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Anti-Russian sanctions
French oil giant Total suspends LUKoil joint venture amid sanctions — media
Total’s CEO said the joint venture with Russia's Lukoil is stopped
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Russia to introduce restrictions on fruit imports from Armenia since June 2
Rosselkhoznadzor records more frequent instances of violations during supplies of Armenian fruits to Russia
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US strikes Iranian radar, command posts — CENTCOM
According to CENTCOM, the strikes came in response to Iran’s downing of a US MQ-1 drone
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US dragging out talks by changing its demands or making new ones — Iranian diplomat
According to the diplomat, the contradictory statements may be part of Washington's negotiating tactics
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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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Iran-US agreement could be finalized next week — Trump
The American leader pointed out that he had not agreed to the previous version of the document because he still has to get a few more points" to be included in the memorandum
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Kremlin comments on whitelists, tanker detention by France, visa issue with Serbia
Russia considers the detention of its tanker vessel by France as an illegal move akin to piracy, Dmitry Peskov stated
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Russian Embassy in Paris doing everything to protect Russians on Tagor tanker — MFA
Maria Zakharova noted that the vessel was "allegedly flying a 'false' flag"
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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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Serbia not convinced EU serious about dialogue with Russia — former deputy PM
Srbijagas Aleksandar Vulin said that he is not sure that the Europeans really want to engage in dialogue with Russia
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Russian diplomat draws UNSC attention to Romanian statements’ inconsistency
Vasily Nebenzya noted that initially Romanian officials spoke about an allegedly deliberate Russian strike on a civilian facility, but just a few hours later Romanian President Nicusor Dan adjusted his position
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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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Russia, African countries actively developing military cooperation — MFA
Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Sub-Saharan Africa Department Anatoly Bashkin said the development takes place "practically everywhere"
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French seizure of Russian tanker vessel illegal move that borders on piracy — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov called Paris's actions illegal
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Moscow vows response to Romania's closure of Russian consulate in Constanta
"The unfriendly actions of the Romanian authorities will not go unanswered," Maria Zakharova stated
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Global South does not perceive West as guarantor of security — Valdai report
External support rarely contributes to sustainable peace, while several Western military interventions "actually caused waves of instability in the regions of the global South"
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Lithuanian charge d'affaires summoned to Russian foreign ministry, issued resolute protest
A protest was issued in connection with the latest barbaric plans of the Lithuanian authorities to dismantle a burial site holding Soviet soldiers and officers in the city of Vievis
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Trump faces mounting political crisis — CNN
According to the TV channel, one of the most serious problems remains finding a way out of the conflict with Iran
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Trump to continue blockade of Iran if talks terminated — TV
According to the US leader, this does not mean a resumption of hostilities
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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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Kiev loses over 8,100 troops, mercenaries in special military op zone over week — expert
Andrey Marochko said that Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted the greatest damage on the Ukrainian armed forces
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US ‘peacekeeping efforts’ in Palestine put on ice — Russian Foreign Ministry
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko called the situation in the Palestinian enclave "precarious"
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Iran not to tolerate further naval blockade, escalation in Lebanon — adviser to Khamenei
Mohsen Rezaee warned that the patience of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran was not unlimited
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Kiev troops shell DPR nine times over past day
Reports were received on the killing of two civilians and the wounding of four others
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Roscosmos chief says US visit cancelled because ‘second American civil war’ underway
According to Dmitry Rogozin, NASA has fallen victim to a domestic struggle in the US and the entire situation with the sanctions lists is "an outrage"
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Group of mercenaries from Germany, UK destroyed in Zaporozhye Region — security forces
Among the dead are Jason Largan Jaycee, born in 2003, and Laterman Philippe Maximilian, born in 2000
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FACTBOX: The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered battle cruiser
As of 2023, The Pyotr Veliky serves as the flagship of the Russian Navy
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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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Lebanese parliament speaker tells US that Hezbollah is ready for ceasefire — media
US officials said they don’t think that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would agree on a total ceasefire
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France's statements on Tagor tanker are example of Europe's legal nihilism — Russian MFA
Maria Zakharova noted that international treaties do not provide for the possibility of forcibly rerouting a vessel and escorting it from the high seas to a port of the warship's country
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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, US attack amusement park in central Iran
No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet
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Russian troops contribute to stability in Syria — diplomat
Georgy Borisenko stressed that Russian troops don’t carry out any military operations against other countries from Syrian territory
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Zelensky torpedoes Trump’s peace efforts while asking for more money — ex-spokesperson
According to Yulia Mendel, it’s typical of Zelensky to insult his "biggest donor," while asking for more financial assistance
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Putin says he is happy to spend time with his grandchildren
The president refused to specify how many grandchildren he has
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Swiss-based CAS overturns European Table Tennis Union’s ban on Russian athletes
However, the Lausanne based court "upheld the decision of the ETTU to ban the national flag, symbols and anthem," the statement says
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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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PSG goalie Safonov tops Transfrmarket value rankings for Russians
Matvey Safonov’s market value now stands at 30 million Euros
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Britain confirms it helped France seize alleged Russian tanker in Atlantic Ocean
According to the report, the UK provided support to the French Navy in "monitoring and tracking" the vessel
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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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Trump says agrees with Israel, Hezbollah on ceasefire terms in Lebanon
The US leader had a very productive call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and highly placed representatives of Hezbollah
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Kremlin says receives no reaction from Romania to Putin's comment about downed drone
Earlier, the Russian leader stated that Moscow would conduct an objective investigation if it got access to the wreckage in the incident
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Georgia plans meeting with Russia’s representative this week
The meeting will take place in a European country
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Power of fireball explosion over the US reaches 300 tons of TNT — NASA
An official at the authority says that the fireball broke up at a speed above 120,000 km per hour
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UAC starts supplies of Tu-214 passenger jet
The Tu-214 is the Russian twin-engine medium-haul passenger airplane, designed to make flights to a distance up to 4,500 km.
