RTS index falls below 900 points, first time since September 13

Discord was included into the register of social networks, which obliged it to find and block unlawful content on its own

Dmitry Peskov commented on the allegations which veteran US journalist Bob Woodward made in his new book

An uneasy situation has also emerged for Ukrainian troops in the neighboring community of Gornyak, the defense circles said

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Ugledar on October 3

The IDF said that Israel’s air defense units and the Air Force successfully intercept a significant portion of these projectiles

One of the climbers began to feel symptoms of altitude sickness and was forced to descend to a lower camp, Spokeswoman Anna Piunova said

The Nobel Committee said that microRNAs are "fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function"

Benjamin Netanyahu noted that Lebanon used to be called the pearl of the Middle East and blamed the current situation on Iran, Hezbollah’s supporter

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, October 8th

"Although computers cannot think, machines can now mimic functions such as memory and learning," the Nobel Committee said

According to the ministry, seven civilians, including children and women, died and eleven more received wounds

The IDF said it had struck underground command centers of Hezbollah’s units in southern Lebanon: Nasser Unit, Bader Unit, Aziz Unit, and the Radwan Forces

The largest attack was a rocket strike toward Haifa and the neighboring cities in northern Israel

However, it is pointed out that the chancellor would only initiate contact with Putin if "the moment is right"

The Russian president recalled the expansion of BRICS and specified that the Kazan summit "will be attended by all new members and those who are interested in joining the work of this respected international forum"

The national leaders also approved the Cooperation Program on De-radicalization for 2025-2027, developed on the Uzbekistan’s initiative

While in Moscow, Nikol Pashinyan will take part in the Commonwealth of Independent States summit

Regarding the meeting’s agenda, the Russian president said it was quite extensive

"We are talking about very serious charges," Philippe Vanlangendonck pointed out

According to Pavel Muraveiko, within the framework of the first stage of this exercise, the troops practiced "the issues of countering enemy aviation, repelling attacks of air attack means and solving other attacks on shielding the territory"

The weight of the CIS as the regional integration association is steadily growing, the Russian leader noted

The Belarusian leader called on the CIS countries to value what they have within the association

According to Igor Kimakovsky, Russian forces have almost encircled Kurakhovka and Selidovo

These munitions in the amount of 3,800 shells were supplied to Ukraine in September 2023 under a military assistance package, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov pointed out

The command of the Syrian armed forces, backed by the Russian taskforce, continues reconnaissance and rescue operations in desert and mountainous areas in the Homs and Deir ez-Zor governorates

The ministry’s branch noted that bomb experts inspected the liberated settlements in the Kursk Region every day as part of efforts to ensure civilian security during a counterterrorism operation

The ministry once again underscored "the need for urgent measures to restrain" the Jewish state

US Republican presidential candidate also criticized the government’s post disaster response in certain US states, most notably North Carolina

Viktor Orban said he would like to see the European Union as an alliance of strong and independent nations, rather than as "the United States of Europe"

The embassy noted that the introducing unilateral restrictions on Russia had become a routine for London, which was focused on confrontation

It specifies that this mechanism is aimed against certain "Russia’s destabilizing actions abroad"

According to Kazem Jalali, the behavior of Western countries is "surprising" in this context

Accoridng to Vladimir Boiko, the total number of deserters now stands at 170,000 people

"Our common duty is to sacredly honor the memory of those who died for freedom and peace on Earth, to defend with all our might the just cause for which they fought and gave their lives, and to strengthen in every possible way the unity of all people of good will in the fight against any manifestations of Nazism and neo-Nazism, as well as the threat of a new world war," the statement reads

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Iran’s province of Semnan southeast of the capital Tehran on October 5

Emergency services continue search and rescue operations in in the Bureij refugee camp in the central part of the enclave, the agency noted

It is reported that the tunnel was under full operational control until the arrival of the soldiers in the area to prevent its use for terrorist activities

The Russian leader stressed that the BRICS summit is expected to encompass "lots of contacts"

"Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement recently to intensify the work on finalizing the draft peace treaty," Nikol Pashinyan said

In Stavros Atlamazoglou opinion, now the Ukrainian military will have to ensure that the Russian forces don’t take advantage of the fall of Ugledar "and create an operational breakthrough in the wider area"

The article says that "the mood is shifting" in "Washington and some western capitals," as well as "in the corridors of" the Kiev government

During the summit, the leaders will discuss key cooperation tasks of the Commonwealth, as well as topical regional and international problems and outline main areas of work in the future

Clarivate company projects that this year’s award may go to David Baker of the United States and his UK colleagues John Jumper and Demis Hassabis

"We are ready to proudly carry the banner of multipolarity, defend international equity and justice, increase cooperation within international platforms, unite the Global South, and contribute to forming a community with a unified course for humanity," Shen Yiqin said

Alexander Lukashenko pledged that Belarus would never unilaterally use nuclear weapons, even if these weapons were its own

According to the source, Sinwar sent a number of messages to HAMAS mediators in Qatar recently

Mirra Andreeva also won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris in women’s doubles (playing in pairs with Russia’s Diana Shnaider)

According to the Iranian lawmaker, Israeli allies’ efforts proved to be futile as they "were unable to stop the operation and bar it from reaching its goals"

