South Ossetian parliament to put issue of accessing Russia to a referendum

Although ranks first in Africa in oil production, Nigeria often faces a shortage of fuel for sale and long queues at gas stations

"The two leaders also discussed the United States’ ongoing operations against the Houthis and emphasized that the Houthis will pay a severe price until they end their attacks on maritime traffic in the Red Sea," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

Ukraine’s hasty admission will trigger an influx of low-quality Ukrainian goods and services into Europe, will wreck the European labor market and will do irreparable harm to many European companies, Peter Szijjarto stressed

The diplomat was summoned over "recent attacks on the cities of Krivoy Rog and Sumy"

The Israeli prime minister was accompanied by Defense Minister Israel Katz, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, Head of Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor and division and brigade commanders

Senior Hamas official Husam Badran said that "political parties only operate in independent countries"

The former White House host spoke for about 30 minutes, refraining from mentioning the name of the current American leader Donald Trump

Sergey Naryshkin drew attention to the fact that Poland and the Baltic states "are characterized by a high level of aggressiveness"

Maria Zakharova stressed that "Russian forces have never carried out deliberate strikes on the civilian population, and they will never do that"

According to Javier Milei, Europe is currently incapable of claiming global leadership

In the early hours of April 16, St. Louis defeated Utah 6-1 on home ice, Minnesota edged Anaheim 3-2 in overtime at home

According to Robert Fico, Kaja Kallas' statement underscores the need for a debate on the essence of democracy within the European Union

Russia and China are mainly using national currencies when paying for energy resources and 90% of payments are made in rubles and the yuan, the diplomat said

According to Alexey Seredin, the embassy will employ three diplomats at the initial stages, who will focus on offering consular services to the more than 2,000 Russian nationals who are currently residing in the Dominican Republic

The figure became closer to the one indicated by Ukraine and totaling about $90 bln, the news agency said

According to Nikolay Azarov, 64% of Ukrainian protesters are draft-age men between the ages of 25 and 47, who may end up in the armed forces at home after participating in protest rallies in the United States

At the same time, he noted his distrust of Russian authorities and continued to demand security guarantees from the West

The Ukrainian troops are reluctant to surrender this location, which overlooks the entire agglomeration north of Konstantinovka, Igor Kimakovsky noted

According to Igor Kimakovsky, the enemy gathered up significant drone forces in the area for the counteroffensive attempt

Journalist Davide Malacaria drew a parallel to the 2020 Bucha provocation staged by the Kiev regime, when Western media blew that story up to discredit Russia, hindering talks in Istanbul

The battlegroup also destroyed 29 fixed-wing drones, 36 unmanned aircraft control points, and four Starlink satellite communication stations

The strike on the target eliminated more than 60 Ukrainian army personnel, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

Mutual recognition of certificates for organic foods was also broached

Colonel Herve Carres also pointed to "a noticeable decline in the morale of Ukrainian society"

Experts polled by Kommersant said that Russians prefer buying Chinese cars with a branched dealership chain

Andrey Kelin also saw a desire to respond to the dialogue established between Moscow and Washington in the European initiative

The Belarusian special service noted that "the collective West, including some of the most hostile NATO and EU countries, continues to exert a negative influence on Belarus and Russia, using the Ukrainian crisis as a means to destabilize the situation in the Union State"

The US vice president pointed out that in order to resolve the Ukrainian conflict, it is necessary to understand the strategic goals of both sides

According to Abu Ubayda, the radicals are "still trying to contact the militants responsible for the young man"

Sergey Lavrov expressed appreciation for the group's unity in supporting the legitimate rights and aspirations of the Palestinian people, particularly their right to self-determination and return to their native lands

The US plans to persuade more than 70 countries to ban Chinese companies from operating on their territories and supplying their goods through them, in return, the US is expected to promise them lower import duties, according to the Wall Street Journal

The US President thanked Haitham bin Tariq Al Said for hosting the first direct meeting between the United States and Iran

Hamas did not give an unequivocal answer whether it rejects the proposal

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted roughly 420 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed five enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day

BMD-4M can be airlifted and dropped on a parachute from Il-76MD-90A(E) aircraft

The sides will also discuss the situation in Gaza, where Israel is conducting a military operation

Thomas Countryman noted that the system "could be overwhelmed by the much cheaper option of simply building a lot more missiles"

The Bank of Russia and the economic bloc of the government want to achieve reduction of mortgage lending to improve the macroeconomic situation, including as regards inflation, the Russian leader stressed

On April 13, the Russian Armed Forces delivered a strike by two Iskander-M tactical missiles on a gathering place of the command staff of Ukraine’s Seversk operational-tactical group in the city of Sumy

According to the diplomat, there are time-tested awards in Russia that "resonate all over the world"

"It is obvious to everyone that the proclaimed ‘tipping point’ with regard to Russia has not just failed, but has led Germany into a dead end," Sergey Nechayev said

The encircled gunmen are unwilling to surrender because they came to Kursk "to hunt humans"

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director lauded the renewed dialogue between Russia and the United States

According to Andrey Belousov, solemn events involving military personnel will be held in 370 settlements

According to Al Masirah, the attacks targeted facilities on the island of Kamran in the Red Sea off Hodeida’s coast

The latest proposal demands all of Ukraine’s revenues from natural resources as repayment for aid worth some $120 billion that Washington has provided to Kiev