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Court grants Bank of Russia’s motion to enforce court decision in lawsuit vs Euroclear
The hearing on the motion was scheduled at extremely short notice
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France detains tanker sailing from Russia — Macron
The French president said the operation was carried out on the high seas in the Atlantic Ocean with the support of several partners, including the UK
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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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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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Over one million people participate in United Russia primaries in Moscow agglomeration
10 million people took part in the preliminary voting overall
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Serbia confident in Putin’s support on gas discount issue — Vulin
Moscow and Belgrade already have a short-term contract on the best terms, the chairman of the Supervisory Board of state gas company Srbijagas said
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Vucic says Serbia will not abolish visa-free travel with Russia
According to the Serbian President, even if someone makes such a decision, it will be immediately overturned
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All levels of government working on resolving gasoline sales restrictions issues — Kremlin
The current problems are subject to resolution, Dmitry Peskov said
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Bank of Russia sets dollar rate at 71.55 rubles for June 2
The official euro rate was increased to 86.25 rubles
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Press review: Iran, US struggle on deal as Russia warns of potential strike on Ukraine
Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, June 1st
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NATO seeks to change government in Serbia — former deputy PM
According to Aleksandar Vulin, NATO countries "would be very pleased and glad to see Serbia in ruins as a result of instability and shocks"
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Most of Africa Corps’ strongholds in Mali are under Russian control — MFA
According to Anatoly Bashkin, Russian units "are actively trying to involve the Malian Armed Forces not only in the territorial control efforts, but for logistics operations for supplying the armed forces and delivering fuel and food to Bamako and other populated areas"
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Industrial infrastructure sustains damage in Ukraine’s Odessa Region
The authorities did not disclose the exact location of the facility
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Bloomberg cautions of LNG surplus offer risk
The Bloomberg columnist cited data of the International Energy Agency, indicating that the total capacity of planned LNG projects worldwide is estimated at 700 bln cubic meters per year
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Russian troops liberate Tikhonovka community in Donetsk region over past day — top brass
The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,335 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours
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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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Russia to introduce restrictions on fruit imports from Armenia since June 2
Rosselkhoznadzor records more frequent instances of violations during supplies of Armenian fruits to Russia
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Russia requests lifetime ban for Ukrainian chess chief over calls to 'kill Russians'
According to the CFR’s statement, Alexander Kamyshin has in numerous interviews, public statements and messages posted on his social media accounts, called for continued military strikes on Russian cities
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Russia must be able to defend itself — Erdogan on revised nuclear doctrine
The Turkish leader reiterated that "both Russia and Ukraine are Turkey’s neighbors"
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Ukraine jeopardizes international navigation in Black Sea — experts
The threat to merchant vessels in exclusive economic zones of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Georgia "is assessed as elevated and likely to persist through the summer operating season," the company said
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Hainan plans to increase tourist flow to 110 million people by 2025
The Hainan administration will actively promote the development of shopping tourism, medical services, exhibitions, culture and sports
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Putin talks results of EAEU’s Astana summit, further dialogue over phone with Armenian PM
Vladimir Putin and Nikol Pashinyan exchanged views on pressing issues of the bilateral and multilateral agenda
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Datacenters’ installed capacity to grow to 4.3 GW — article
According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, power consumption by datacenters in Russia increases by about 18% every year
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Ukrainian army lost 70 heavy hexacopters — Battlegroup West Spokesman
Russian fighters also destroyed 55 drone control stations and 3 Starlink terminals
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Russia’s Shnaider ousts Keys of US on her way to 2026 French Open quarters
Next up for the Russian will be a date with the winner of the match between World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and Japan’s Naomi Osaka
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Detained Tagor tanker to anchor in bay in West France - prefecture
The tanker will be placed in a no-flight area
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Over 160 Kursk residents back home, meeting Ukrainian ombudsman: statements by Lantratova
The Office of the Human Rights Commissioner in Russia is clarifying the number of residents of the Kursk region who are being held on the territory of Ukraine
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Air defenses destroy 33 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions within 12-hour period
In particular, drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea
