South Ossetia recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic

There were no designated military objectives near the Qatari diplomatic mission, the ministry noted

According to Ivan Pavlov, there is still silence on television

According to him, rioters harmed ten government buildings, 48 fire trucks, 42 buses and ambulances, as well as 24 apartments

Dmitry Suslov highlighted media reports about a potential meeting in Paris involving Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries and head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund

Wang Yi confirmed that Beijing will continue to work on eliminating tariffs on South African goods

Maria Zakharova called on international organizations to provide an impartial assessment of the terrorist assault carried out by the Ukrainian military against civilians in Russia’s regions

During the operations, a large quantity of weapons, ammunition, grenades, and Molotov cocktails were seized from the hiding places of the pogromists, the agency said

It is reported that the Russian forces keep the initiative and advance in the whole front despite colossal aid to Kiev from the West

The authors note that Greenland is a democracy and wishes to continue cooperation with both the United States and Western countries

It’s been said a thousand times: Russia won’t accept any European or NATO troops in Ukraine, Medvedev wrote on X in English.

The ministry noted that specialists from the unmanned systems troops have reduced the reconnaissance-to-strike cycle to a minimum

The United States is required to ensure humane and dignified treatment of Russian citizens and not create obstacles to their speedy return to their homeland

According to the Russian foreign minister, NATO member states try convincing the world community that they are preparing not for war, but for some kind of just peace in Ukraine, seeking "some kind of role in the settlement"

The Sunday Telegraph points out that "a more extreme option could be to evict the US military from its bases in Europe, denying it a key staging post for operations in the Middle East and elsewhere"

Doomsday Planes were designed as national airborne operations centres that could be used by the senior military leaders in case of a nuclear war or other very serious conflict

European leadership circles are considering retaliatory measures, including closing US military bases or banning the purchase of US Treasury bonds

Four drones were shot down over the Belgorod Region and another three over the Kursk Region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

Several police officers were injured in the chase which lasted for some five minutes

According to head of the parliamentary Committee for Educational Affairs Sergey Babak, the average number of male students over the age of 25, which stood at about 30,000 before 2022, rose sharply to 250,000 by September 1, 2025

Chris Wright also stressed that the US nuclear arsenal has to be meaningfully better than all of its foes in the world

The Belarusian leader also called for caution amid the events in the Bolivarian Republic

The prominent writer and historian, who was exiled to GULAG camp, was born on December 11, 1918

In her final days, she dedicated her time to visiting children in the Kazakh city of Uralsk, where she was laid to rest

The demonstrators gathered near Central Park in Manhattan, then marched down Fifth Avenue, where the Trump Tower skyscraper, owned by the US leader, is located

Russian Foreign Minister stressed that Russia has decided to switch to rubles in payments for its gas in order to stop "the shameless robbery" by the West

The American leader noted that this operation “destroyed the entire Carter administration"

The ongoing Russia-US talks are aimed at finding a long-term solution to end the Ukraine conflict, the Russian foreign minister noted

This is Vladimir Putin’s second visit to North Korea in nearly 24 years

Starting at 6:00 p.m. Moscow time (3:00 p.m. GMT) on January 10, Aeroflot plans to operate flights to and from Sheremetyevo Airport as scheduled, excluding flight cancellations for Saturday

An artillery battalion commander with the callsign Kulak said that battlegroup members particularly targeted engineering and special equipment used by the Ukrainian army to strengthen fortifications

On-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 33 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles between 9 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (6 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. GMT)

The battlegroup East continued to advance deep into enemy defenses

Theodore Postol also vehemently rejected suggestions that the Oreshnik system represents previous outdated developments of Moscow

The work of law enforcement agencies in the country is aimed at preventing such threats

It also said that US troops were also involved in the operation

"The authorities confidently control public order," Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov added

Russia's air defense group in Syria includes a radio engineering battalion, a battery of Pantsir-S units and the S-400 air defense missile systems

Between January 3 and 9, Iranian authorities reported the deaths of more than 10 security personnel, including the Esfarayen city prosecutor

The Russian President emphasized that this path provides an opportunity and basis for serious work with practically all countries without exception

According to Alexey Overchuk, the Asia-Pacific region is currently the world's main market and is a priority for Russia

The elimination of encircled enemy groups on the eastern bank of the Oskol River and in Dimitrov continues

According to him, "the whole illusion has shattered in the past four days"

According to Zakharova, the Russian side is urgently addressing issues related to the return of its freed citizens to their homeland

"The snowfall closes the top five for the entire period of meteorological observations," a source in the country’s Hydrometeorological Center said

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 24th

According to official reports, the vessel was carrying 53 people

For the second time since December 19, 2025, the US military is launching airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria in retaliation for the killing of two National Guard soldiers and a translator, the presenter said on air

