Russia receives no official refusal on Mistral deliveries from France — minister

The Kremlin has announced that the two sides will focus on key areas of cooperation in the economic, financial, and cultural spheres as well as pressing international and regional issues.

Foreign agent status will also be given for supporting similar decisions by foreign governments

According to the WAFA news agency, more than 90,000 displaced persons are accommodated in 115 UNRWA shelters across the Gaza Strip

"Missile forces and drone units launched two cruise missiles and two drones at the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its associated ships in the northern part of the Red Sea," the movement said

According to press secretary Karoline Leavitt, US President Donald Trump said that 'he stands strongly behind the Secretary of Defense'

Andrey Bystritsky, Chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai International Discussion Club, said that 'there are no obstacles to its ratification'

Ukraine has repeatedly broken ceasefire agreements reached within the Minsk and Normandy format, Miroshnik added

Thomas Countryman noted that the system "could be overwhelmed by the much cheaper option of simply building a lot more missiles"

The broadcaster highlights Doha’s efforts to resume indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement

According to Javier Milei, Europe is currently incapable of claiming global leadership

In his words, they fired conventional 120mm mortar rounds, silent munitions and at least one FPV drone with a fragmentation charge

The Vatican said the pope died earlier on Monday

Nikolay Patrushev drew attention to the "increased competition" between the United States and China in the naval sphere

On March 18, Israel resumed hostilities in the Gaza Strip and delivered a series of strikes on Hamas targets, thus cutting short the ceasefire that had been in place in the enclave since January 2025

Peru operates Russian-made airplanes, helicopters, armor, antitank complexes and air defense means

The president noted that Pope Francis was beloved globally as a faithful servant of Christian teachings, adding that he was a wise religious leader and statesman, a consistent defender of humanitarian values and justice

The publication does not indicate which territories around the ZNPP Washington proposes to designate as neutral and in what format the United States could exercise control over these territories and the plant

The Russian leader noted that he had personal audiences with the pontiff on multiple occasions

The bill also addresses draft-eligible men 25 years or older who left Ukraine to study abroad or who went to universities or colleges not immediately after finishing secondary school after February 24, 2022

The funeral of the pontiff, who passed away on April 21 at 88, may take place in the Church of Our Lady of the Great (Santa Maria Maggiore)

Maria Zakharova said that the Russian leadership has repeatedly stated that Kiev is incompetent

The president noted that restoration of Donbass and Novorossiya is a complex but gradually advancing process

Political scientist Vladimir Karasev noted that drone, artillery and HIMARS attacks had been launched by Ukrainian forces against Russian positions almost on every front over the duration of the latest ceasefire

Continued activity may affect low-flying aircraft

The messenger's co-founder said that Telegram would only disclose the IP addresses and phone numbers of criminal suspects, if provided with a valid court order

Vought is a long-time supporter of US President Donald Trump. He was named ABU director on January 2, 2019, during Trump’s first presidential term

The spokesman also recalled that the pontiff had expressed the wish to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome with a public viewing at St. Peter’s Basilica

According to the diplomat, this pragmatic approach is seen in other areas. For instance, when the Russian president says that those companies that have withdrawn from Russia would be able to return, but "on certain conditions"

The agreement sets out the legal framework for further development of cooperation between Moscow and Tehran for the long-term perspective

This issue needs to be addressed, perhaps, through bilateral talks, according to the president

The systems have been used for protection from missiles, planes and reconnaissance and attack drones

The Baikonur cosmodrome marks the 70th anniversary of its establishment in 2025

Improvements in the state of global economic relations are not expected in the near future because the West has historically engaged in trade and sanction wars, Maria Zakharova noted

The Russian president stressed that "the Pope did much good not only for his flock, but for the world as a whole"

According to Alexander Avdeyev, Vladimir Putin "met with the Pope three times and paid visits to the Vatican"

The Russian president noted that initially Ukraine issued a statement dismissing the proposal "as a game with people’s lives"

Araghchi and Witkoff's next meeting will take place on April 26, in the wake of technical-level consultations on April 23

The head of state is accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, including Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Shihab bin Tariq Al Said and Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi

Pope Francis will be buried some time between Friday and Sunday of this week, or on the fourth to sixth day after the pope’s death

Meanwhile, the US president himself is currently focused on pursuing diplomatic solutions to address Iran's nuclear program

Nikolay Azarov recalled that the Kiev regime, which came to power as a result of the 2014 coup, lacked commitment

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 18th

"Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America," US leader said

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 20 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed an enemy artillery gun in its area of responsibility over the past 24 hours, the ministry reported

The parties agreed to continue their communications

He warned that Western measures will be met with an "adequate and proportionate response" from Russia

The European Union’s intention to establish a coalition on sending troops to Ukraine demonstrates a superiority intention, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

