Explosions heard in Ukraine’s Sumy Region — agency

Valentina Matviyenko noted that Russia’s position regarding the ongoing escalation in the Middle East was "clearly stated by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian Representative to the UN"

Maria Zakharova asserted Russia’s solidarity with the people of Lebanon

The statement said that the Shiite units conducted these operations in response to the Israeli Air Force strikes on Lebanese populated localities

Ursula von der Leyen stressed that 35 billion euros is the part which the European countries will contribute to the 45 billion euro loan approved by the G7 in Italy in the summer

"The West continues to supply arms and money to the Kiev regime, propose pseudo-peace initiatives, and try to rally as many countries as possible to their side," Maria Zakharova said

The leaders will discuss the state of the conflict in Ukraine, including Ukraine’s strategic planning and US support for Ukraine

In addition, the EU member states and NATO allies are asked to "collectively and individually commit to supporting Ukraine militarily, with no less than 0.25% of their GDP annually"

"The electric car’s mobility, comfort and maneuverability are what is needed here," the Chechen leader said

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The date of the next court hearing, to take place in Washington, has not been set yet

The lawmakers recognized Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the legitimate president of Venezuela and urged EU member countries to do the same

The supreme leader said that the negotiation process with the US in Doha was based on Sharia, "not a single step in these negotiations was taken against religion"

"We have warned from the beginning that those who help the Zelensky clique stay afloat will become our legitimate targets," Vasily Nebezya reminded

At this point, there is no evidence indicating that Rinson Jose had any knowledge about the operation to create the explosive gadgets

According to the report, the enemy sustained more than 510 casualties and lost two vehicles, a Msta-B 152mm howitzer, a D-30 122mm howitzer, a US-made M101 105mm artillery mount and a Rapira 100mm anti-tank gun

Yegor Chernev shared a "feeling" that the Western world is ready to declare as a victory for Ukraine at least the fact that "Kiev has not fallen" and that it "has not lost its sovereignty"

The issue reportedly concerns private and state-owned Turkish banks that do not have foreign partners, mainly Western ones

According to Dmitry Peskov, Moscow has not discussed the events in Lebanon with regional actors

The Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike with a glide munition

Inclusion in the sanctions list entails the freezing of assets in the US and a ban on American citizens and companies doing business with sanctioned persons and entities

As Denis Pushilin noted, for now the word "peace" is interpreted in different ways, but everything should end in negotiations sooner or later

"During my time as Secretary General, the relevance of NATO has been questioned," Jens Stoltenberg noted

According to the movement’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, experts are analyzing all circumstances surrounding the devices in question

ABC sources confirmed that the Jewish state was involved in the production of these communication devices

"The situation in those areas which are under the control of the Ukrainian militants is extraordinary, of course," Dmitry Peskov stated

According to Vyacheslav Volodin, it is crucial for the parliaments of the United States and European countries to "understand and realize what can happen"

The document says that "more than 60 counter-drone systems and technologies such as sensors, drone-on-drone systems, jammers and cyber interceptors were tested live" during the exercise

Apart from that, according to the report, Russian aircraft struck areas of deployment of manpower and weapons of the Ukrainian army’s three mechanized, one tank, and two assault brigades

As Maxim Buyakevich noted, the discussion is afoot in the West about the possibility of using high-accuracy long-range weapons against facilities deep inside Russian territory

According to Florian Filippot, France should urgently withdraw from the EU and advocate for a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict

Zenkovich also addressed the US side

Russian investigators have initiated three criminal cases against Ukrainian militants involved in crimes against civilians in the Kursk Region

"The North Korean people express their support for the Russian people in their just struggle," Choe Son Hui stressed

Choe Son-hui underscored that "global peace and security are in jeopardy"

The food embargo, introduced in response to the unfriendly actions of the West, has been in effect in Russia since August 7, 2014

Multiple explosions of communication devices occurred in Lebanon on September 17 and 18

Meanwhile, according to ZNPP communications director Yevgeniya Yashina, no Ukrainian drone attacks have been recorded on the territory of the plant

No attacks on Syrian pro-government forces were registered in the Idlib de-escalation zone in the past day, the Russian military official added

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The Russian global navigation satellite system is designed to promptly provide navigation information to users of land, sea, air and space

The situation on the frontline remains extremely difficult, Ukrainian President said

According to columnist Ishaan Tharoor, "Israeli officials have not publicly taken responsibility for the attacks, but have in private in confirmed their hand in them with their interlocutors in Washington"

"No doubt, such voyages of representatives of the aggressive military bloc do not contribute to regional stability and security," Maria Zakharova said

Citing media information from Syrian sources, the Maria Zakharova said that 250 Ukrainian instructors arrived in Idlib the other day to train militants

The politician underscored that no one really needs a nuclear conflict - it is "a very bad story with a very difficult outcome."

