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Philippines to supply Russia with crocodile meat
This could become one of alternatives to banned meat imports from the US, the European Union, Australia, Canada and Norway following sanctions imposed on Russia in connection with situation in Ukraine
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Business climate improves in Russia — World Bank
Russian economic development minister against counter-sanctions in other sectors
Belarus promises to prevent re-export of sanctioned food to Russia
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Brent prices climb above $76 per barrel first time from October 25
WTI futures with the settlement in December 2024 added 1.2% and reached $72.33 per barrel
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Kiev's violation of agreements means less territory for Ukraine — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister also recalled the Istanbul agreements
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Ukraine’s Security Service carrying out sabotage activities against ZNPP employees
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov recalled that shelling attacks on the nuclear plant by Ukrainian troops had been of little concern for the global community
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US military base in Syria attacked by Iraqi Shiite units
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
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Trump has 61% chance of winning US election — bookmakers
The US general election is being held on November 5, 2024
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Russian Air Defense Forces shot down four HIMARS missiles, Hammer bomb, 42 Ukrainian UAVs
Russia’s East battlegroup improves its position, Ukraine loses up to 110 servicemen
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Kiev strikes on Kursk NPP may cause Chernobyl, Fukushima-like disasters — Russian military
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov pointed out that one of Ukraine’s primary objectives in its incursion into the Kursk Region was to capture the Kursk NPP
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Russian forces display ingenuity and unconventional tactics in liberating DPR — official
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
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Harris, Trump tie in Dixville Notch, starting election
As is tradition since 1960, residents of Dixville Notch cast their ballots around midnight local time, several hours before voting starts in other parts of the country
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North Korea probably launched ballistic missile, Japan’s coast guard says
The missile, whose type remains unclear so far, fell about 20 minutes after launch, the agency said
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Russia says Т-80 tanks of battlegroup East disrupt Ukrainian attack in South Donetsk area
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
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BRICS countries dominate world economy — official
He pointed to the improved quality of life in the BRICS countries, the birth rate among the key factors and noted other demographic and socio-economic reasons
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Google’s fines in Russia reach stratospheric levels — lawyer
Google can return to the Russian market only if it complies with the court’s decision
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No military alliance provided for in Russia-DPRK partnership treaty — senior diplomat
According to Andrey Rudenko, Russia openly tells this to "all North Korea’s neighbors who sometimes and, lately, very often, express certain concerns"
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Situation dire for Ukrainian troops along entire frontline, says DPR head
Meanwhile, the potential of Ukrainian armed forces should not be underestimated, Denis Pushilin cautioned
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Russian-North Korean partnership treaty called to stabilize region — Russian diplomat
"The treaty’s provisions, including article 4 on mutual support in case of an armed incursion, will be fully implemented, if need be," Anna Yevstigneyeva said
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Russian Defense Ministry presents slideshow of Ukrainian plot to capture Kursk nuke plant
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
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Ukraine admits number of deserted soldiers from Armed Forces of Ukraine surpasses 100,000
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
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Putin reiterates Russia’s willingness to engage in talks with Ukraine
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
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Southern sector of Ukrainian defense in DPR close to collapse — The Guardian
Kupiansk military-civilian mayor Andrey Besedin described the situation as "critical" and said that approximately 1,400 people were refusing to evacuate from their homes, awaiting the arrival of Russian troops
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US to hold 60th election of president, vice president on Tuesday
Election results must be officially certified in states by December 19
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Ukraine attacks Belgorod Region with 20 munitions, two UAVs in one day
Vyacheslav Gladkov noted that two drones were shot down over the town of Schebekino and the Belgorod District
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Treaty between Russia, North Korea corresponds to geopolitical situation — senior diplomat
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
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NATO prepares for open armed confrontation with Belarus and Russia — top brass
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"
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Attempts to capture ZNPP lead to pointless deaths of mobilized Ukrainians — governor
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"
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US State Department says 10,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to Russia’s Kursk Region
They "could enter combat in the coming days," Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman said
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West itself signed death warrant for dollar, turning it into punishment tool — Lavrov
At the same time, the volume of mutual settlements in national currencies in foreign trade between the BRICS member countries reaches around 65%
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Putin to accept diplomatic credentials from 28 ambassadors of countries like Japan, Canada
The ceremony on Tuesday will be the first in 2024
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Trump says he’s fighting 'evil democrat system,' not Harris
The United States presidential election is set to be held on November 5
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Malaysia rejects US call to 'stop being friendly' with Russia — PM
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
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Soyuz-2.1b blasts off from Vostochny spaceport carrying 55 Russian, foreign satellites
The Ionosphere-M satellites, which are the main payload, are set to be put into a sun-synchronous orbit within an hour
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Hollywood actors face pressure to endorse Harris or risk career setbacks — Elon Musk
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
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Putin to accept letters of credentials from 28 new ambassadors on November 5
The ceremony will also be attended by representatives from Argentina, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Finland
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Iran has hundreds of missiles capable of inflicting severe damage Israel — WSJ
