Brent crude oil price down below $23 per barrel first since November 2002

The Holy Door, which is usually bricked up, is expected to remain open over the next 12 months

At the same time, Oleg Bondarenko said, without affordable energy resources, the decline of the German economy will continue with no chance of stopping in the foreseeable future

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 380 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to the statement, the information about the injured is being clarified

Asked what countries could be behind the attack, Karin Kneissl replied that, like in an Agatha Christie novel, "there are many suspects in this imaginary room"

Iran should not interfere in Syria's internal affairs, the minister of foreign affairs in Syria’s transitional government Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said

According to the report, the plane crew had to perform several maneuvers to dodge it

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

"Overall, we are expressing deepest condolences to those who lost their near and dear in this air disaster," Dmitry Peskov said

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

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

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

Media reports say that at least 28 people have survived

According to Vladimir Rogov, actions by the Russian Armed Forces will compel the garrison of the Ukrainian armed forces in Velikaya Novosyolka to face difficulties with supplies and reinforcements

"The percentage of those who have left their newly formed brigades is the highest," Ruslan Gorbenko said

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

A conversation took place between National Defense Minister Yasar Guler and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

The Republican candidate secured sufficient Electoral College votes in the November 5 presidential election, according to state-by-state vote counts

Yury Borisov added that over the past year, Roscosmos has expanded its Earth remote sensing constellation by introducing high-resolution observation satellites, including a Resurs-P satellite and a Kondor radar imaging satellite

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

An informal meeting before the New Year is a long-standing tradition of the Commonwealth

"In the village of Borki, an FPV drone struck a moving vehicle and its driver sustained wounds," Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said

The platform will offer propellers, frames, engines, communication systems, the head of the United Russia party’s central executive committee Alexander Sidyakin said

On April 15, 2013, two explosions, with 12 seconds in between, happened in Boston’s downtown, near the finish line of the traditional marathon

It is confirmed that two children were injured

"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

According to the Tambov Region government, there were no casualties as a result of the destruction of the drones

According to Karin Kneissl, in some households, people are already paying more for electricity and heating than for their rent

The top Russian diplomat remarked that Russian President Vladimir Putin had extensively addressed this matter during his combined year-end press conference and Q&A session on December 19, among other instances

"We are so back," Eric wrote for a caption

Pascoal Ronda suggested that the opposition probably joined forces with Islamic terrorists

The accident posed no threat to nearby settlements

Taliban-controlled Afghan Defense Ministry condemned the attack, saying it violated international law and didn’t represent a solution to any issue

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According to emergency services, the incident was caused by a household gas explosion

Denis Pushilin noted that shelling in Donetsk’s Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts is expected to diminish further once Kurakhovo is liberated

Major General Aleksey Rtishchev said that branches of the US National Naval Military Medical Center are stationed in Ghana and Djibouti where active work is carried out in natural disease foci, isolation and sequencing of pathogens

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, December 20th

The investigation has found that Ocherkhadzhiyev personally participates in the armed conflict as a mercenary on Russian territory

His participation in the upcoming meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union is unclear

The head of the State Hermitage Museum now has the full set of Orders for Merit to the Fatherland

The Hungarian prime minister recalled that America and Europe spent about 300 billion euros on the war in Ukraine

According to the report, the people of Greece witnessed the passage of convoys of Greek and foreign-made trucks transporting containers, mainly with shells, to Balkan states and Poland, and eventually to Ukraine

The attackers’ activities were coordinated by Ukrainian special service agents through foreign internet messengers, as evidenced by data retrieved from seized communication devices, the FSB added

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

"Certainly, the negotiation process will begin next year, without any doubt, but in my opinion it will be very complex," Valentina Matviyenko stressed

Parliamentarians, members of the Constitutional Court, and foreign diplomats attended her inauguration

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

At least five people got killed and 235 were injured as a result of the attack

Also, one aircraft used onboard weapons systems to detect enemy air defense sites, according to the ministry

Some of them were named after Bashar Assad’s brother Bassel, who died in a car crash in 1994

"Now we see the outcome: a Europe burdened with numerous problems and struggling to determine how to establish relations with the Trump administration," the president of the Republika Srpska said