Ankara always looks for new opportunities to expand its trade and economic cooperation anyway, Hakan Fidan added

At the same time, CERN will continue to work on projects already underway with about 270 employees of the Russian Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

Around 11,000 people are currently staying in temporary accommodation centers across 32 Russian regions

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, for his part, said that Moscow was aware of the West's decision to attack deep into Russian territory and to send appropriate signals to Kiev

"I will attend certain international events, which we consider important, but we will not travel much - our responsibility lies here," Claudia Sheinbaum said

Besides, they found and destroyed a cache with long-range missiles and an arms depot with sniper rifles

According to the broadcast, at least three of them hit targets

The National Guard noted that its troops provide extra protection measures for important state facilities

The newspaper pointed out that the pager blasts have turned daily life in Lebanon into scenes of panic and violence

The delivery was organized as part of military cooperation between Russia and Mali to boost defense and security ties

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the US and the UK were behind all of Kiev's crimes

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Maria Zakharova pointed out that the European Union had lost independence

Anatoly Antonov reiterated that there must never be a nuclear war and that there can be no winners in any nuclear conflict

According to commander of the Akhmat special forces unit Apty Alaudinov, the situation is under control

Sanctions and export controls are "our tools", US Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh said

The explosion occurred in a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado off-road vehicle parked on Korovinskoye highway in the north of Moscow, when the driver started the SUV

The head of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s office slammed human rights activists for practicing double standards, when they are "silent while 41,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, have been killed by the cruel Zionist regime"

"It has been decided that we will switch to the domestic VK-800 engine," Anton Alikhanov said

The Russian military repelled three attempts by the Ukrainian military to break through the border near Novy Put, Malaya Obukhovka and Medvezhye

Such test deployments of Minuteman III missiles without an actual launch are being carried out twice a year at various air bases, the statement says

The constant shelling of the Lebanon-Israel border continued amid Israel's operation in the Gaza Strip

The government reported earlier that the main theme of Russian Energy Week 2024 will be energy cooperation in a multipolar world

"The UN General Assembly always encompasses a very broad agenda," Sergey Ryabkov stressed

Major General Apty Alaudinov added that, on Thursday, he visited the rightmost flank of the Russian troops on the Kursk direction - near cities of Rylsk and Lgov

Earlier, the Mexican embassy in Moscow stated that the Russian president had received an invitation to Sheinbaum's inauguration ceremony

Vyacheslav Volodin commented on a recent resolution of the European Parliament to allow strikes inside Russia with Western weapons

In his words, Kiev is not independent from the military point of view, having no material and technical capabilities for independent warfare that involves western weaponry

Germany is also preparing to deliver 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery units

Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov added that in the settlement of Murom, the Shebekinsky district, the windows of a private house were broken out, the roof and fence were damaged due to a drone attack

The sources said that the Shiite movement did not have any specific suspicions about these pagers and their "checks had been part of a routine 'sweep' of its equipment to find any indications that they were laced with explosives"

Alexander Lukashenko stressed that by cooperating with the DPR, Belarus "is absolutely not violating any international norms"

The strikes were directed by the IDF intelligence units and the IDF Northern Command, the Israel Defense Forces said

In the Ukrainian capital, von der Leyen intends to discuss defense issues, as well as G7 lending to Ukraine

According to the outgoing NATO Secretary-General, Ukraine's use of long-range missiles will not lead to the alliance being drawn into a conflict with Russia

Over the day, Ukraine lost up to 400 troops and 23 armored vehicles

The Russian president was accompanied by Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Maxim Oreshkin and Presidential Aide Alexey Dyumin

Police cordoned off the scene, military specialists checked the contents for hazardous substances and removed the debris

The Baltic Fleet’s sailors and cadets will meet with military sailors from Equatorial Guinea to share experience

"The Minister of Communications of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan signed this Memorandum, emphasizing the importance and significance of this project for the development of trade and economic relations and cargo transportation in the region," the statement reads

The minister to say that NATO is becoming increasingly interested in the Arctic region

Maria Zakharova pointed out that one of the Ukrainian prisoners of war reported an attack on a passenger train being prepared in the Kursk Region

According to the NOS television channel, the attack occurred near the Erasmusbrug bridge in the city center

Large-caliber Burkan missiles were used in an attack on the town of Metula and its environs, causing several fires and disrupting power supply to the settlement

Ukraine is still facing the question of the legitimacy of power in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections, which cannot be held during martial law

Akhmat also eliminated one armored personnel carrier and one self-propelled artillery weapon, the deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces Apty Alaudinov said

According to the newspaper, under the 2017 agreement, Georgian citizens do not need visas to visit EU countries, where they can stay for six months a year

"Russian territory and Russian regions cannot be the subject of any discussion or transfer to anyone," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

Maria Zakharova drew attention to the speculations about Romania's plans for redirecting to Moldova the mobile maintenance stations for F-16 fighter jets received by Bucharest for their subsequent deployment at the Marculesti airbase

The Russian Investigative Committee wants the suspects to be kept in custody until trial

The Russian leader noted that products manufactured by small enterprises, including drones, are not inferior in quality to those made by large ones

"Most positions around the city, including those at the most important sites and heights are Russian, the whole city is exposed to fire," the sources explained

According to Major General Apty Alaudinov, the entire frontline in moving forward, with Ukrainian soldiers surrendering

Earlier reports said a fire occurred at the scene where drone fragments fell in Toropets

In this context, the foreign minister noted with appreciation that the position of Russia enjoys "the broadest support from like-minded BRICS countries and other states of the world majority"