The article states that the Israeli attack has compromised the air defense systems protecting key Iranian facilities
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Russia supports fair relations in economy — Putin
According to the head of state, Russia follows a constructive course in its foreign policy that addresses both its interests and global trends
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NATO intends to fight 'defensive battles' thousands of miles from its territory — Lavrov
According to Lavrov, all reasonable observers understand "that this is a road to nowhere"
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Crowds throw mud at Spanish king during visit to flood zone
As a result, the king's visit to Paiporta was cut short
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Bulgaria, Westinghouse sign engineering deal for additional reactors at Kozloduy NPP
The cost of construction has not been determined yet, but is expected to be between $14 billion and $30 billion
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Chisinau denies hundreds of thousands of Moldovans in Russia right to vote — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov stressed that the Moldovan election was "neither democratic nor fair" and was "fraught with electoral manipulations"
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AI predicts Harris’ victory over Trump
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
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Kiev reports tense situation for Ukrainian troops in Kurakhovsky direction
In late October, Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov informed that the Russian Armed Forces continued to make solid progress in the Kurakhovsky direction
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Fencing installed around Harris’ residence in Washington ahead of election
Apart from that, additional fencing will be installed around the US Capitol and the US Department of the Treasury in Washington
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Opposition rally near parliamentary building in Tbilisi ends without incidents
President Zourabichvili and all the opposition parties refuse to recognize the election results, slamming them as rigged
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Total losses of Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk Region reach over 29,600 servicemen
Meanwhile, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost over 350 servicemen
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Kiev may look at Qatar-mediated agreement with Russia on non-targeting energy facilities
According to Andrey Yermak, a principle like the one of the grain deal could be used in this context, but no talks between Kiev and Moscow are being held at the moment
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Press review: Lavrov embarks on EU visit and Russia permits individual crypto mining
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 1st
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Kremlin spokesman denies Russia ships explosives across EU
"We have never heard any official accusations," Dmitry Peskov said
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Presidential election voting kicks off in most American states
Some swing states, including Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania have already begun voting
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This year's US election 'will be the last real election' if Trump loses, Musk says
The entrepreneur further added that the US has ceased to be a "real state" because of its lack of border security
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Kursk region will be cleared of Ukrainian forces — Putin
He added that victory is impossible without volunteers who support the fighters at the front
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Trump admits he may lose election
The US general election is being held on November 5, 2024
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Trump reaffirms to end Ukraine conflict and prevent global war if elected
Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump has vowed to resolve the Ukraine conflict even before his inauguration, should he reclaim the White House
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Russia hammers Ukraine’s missile armament workshops, military airfields over past day
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
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Sandu is winning in 2nd round of Moldovan presidential elections with 55.04% — CEC
Votes at a number of polling stations abroad are yet to be counted
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Russia’s Medvedev cautions next US leader against adding fuel to fire in Ukraine
The politician doubted the deep state in the United States wants another global war
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Meta makes AI models available to US government for military purposes
According to Nick Clegg, "these kinds of responsible and ethical uses of open source AI models like Llama will not only support the prosperity and security of the United States, they will also help establish US open source standards in the global race for AI leadership"
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Rebels capture strategic town in eastern Congo bordering Uganda
M23 units resumed their offensive in North Kivu in mid-October, capturing over ten major settlements
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Ukraine’s attempt to seize ZNPP threatens global nuclear industry — spokeswoman
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant is well-protected Yevgeniya Yashina added
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Former CIA, Pentagon chief describes incursion into Kursk as Kiev’s ‘strategic mistake’
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"
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Mishustin to travel to Minsk for meeting of Russia-Belarus Union cabinet
The meeting’s agenda includes about 20 issues, such as mobile communications tariffs and development of suburban rail service
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Russian Guardsmen uncover Ukrainian arms cache with over 100,000 munitions in LPR
The arms cache also stored more than 600 artillery shells and engineer explosive items, eight anti-tank missiles, over 100 grenade launcher projectiles
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NATO’s aircraft conducts numerous flights over border — Belarusian Defense Ministry
According to Major General Vladimir Kupriyanyuk, significant numbers of effective troops are already stationed in Eastern Europe, including in Poland and the Baltic states
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Sandu wins Moldova's elections with 55.33% of votes, Stoianoglo gains 44.67%
In total, 1,699,025 people came to the polling stations in Moldova and abroad, which is more than 54.31% of the people included in the electoral lists. In the second round of the 2020 presidential elections, this figure reached 58.22%
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Elon Musk claims war mongers back Kamala Harris’ 'puppet regime'
According to Elon Musk, those within the US administration who support Vice President Harris "profit off of wars," a situation he described as "insane"
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Cargo Dragon lifts off from Florida launch site to head for ISS
The 31st commercial mission to deliver cargo to the orbital outpost departed from John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:30 p.m. US East Coast time
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Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites successfully put into orbit after launch
Soyuz-2.1b rocket also carried 53 other satellites
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Musk slams Harris for false claim about US troops in combat zones
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"
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Ukrainian forces lose 11,800 soldiers on LPR borders in a week — military expert
