Islamic State militants use chemical weapons in Syria — Syria's UN envoy

The agency notes that Donald Trump’s allies believe current Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel is incapable of implementing necessary economic reforms

In case of further involvement of London and Paris in the Kiev regime’s war crimes, precisely these European countries will bear responsibility for the destructive consequences of the armed conflict and the escalation of tension, the Russian Foreign Ministry stressed

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According to the report, the Muwaffaq Salti base in Jordan and other US bases in Manama and Erbil were subjected to the most powerful attacks by missiles and drones of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Tour operators at present note higher interest in new routes on inland waterways, which are difficult for implementation in particular because of the low water level in Moscow and Oka rivers, Nikolay Patrushev noted

Russia’s production was planned at 9.574 mbd of oil in February considering all voluntary cuts

Andrey Kelin noted the strategic partnership between Moscow and Tehran

The IDF added that the Israeli Air Force struck air defense systems and infrastructure at the first air defense base in Tehran

The Pentagon chief declined to discuss further plans of his agency

Konstantin Basyuk said this is only a short-term, one-month permit for already loaded shipments, but experience shows that such "temporary solutions" often prove "very sustainable"

Nikolay Patrushev said the trend is now being observed to exclude waterways from the list because they are not used

Darkhan Akhmediyev, Deputy Minister of Defense for Digital Development, stated that Defense Tech IT Park "will become a platform for identifying and selecting promising technological projects, supporting developers from conception to prototyping, and preparing solutions for pilot implementation in the armed forces"

The report indicates that Iran remains unwilling to de-escalate the conflict until it receives concrete international assurances that aggression against the country will not resume

A total of 2,729 women and 1,190 minors, among them 41 children under two years old, have been injured

It amounted to 421.54 km above the Earth's surface

Hungarian Prime Minister state that Brussels does not want to know anything about the suspension of sanctions against Russian energy

According to the report, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan increased their exports to the EAEU by $9.8 bln (1.4-fold), including to Russia - by $9.5 bln

As Putin stressed, Russia "has the full right" to measures intended to ensure its security and sovereignty

The Russian Defense Ministry specified that no damage was caused to the facility

The Ukrainian military launched a missile strike on Bryansk on March 10

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Among the targets were "places of the deployment of American soldiers in the region"

According to sources, Israel and the United States would need to continue military operations for several months to potentially effect a change of government in Iran

"It is important, in the first instance, to ensure full transparency," the French president said

A building was damaged. Bomb squads are working in the area

According to Chris Wright, the US administration is "focused on results"

The US president did not exclude such a possibility nonetheless

Iran’s IRGC said the US vessel had left the Persian Gulf and was fleeing back to the United States

According to UAV crew chief of the 7th Separate Motorized Rifle Brigade of Battlegroup South, call sign "Casper," the flight duration depends on the type of mission and weather conditions

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq movement says the crew escaped

According to the report, last year marked the third consecutive year in which the United States supplied more LNG to Europe than any other country

The representatives for the movement say "suitable weapons" were used for the purpose

Among individuals, sanctions were imposed on Elena and Alexey Malitsky who are called co-owners of the Chinese company Shenzhen Blue Hat International Trade

There is yet no information about the extent of the damage and the victims

On March 12, the US Naval Forces Central Command reported that a fire broke out on board the USS Gerald R. Ford

Dmitry Peskov added that he "would like to avoid commenting on" the US leader’s remark

According to the sources, "the company’s top managers had a not quite polite conversation with the office members"

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Some European countries fear that the US and Israeli military operation against Iran could trigger a massive influx of migrants, testing the European Union's reformed asylum system

The latest samples taken near the village of Naslavcha showed level 5 contamination, a significant deviation from the norm that poses a risk to human health

Andrey Kelin noted the US was "playing a constructive role in this diplomatic effort"

The spokesperson recalled that the Russian president had visited Auschwitz in 2005

Petr Pavel said that Prague reduced its dependence on Russian energy sources

The Ministry of Digital Development allowed the restoration of access to call services in these messengers if their owners comply with the requirements of the Russian law

"Construction of new units at Kursk NPP-2 has not been halted for even a minute," CEO Alexey Likhachev stressed

The situation in the Strait of Hormuz is driving up oil prices and could impact Mongolia, Mongolian Vice Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Begzsuren Enkhtuvshin added

According to the chief of staff of the Algerian people's national army, his people remember the former Soviet Union's stance during the Algerian revolution in 1954

The IAEA has been operating at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant for five years under the difficult conditions of a military conflict, yet this has not prevented it from establishing cooperation with the Russian side

According to the country’s Energy Minister Bogdan Ivan, the refinery accounts for "approximately 21% of Romania's total refining capacity"