Vijitha Herath also said that Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake would not be able to attend the summit

Russia’s Battlegroup South liberated the community of Zoryanoye Pervoye in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past day, the ministry reported

The embassy noted that the procedure for provision of visas and residence permits, as well as Russian citizenship for French nationals has existed for years

The Ministry of Energy and oil producers are concerned of the situation that may lead to further price growth on the commodity exchange, the sources said

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, October 7th

Peter Szijjarto said most of his NATO counterparts share his opinion in private conversations behind closed doors

"The significant part of these people are those injured on the territory controlled by the Kiev militants," Rodion Miroshnik said

The ruble-denominated MOEX Russia Index edged down by 0.2% to 2,788.37 points

A total of 600 sets of food weighting 5.9 metric tons in total were distributed among those in need

According to the ministry, the sides discussed areas of cooperation between the two countries

On the morning of October 6, the group of climbers left the camp to climb, and after that contact with them was lost

"And so there has been some progress," US Vice President said

The Russian leader and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev gathered for an informal meeting on Monday evening

According to Miller, Blinken "was planning to join the President in Germany and Angola, but given this postponement now expects to return home to Washington from Laos"

"Full-scale lithium production on already explored reserves can be an important element of replenishing the budget of the Donetsk People’s Republic and significantly help the Western countries in making the energy transition," Nikolay Novik noted

The ministry emphasized that the Ukrainian troops tried to literally knock people out of the town

According to the publication, "Russian assets worth more than half a billion euros were apparently released with the approval of the ministry"

All the work was carried out in compliance with the construction schedule and large-size equipment and weapons systems were mounted on the ship

"Israel demands that Hezbollah lay down its weapons and retreat to the north from the Litani River in exchange for a ceasefire in Lebanon," Al Arabiya said

No data about casualties and damage was provided

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 3rd

According to the statement, "such a boorish language has become a habit among the current so-called American statesmen"

At the same time, Berlin believes that "Russia should not achieve its goals" in Ukraine, and "Ukraine should not lose"

According to WAFA, a total of 41,965 Gaza civilians have been killed as a result of Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023

At a meeting in Kiev on September 11, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky did not make any decisions regarding the authorization for Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia with US-supplied weapons

Earlier, Pavel Gerchinsky criticized the ruling party's election videos, which showed footage of the destruction brought by the fighting in Ukraine in contrast to the views of peaceful Georgia

"Commercial vessels are still arriving at the port, practically as usual," Omar Itani said

"The military alliance of the United States and the Republic of Korea, as flouted by the puppets themselves, has become completely nuclear-based, and we need to keep our military preparedness at an endlessly high level," Kim Jong Un added

According to the report, gusts of wind brought by Milton reached the speed of 80 meters per second at some point, while Category 5 hurricanes envisages winds of up to 70 meters per second

The Russian leader will give Alexander Lukashenko Russia’s highest award, the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called

Israel is likely to give up the idea of striking nuclear sites in Iran, the Jerusalem Post said

According to Darya Zarovnaya, so far, "thematical conferences on each provision of the 'formula' (the so-called peace formula proposed by Zelensky - TASS) are being held" and yield communiques

Kaspersky Lab announced gradual winding down of its office in the US in July, amid personal sanctions

In that case, Russian President Vladimir Putin would have achieved his goals, the EU top diplomat said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 4th

Exports of US goods to Russia contracted to $54.5 mln this August

According to the Lebanese Health Ministry,150 more were wounded

Commenting on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s remark that the upcoming October 12 Ramstein-format meeting of the contact group on military aid for Kiev will become special, and the entire next week will become "historic in many ways," the top Russian diplomat noted that he "does not follows their meetings"

After the use of aviation weapons, the crews performed a maneuver, released decoy flares, and returned to the departure airfield

The AM-17 assault rifle is set to replace the AKS-74U submachine gun accepted for service in 1979

On September 25, Category 4 Hurricane Helene made landfall in the sparsely populated Big Bend region in Florida

The embassy condemns this act of terror and says that no Iranian citizens were among the victims

Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru, a Central Asian form of polo in which two teams battle for control of a decapitated goat carcass

He fled to Hungary, Ukrainian journalist Vitaly Glagola said

Carlos Pereira noted that BRICS "is consolidating global politics and the hope of the Global South as a key player"

According to a new book by Bob Woodward, an American veteran investigative journalist and an associate editor of The Washington Post, in 2022 there was a phone call between Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, and the then Russian defense minister Sergey Shoigu

Russia’s battlegroup North continued offensive operations and defeated the Ukrainian troops near Daryino, Lyubimovka, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novy Put and Plekhovo

The amount of the Bank of Russia’s sovereign assets blocked in the EU countries’ jurisdictions in 2022 is about 220 billion euros

"We have recently received information that we broke the line of defense and approached Serebryanka and Grigorovka, so it could be said that the fight for these settlements has already started," Andrey Marochko said

The scare tactics Director of MI-5 Ken McCallum "seeks to employ are clearly aimed at sustaining the ebbing public support for the Kiev regime which is quickly draining the UK's finances and arsenals," the embassy added

The latest meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine took place on September 6

On September 23, Israel launched Operation Northern Arrows against the Lebanon-based Hezbollah Shia movement, carrying out massive airstrikes on its military targets