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Pakistan wants SCO membership — foreign ministry spokesperson
At the moment the Shanghai Cooperation Organization includes six member countries: Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, China, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
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G7 foreign ministers set to call on all sides to exercise restraint in Middle East
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Israel will "most likely" respond to the recent Iranian attack
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Iran done with retaliation, calls for efforts to stop Israel from reckless steps — MFA
According to the minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in the event that Israel uses force against Tehran's interests, "the Islamic Republic of Iran will not hesitate to use its right to give an immediate and decisive response that will make them regret"
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Operational tactical group North HQ destroyed, DPR’s People’s Militia
The situation at the line of engagement in Donbass escalated on the morning of February 17.
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Dubai airport to return to normal operations within 24 hours — CEO
Earlier reports said that the airport suspended temporarily inbound flights due to strong rains, while departures from the air harbor continued
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Ukrainian president signs law tightening mobilization rules
According to Rada Deputy Speaker Alexander Korniyenko, some of the law’s provisions will take effect after its publication, while most of them will enter into force in a month
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New IMF estimate for Russian GDP in 2025 appears pessimistic — Economy Ministry
The IMF revised upward its forecast for Russian GDP growth to 3.2% in its next report on global economic prospects
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UN secretary general calls on international community to prevent escalation in Red Sea
Following the escalation of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis said they would strike Israeli territory and prevent ships affiliated with that country from passing through the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait until the operation in the Palestinian enclave ended
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Ukraine’s military loses positions near Avdeyevka, says DPR
Igor Kimakovsky said that Ukrainian forces suffered heavy casualties among personnel and military hardware, including Western equipment
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Over 1 mln Moscow residents vote online in mayoral election
More than 13% of the capital's residents have already participated in the online voting
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Press TV reports all of Iran's hypersonic missiles hit intended targets in Israel
The report did not specify which facilities in Israel had been attacked with hypersonic missiles
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US deploying missiles in Philippines to endanger global security — Russian envoy
Anatoly Antonov has urged the US "not to open Pandora's Box" and follow Russia’s suit "by taking all necessary steps to ensure global stability and predictability"
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Russian, Israeli security chiefs discuss current escalation in Middle East
On the evening of April 13, Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles toward Israel in response to what it called "repeated crimes" from Tel Aviv, including the attack on the consular office of the Iranian Embassy in Damascus ascribed to Israel
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IAEA welcomes transfer of all Zaporozhye NPP units to cold shutdown
Agency pointed out that its experts stationed at the ZNPP reported hearing the sounds of artillery fire on Saturday morning at near distance or further away
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West, Kiev indulge in nuclear blackmail by demanding control of ZNPP — Russian MFA
"Without noticing it themselves, they spoke the language of an ultimatum," Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova underlined
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Use of frozen Russian assets to be discussed at meeting of G7 foreign ministers — source
The issue has been facing legal complications of confiscation of frozen Russian assets so far
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Court arrests man accused of blowing up car of former SBU officer in Moscow
According to materials in the case, the accused man has a residence permit in Ukraine, where his wife lives, and Kyrgyz citizenship
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Investments in Subarctic region to be over $32.6 bln in next decade — governor
Murmansk authorities said earlier that the capacity of the port of Lavna under construction on the western coast of the Kola Bay is planned to be involved in transshipping export cargoes from Belarus
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China to act over possible US measures for alleged support of Russian defense sector
"China always opposes the illegal unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and will continue to take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises," Liu Pengyu said
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Ukrainian nationalists in Mariupol used maternity hospital as their base — Lavrov
Earlier, Russian delegation presented evidence at a session of the UN Security Council that the maternity hospital in question had long been seized by the Azov battalion and other radicals and all expectant mothers and all nurses had been driven out of it
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Macron denies death of French troops in Ukraine out of fear of protests — SVR head
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine
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Investigation into Crocus terrorist attack underway, traces lead to Ukraine — diplomat
Maria Zakharova noted the need to "wait for official information from the investigation"
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Ceasefire necessary for implementation of UN humanitarian resolution on Gaza — UN envoy
"The Israeli forces carry out strikes at humanitarian forces, block their access, slow down the cargo clearance," Vasily Nebenzya said
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Kremlin condemns 'illegal' seizure of villa from Russian businessman
Dmitry Peskov underscored that Moscow has already made its position clear on this matter
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IMF estimates Kiev needs for this year at $42 bln — Managing Director
"The support for Ukraine remains steady. It is firm," Kristalina Georgieva noted
