Dollar rises to 89.59 rubles, euro falls to 97.13 rubles

Maria Zakharova reiterated that although the EU sanctions are formally aimed against Russia, they are equally harmful and undermine the security of developing countries

The Ukrainian president reiterated that Kiev wanted to see the conflict over and hoped "to achieve a fair peace as soon as possible"

According to the movement’s military spokesperson Yahya Sarea, the Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq attacked The Waler oil tanker, Johannes Maersk container ship, as well as the Delonix tanker for liquid chemicals and the Ioannis bulk carrier

Another two members of the family were taken to the Rylsky District Hospital in serious condition

It was the four-day Air Force exercises, which engaged fighter jets and an American fire support aircraft to practice live firing over the Yellow Sea

The T-80BVM tank was engineered to operate in a tense environment under heavy enemy fire

"Those who are clamoring about turning other people's homes into hell should first prepare to be sent to a hell of their own," Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Wu Qian said

Russian pilot demonstrated high professionalism and took timely measures to prevent a collision

Rashid Nurgaliyev pointed out that, on July 8, 1941, one day before the beginning of the Finnish offensive north of Lake Ladoga, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim issued the order number 132, its fourth clause reading: "capture the Russian population and send it to concentration camps"

"The treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership that was signed by Russia and North Korea on June 19 is called to play a stabilizing role in Northeastern Asia amid the unprecedented escalation of tension," Vasily Nebenzya said

According to Rodion Miroshnik, the operation to liberate the LPR would be brought to an end as soon as the operation in Lisichansk was finished

"This is related to the fact that the Geneva venue is no longer comfortable for Russia and its allies," Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin added

The statement was made after a meeting between Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou-Nguesso

"Our adversaries see the weakness in this White House as we all do," Mike Johnson said

At the same time, Trump also claimed that Russia "is going to take [entire] Ukraine"

Kirill Babayev said Asia hold special importance in building new Eurasian security architecture where Russia and China will play a key role

According to the report, Washington fears that Israel may launch a ground operation in Lebanon in the coming weeks

Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov ordered to the General Staff to draft proposals on response to US provocations involving drone flights over the Black Sea

"There are Democratic leaders better equipped to present clear, compelling and energetic alternatives to a second Trump presidency," the newspaper said

The Belarusian Defense Ministry did not specify the border area that the Polonez MLRS battalion had deployed to

Michel Hofman also pointed out that "in any case, this will be a political decision"

"I do not understand what NATO cannot deploy air defense systems along the Polish border," Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Alexey Goncharenko said

The most popular routes to flee Ukraine run across the borders with Moldova and Romania, where draft evaders have to pay guides from $3,000 to $12,000, up to $18,000, Andrey Demchenko noted

On Thursday night, the first televised presidential debate was held between incumbent US President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, in Atlanta, Georgia

Mohsen Eslami, spokesperson for the country’s election headquarters said that Massoud Pezeshkian mustered 973,052 votes so far, according to preliminary data

On June 26, a group of Bolivian military officers led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, who was dismissed as army commander on June 25, occupied the square in front of the government building in La Paz

The Russian leader has no doubt "that these plans will be implemented, and then we will have our own engine for wide-body long-haul aircraft"

The Russian leader recalled that several years ago the United State had withdrawn from the treaty under an invented pretext and announced its plans to manufacture such missile systems

On June 18, the press service of the Russian Tennis Federation published the lineup for the Olympic Games

Both politicians appear to be incompetent about some important issues, according to the professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island Nicolai Petro

On June 26, a group of Bolivian army officers led by General Juan Jose Zuniga, who was removed as army commander on June 25, occupied the square in front of the government building in La Paz

Denis Sassou-Nguesso noted that the republic continues to follow the path of strengthening cooperation with Russia

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Nicholas Burns stressed that it is "far stronger now than it was even in the beginning" of the conflict

The ministry pointed to the increased intensity of activities of US strategic unmanned aerial vehicles over the Black Sea, which are conducting reconnaissance and targeting of precision weapons supplied by Western countries to the armed forces of Ukraine for attacks on Russia

The woman attempted to cross the rail tracks away from the established safe crossing

The Japanese side "was told that provocative military activity next to the Far Eastern borders of our country, conducted also in cooperation with extra-regional countries - NATO members - is categorically inadmissible"

Igor Kimakovsky specified that the Ukrainian armed forces had lost dozens of troops in the Toretsk area in recent days

According to the Russian leader, such implementation must be carried out not only at the national level, but also at the regional level, which will be facilitated by the Forum of Regions of the two countries

The IOC issued invitations to Valery Yendovitsky, Makhamdbek Makhamadbekov, Elis Startseva, and Dali Liluashvili

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, 24th

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova recalled that the new sanctions provide for illegal measures against the Russian energy sector, designed to limit or completely block the supply of Russian oil and gas to the world market

Voting hours were extended three times because of hot weather, Mohsen Eslami said

"The latest polls also reveal that people want changes," Alexander Dubinsky said

Previously, Ukraine announced that it will prepare a settlement plan after the first conference in Switzerland, which will be presented to Russia at the second similar meeting

The summit will look at establishing a new structure for helping Ukraine

In his opinion, Biden fails to provide Israel enough support to allow the Jewish state defeat the radical Hamas movement

CNSA Director Zhang Kejian handed the container with samples and the sample certificate over to Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Ding Chibiao