During the mentioned period, the Russian military destroyed 196 vehicles, 89 various armored vehicles, five tanks, three multiple launch rocket system launchers
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Western military assistance to Ukraine tops 100 bln euros — minister
Ukraine regularly asks for additional military assistance from its Western partners, occasionally criticizing them for delays and insufficient amount of supplies
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List of BRICS partner countries agreed, Putin says
According to the Russian leader, the list of potential candidate countries was also agreed upon
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Syria demands UNSC take measures to stop Israel’s attacks
A source in the Syrian defense ministry told the agency earlier that Israel had staged an attack from the occupied Golan Heights on Monday evening
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Kiev capable of staging provocation with use of nuclear fuel — Defense Ministry
It is reported that the Kiev regime is capable of launching a provocation directed against Russia's population in order to destabilize the situation
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Americans were on the Moon but footage may have been filmed in advance — Russian cosmonaut
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"
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NATO number one threat to global peace, says French politician
It is stted that NATO considers the EU as "a registration office of its members"
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Ukrainian National Guard troops with vehicles deployed on Belarusian Border — General
According to the report, "reconnaissance operations of all kinds continue against Belarus, including mobile signals intelligence teams and drones"
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Moldova’s opposition to challenge presidential election results with Constitutional Court
According to Sor, the opposition has evidence of massive ballot rigging in favor of the incumbent president during the presidential election
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Harris has 4-point lead over Trump in final PBS election poll
An earlier poll conducted by Research Co. revealed that Harris was ahead of Trump in swing state Pennsylvania by one percentage point
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Israel steps up readiness for potential Iranian strike — report
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
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Germany ‘shamefully resigned’ itself to destruction of Nord Stream — Lavrov
Lavrov also drew attention to the fact that "reckless proposals" are being made about strikes with Western long-range systems deep into Russian territory
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Putin meets with visiting North Korean foreign minister — Kremlin spokesman
On November 1, Choe Son Hui held talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov
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Enemy plans to seize Kursk NPP, Ukrainian losses: situation in Kursk Region
Units of the battlegroup continued offensive operations, defeating Ukrainian formations in the areas of the settlements of Daryino, Leonidovo, Nikolayevo-Daryino, Novoivanovka and Plekhovo
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Moscow calls on Seoul to refrain from sending weapons to Ukraine — diplomat
"We call on our South Korean colleague to think twice and not to embark on this extremely dangerous path, which will lead Seoul to nothing good", Anna Yevstigneyeva said
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Over 78 mln US citizens vote early in presidential election — Florida State University
According to the report, more than 42.6 million people attended polling stations
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Russia says 6 Ukrainian drones shot down over Bryansk Region overnight
Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz said there were no casualties and destruction as debris of the downed drones hit the ground
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Russian diplomat slams Moldova’s election as most undemocratic in country’s history
The outcome of the runoff presidential election "exposed a profound split in Moldovan society, which began after the first round of election and the referendum on European Union membership," Maria Zakharova noted
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Hezbollah fires 105 rockets from Lebanon at Israel on November 3 — IFD
The army "will continue to protect Israel and its people from threats" from Hezbollah, the press service noted
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Ukrainian lawmaker Bezuglaya calls out ‘catastrophic situation’ in country’s army
Maryana Bezuglaya accused Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky for his alleged failure of the military operation in Russia’s borderline Kursk area and the complicated situation in the southern directions of the frontline
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Russia’s Fregat booster delivers 53 small satellites into target orbit
Considering Ionosfera-M No. 1 and Ionosfera-M No. 2 heliogeophysical satellites put into orbit, Russia launched a record 51 domestic satellites into orbit
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Russia says its troops mined, blocked one route used by Ukrainian forces in Kursk Region
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
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No difference for Russia who wins presidential election in US — diplomat
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
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West’s erroneous course and preventing major war — what Putin told foreign ambassadors
Russia remains ready for talks with Ukraine, the Russian president noted
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For US losing dollar as a standard of settlements would be like losing a war, Trump says
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
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Russia does not seek confrontation, hopes Europe begins to cooperate — Putin
"I trust that a rational, balanced approach to cooperation with Russia will prevail once again," the Russian leader stressed
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Press review: Trump, Harris clash in swing states as EU likely to keep sanctions on Russia
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, November 5th
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Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg appears at a rally in Georgia
According to some reports, she came to the country at the invitation of a non-governmental organization
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US election results will bring peace or third world war — Serbian leader
The United States presidential election is set to be held on November 5
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PREVIEW: Putin to lay flowers at monument on Red Square to mark National Unity Day
Representatives of religious denominations, public and youth organizations will take part in the ceremon
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Prosecutor's Office deems activities of US-based business society undesirable in Russia
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
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Japan’s defense minister says North Korea launched 7 missiles that flew 400 km each
Japan issued a protest to Pyongyang through diplomatic channels
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Medvedev says any new uprising in Ukraine would seek to execute current leaders
The Russian politician said the goal of Zelensky and his team is to stay in power in the country as long as possible
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Attacks on reserves and Ukrainian losses: situation in Kursk Region
The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 150 troops in the Kursk area in the past day
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