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Russia-Ukraine gas dispute
Deadline for Ukraine’s transfer on advance payment for gas supplies delayed until June 10
Ukraine’s total debt for Russian gas supplies makes $4,455 billion
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Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute
Crimea suspends fuel sales at gas stations — regional head
Sergey Aksyonov asked everyone to remain calm and to trust only official sources of information
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Macron believes EU cannot mediate in Ukrainian settlement
The French president said the European Union cannot be an intermediary, as it supports Ukraine and has imposed sanctions against Russia
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ZNPP completely cut off from external power for 20th time since start of conflict — IAEA
Emergency diesel generators were automatically started to provide backup power for the reactor core cooling systems and other functions critical to nuclear safety
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Activities of biolabs in Ukraine, US role: statements by Russian chemical troops
According to chief of the Russian army's Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Troops Lieutenant General Alexey Rtishchev, American intelligence materials confirmed that biolabs in Ukraine were funded from the US state budget
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Crimea suspends fuel sales at gas stations — regional head
Sergey Aksyonov asked everyone to remain calm and to trust only official sources of information
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Trump says US may charge ships for passage through Strait of Hormuz
The US president added that this would happen if Washington and Tehran did not reach final agreements
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Nuclear powers continue to modernize their arsenals — report
In January 2024, there were some 12,121 nuclear warheads in the world, of which 9,585 were on alert
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Russia set record volume of LNG supplies to Europe in January 2026
EU imports of Russian LNG amounted to 2.276 billion cubic meters, according to TASS calculations based on data from the European analytical center Bruegel
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There can no longer be any rules against Kiev attacking cities in Russia — Medvedev
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council emphasized that "back then, it was not customary to steal or kill the leaders of even hostile countries"
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US president threatens strikes on Iran’s energy, civilian infrastructure
Donald Trump called on Iranian leaders to open the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that otherwise the country "will be living in hell
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Resident of Moscow region detained for intimidation acts against three servicemen — FSB
The suspect was recruited via Telegram and in May 2026 carried out intimidation acts at the servicemen's residential addresses
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Upper house speaker slams US-Israeli operation against Iran as geopolitical mistake
Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that this intervention has destabilized the Middle East, triggering an energy crisis, yet it ultimately changes nothing
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EU aid to Ukraine frozen — Borrell
The ex-chief of EU diplomacy said the situation is similar with the approval of new sanctions against Russia
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Israeli army storms Palestinian town of Tubas in West Bank
Earlier, the IDF press service reported the completion of a 60-hour raid in the city of Jenin
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Ukraine’s former presidents prove themselves to be Nazis in matter of orders — Medvedev
Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Yushchenko, and Pyotr Poroshenko announced their refusal of the Order of the White Eagle
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Iranian delegation arrives in Switzerland for talks with US — government
The parties will discuss the implementation of the memorandum of understanding
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Hungary rethinking role in NATO, PM says
Viktor Orban underlined that Budapest had no plans to participate in NATO’s actions that could drag member states into the conflict in Ukraine and lead to a direct confrontation with Russia
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Ukrainian forces attack ferry in Kerch Strait, killing one civilian and injuring another
In addition, the drone attack caused a fire at an oil terminal in the village of Chushka
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US interested in calling on Arab nations to help pay for cost of Iran operation — official
The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28
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EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper
The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe
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Kremlin closely following developments after US airstrikes in Syria
Earlier on February 26, the US carried out airstrikes near the Syrian-Iraqi border
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Russia’s West battlegroup destroys 49 drone control posts, two Starlink stations
The battlegroup also eliminated three ammunition depots
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Russia liberates 94 buildings, destroys 95 Ukrainian soldiers in Konstantinovka
Servicemen of Battlegroup West destroyed up to 30 Ukrainian soldiers and one Dzhura armored vehicle in the settlement of Krasny Liman in the DPR over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
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Further phases of BRICS expansion will follow, says South African president
It is noted that the membership will take effect from January 1, 2024
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CNN: Vance may travel to Switzerland for talks with Iran as early as today
According to the TV channel, the exact time of Vance's departure has not yet been determined
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Kiev lost about 1,440 troops in all special military operation’s areas in past day
Kiev's losses in battlegroup East’s zone of responsibility amounted to over 500 servicemen
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Iran warns ships not to approach Strait of Hormuz
Otherwise, their safety will be at risk, the IRGC Navy said in a statement
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Netherlands defeats Sweden at World Cup
The match ended with a score of 5:1
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Russia has long since pivoted toward Asia, Kremlin aide says
Yury Ushakov praised the Russia-ASEAN summit, describing it as highly productive
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Possible change in US’ approach to Ukraine and Kiev’s terror attacks: Lavrov’s remarks
The Russian foreign minister said that Moscow remains committed to the settlement options discussed with Washington in Anchorage
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IN BRIEF: CIS official condemns Kiev attack on bus with Belarusian kids as terrorist act
First Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Igor Petrishenko called on the entire world community to take necessary actions to ensure that an appropriate investigation is conducted
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Work of biolabs in Ukraine fits into Kiev's militaristic policy — State Duma deputy
