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Russian servicemen detained in Ukraine taken to Kiev’s detention centre — official
The Russian Defense Ministry source also said the Russian servicemen had accidentally crossed the Ukrainian border during a patrol mission
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Air defenses destroy 24 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions overnight
Most of these were taken down over the Bryansk Region
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IN BRIEF: What we know about 160-for-160 prisoner exchange between Russia, Ukraine
After receiving psychological assistance, the released Russian soldiers will be taken to Russia for further treatment and rehabilitation
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Aeroflot Group reports passenger traffic growth in November
"The traffic totaled 3.6 mln passengers, having increased by 24.8% against the like period of 2022 owing to continued development of the destinations network of the group," the airline specified
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Russian aviation hit Megatex plant, eliminating up to 80 Polish mercenaries — statement
Also Russian Aerospace forces eliminated eight Grad multiple launch rocket systems
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Hungary’s president must step down under new constitutional amendment — PM
The prime minister confirmed that a new constitution will be drafted in Hungary and later put to a national referendum
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Number of COVID-19 infections in Russia surpasses 11 mln since pandemic began
The number of fatalities over the past 24 hours has increased by 681
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Constitutional Court upholds results of Armenian parliamentary elections
On June 26, the Constitutional Court began reviewing petitions filed by seven political forces, which were consolidated into a single case
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Situation around Iran's nuclear program more complex now — Kremlin
Previous reports have suggested that Russia might take custody of Iran’s uranium stockpile
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Troops from Russia, Laos kick off first ever joint drills
The drills that will run on December 10-19 involve over 500 troops
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Ukrainian command ordered holding Konstantinovka seeking to please West — General Staff
The Kiev regime thus attempted to convince Western curators of the alleged ability of Ukrainian troops to stop the advance of the Russian army in this direction
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Thousands of Iranians rally in Tehran, chanting 'death to America,' 'Khamenei leader'
Thousands of Iranian flags, portraits of Ali Khamenei and current leader Mojtaba Khamenei are flying over the Engelab square
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Russian frigate Admiral Essen arrives in Limassol, Cyprus to restock
The Fleet’s press service recalled that Admiral Essen has been performing its assigned duties in the offshore maritime zone since August 2021
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Russia tops list in production of munitions, air bombs — Rostec
"The output volumes are incomparable with the ones before the Special Military Operation," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov stressed
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Sibur expects Chinese banks to participate in financing of Amur complex construction
The completion of construction and commissioning is scheduled for 2024
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Iran-US talks to resume in Pakistan on July 11 — TV
According to its sources, the talks will address sanctions against Iran, the unfreezing of its assets, and Tehran’s nuclear program
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Trump speaks with Zelensky over phone — reporter
According to the journalist, Zelensky congratulated Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence
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Ukraine loses over 1,100 troops in special military op zone over past day
Russian troops have also gained control of the settlement of Bochkovo in the Kharkov Region
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Bitcoin price above $50,000 — trading data
The Bitcoin rate was $49,725 later on, having added 3.49%
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Baku impedes movement of Red Cross vehicles via Lachin Corridor, says Armenian PM
"The population of Nagorno-Karabakh lack supplies of the natural gas and electricity power, while local power supplies partly meet regional demands," Nikol Pashinyan said
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Eurobureaucrats need to recognize link between migration policy, housing crisis — Dmitriev
Thus Kirill Dmitriev commented on the words of the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen about the need to create an alliance within the European Union to address housing issues
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Vietnamese PM visits Kalashnikov display at Hanoi show
Lao Defense Minister Chansamone Chanyalath and Commander-in-Chief of Cambodian Air Force Soeung Samnang also visited the display
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Russia’s top brass anticipates deepening defense cooperation within Moscow-led bloc
The chief of the Russian General Staff briefed the meeting’s participants on the changes in the CSTO Military Committee's composition
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Advanced frigate Admiral Essen joins Russia’s Mediterranean naval task force
The Navy’s permanent Mediterranean task force now includes the Black Sea Fleet’s two same-type frigates Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen
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Lebanese president approves new cabinet of 24 ministers
They represent the country’s Christian and Muslim communities on an equal basis
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Russian schoolboy only contestant able to crack cryptography problem at Olympiad
He noted that the problem was worth a lot of points
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Russia concerned about Trump's statement on Greenland — Russian top senator
"The international law exists, as the Arctic states do, and there are rules of the game," Valentina Matviyenko stressed
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Russia partially restricts calls in Telegram and WhatsApp messengers — watchdog
According to law enforcement agencies and numerous appeals from citizens, foreign messengers Telegram and WhatsApp have become the main voice services used to deceive and extort money, and to involve Russian citizens in sabotage and terrorist activities
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Lyut brigade held Konstantinovka - General Staff
The enemy assembled a substantial force comprising seven brigades, or a total of 45 battalions
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FACTBOX: Aeroflot cancels dozens of flights after hacker attack paralyzes IT systems
The airline has cancelled 49 round-trip flights to and from Moscow
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Russian Armed Forces establish control over four settlements in Kharkov Region — top brass
Russian troops also liberated Vasilevka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past 24 hours, the ministry noted
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Hainan promotes integrated multisector development strategy — Xinhua
Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, located in Sanya city on the southern coast of the island, is home to major seed laboratories, according to the agency