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Ukrainian drone breaks through wall tens of centimeters thick at Zaporozhye nuke
The attack site is located a few meters from the reactor
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Over 20 children killed in Ukraine’s attacks on Belgorod Region since 2022
"Since 2022, as many as 243 children have been wounded in the Belgorod Region," Alexander Shuvayev said
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Serbia could turn against Russia after elections — Vulin
Aleksandar Vulin expressed confidence that a government, formed by pro-Western forces, would do everything possible to destroy relations with Russia and become its enemy
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Russian stock market closes mixed on Monday
The yuan gained fifteen kopecks to 10.64 rubles
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Trump says talks with Iran proceeding ‘at rapid pace’
The Iranian news agency reported earlier that Tehran had suspended indirect talks and exchanges of messages with US representatives
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Draft agreement with US provides for formalizing deal through UNSC — Iranian MFA
Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the sides are still at the stage of discussing basic principles
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Putin’s call with Pashinyan, Lithuania’s statements on UAVs, SPIEF guest: Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov stressed that Moscow had never revealed the guest of honor and who will host the plenary session at SPIEF beforehand
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Armenian PM Pashinyan announces his country’s request to join SCO
Armenia would like to maintain partnership relations in the north, in the south, in the west, and in the east, Nikol Pashinyan explained
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Russian Foreign Ministry says new militant attacks in Mali not ruled out
Anatoly Bashkin assumed that some kind of regrouping can be expected
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Two Russian military-transport aviation regiments re-equipped with Il-76-MD-90A aircraft
Military-Transport Aviation Commander Lieutenant General Vladimir Benediktov added that previously commissioned equipment is also being modernized
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NATO forces intercept missile presumably launched from Iran — Turkish Defense Ministry
According to the ministry, "all necessary measures are being taken decisively and without hesitation against any threat directed at Turkey's territory and airspace"
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Putin says those responsible for attack on Starobelsk won't escape punishment
The Russian leader asked the prosecutor general and the Investigative Committee chairman to report about the work to identify the criminals
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Almaz-Antey develops surface-to-air missile to counter UAVs, uncrewed boats
The design is based on an X-shaped convertiplane configuration with fixed nacelles housing electric motors and propellers
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Hezbollah says launched missile attack on Israel’s Tiberias
High-presidion missiles were used to hit enemy targets
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Russia’s weekly inflation at 0.07% on May 5-12, 2026 — Statistics Service
Since the beginning of May, consumer prices in the Russian Federation have edged up by 0.06%, and by 3.17% since the beginning of the year
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Iranian foreign minister urges public to ignore rumors about talks with US
Abbas Araghchi said that it is premature to draw any conclusions
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EAEU countries to discuss all nuances related to Armenia by December
Relevant institutions of the countries will "report consideration of this issue" to the leaders," Dmitry Peskov noted
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IN BRIEF: What is known about France’s seizure of Tagor tanker in Atlantic Ocean
According to preliminary information, the captain of the Tagor tanker seized by the French Navy is a Russian citizen, the embassy in Paris said
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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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Euroclear appeals immediate enforcement of $256 bln Central Bank ruling
According to the source, the complaint was filed this week
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IN BRIEF: What to know of attacks on Novorossiya highway, Donbass Dome, protection
Head of the Zaporozhye Region Yevgeny Balitsky said that the authorities had set up detours to bypass the Novorossiya highway
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Bank of Russia buys $16.64 mln worth of yuan with May 29 settlements
The volume of foreign currency purchases on the domestic market with settlements dated May 28 also amounted to $16.64 mln
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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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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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Naval blockade, Lebanon war expose US failure to respect ceasefire — Iranian official
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf pointed out that in the end, the US and Israel would have to pay the price for their choices
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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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Russia’s Kalinskaya powers into 2026 French Open quarterfinals
Anna Kalinskaya is now set to play against the winner of another Round 4 duel between unseeded Dinae Parry of France and Polish qualifier Maria Chwalinska
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Everyone interested in special op experience, no army can rival Russia’s military — Shoigu
Security Council secretary said the experience of the Russian armed forces is priceless
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Ukraine lost over 33,000 troops in Kharkov this year — official
Average daily fatalities range between 190 and 230 people, Yevgeny Lisnyak said
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