The document was signed on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the intergovernmental Russian-Cuban commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation in Havana

The struggle for the World Ocean lasted for several centuries and a small quiet period was only after 1991, when the socialist block disintegrated, Nikolay Patrushev said

The visit is timed to the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries

According to the publication, on March 15, Hegseth posted the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornet fighters, which struck positions of Yemeni Houthis from the Ansar Allah rebel movement

A prototype of the passenger jet with imported systems and domestically-produced PD-8 engines successfully completed its first test flight in March 2025

It also said that the pontiff suffered from type 2 diabetes

Region’s governor, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said that the enemy shells 'cities and villages from all types of weapons, drops munitions from drones, causing suffering to civilians'

The Russian president announced a ceasefire on the eve of Easter at a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

Vladimir Medinsky noted 'the extraordinary efforts being taken by the new US administration in an attempt to find a reasonable solution to the Ukraine conflict'

Sweden promised to supply Kiev with two Saab 340 AEW&C (ACS-890) aircraft

When activated by conventional explosives, the magnesium hydride underwent rapid thermal decomposition, releasing hydrogen gas that ignited into a sustained inferno, the researchers said in a peer-reviewed paper published in the Chinese-language Journal of Projectiles, Rockets, Missiles and Guidance

Earlier, Peskov said that more than 20 heads of state and government are expected at the parade in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Victory

According to the latest data from the Israeli side, Hamas is still holding 24 living hostages and 35 bodies

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, April 17th

The MOEX Russia is expected to be within 2,825-2,950 points on Tuesday, BCS Investment World said

The Russian troops have advanced towards the settlements of Bogatyr, Otradnaya and Komar in the Velikaya Novosyolka area

Bloomberg news agency reported earlier that Washington presented its allies in Paris with proposals for a Ukrainian settlement and they included a refusal to discuss Kiev’s NATO membership and the easing of sanctions against Russia

Dmitry Peskov underscored that "earlier the president repeatedly voiced his readiness for negotiations with the Ukrainian side"

As of 2:18 a.m. Moscow time on Tuesday (11:18 p.m. GMT on Monday), gold rose 1.72% to as high as $3,451,3

US President Donald Trump suggested earlier that the Ukrainian conflict may have been triggered by Kiev’s ambitions to join the alliance

The FSB Investigative Department for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol has opened a criminal case against the detainee under Article 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that after the truce expired, Russian troops resumed their special military operation

The 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away at the age of 88

Giuseppe Conte also believes that the EU has never intended to promote dialogue on settling the conflict

The public health system is ruined, bakeries are not working

"If even London is tired of this political clown, that shows he is losing the last pillars of his support," the politician noted

Sede Vacante is a period that spans from the death or resignation of the Pope to the election of his successor

He has died at the age of 88

Russia was the 12th-biggest trade partner of South Korean exporters of cars

Viktor Medvedchuk emphasized that Zelensky had long ago become a pawn in both foreign and domestic politics

The situation will evolve "more likely the other way around," the presidential aide said when answering the question whether Russia endeavors to catch up with the US, considering extensive plans of the US administration

According to the former Austrian foreign minister, "France is now very upset that Germany and Poland are buying weapons from the United States, and not from France"

Despite the declared Easter truce, Ukrainian armed formations kept delivering artillery fire and strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles on the positions of Russian troops and civilian facilities in the border areas of the Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk Regions and the Republic of Crimea, the Russian Defense Ministry said

According to the report, overland evacuation from a part of the Glushkovsky District is now cut off

The magazine described the late pontiff as a "reform-minded Roman Catholic leader who guided the church through an era of crisis"

The official euro rate was increased by 1.45 rubles to 93.6714 rubles

On the morning of April 21, the Holy See's press service reported that Pope Francis had died at the age of 88

The Irkutsk Aviation Plant of the United Aircraft Corporation also has manufactured and delivered new Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft to the Defense Ministry of Russia

Companies that left the Russian market after February 22, 2022 will be subject to this measure

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, April 21st

Giuseppe Conte believes that the European public is being misled by promises of more security and efforts to arm every country, even though the military approach pursued until recently has not succeeded

The Russian president exemplified that in restaurants, the Ukrainian military personnel "hold some gatherings, meetings, conferences"

"The United States, we welcome you. But you are not the only one. And we will see what becomes of the dialogue with you," he added

Although this holiday is not an official day off, the city’s authorities typically organize various events, ceremonies, costume parades and shows

The poll surveyed more than 4,300 US adults on April 16-21

The governments of the two countries are working on clear execution of decisions taken by heads of Russia and Kazakhstan, Mikhail Mishustin added

During the Easter days, the Kiev regime actually underwent a test for its ability to think and honor accords, Grigory Karasin added