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Press review: Ukraine, Israel vie for EU’s attention and Georgia passes controversial bill
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, April 18th
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US 'not forgetting' to help itself with aid to Ukraine — Kremlin
"In any case, whatever the modality of providing this aid, de facto it is about provoking Ukraine into further hostilities down to the last Ukrainian, putting guarantted money in the pockets of the US," Dmitry Peskov said
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Kiev lacks both troops and equipment near Chasov Yar in DPR, says retired general
Military commanders of Ukrainian army brigades "lack both personnel and the required amount of equipment" while Russian troops enjoy a considerable superiority, especially in artillery, Sergey Krivonos noted
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Russia’s advanced radar in Kaliningrad to monitor entire territory of Europe — source
The first Konteiner radar went on combat duty in the Volga area region of Mordovia on December 1, 2019
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Crimea, Donbass to forever remain within Russia, Slovak PM tells national parliament
Robert Fico believes Moscow will win in its confrontation with Kiev
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Ukraine fired at least 24 munitions at Belgorod Region over past day, governor says
According to Vyacheslav Gladkov, about five houses, a passenger car and an administrative building sustained damage
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Press review: US throws Russia New START curveball and Washington's aid balancing act
Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, April 17th
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Russia expects Armenia to clarify 'military, political accords' with US, EU — diplomat
Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow would not be surprised if it turned out that the US and the EU had imposed their plans on Yerevan
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Shoigu visits presentation of over 30 promising weapons, including robotic vehicles
The Russian defense minister has given his instructions to speed up the introduction of promising weapons that have been tested in the special military operation zone into service with the Russian Army
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Hainan accounts for two out of top three cities for wellness tourism in China
Haikou tops the list, followed by Chongqing in southwest China and Sanya is in third place
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Ukraine convicts 12th world chess champion for recognizing Donetsk, Lugansk republics
The two other State Duma members mentioned in the verdict alongside Karpov are Viktor Kazakov and Georgy Karlov
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Pipeline explodes in Kharkov Region
The exact location of the damaged pipeline or the causes of the incident is not reported
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Energy prices help US economy to develop better than Europe — IMF
It is reported that the US has benefited from more favorable conditions in terms of energy prices, something that has been quite a serious factor for Europe, not a positive factor for Europe
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MiG-31I fighters receive air refueling system
Another source said MiG-31I differs from previous MiG-K option by "different engines, avionics and missiles"
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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian command post, two S-300 missile launchers over day
Russian forces improved their frontline positions and repelled a Ukrainian army counterattack in the Donetsk area where the enemy lost roughly 590 troops over the past day, the ministry reported
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Krasnodar court orders suspect in slaying of mobilization official held until September 10
Sergey Denisenko is reportedly married with two dependent infants and two underage children, having no previous criminal record
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Throughput capacity of railroads to Subarctic ports to be 110 mln tons — governor
The area for the terminal to transship Belarusian potash fertilizers, where the capacity of the port of Lavna under construction and railroad approaches to it, have already been selected, Andrey Chibis noted
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Colombian president displays interest in country’s entry into BRICS
Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed Gustavo Petro’s initiative, "being committed to promotion of Colombia’s candidacy"
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Dubai Airport will be back to full operational capacity in 24 hours
Most airlines stopped canceling flights and were able to partially restore their regular flight schedule, the Chief Operating Officer noted
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North Korea rejects talks, summit with Japan — Kim Yo Jong
According to the official, Japan is trying to "question North Korea’s sovereignty using such wording as 'nuclear and rocket issues'"
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UK imposes sanctions against leading Iranian military figures — Foreign Office
Restrictions have been imposed on Sayyed Javad Musavi, commercial director of the Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG), which is responsible for the Iranian ballistics program
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EU leaders urge to adopt proposal on using incomes from frozen Russian assets for Ukraine
The EU, the US, Japan and Canada have frozen Russian assets worth a total amount of around $300 bln
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Over 40 nations want to join BRICS — Russian lawmaker
According to Grigory Karasin, many BRICS members share the opinion that the association should be in no hurry to adopt a strict charter, "seeing how counterproductively and even provocatively the European Union is acting"
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Ukraine struggles to garner support for Swiss conference — Russian Foreign Ministry
"There are increasingly fewer people willing to discuss this subject with Kiev’s envoys, let alone going there," Rodion Miroshnik stressed
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Senior Russian diplomat warns West against aggressive statements about Russia
Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that the West "is ignoring elementary and, as a matter of fact, absolutely obvious principles," such as the idea that a nuclear power "can never be defeated"
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Protesters give Georgian government one hour to revoke foreign agents bill
Earlier on Wednesday, Georgia’s parliament passed the foreign agents bill in the first reading