Countries of the Group of Seven, the European Union and France in particular do not intend to cancel anti-Russian sanctions, the French president noted

According to it, after appropriate procedures the passage of vehicles with medicines sent through the Astara border checkpoint was ensured

The Russian government has published information about all the 12 National Projects, which are going to be implemented up until late 2024

The Special Envoy of the Russian President and chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund noted that UK warmongers oppose oil market stability and peace

The Russian foreign minister expressed Moscow's support for the values of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization

The Lancet UAV crew has thus demonstrated its ability to deliver strikes on enemy critical infrastructure and disrupt the operation of its military installations, the UAV crew commander with the call sign Kasper stressed

Mohammad Fathali said that Iran and India share common interests in the region

The Yolka is a portable interception system that destroys targets with kinetic energy, no warheads needed

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told the Financial Times in an interview that the US is seeking to divide European governments, which wield less power individually

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran does not want the strait to become unsafe

Russian Battlegroup North units gained control of the settlement of Chervonaya Zarya in the Sumy Region and Battlegroup South units liberated the settlement of Golubovka in the DPR through active offensive operations

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The attack precisely targeted the command center and other critical installations of the facility using drones, causing heavy casualties and substantial material losses to enemy forces, said the Afghan Defense Ministry

The US leader also said that prices for oil and other commodities would begin to decline immediately after the end of the operation

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed that Russia would not benefit significantly from the temporary easing of sanctions

The Russian president also noted the dynamics of the development of relations between the UAE Sovereign Fund and the Russian Direct Investment Fund

235 enemy fixed-wing UAVs were destroyed over the territory of the region by the air defense units of the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation, mobile firing groups of the BARS-Bryansk brigade, and special forces of the Russian National Guard of the Bryansk Region

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine did not say how many deaths the US army sustained

According to the FSB, the killed militants were presumably mercenaries

He is suspected of using forged documents

Andrey Nikitin said the Northern Sea Route turns out to be even quicker

Amir-Saeid Iravani says Washington "ignores the real root of the situation"

"The situation in Ukraine itself is that it is steadily moving towards defeat," Andrey Kelin said

According to the sources, the US Navy says the risk of attacks is too high

Vladimir Tarabrin said that Ukraine continues to develop its chemical weapons program, "particularly with support and mediation from some foreign countries"

In monthly terms, consumer prices gained 0.73%

Consumer prices in the country ticked up by 0.14% from early March

Their previous telephone conversation took place on March 6, after Putin held a series of talks with leaders of the Persian Gulf countries

Moscow reiterated its firm condemnation of the terrorist assault

The value of oil products and liquefied natural gas on ships blocked in the Strait of Hormuz totals at least $10.7 bln

Inflation in the consumer market stood at 0.11% over the period from March 3 to 10, 2026

According to Wladysіaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, the operation could involve up to 5,000 troops

Belarus has already received the first part of the loan in the amount of 800 million U.S. dollars. The overall loan to Belarus is 3 billion U.S. dollars

The Hungarian foreign minister noted that the war in the Middle East is hindering the transportation of oil from the Persian Gulf, causing a shortage of raw materials and leading to higher prices for petroleum products worldwide

India will have the strongest incremental growth of imports, which may increase it to last fall levels, Sergey Kaufman from Finam said

According to experts, the goal for 2026 is to revive investment without reigniting inflation

According to the report, the operation successfully disrupted and destroyed key Israeli aerial surveillance systems

According to the statement, the strikes on other Israeli army facilities will further continue

According to Alaudinov, Russian forces are closing in on the city of Artyomovsk (known as Bakhmut in Ukraine) in the Donetsk People’s Republic

Mr Berezovsky’s claims against the family estate have now been settled and the terms of the agreement remain confidential

The Belarusian president stressed that Ukraine and NATO should refrain from interfering in Belarusian affairs, lest Minsk be compelled to use the Oreshnik missile system

The Turkish leader said that Ankara is taking the necessary security measures against any threats

There is no information yet on the number of projectiles used

JD Vance is "skeptical," is "worried about success" and "just opposes" the Iran war, the officials revealed

The prolonged presence of the biomaterials of Navalny's on the territory of one of the Western countries could have precipitated the deliberate introduction of synthetic epibatidine into their composition to falsify the results of the analysis

Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokeswoman Maria Zakharova recalled numerous accusations against Russia, adding that the country came up with "arguments and facts" to refute them

The Belarusian president also recalled that Israel had previously bombed the Gaza Strip

Kirill Dmitriev says that the abolishment of restrictions concerns about 100 million barrels of Russian oil

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, March 11th