Masoud Pezeshkian extended condolences to the families of civilians who lost their lives and cautioned young people against involvement in terrorism

Havana also reiterated its right to import fuel from willing markets, free from interference or unilateral coercive measures imposed by the US, Cuba’s Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said

According to the economist, the Russian economy and budget system have already adapted to the severing of old ties

This is how Kirill Dmitriev commented on Kaja Kallas's statement about the Russian strike with the Oreshnik missile

According to the post, Butyagin has been unable to properly prepare his defense because some of the case materials have not yet been translated from Ukrainian

Yan Xuetong further explained that EU member states are "considering the possibility of deploying troops in East Asia, yet they are unable to guarantee their own security"

Cleanup operations continue around the clock, as snowfall persists at a slightly reduced intensity

Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board at the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club, characterized EU sanctions as more than mere punitive measures

Units of Russia’s Battlegroup North hit the forces of two Ukrainian mechanized brigades and an assault regiment near Kondratovka, Miropolye, and Andreyevka in the Sumy Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Guy Mettan pointed out that ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former French President Francois Hollande had pretended to comply with the Minsk Agreements in order to cover up Ukraine’s rearmament and Kiev’s plans to take back control of Donetsk and Lugansk by force rather than through diplomacy

Donald Trump also expects Caracas to become its ally in the future

That is what he said in response to a previous media reports that more than 12,000 people were arrested in the UK for online comments

Internet access in Iran was restricted on the night of January 8, when rioters staged armed provocations across the country

This must be a statement by a person from the generation that has forgotten what World War II was like, noted Dmitry Peskov

Yury Ushakov said the plan is to discuss issues of further cooperation between Russia and Central Asian states in the six-lateral format in the trade, economic, financial, investment, industrial, logistics, energy, and other areas

The document presupposes the centralized operation of the Runet if it is disconnected from the global network infrastructure

The Sunday Telegraph reported earlier that the EU was working on sanctions against American companies over US President Donald Trump’s plans to acquire Greenland

According to Roscosmos there is nothing to threaten the security and comfort of the crew

US President Donald Trump announced Washington’s readiness to come to the "rescue" of Iranian protesters

Two of them are for Volvo, and the third is for Volvo Penta

The US President also made it clear that he has "no intention of pardoning" the other individuals

According to governor Yevgeny Balitsky, four deliberate attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces targeting populated areas were recorded in the past day

Vladimir Zelensky "straight up gave the White House the finger," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said

Iranian President asserted that the demonstrators are expressing their disagreement with the worsening economic situation, but they are not setting markets on fire or committing criminal acts

Trump has repeatedly stated the need for Greenland to join the United States

The company has 90 days after receiving the resignation notice to appoint a new depositary and at least 90 days to terminate the program if no successor is appointed

He further noted that the United States has no moral standing to criticize Cuba, as it often reduces human lives and international relations to mere commodities

According to the ministry, "the strike goals were achieved"

According to Mettan, today’s European leaders did not experience World War II and came of age only at the end of the Cold War

According to the television channel, over 20 fighter jets struck terrorist locations in Syria firing some 90 high-precision missiles at IS targets

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 25th

According to Kirill Dmitriev, the tunnel with a railroad and cargo link, will unlock joint resource exploration

The new road will provide round-the-year transport link to the Magadan region

The EU is facing an unprecedented crisis, the Slovakia’s prime minister declared

Their main task is to blur and distort the pragmatic approaches that formed the basis of Trump's peace plan, Rodion Miroshnik noted

"Such steps will inevitably affect the stability of the eurozone and the attractiveness of the EU jurisdiction for foreign investors, primarily from Asian and Middle Eastern countries," Maria Zakharova said

The proceeds from oil sales are sovereign property of the Venezuelan government held in custody in the United States, according to the document

The embassy emphasized that the war party in Brussels is seeking "to sell the uncontrolled increase in military spending and the militarization of economies to the population at the expense of socio-economic well-being"

Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov emphasized that these relations of strategic partnership will continue in all areas

US president has repeatedly stated the need for Greenland to join the United States

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of 670 aircraft, 283 helicopters, 108,406 drones, 645 missile systems, 27,057 tanks

"There are no ships, no submarines," a senior diplomat said

In the early 1990s, the MMM pyramid was one of the largest financial schemes in Russia

The range of the Oreshnik system is up to 5,500 kilometers

According to him, some people in Finland feel like the country is at war with Russia

The loan will be provided within a decade

In 2024, sulfur dioxide emissions dropped by almost 400,000 tons

The US president also mentioned Venezuela, saying that the country "now has the United States of America" to protect it

Alexander Stepanov emphasized that both Kiev and its Western allies are closely scrutinizing the consequences of the strike on the plant

Doctors performed surgery on her but the injuries proved fatal, regional Governor Alexander Gusev said

Donald Trump has not made a final decision, the New York Times daily reported