrolled expansion of the association would break its backbone

Earlier, the Israel Defense Forces’ press office said that Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi regime on the west coast and in the interior regions of Yemen

The experiment that allowed testing the supercomputer prototype took place on December 19, the Moscow State University said

Kazakh Transport Minister Marat Karabayev noted that the information was also received that "after providing data on the weather in Makhachkala and Baku, the crew decided to fly to Aktau"

According to the IDF, Hamas has been using this tunnel as a shelter for a long time

According to the Russian President, an option of concluding contracts for delivery through third parties - Turkish, Hungarian, Slovak, Azerbaijani companies - is possible

The aircraft’s crew chief, Igor Kshnyakin, clocked more than 15,000 hours of flight time

Moscow selects targets for strikes on the territory of Ukraine, proceeding solely from threats to Russia, the foreign minister stressed

The presidents also talked about cooperation between the countries in a variety of areas, including economy

Andrey Marochko added that Russian servicemen have advanced east of Yampolovka, bringing the distance between that village and Russia’s frontline positions to less than 1.2 miles

"We have never stated that the incoming administration of [US President-elect Donald] Trump will necessarily give a start to negotiations on global security, on Ukraine," Sergey Lavrov noted

As a BRICS partner state, Thailand hopes to raise the level of relations with the group’s members in order to gain better opportunities for the development of its economy

29 people had been hospitalized

The official yuan exchange rate was lowered by 13 kopecks to 13.47 rubles

The President stressed that Moscow would move on in accordance with the plans it had outlined

In conditions of competing China, Europeans pay significantly more for US LNG than for Russian gas, the official noted

In 2014, the Donetsk airport was one of the hottest spots of the confrontation between Ukrainian forces and Donbass militias

The EEC stressed that the adoption of the document contributes to the development of the union's transit potential, an increase in the level of security of cross-border deliveries and an increase in trade turnover between the countries of the Eurasian Five

There is always something new at certain sections of the front, the head of state emphasized

The purpose of such restrictions is to maintain the balance of energy consumption taking into account the needs of industry

In some cases, the temporary stay term is being prolonged in accordance with the abovementioned federal law

It includes the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan and other states

The top Russian diplomat expressed disappointment that virtually none of the Western nations have joined Russia’s condemnation of these attacks, including the leaders of international organizations like the UN, OSCE, or UNESCO

These include an agreement on the single customs transit system, a decision on the entry into force of the free trade agreement with Iran, and an order on the functioning of the single services market within the EAEU

This is another example of a harmful impact of unlawful restrictive measures, the ministry said

"He was being treated for age-related medical conditions," the All-India Institute of Medical Studies informed

The ministry confirmed an earlier statement by the Kazakh authorities that the crash had killed 38 people

Moreover, Ukraine will have to reorganize the flows of gas on the domestic market and resolve respective issues with keeping pressure in the eastern and central parts of the gas transport system, experts added

Maria Zakharova noted that "under such a scenario, the Russian peacekeeping presence in the region will be jeopardized"

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained that he had arrived in the Yemeni capital to negotiate the release of UN staff and to assess the humanitarian situation in the country