Major General Alexey Rtishchev reported the labs researched pathogens of plague, anthrax, tularemia, Marburg and Ebola fevers, i.e. diseases with pandemic potential
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Russian forces strike Ukraine’s key energy sites in Kiev, Sumy, Chernigov regions, DPR
The Russian Armed Forces used Gerbera drones, the Defense Ministry reported
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Iran calls on Saudi Arabia to ‘eject’ US troops from region
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation
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Fourteen civilians injured in Ukrainian attackon Crimea hospitalized — ministry
Russian health minister’s assistant Alexey Kuznetsov noted that the two injured children are in serious condition
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EU tries to dictate to Russia, mistakenly thinking it is weak — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that attempts by the European Union to talk to Russia from a position of strength "are a dead-end"
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Japan’s national team routs Tunisia in 1,000th match in FIFA World Cup history
In the final round, Japan will face Sweden
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Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism
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World’s largest nuclear-powered sub takes part in Russia’s Northern Fleet drills
Its notional enemies were small missile ships Onega and Naryan-Mar
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon — Command
The Iranian military stated that the decision is also related to the clear violation and non-fulfillment by the United States of the first paragraph of the memorandum on ending the war
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EU demands Turkey does not supply Russian gas to union
As German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche noted, Turkey takes into account the great importance that the EU places "on weaning itself off Russian commodity supplies," but made it clear that replacing Russian supplies is impossible overnight
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US fighter jet downed over Iran likely conducted strikes on ground targets — media
According to CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean, the pilots of the downed fighter had sidearms
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Three Russians hospitalized after accident in Republika Srpska — embassy
A married couple and their young child were injured
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Su-34 hit Ukrainian points of drone deployment and control in DPR
The targets were destroyed
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Iran to hit more targets if US attacks Kharg Island — ambassador
Tehran’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Amir Hossein Hosseini also expressed hope that the conflict would be resolved diplomatically
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US, Iranian delegations arrive in Burgenstock — Swiss Foreign Ministry
The Qatari and Pakistani mediators also arrived at the venue for the technical talks in Switzerland
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Curacao goalkeeper makes 15 saves in World Cup match against Ecuador
Eloy Room set a new record for matches decided in regulation time
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Roscosmos invites NASA chief to Russia
The US Senate unanimously voted to appoint Nelson to the post of NASA chief in late April
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Another strike hits area near Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran
One of the facility’s security guards was killed, Iran’s AEOI said
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Israel, US attack amusement park in central Iran
No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet
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Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV
According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"
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Ukrainian troops fleeing Konstantinovka without resistance — Russian officer
The Ukrainian troops have low morale and are sustaining heavy losses
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Germany reach World Cup knockout stage for first time since 2014
Germany defeated Ivory Coast 2-1
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Accusations of neo-Nazism against Ukraine gaining new evidence base — Russian lawmaker
Head of the Federation Council Commission on Information Policy Alexey Pushkov says Vladimir Zelensky risks "miscalculating" by publicly praising the UPA through his actions
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Ukraine’s accession to EU threatens Poland’s agriculture — president
Karol Nawrocki made the statement during an event of the Agroliga organization
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General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv
The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"
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Zaporozhye nuclear power station transition to regular power supply done to regulations
The equipment of the station is operating normally after the restoration of external power supply
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Trump accuses Meloni of ingratitude, trying to 'boost her rating' with G7 photo
US President also stated that Meloni did not allow the US to use Italian landing strips and runways, creating "a great logistical inconvenience," despite the fact that Washington spends "hundreds of billions of dollars" annually to protect Italy and other "so-called NATO allies"
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NATO, Russia direct confrontation may escalate into nuclear strikes’ exchange — Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister stressed that Europe’s course towards confrontation with Russia and further expansion poses serious threats to global security
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Ukraine’s economics ministry expects 2014 inflation at 19%
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Vance departs for Switzerland for talks with Iran — aide
The US vice president said earlier on Saturday that he could travel to Switzerland "within a couple of days"
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Argentina unveils world's tallest statue of Lionel Messi
The monument stands 26 meters tall and weighs 70 metric tons
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Fico says he will not miss opportunity to engage in dialogue with Russian president
The Slovak prime minister explained that the country "should be interested" in friendly and mutually beneficial relations with those who treat it in the same way
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Epstein case reveals real face of Western elites seeking to rule world — Lavrov
"It is unnecessary to explain to any normal person that this is pure Satanism and is beyond human comprehension," the Russian Foreign Minister added
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Unknown people open fire on crowd in Chicago wounding 13 people — TV
One of the injured, a 26-year-old man, is in critical condition
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Russian troops liberate five communities in Donetsk region over week — top brass
Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 2,040 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed 18 enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported
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Ambassadors of Britain, France, Germany confirm London ultimatum — Lavrov
According to Sergey Lavrov, that was the sole purpose of their visit to the Ministry