Commenting on the likelihood of the Russian side using tactical nuclear weapons in response to the shelling of Sevastopol, Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that "the Russian president, as the supreme commander-in-chief, makes such fateful decisions"

Three more people are being resuscitated

According to Anthony Brenton, "when NATO enlargement first loomed, both former Director of the US Department of State Policy Planning Staff George Kennan and former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned of the likely disastrous effects for Russia-West relations"

"Russia, like most countries of the world, including, incidentally, the United States of America and the largest countries - China, India - is not a party to this theatrical institution called the ICC," the official stressed

Antonio Guterres also said problems that problems in the UN "normally come from big powers"

"Razdolovka is yet another settlement on the way to liberating Seversk," Igor Kimakovsky pointed out

The media also noted that members of Joe Biden’s campaign say that the current US president has no intention to drop out of the second round of debates with Donald Trump on September 10

Charles Michel said that discussions on the subject will continue over the next few weeks

Earlier, reports appeared on social media that one eliminated militants could be MMA fighter Gadjimurad Kagirov - graduate of the Nurmagomedov School

More than 60 individual criteria were factored into the rankings, including the number of military troops, financial and logistics capabilities, as 145 world powers were considered

"BRICS countries have significant potential to strengthen their position in the global agricultural market and provide uninterrupted supplies to ensure global food security," Russia’s Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut added

Palestine proclaimed independence in 1988

A flash poll showed that 67% of watchers said Trump performed better during Thursday night’s debate

Efforts are underway to figure out the extant number of those rescued and those who remain in the city

According to three strategists close to the Democratic party, Joe Biden’s fellow party members "are panicked" over his poor performance in the debate with former US President Donald Trump

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Yevgeny Buzhinsky pointed out that despite all the modeling that had been carried out over decades, it is impossible to accurately predict what effect a massive use of nuclear weapons would have on the globe

Oksana Lut also mentioned "the development of the possibility of settlements in national currencies of the BRICS countries"

Dmitry Medvedev made this statement at a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum

According to Ivan Romanovsky, Congo and Lukoil discussed new initiatives and the company’s existing projects in the country, including the possibilities of monetizing gas from developed fields

"Iran deems as psychological warfare the Zionist regime’s propaganda about intending to attack Lebanon", the Iranian mission to the UN said

Alexander Bastrykin said that it should be used "in some cases," citing the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall music venue as an example

The court ordered the same measure for former Navy chief

"The status of an EAEU observer we obtained during my presidency was the right step and this status should be used," Igor Dodon said, adding that Moldova should pursue a balanced foreign policy

According to the report, most of the targets were heavy equipment, weapons, dugouts, and deployment sites

Vyacheslav Gladkov added that next his administration expects to receive clarifying criteria for the selection of residents of the free economic zone

"Whereas an Abrams tank costs about 8.5 million US dollars, the price of an CV-90 is more than 10 million US dollars," the deputy commander of the Burevestnik unit of the Battlegroup South said

Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tournaments held on a grass surface

Among other reasons for the attempted coup, Alexander Stepanov named a deal with Russia to build a $600 million industrial complex in Bolivia to mine and produce lithium carbonate

According to the Ministry of Investment of Moscow Region, almost 440,000 organizations and individual entrepreneurs worked in total in the Moscow region in the field of small and medium business at the beginning of 2024

Russia’s Battlegroup West improved its tactical position and inflicted casualties on eight Ukrainian army brigades in its area of responsibility over the past week, the Defense Ministry reported

The sides also stated their serious concerns over the dangerous escalation of tensions in the region, which emerged due to the lack of settlement of numerous crises

"We see that there are dynamics related to the loss of popularity by some political forces and the growth of popularity of other political forces," Dmitry Peskov noted

Commenting on US politicians' perception of Vladimir Putin's proposal, Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that "Trump is not the entire US elite"

According to the report, the Kiev government may receive 50 such howitzers

Russian troops struck massed Ukrainian manpower and military hardware in 117 areas over the past day, the ministry reported

"No injuries were reported and damage was caused to a building in the western Galilee area," the IDF said

He pointed out that Joe Biden had "given $200 billion now or more to Ukraine"

"Special attention will be paid to the tasks of rendering humanitarian support for all who are in need for it, including based on the resolutions of the June 11 international conference on urgent humanitarian assistance to Gaza in Jordan," the ministry reported

In 2023 the number was 33

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that "there have been repeated investigations in the US itself, many accused Russia there," however, Washington "concluded on its own that no interference took place"

The head of state noted that Russian entrepreneurs did not allow the national economy to collapse after the departure of Western companies

Atlanta was the site of the first-ever televised election debate between a sitting president and a former president in US history

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell noted that these countries will make sure that their national policies comply with the European Council decision, adding that the Council welcomes it

Biden’s advisers say that one debate should not disqualify the president from seeking reelection and therefore Biden still plans to participate in a second presidential debate

Taiwan responded by engaging aircraft, ships, and land-based surface-to-air missile systems to track targets

"The military escalation in the south poses a severe challenge to security and stability not only in Lebanon, but also across the Middle East, especially if the conflict spills over," Hossam Zaki said

"Look, this is a war that never should have started if we had a leader," former US President said

Irakli Kobakhidze emphasized that Georgia has dealt with similar threats in the past and the government will not let anyone bring the country "to such a dire condition" as Ukraine has been put in