Putin: Sanctions may benefit Russian economy but MasterCard, Visa made mistake

According to the report, "reconnaissance operations of all kinds continue against Belarus, including mobile signals intelligence teams and drones"

In Robert Gates opinion, Russia is capable of continuing its special military operation in Ukraine until it decides that its goals are met, and underestimating its ability to carry on "is a huge mistake"

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 510 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed four enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the past day, the ministry reported

On the contrary, in the past 4 years, their support has decreased compared to the previous elections, Irakli Kobakhidze said

The US general election is being held on November 5, 2024

Earlier, military lawyer from the Center for Support of Veterans and Their Families Roman Likhachev said that more than 100,000 servicemen had voluntarily left their units

"Developing China-US relations is in the fundamental interest of our two peoples and two countries and meets the expectation of the international community," Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for the Chinese Embassy in the US, said

First results give Trump approximately 70%, while his opponent Kamala Harris gets over 27%

Previously, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Yerevan and Baku have negotiated the peace treaty by 80% and offered Azerbaijan to sign these points

Musk did not disclose who got his vote, however, he has been actively supporting Republican candidate Donald Trump since summer

According to Elon Musk, those within the US administration who support Vice President Harris "profit off of wars," a situation he described as "insane"

"We have never heard any official accusations," Dmitry Peskov said

According to Major General Vladimir Kupriyanyuk, significant numbers of effective troops are already stationed in Eastern Europe, including in Poland and the Baltic states

According to the report, at least seven missile strikes were delivered

According to the CNN report, Donald Trump "has for years made baseless claims about election cheating in Philadelphia"

Sergey Prokopyev pointed out that the fact that US astronauts did land on the Moon "is confirmed by automatic probes and cannot be subjected to doubt"

The Dow Jones gained 1.02% (or 427.28 points), reaching 42,221, the S&P 500 added 1.23% (70.09 points), to 5.782.77 points, the Nasdaq index surged by 1.43% (259.2 points), to 18,439.82 points

Lavrov also drew attention to the fact that "reckless proposals" are being made about strikes with Western long-range systems deep into Russian territory

Donetsk People’s Republic head Denis Pushilin also emphasized that the enemy should not be underestimated, so as not to diminish the significance of Russian forces' achievements

"Collectively they could become a massive firestorm that is more difficult to contain because the embers have been burning throughout the nation," said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

Maria Zakharova noted that Moscow did everything to fulfil the potential of bilateral economic ties with European countries

Commenting on an initiative to hold parliamentary polls on party tickets and, hence, establish parties, he said such steps are fraught with a split in society

The president stated that Warsaw had carefully monitored the events in Belarus, aiming to create "an artificial crisis" in the country

In late October, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov informed that the Russian Armed Forces continued to make solid progress in the Kurakhovsky direction

According to Major General Vladimir Kupriyanyuk, "the collective West continues to demonstrate an increase in the intensity of activities aimed at early preparations for military action"

The Russian politician said the goal of Zelensky and his team is to stay in power in the country as long as possible

It is reported that the Kiev regime is capable of launching a provocation directed against Russia's population in order to destabilize the situation

The United States presidential election is set to be held on November 5

According to Lavrov, all reasonable observers understand "that this is a road to nowhere"

An earlier poll conducted by Research Co. revealed that Harris was ahead of Trump in swing state Pennsylvania by one percentage point

"Make sure you get through and vote, and we are going to have a big victory tonight," Trump said

The voting station was closed at noon, and the voters were redirected to another place in suburbs of Detroit, Associated Press said

The extensions are unrelated to bomb threats received by several polling stations in the same state earlier, the report says

According to the Russian leader, the list of potential candidate countries was also agreed upon

The daily volume of transactions will amount to the equivalent of $42.95 mln, the Russian Finance Ministry said in a statement

Witnesses say that the Shiite units that are fighting on the part of the Syrian government army used kamikaze drones to attack the US base

According to the statement, following the combat mission, the tank crews quickly left their firing positions and returned to the waiting area to evade retaliatory fire by enemy artillery

Earlier, Harris had said, "There is not one member of the US military in active duty in a combat zone — in any war zone around the world"

Anwar Ibrahim said the call came during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 19th East Asia Summit in Laos

The Republican presidential candidate criticized the current US administration for allowing the unification of Russia, China, Iran, the DPRK and a number of other countries into one group

On October 29, the Helsinki Court informed TASS that movable and immovable Russian properties in Finland had been seized by a judgment dated August 13, following claims from six Ukrainian companies

Dmitry Peskov stressed that the Moldovan election was "neither democratic nor fair" and was "fraught with electoral manipulations"

Public tours of the Capitol were cancelled for the remainder of the day, while the investigation is ongoing

"It is not stopping anyone from casting a single ballot," Ashley Hunt Esquivel, a spokesperson for Iowa Secretary of State’s Office, said

So far, 211 deaths have been reported

According to Maria Zakharova, if Washington's policy shifts after the election, Russia will be ready to consider any US proposals that do not contradict its interests

"Folks are excited about voting, and I just can’t describe the difference in the vibe that’s out there with folks and how hungry they are for something different," Tim Walz, the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, said

The US general election is being held on November 5, 2024

The goals are also the destruction of Hamas in Gaza and the defeat of Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israel Katz added