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Kazakhstan to sign new agreement with Russia on border checkpoints
The previous intergovernmental agreement dated December 23, 1998 on checkpoints through the Kazakh-Russian state border will cease to have effect on the effective date of the new document
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Water in Kurgan above dam, breaking records
More than 100 employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies are fencing the shores and filling the least reliable dam segments
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'Iron Dome' can't fully protect from UAV swarms — Chinese expert
According to Wei Dongxu, Tehran's firepower can cover most of the Middle East region, representing a fierce and precise long-range retaliatory means
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Iran to review nuclear doctrine in case of Israeli aggression — IRGC
Ahmad Haghtalab pointed out that the Iranian Army and other security forces protect Iranian nuclear facilities using the most advanced equipment, so "national nuclear centers are completely safe"
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Yerevan's refusal to delimit borders with Baku to escalate regional tensions — PM
Nikol Pashinyan pointed out that the demarcation process also involves risks, but they are manageable, after which "Armenia will become ten times stronger"
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Kiev continues to openly announce terrorist attacks on Russia — diplomat
Maria Zakharova also pointed to the fact that Ukraine's special services do not give up attempts to "massacre their former compatriots"
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Founder of neo-Nazi cell in Crimea flees to Georgia — source
According to the official, the investigation established that Mikhail Maurov planned to travel to Ukraine to join the ranks of a right-wing Ukrainian organization called the Freedom of Russia Legion
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Germany fails to present evidence in case of espionage suspects — Russian embassy
The Russian embassy has called attempts to probe into the alleged involvement of Russian special services in the development of rumored plans for attacks on military facilities in Germany "absurd and ridiculous"
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Gazprom CEO and Belarus’ Ambassador to Russia discussed Russian gas supplies — company
OJSC Gazprom Transgaz Belarus is a 100% subsidiary of PJSC Gazprom in the Republic of Belarus
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Majority of France opposes confrontation with Russia — expert
Laurent Briard believes that French President Emmanuel Macron crossed a line when he announced he was considering sending French troops to Ukraine
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Iran tells US about April 13 attack on Israel, it does not want escalation — top diplomat
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian added that prior to the attack, Tehran said that it would not target US military infrastructure in the Middle East "except in a situation where the United States wants to take military measures in support of Israel"
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Russian paratroopers seize Ukrainian stronghold on tanks, combat vehicles
Russian troops suffered no casualties, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
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Tokyo potentially joining US nuclear missions fraught with danger — Russian diplomat
Maria Zakharova also highlighted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent US visit, adding that "it was yet again accompanied by anti-Russian outbursts"
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Microsoft not yet blocking its cloud products in Russia
Softline expects to get an update on access to the US corporation’s products shortly
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Press review: Iran fires back at Israel and Russia, West spar over AI rulebook
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 15th
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MFA passes Federation Council appeal to West to condemn interference in Russian election
Alexander Lukashik stressed that the Russian Foreign Ministry translates these documents, if necessary, and uses diplomatic correspondence in unfriendly countries
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Nord Stream AG's refusal to pay compensation destroys Western insurance system — diplomat
"The West is not only taking state assets and private property, but also threatening to destroy the major civilian infrastructure facilities, which were built with investments and then miraculously blown up, and they have now threatened insurance," Maria Zakharova said
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Russian stock indices rising on Friday
The MOEX Russia Index edged up by 0.49% to 3,456.24 points, the RTS Index surged by 0.27% to 1,165.53 points
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Russian forces pummel Ukrainian army, equipment in 133 areas over past day
Russian troops took better frontline positions in the Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported
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EU plans to invest first profits from Russian assets in military aid to Kiev
"I think that the decision has been taken by the member-states - all 27 have agreed that we use the windfall profits following our proposal," Ursula von der Leyen said
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Real effective exchange rate of ruble up 0.8% in March — Central Bank
The real effective ruble rate edged down by 0.3% against the dollar and dropped by 0.8% against the euro
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Putin points to high risk of new epidemic outbreaks
The Russian president pointed out that Moscow’s "program of assistance to the African countries in sanitary and epidemiological well-being provides for the delivery of ten mobile high-containment biological laboratories"
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Agents in Ukrainian, Poland foil attempt to kill Zelensky, security officials in Kiev say
The agency said it and the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine informed their Polish counterparts about the alleged assassination attempt
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Putin may hold meeting of Council on Interethnic Relations on April 24 — Council’s member
The previous meeting of the Presidential Council on Interethnic Relations was held in May 2023
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Hainan Expo visitors show interest in food products from Russia
Anastasia Rastorgueva, General Director of Altan, noted that the manufacturer of the Uslada confectionery products has already received commercial orders during the preparation stage of the exhibition
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Russia-China military-technical cooperation not directed against other states — diplomat
Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing in the military-technical sphere contributes to enhancing security of Russia and China and "is not directed against third countries," Maria Zakharova stressed
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German MFA summons Russian ambassador after detention of espionage suspects — newspaper
Commenting on the men's arrest, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said: "Our security services have prevented possible explosions aimed at undermining our military assistance to Ukraine"
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Iran intends to bolster military cooperation with Russia — envoy to Moscow
Kazem Jalali noted that Iran had demonstrated its ability to ensure security and nudge the region toward a de-escalation
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Russia can join top three countries by lithium reserves — governor
Infrastructure is required to implement the investment project, both power transmission lines and the railroad, Andrey Chibis noted
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Crimea’s revenues rise to $1.12 bln over past ten years
Sergey Aksenov noted that the increase in budget revenues helped use a large amount of funds on the development of priority areas, including environmental protection, education, health care, and road construction
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Kiev claims over 160 children believed to 'have been taken to Russia' found in Germany
Russian Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova said that Ukraine and Western countries were doing everything in order to demonize Russia’s image
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Hungary’s top diplomat says will oppose any NATO move toward confrontation with Russia
Peter Szijjarto lamented that NATO allies had been demonstrating conflicting intentions, plans and proposals that may prompt them to "cross some lines that have until recently been regarded as red"
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Olympic flame lit in Ancient Olympia, kicking off 2024 Paris Summer Games journey
The traditional event of lighting the Olympic flame was attended by Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, President of the Greek National Olympic Committee Spyros Capralos and other officials
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Ukraine turns from sovereign country into Western protectorate, Hungarian PM says
Viktor Orban noted that there should be a buffer zone between NATO and Russia and Ukraine could serve as one
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Russian investigators start inquiry into financing of terrorism by US, NATO officials
Investigators have established that the funds that were received through commercial organizations, such as the oil and gas company Burisma Holdings operating in Ukraine, have been used to carry out terrorist acts in Russia and abroad
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HIV rate in Russia below 1%, expert says
Dmitry Kireyev noted that the rate of HIV-positive people was different across Russian regions, depending on the number of intravenous drug users
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Ukrainian president admits Russian troops’ advancement
Vladimir Zelensky asked his country’s supporters to provide "everything that helps to hold the frontline," including shells, military vehicles and drones
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Tajikistan sees no signs of drug smuggling from Afghanistan abating
"According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, opium poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan has decreased by 95%, yet opioids, such as heroin and opium, as well as Afghan-made methamphetamine, are still flowing into Tajikistan," the official said
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Russia, Iran maintain contacts on nuclear security - deputy foreign minister
Sergey Ryabkov said that "very soon, Russia and Iran will have new additional opportunities to discuss the situation in the Middle East in general, as well as details of what is going on there at this point"
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Russian MFA says Russia won’t invade Ukraine, blames US for ‘aggressive plans’
Maria Zakharova said it was "absurd" to say Russia nurtured any aggressive plans about Ukraine
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UN chief says UN headquarters not to be moved from New York
Russian officials have previously noted that the United States is abusing its obligations as a host country by denying visas to representatives or officials attending international events at UN sites
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Russia will not 'shake up' relations with Argentina due to its partnership with NATO — MFA
According to Sergey Ryabkov, Russia and Argentina maintain a good dialogue at various levels
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Ukrainian military reportedly uses HIMARS rocket launcher to attack Gorlovka
Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin also said that an explosive device had detonated in the Kievsky District of Donetsk, injuring a man born in 1964
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French, US, British nukes all interwoven — Russian diplomat
Maria Zakharova described France’s decision to place its aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, directly under NATO control as a symbolic move marking the end of "the era of an independent Paris in the international arena"
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North Korean leader arrives at public event in Aurus luxury car gifted by Putin
On April 10, the vehicle was also spotted when the North Korean leader visited Kim Jong Il Military and Political Academy
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Ukrainian drone attack damages four houses in Russia’s Voronezh
According to Governor Alexander Gusev, last night the air defenses on duty in the Voronezh Region detected and destroyed several air targets, including three weather probes
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Russian diplomat challenges France to stop arming Kiev amid Olympic truce talk
According to Maria Zakharova, in order for Moscow to take Macron’s initiative seriously, "practical steps" are needed
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Russian potato exports soaring in Q1 2024
The regulator also noted the increase in agricultural animals export by 2.2 times as of the end of the first quarter of 2024
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Court’s decision in Deripaska’s lawsuit against Western media comes into effect
The claimant's lawyer informed earlier that the court had sent the decision and all the necessary documents translated into English to the respondents
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