The EU needs to strive for progress in building its own defense capability and improving its competitiveness, Ursula von der Leyen said

A total of 109 unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down over the region, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Any final arrangement must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East, Steve Witkoff said

According to acting Kursk head Sergey Kotlyarov, over 20 cars were damaged

The Ukrainian state budget is currently deficient and will not be able to bear the burden of buying weapons, noted Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Anna Skorokhod

"The Ukrainian army regularly used civilians as human shields for military facilities in violation of international humanitarian law," the Russian embassy in the kingdom said

The ten-year treaty was to expire in February 2021, when Moscow and Washington agreed to extend it for a maximum period of five years, with Russia describing it as the gold standard of disarmament accords

Iskander Lutsko, the Dubai-based head of research and portfolio management at Istar Capital, noted a visible thaw in relations between Moscow and Washington, which, in his view, also played a role in making the Russian currency more attractive to investors

The artillery of Russia’s 30th Motor Rifle Regiment has cut off all the supply routes for the Ukrainian combat group in the village of Gornal, he said

According to the IDF, no one was hurt

Major-General Vladimir Popov argued that Ukrainian pilots have trouble with the multirole fighter jet because, among other things, they are not accustomed to the layout of the cockpit

"The ball is in China's court," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said

The NYT noted that the situation resulted in "strategic incoherence" of the US administration’s stance on the issue of China, with some officials declaring that the new tariffs were necessary to conclude a deal with Beijing, while others insist that Trump was trying to "create a self-sufficient American economy, no longer dependent on" China

According to the Israeli Defense Forces, Muhammad al-‘Ajlah was eliminated in a precise strike on the Shejaiya area

Gennady Gatilov stressed that some countries, seeking to secure their domination, attempt to distort the UN’s core, erode the system of international law, which enshrines the sovereign equality of countries

When asked whether EU leaders planned to visit Kiev on May 9, Kaja Kallas responded that she encouraged representatives from all EU countries "to visit Kiev and Ukraine as much as possible to show solidarity"

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt commented on the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff that took place in St. Petersburg on April 11

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The implementation of a nuclear power plant construction project in Indonesia will give a great impetus for development of its economy, education and technologies

Police are searching for a student who shot his classmate

According to preliminary data, no one was hurt

"According to many objective conditions, the political choice will be Washington, while the trade and economic choice will be the European Union," Andrey Kelin noted

This technology has already started to be deployed, and the effects are already being felt, Vladimir Saldo stressed

According to Zhang Hanhui, Russia and China need to settle the issue of mutual payments and are considering such options as an alternative to SWIFT

Significant LNG liquefaction capacity is poised to come online between the end of 2025 and 2029

According to Zhang Hanhui, as for the price of gas, the parties already have the first pipe, so it is easier for them to agree

According to Igor Kimakovsky, Russian forces are trying to even out the front line between Dimitrov and Dzerzhinsk

UNDP also notes that Africa is experiencing an acute shortage of digital capacity, with only 2% of the world's data centers located on the continent

"For more than a decade now, these two words have characterized most of the events, steps, and statements that we hear and see from the so-called collective West and all those who pledge loyalty to it," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman stressed

Army General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and first deputy defense minister, said on March 12 that around 430 Ukrainian soldiers had been captured in the Kursk Region

Such a settlement also concerns "the recognition and sovereignty of Russia’s current territorial borders"

Mikhail Ulyanov discussed with Rafael Grossi the upcoming contacts between IAEA and Iran

The latest meeting between Putin and Witkoff took place on April 11 and lasted more than four hours

More than 675 kilometers of roads and 26,000 hectares of land have been cleared of mines

"Washington should never have "given it to Panama," the president said

Zhang Hanhui stressed that China regards security as a fundamental principle of AI development, "emphasizing the priority of ethical norms and the need to keep AI under control"

Andrey Kelin also pointed to London's desire to prevent a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis

The document was submitted to parliament by the largest liberal opposition movement Progressive Slovakia

According to Dmitry Peskov, everything will depend on further orders from the Supreme Commander-in-Chief

The ships will take part in the PASSEX 2025 joint naval drills, the Russian embassy in that country said

"It's clearly a dynamic where there have to be more questions about the nature of who's really committed to peace and a ceasefire," Spokeswoman for the US Department of State Tammy Bruce said

"80 years ago, this is how the fascists forced those who were considered ‘second-class citizens’ to abandon their homeland, ethnicity, and faith," the diplomat stated

Russia is not participating

"We also very much hope that through our inter-parliamentary ties, taking into account the close relations between the parliaments of the two countries, distinguished senators and deputies will also motivate their Iranian colleagues during their contacts not to delay this process artificially," Andrey Rudenko said

Citing historical parallels, they stressed that good relations between Russia and the United States are achievable today, and noted the importance of the activity of social movements in the two countries for the preservation of a common history

The identities of the detainees were not disclosed

It is reported that the tunnels created a wide network covered by buildings

Countries that need deliveries of energy resources are present in the region and they have already expressed interest in buying gas from Iran, Kazem Jalali added

Russia’s military advance gave strong results, with almost all settlements taken at once, and the enemy’s personnel destroyed, Akhmat Special Forces Commander Lieutenant General Apty Alaudinov added