According to the ministry, soldiers of the regiment's reconnaissance company with the call signs Porsh and Pochta destroyed the enemy that was covering the passage in the engineering barriers and moved forward to fulfill the combat mission

Units of the battlegroup continued offensive operations, defeating Ukrainian formations in the areas of the settlements of Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka and Plekhovo

When the man was turned away, he got angry and started threatening to burning the station down and to return with a firearm

head of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Dmitry Yadrov said that the authority is also developing new airworthiness standards making it possible to simply the certification procedure for certain areas of drone use

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

The campaign office also views the possibility of Trump’s remarks to the press

The ruble-denominated MOEX Russia Index surged by 0.85% to 2,616.51 points

According to Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., "BRICS needs to join forces with other countries to build alternatives to the system"

"While professing support for peace efforts and referring to the UN Charter, he forgets about the inadmissibility of a discriminatory approach to its goals and principles, which must be observed in their entirety, totality and interrelation," Maria Zakharova stressed

In accordance with the requirements established by the law, PJSC X5 Corporate Center is obliged to pay compensation within three months from the date of receipt of the claim, the company added

The international company incorporated in the United States has been engaged in promoting the policies of unfriendly states regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and actively supports the LGBT community, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office explained

"The opponents are now using tactical techniques that we still have nothing to counter with," Oleg Starikov said

Yevgeny Balitsky noted that the safety of the ZNPP and its perimeter is reliably safeguarded by the Russian military, and that "the power plant's personnel are performing their duties"

Meanwhile, the potential of Ukrainian armed forces should not be underestimated, Denis Pushilin cautioned

According to the document, if either signatory is subjected to an armed attack, the other will immediately provide military and other assistance

Vaso Kapanadze predicted that the situation could change if the ruling party secures victory in the parliamentary elections in Georgia on October 26

Maria Zakharova wished the residents of Moldova to find a way out of the deadlock they have found themselves in due to the policies of Maia Sandu and the West

The US presidential election is set to take place on November 5, with voters also selecting a third of the Senate, the entire House of Representatives, and governors for 11 states and two territories

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, November 5th

The main season of the track repair campaign is close to the end, the company said

The entrepreneur further added that the US has ceased to be a "real state" because of its lack of border security

According to Andrey Rudenko, Russia openly tells this to "all North Korea’s neighbors who sometimes and, lately, very often, express certain concerns"

Personnel has been mobilized in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia, CNN said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 1st

The 2024 ATP Finals is a men's tennis tournament to be played on indoor hard courts at the Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy, between November 10 and 17, 2024

This is not the first time when Apple is fined for failures to remove the prohibited content

Ukraine planned to engage 20,000 troops, 27 tanks, 50 units of armored hardware, 30 units of tube artillery and five multiple launch rocket systems

Nearly three hours of talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul on March 29, 2022, yielded principles for a potential agreement, including Ukraine's commitment to maintain a neutral, non-aligned status and its pledge to refrain from deploying foreign weapons, including nuclear weapons, on its territory

The media cited military analyst General Hassan Juni as saying that such actions reveal Israel’s plans to create a "3-5-kilometer deep lifeless buffer zone in Lebanese territory"

At the same time, the volume of mutual settlements in national currencies in foreign trade between the BRICS member countries reaches around 65%

US Republican presidential candidate also called those who believe that he won't concede if he loses this election as "crazy"

They "could enter combat in the coming days," Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman said

It is stted that NATO considers the EU as "a registration office of its members"

Only seven percent were enthusiastic about the domestic situation and another 19% were satisfied with it

According to the report, Musk plans to spend some of the evening in a small group of people in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, following election results as they come in

"We wish the American people to overcome the crisis in democracy and the division in society," Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova added

The Ionosphere-M satellites, which are the main payload, are set to be put into a sun-synchronous orbit within an hour

The Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the Russian head of state’s visit to Pyongyang in June

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, October 30th

The Cargo Dragon is expected to stay docked until December, when it is supposed to make a splashdown near Florida

He added that victory is impossible without volunteers who support the fighters at the front

The IDF has not ruled out the possibility of an Iranian response from Syria, Yemen, or Iraq, rather than directly from Iran, the newspaper reported

According to the portal, Trump is ahead of Harris in Arizona (by 2.8 percentage points), Georgia (by 1.3 percentage points), North Carolina (by 1.2 percentage points), Nevada (by 0.6 percentage points) and Pennsylvania (by 0.4 percentage points)

Ukrainian troops staged a drone attack on a residential area in the borderline city of Belgorod

"I trust that a rational, balanced approach to cooperation with Russia will prevail once again," the Russian leader stressed

The forecast predicts Trump has a 73.3% chance of winning Arizona, a 62.1% chance in North Carolina, and a 61.8% chance in Georgia

The FBI detained him in Canton, Michigan, but has not been charged yet

Some swing states, including Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have already begun voting

The US is holding election on November 5, with voters choosing the president, governors in 11 states and two US territories, a third of the Senate, and all members of the House of Representatives

"Over the past day, as many as 4,315 people crossed Syria’s border from Lebanon via the checkpoints of Al-Arida, Al-Jawasiyeh, Al-Dabousiyah, Jisr Qamar, and Jdaidet Yabous," Oleg Ignasyuk said

Russia remains ready for talks with Ukraine, the Russian president noted