Russian Investigative Committee opens attack criminal case after airstrike in Belgorod

A total of 750 meters of containment booms and five specialized oil recovery devices have been deployed at the spill site, and an oil trap has been installed

Since BRICS is not that structured as the European Union, this format allows each BRICS member to "make decisions independently" and take "only what they need" from the cooperation, rather than what is being imposed on them, Aleksandar Vuclin noted

The Russian military also destroyed four mortars, 19 ground robotic systems, 47 drone control stations, a Starlink terminal and two field ammunition depots

The polls indicate that the coalition is garnering from 37.5% of votes (Alpha Research) to 38.9% (Market Links)

Alexander Lukashenko emphasized that Western sanctions had not played their part

The Iranian command vowed to forcefully retaliate against US actions once the security of the crew members and their families was ensured

UAV were destroyed over the territories of Samara, Bryansk, Belgorod, Vologda, Kursk, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan Regions, and the waters of the Black Sea

The intelligence agencies said that Field Marshal Asim Munir is "playing a double game" in efforts to resolve the situation in the Middle East

According to the New York Post, US Special Presidential Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will represent the US in the new round of negotiations

The Iranian air defenses have been absolutely decimated, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mike Waltz said

American leader said earlier that US Vice President will not take part in the Islamabad talks due to security considerations as the Secret Service cannot do it on 24 hours notice

Six guided aerial bombs were shot down by air defense systems

As of 2:38 a.m. Moscow time the Brent price was at $96.62 per barrel

After its trials are concluded, the control launch date will be determined

Russia’s public debt currently stands at 19.1% of GDP, according to the Fund

An animal jumped over a wire mesh into the audience during a performance

A native of a Central Asian republic, born in 1997, a supporter of radicalism, "who was supposed to detonate the explosive device remotely" was exposed

Kirill Dmitriev commented on Bloomberg reports that the cumulative effect of the Middle East conflict will begin to be felt already next week

It violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter, Esmail Baghaei said

A fire broke out at the seaport following the drone attack

Dmitry Peskov pointed to the statements of a very different nature coming from Brussels

The document highlights the importance of joint legislative efforts to harmonize the laws of CSTO member states in defense, military development, security, and in countering modern challenges and threats

The IMO spokesperson said that ships should take maximum caution

According to earlier reports, air service has partially been resumed at six Iranian airports, including in Tehran

The gunman was identified as 31-year-old US military veteran Shamar Elkins

Yevgeny Prigozhin said that in the past 24 hours, Wagner PMC forces advanced 230 meters in Artyomovsk

The company’s production capacity has reached tens of thousands of drones per month

According to Taalatbek Masadykov, the system of treaties in the field of European security has effectively been destroyed

Seismologists at the Japan Meteorological Agency have raised the estimated magnitude of the earthquake in Japan to 7.7

Sayyid Majid Mousavi said that "the enemy is unable to create such conditions for themselves, and they have to deliver ammunition from the other side of the world"

The Belarusian leader opined that US President Donald Trump could come to Russia as a peacemaker via Belarus

US President Donald Trump and those who appease him should immediately put an end to all actions and policies that hinder peace and show the necessary respect for the rights of our people and our country

The Ukrainian nationalists still holding the port of Mariupol have been purposefully eliminating infrastructures and the foreign ships there, Eduard Basurin stressed

Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik pointed out that the Kiev regime led by Vladimir Zelensky "does not comply with its social obligations pledged to the population"

The President of the Foundation for Peace and Friendship Among Peoples noted that the world is witnessing the collapse of core international laws

Kestutis Budrys hopes that one day Lithuania and Belarus will have perfect relations, after all the issues will be settled

According to Masoud Pezeshkian, war benefits no one

According to Robert Fico, that country must comply with the requirements for candidates for the EU membership

Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov stressed that Russia welcomed all mediation efforts aimed at advancing the settlement process in the Middle East

This refers to revanchism, "which assumes that they now want to carry out that very revenge that will allow them to still win in this very division of the world, the redrawing of the world’s resources for themselves," Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman added

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Pablo Fernandez supported Madrid’s idea of suspending the EU association agreement with Israel

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

The previous record was 16 crossings on April 14

Unlike other countries that showed their true colors during the conflict, the Jewish state is fighting to the last, the American leader said

Chris Wright said that the issuance of a license for operations with Russian oil and its extension were temporary measures

Dmitry Peskov noted that Moscow positively perceives the statements of Bulgaria’s future Prime Minister, Rumen Radev, about the need for pragmatic dialogue with Russia

The matter is under review, Esmail Baghaei said

According to the regional crisis response center, the Graivoronsky district was attacked by 14 drones, damaging cars, a private house, and an outbuilding