Two sets of underwater high-voltage direct current power cables connect Finland and Estonia

According to the article, Iran’s military budget grew by 57%, China’s - by 60% and Russia’s - by 34% in the reported period

According to reports, fourteen crew members were rescued and two are missing

Upon completion of the underwater part of the test, the crew of the Velikiye Luki took the submarine to the surface and continued to carry out operations in accordance with the plan

According to Maria Zakharova, for a peacekeeping force to participate in any conflict it requires the consent of all participants and a decision of the UN Security Council

A ten-minute-long solar flare classified as M4.7 was recorded in X-rays in sunspot group 3932

According to Karin Kneissl, Russia doesn’t want to trigger any nuclear war

According to the newspaper’s sources, possible options also include revoking the license that allows banks to handle transactions with Russian energy resources

It is reported that this was a routine flight initially scheduled to arrive in Grozny

The top Russian diplomat drew attention to the fact that "the Kiev regime plays into the hands the West, which needs to remove such a strong competitor as Russia from the international scene"

Resurs-P satellites are designed for the Earth’s remote sensing and for regional and local monitoring of its surface

"It is important for us to achieve all the goals that we face in ensuring the security of our country," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

The article’s author believes that Russa’s absence during the peace conference in Burgenstock, Switzerland, was 'a crucial mistake'

According to the foreign minister, these agreements should be aimed at eliminating the root causes of the Ukrainian conflict

The attack resulted in the deaths of three individuals, with a fourth victim passing away from injuries at the hospital shortly afterward

Mikhail Kovalchuk also reiterated that for a long time, Russia has been and remains a guide for other countries in the sphere of developing technologies, including space

The most difficult situation for Ukrainian troops is observed in the Krasnoarmeisk (Pokrovsk), Kurakhovo and Vremevka frontline areas

According to the ministry, the circumstances of the crash are being established and a special investigation will be carried out

Earlier, the Israeli army press office reported that air-raid sirens sounded in several areas of central Israel following the launch of a missile from Yemen

The Ursa Major dry cargo ship wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea

Among other things, "members of the Commonwealth have been increasing cooperation in the fight against extremism, transborder crime, and drug trafficking, and everyday activities and contacts between security agencies have been established," the Russian president said

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

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

"It’s important to note that the primary development in this context is the markedly increased role of non-Arab states in the region, particularly two key players," Vitaly Naumkin said

According to Maria Zakharova, Russia regards the social, political and economic situation in Belarus as stable

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

Alexander Stepanov remarked that such attacks are virtually impossible to identify and track down

According to the report, twenty-two people have been taken to a hospital

According to Kakha Kaladze, the country faced unprecedented pressure because of this

Around 250 people are still staying in the city

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

Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, the foreign minister in Syria’s transitional government, promised that Damascus will take measures to ensure the safe return 'of each Syrian national who had to flee his land and his home'

Regional head Sergey Menyailo said that the blast had killed a woman inside the building

Belousov and Austin had a phone call on July 12

Unfavorable weather has made things worse for the enemy in that sector of the line of engagement, Andrey Marochko said

"Such illegal actions, including the transfer of this billion, may surely prompt legal action. And we will surely use all possibilities in the future to protect our rights and the rights to our property," Dmitry Peskov noted

Russian border crossings near the Estonian border are functioning as usual, Maria Zakharova said

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

A number of tankers of the ships' owner Volgatransneft did not have a license for transporting dangerous cargoes in inland waters

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

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

He expressed hope that the US president-elect will be able to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine in a "relatively near term."

The foreign minister stressed that "it was at Russia’s initiative that the Gorbachev-Reagan formula that there can be no winners in a nuclear war and it should never be unleashed was reinstated"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlighted that Vladimir Putin's June 14 comments "by and large did not impose conditions"

According to Waldemar Skrzypczak, Russian troops' daily advances amount to 1-2 kilometers (0.6-1.2 miles)

Some Western media outlets reported earlier, citing anonymous Sudanese intelligence sources, that Khartoum had allegedly annulled an agreement with Moscow on placing a Russian naval logistics support base due to potential US sanctions

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