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

According to the report, the strike hit the headquarters where commanders of Shiite formations were holding a meeting

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

The Russian foreign minister stressed that, despite the continued dependence of many economies on the dollar, the risk of this phenomenon has already been recognized

Radical restrictive measures imposed by Western countries may contribute to the emergence of small currency blocs based on trade between certain groups of states, IMF’s first deputy managing director Gita Gopinath pointed out

Mikhail Ulyanov recalled that Ukraine had been shelling the ZNPP practically non-stop from mid-July to November 20, 2022

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

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

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

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

Gazprom also believes that the current circumstances deprive it of its fundamental right to a fair and impartial hearing in court

According to Ritter this conflict would become "unsustainable for the Ukrainian sometime by the end of summer, early fall"

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

The six-party platform for regional cooperation in the South Caucasus was initiated by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in late 2020

"Another cynical attack by terrorists for whom nothing is sacred," Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said

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

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

Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government

Maria Zakharova emphasized that Russia in its relations with Armenia continues to advocate "for full-scale bilateral dialogue, for cooperation, for a return from manipulative rhetoric to real full-fledged interaction, including in the work of the CSTO"

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

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

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

According to the report, the strikes targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers which, Israeli intelligence said, were loaded with a total of 150 rockets and ready to fire at Israel

Bentley came to Donbass from the United States in 2014

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

The top Russian diplomat noted that he had good relations with many of his Israeli counterparts

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

Vasily Nebenzya stressed that Russia was waiting for the UN to "send a clear signal to Western donors regarding the need to lift unilateral illegal sanctions and actively support long-term development reconstruction"

Together with Ibrahim Aqil at least six commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force died in the airstrike

The local civil defense service reported that a search and rescue operation was still underway in the al-Qaim neighborhood, where two residential buildings had collapsed

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

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

The IDF said that it had conducted a targeted strike in Beirut, adding that Ibrahim Aqil, a military commander of Hezbollah’s militia, was killed along with other top brass

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

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

This substation is engaged in supplying power to the plant’s infrastructure facilities, the plant said in a statement on its Telegram channel

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"

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

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

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

According to the MTV television channel, they were taking part in an operations headquarters meeting held by Hezbollah military leader Ibrahim Aqil

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

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"

On September 17, the Israeli military political cabinet said that the return of residents, who were evacuated from Israeli settlements near the border with Lebanon amid Hezbollah shelling attacks, was added to the list of official objectives of Israel’s military campaign

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

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

The IDF has also intensified the hostilities in the northern direction and started carrying out massive airstrikes at Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon

The foreign minister still assured that Russia possesses weapons "that will have serious implications for the handlers of the Ukrainian regime"

"We have not organized such a large-scale international event in quite a long time," Yury Ushakov underlined

"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

According to the top Russian diplomat, for many decades, since the times of the Soviet Union, since the 1970s, Moscow has been establishing mutually beneficial cooperation in gas supplies

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, September 19th

According to Reuters, the new package will include patrol boats, additional munitions for high-mobility artillery rocket systems

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the European Union had lost independence

Gas injections into UGS facilities slowed significantly in September to the lowest level since 2011

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

According to him, the so-called IT coalition of 13 countries has already attracted more than 70 million euros for the needs of Ukraine

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

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

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 broadcast, at least three of them hit targets

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

Palestine will be able to include its representatives in the list of speakers at meetings on Middle East issues, propose amendments and make procedural proposals on behalf of a group of countries

Former technical director of Navalny’s YouTube channel Daniel Kholodny was also found guilty of financing extremist activities with the use of his office and of participating in an extremist community

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

Lavrov pointed put that without this, recurrent outbreaks of violence will never stop in the Middle East

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

The UN official called for bringing those behind these blasts to responsibility under international law and protecting civilians in conflict zoes

The Russian foreign minister also drew attention to the growth of trade in national currencies between Russia and other countries

The country's Finance Ministry reported earlier that Ukraine's national debt has grown by $3.2 bln in three months to $155.36 bln

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

According to Aleksandar Vulin, the Russian president "is appreciated because he fights for the values we believe in"

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 20th

Three violations of the deconfliction protocols of December 9, 2019 linked with the flights by the US-led coalition unmanned aerial vehicles were reported in Syria in the past

The European official stressed that for this decision to come into force, all EU countries must unanimously approve it by the end of the year

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

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

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

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

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

Аs follows from testimonies by a laboratory technician, the German Army’s Senior Ensign Ludwig Schneider, contained in the declassified FSB archive materials

Under the document, such foreign nationals will have the right to apply for temporary residence in Russia "outside the quota approved by the Russian government and without providing documents confirming their knowledge of the Russian language, Russian history and basic laws"

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

Ibrahim Aqil was appointed to replace Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburb of Beirut on July 30

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

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

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

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, September 13th

German Chancellor emphasized the need to explore ways in order to peacefully resolve the Ukraine conflict

It includes the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Japan and other states

The Israel Defense Forces said earlier that a pinpoint strike was delivered on Beirut that killed Hezbollah Shiite militia commander Ibrahim Aqil and several other Hezbollah commanders

A total of 800 employees of the Russian Emergencies Ministry and more than 150 units of special equipment are involved in firefighting effort

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

"Under current conditions, the Ukrainian Chess Federation should become an example of improving and fostering peaceful co-existence instead of opening new frontlines, and serve as an example for their political elite," President of the Chess Federation of Russia Andrey Filatov said

There are no casualties or damage

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

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"

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"

The news website cited a senior Israeli official who confirmed that Israel had not informed the US in advance of the preparations for the attack on Beirut, "but briefed senior US officials on the matter immediately after it was carried out"