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Pakistan’s PM, army commander go to Switzerland for US-Iran talks
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry said earlier that technical consultations between the US and Iran would take place in Burgenstock on June 21
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What is known about the Izhevsk school shooting
The emergency happened Monday morning in the school number 88 in downtown Izhevsk
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Al Jazeera TV cameraman killed in Israeli strike on Gaza Strip
According to the Qatari TV channel, an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle attacked an apartment building in the Bureij refugee camp, killing three Palestinians, including Ahmed Washah, and wounding several others
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US keen to resolve Ukrainian crisis — Trump
The US president says he thought the resolution of the conflict probably being "the easiest of all" but found out it "to be a little more difficult"
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Putin sends New Year, Christmas greetings to several world leaders — Kremlin
Among European leaders, he sent greetings only to Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vucic
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UN declares support for language diversity over Kiev’s law on Russian language
Vladimir Zelensky earlier signed a bill removing the Russian language from the list of languages protected under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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Russian MP warns of nuclear proliferation risk if Israel uses nukes against Iran
Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days
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Israel government orders army to cease fire in Lebanon, but remain in position — TV
The Israeli army will continue to hold its positions in southern Lebanon along the so-called Yellow Line
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US-Israeli strike on humanitarian aid aircraft in western Iran reported
The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident
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Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait
Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said
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US military aircraft struck by Iran makes it to Kuwait — TV
Iran also fired at two US UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conducting a search and rescue operation
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Persian Gulf countries running out of interceptor missiles - Bloomberg
Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war
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G7 summit showed intention to continue conflict in Ukraine
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolay Azarov says a decision had been made to provide military equipment and supplies
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IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran
The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran
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History of UPA glorification gives Warsaw legal grounds to keep Ukraine out of EU
Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik called a decision by Vladimir Zelensky, a number of Ukrainian officials, and former presidents to renounce Polish state awards a "theatrical demarche"
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Ukraine to repay about $1.5 bln to IMF by year-end
Overall, the country owes the IMF more than $10 bln
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Polish president angry that soldiers trained by Poland will serve under UPA banners
Karol Nawrocki called Kiev's decision to name one of the army’s units after the "heroes of the UPA" unacceptable
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Germany says moment to mull formats, participants of dialogue with Russia inappropriate
According to Federal Government Spokesperson Stefan Kornelius, such an issue is not on the agenda yet
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Duration of stay on Russian prospective orbital station limited to about 3 years — expert
In Vyacheslav Shurshakov' estimates, typical length of space missions to ROSS would be about 10-11 months
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Next year’s Russian manned missions to ISS due in March, September — source
The spring mission will take to the orbit Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson
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Tanker with Iranian oil change course, heading to China — PTI
The change in the destination of Pin Shun appears to be payment-related, Sumit Ritolia, Lead Research Analyst at Kpler, noted
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Тajikistan’s new Prime Minister is Kokhir Rasulzoda
Akil Akilov was dismissed
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Iran to retaliate if US reneges on obligations under memorandum — Foreign Ministry
Earlier on Saturday, Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz citing Israel’s ongoing aggression against Lebanon in violation of the memorandum
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Israeli army says it simultaneously struck over 200 targets in Iran and Lebanon
In Lebanon, the strikes targeted military facilities of the Shiite organization Hezbollah
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Two US nuclear submarines ‘closer to Russia,’ Trump says
"We always want to be ready", US president added
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Large demonstration for peace with Russia marches through Berlin center
Several hundred people are participating under the slogan "Peace! Russia is not our enemy!" near the Brandenburg Gate
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Scott Ritter calls evidence of Kiev's attacks on Zaporozhye civilian targets indisputable
Last night, 11 drones struck the Melitopol region, the former US Marine Corps intelligence analyst said
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About 4,000 people attended anti-government rally in Novi Sad, Serbia
many participants came with Serbian flags. Some protesters held banners criticizing President Aleksandar Vucic
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Deal with US shows that Iran did not lose the war, but Israel will take revenge — Medvedev
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council noted that "the third participant - Israel - is offended in its expectations of the complete defeat of Iran's political regime, which means it will take revenge, and Trump cannot do anything about it"
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Hungary views China as pillar of multipolar world — Orban
Hungarian prime minister recalled that Hungary has always adhered to the ‘one China’ principle
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Ukrainian army loses 3 Starlink terminals, 42 fixed-wing drones in battlegroup’s East area
The enemy also lost more than 440 servicemen
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US may return Iran’s assets in exchange for UN inspectors’ access to nuclear sites — Axios
According to the portal's sources, the US would like Iran to invite UN inspectors to the facilities as part of the outcome of the first round of talks
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US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House
The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28
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Meloni responds harshly to Trump's statements about her rating
"These unprovoked attacks are senseless," Italian Prime Minister said
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