S&P Dow Jones Indices conducted a consultation with market participants

The area of contamination of the Black Sea with oil products amounts to 10,000 square meters

The leader of Brazil also urged the global community to pay attention to the continuing humanitarian catastrophe in Haiti

Work will continue to develop the Contingent Reserve Arrangement, primarily regarding the use of currencies different from the US dollar," the Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov pointed out

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to deliver a report during the session

They were taken to a hospital

The Islamic Republic of Iran has the right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy in accordance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Kazem Jalali said

During their stay in the foreign port, the detachment’s crews participated in official events, as well as the cultural and sports program

The Tasnim agency said that Tehran will make a decision on whether to send its negotiating team to Pakistan only after Washington lifts its naval blockade or Iran

Representatives of 14 political parties and 10 coalitions competed for 240 seats in the 52nd National Assembly

According to the TV channel, Iran "will never accept" such proposals

The drones were shot down over the Astrakhan, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kaluga, Kursk and Krasnodar Regions, Crimea, as well as over the waters of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea

According to the European Anti-Fraud Office's chief Petr Klement, the agency is receiving an increasing number of reports of irregularities in the defense sector, particularly in research projects and procurement

Vladimir Zelensky and his entourage liked "this unlimited power," Alexey Goncharenko noted

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Through Brussels, Budepest has "received an indication from Ukraine that they are ready to restore oil deliveries" via the Druzhba pipeline "as early as Monday, provided that Hungary lifts its blockade of the €90 billion EU loan", Viktor Orban said

The election of a new Secretary-General is scheduled for July 2026

For the European model of maintaining power, it’s important that the war be somewhere far away, Viktor Medvedchuk emphasized

The fighter jet is on display as part of the joint Russian exhibit of the arms exporting company Rosoboronexport

Russia’s battlegroup Center inflicted the greatest losses on Ukrainian troops along the western border of the Donetsk People’s Republic and in the Dnepropetrovsk Region

The Russian foreign minister said that the Nazi ideology and practices are being revived in Germany and other countries that joined "Hitler’s hordes"

Kazem Jalali added that Iran had developed a 10-point plan

According to the report, Germany’s industrial sector is experiencing its longest period of stagnation since World War II due to falling demand and competition from China

Russia’s Battlegroup Center inflicted more than 315 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Iran thanks Russia and China for their responsible stance in blocking the adoption of a resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, Esmaeil Baghaei said

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Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran does not trust Israel and the United States and is ready to resume combat operations at any moment

Russia’s Federal Security Service made this statement following the arrest of a 57-year-old German citizen in Pyatigorsk

The Iranian top diplomat added he believed that "the contradictory stance and violations of the ceasefire regime on behalf of the United States speaks for America's ill intentions"

One should not harbor any illusions in this regard, Dmitry Peskov noted

"The photos and videos from Bucha are fakes staged by the Kiev regime for the Western media," it stressed

As of 7:10 a.m. Moscow time the MOEX Index was up by 0.9%

US President Donald Trump previously said that the US and Iranian delegations had agreed on most of the problematic issues in Islamabad, but the nuclear issue remained unresolved

Russia is not mimicking the bloc whose emissaries have been calling on other countries to sever relations with Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister said

The Tisza Party leader also expressed hope that Russia would continue supplying crude oil through this pipeline

Many of the ships are loaded with energy products from Persian Gulf countries

They were suspended from duty during the investigation

The US began a naval blockade of Iran on April 13

According to the news agency, Iran's military intended to continue responding to "piracy" policy and attacks on behalf of the US side

According to a police office, those killed are aged from one to 14

Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that Pakistan, with the support from its partners, remains committed to "its role as an honest and sincere facilitator of lasting peace and regional stability"

As Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun clarified, Beijing expresses "deep concern over the challenges facing the NPT"

The analysts said it is clear that Western air defense doctrine which relies on fighter-interceptors and long-range systems is considerably less in line with modern realities than Russia’s multi-layered air defense system doctrine

"The talks must lead to tangible and clear results for Iran," Ebrahim Azizi, head of the National Security Committee of the Islamic Republic’s parliament, the Majlis, said

Kim Jong Un expressed great satisfaction over the test results, the news agency said

Overall, the Russian Armed Forces have destroyed 671 Ukrainian combat aircraft, 284 helicopters, 135,370 unmanned aerial vehicles since the start of the special military operation, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

The Russian Embassy did not comment on the ambassador’s visit to the Czech Foreign Ministry

"Macron’s France is losing legitimacy as it weaponizes criminal investigations to suppress free speech and privacy," Pavel Durov said

Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna recalled that a similar precedent occurred in 2025

Guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted M/V Touska as it transited the north Arabian Sea, the US Central Command said

According to a senior Iranian official, differences over Iran's nuclear program still remain, and a continued US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "undermines the peace talks"