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Several ships make sharp U-turn, not passing through Strait of Hormuz — TV channel
They had originally planned to pass through the strait closer to Oman
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Seventy-two drones destroyed in Leningrad Region
No casualties were reported
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Newly-developed AI system forecasts extreme winds in Arctic
The neural network gives a highly detailed forecast for the Barents and Kara Seas more than 50 times faster than resource-intensive physical models
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Russian Northern Fleet’s naval group deploys to Barents Sea for Arctic drills
The naval task force is made up of the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov, the frigate Fleet Admiral Kasatonov, the large anti-submarine warfare ship Vice Admiral Kulakov and support vessels
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Russia’s frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov arrives in India to participate in Milan exercise
The port and sea phases of the exercise will focus on complex maritime operations, including anti-submarine warfare, air defense, search and rescue operations, and joint security missions
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Ukraine loses 13,500 troops in Konstantinovka to show fake gains — General Staff
Russian army also destroyed 14 tanks, 283 armored fighting vehicles, 1,400 motor vehicles
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Medvedev attends funeral ceremony for Ali Khamenei
The ceremony is taking place at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla, Tehran's largest religious and public complex
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EU energy crisis of its own making, Russia snub to blame — Dmitriev
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is still too slow to admit that it is critical in the EU, the special presidential envoy said
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Murmansk expects to welcome 530,000 tourists every year by 2035
More than one in two tourists coming to Arctic visit the Murmansk Region, Murmansk's Mayor Yury Serdechkin stressed
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UK’s plans to send more weapons to Kiev won’t impact Russia’s military operation — Kremlin
According to earlier reports, the UK plans to provide hundreds of additional missile systems and unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine, including long-range combat drones with operating ranges of over 200 kilometers
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Nokian Tyres ceases all business activity in Russia after selling business to Tatneft
It is noted that Nokian Tyres has been operating in Russia since 2005
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Europe remembers Turkey as NATO ally only when it suits them — newspaper
Tunja Bengin pointed to the cases, when hypocritical statements are being made by Europe
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Medvedev says all sanctions against Russia are illegal
These are measures not provided for by the UN Charter or other international treaties, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council said
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Krasnoyarsk Region plans new cutting-edge town by 2024
The Surinda town will be a model, which will be used for other settlements in Evenkia
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MOEX index surpasses 2,700 points, first time since November 24
Earlier in the day, the dollar-denominated RTS index surpassed 1,100 points for the first time since September 10, 2025
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SCO Council of Heads of Government adopts trade, economic cooperation program
Heads of governments also approved the cooperation concept for railways administrations and decided to prepare the cooperation concept for development of remoted and rural areas in the digital era
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Top Iranian diplomat to soon visit Russia for high-level talks — MFA
The Iranian Foreign Minister also plans to visit Belarus
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Death toll from Venezuelan earthquake up to 2,954
16,592 people were injured
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Fifteen countries to participate in unique Russian research reactor MBIR — Rosatom
Once it becomes operational, which is planned for 2028, MBIR will be the most powerful operating research reactor in the world
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Leonid Boguslavsky: Our team is bound to become a legend
The owner of the RTP Global venture capital firm in a TASS special project Top Business Officials
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Attempts to politicize WTO activity threaten global development prospects — minister
The WTO is currently holding the 13th Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi
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National Independence Day Parade in Washington canceled due to heat
Several other events planned for the holiday in the US capital have also been canceled due to the heat or will be held on a limited scale
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Zelensky expected in Moscow as soon as he is ready to make important decisions — Kremlin
Peskov added that Zelensky "can come to Moscow as soon as he is ready to make important and responsible decisions."
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Kiev attempts to strike Russia with Flamingo missiles early on July 4
According to the army, Vladimir Zelensky attempted to divert the attention of Ukrainians and foreign sponsors from the Ukrainian armed forces' catastrophic failure in Konstantinovka by launching a failed drone attack on Russian territory
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Hungary greenlights another cluster in Ukraine's EU accession talks
The next accession cluster in Ukraine’s membership talks will open on July 14
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Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol vessel thwarts enemy air strike in drills
The patrol vessel Vasily Bykov was involved in the drills, according to the Fleet’s press office
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Moscow should develop military cooperation with SCO and CSTO countries — Putin
The Russian president specified that particular attention should be paid to bolster the Union State’s security between Russia and Belarus
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Mengxiang cruise ship completed its maiden voyage from Sanya to Hue, Vietnam
The liner will make a total of 15 voyages until early March
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The State Duma declared amnesty for 3,000 convicted businesspeople
A total of 3,000 people will get under the effect of amnesty
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Kiev, Europe sabotaging Alaska agreements reached between Russia, US — MFA
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said there is no other way to describe their actions
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Ukraine continues attacks on Russian energy facilities — deputy PM
Alexander Novak emphasized that Russia certainly requires additional efforts to restore the facilities that suffered damage from the strikes
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Dutch bank ING sells its assets in Russia
The bank expects a negative profit and loss impact of around 700 mln euros post tax from sale
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Kiev forces lost over 260 troops in Kursk direction in 24 hours — Russian Defense Ministry
During the fighting in the Kursk direction, the enemy lost more than 35,310 servicemen
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IN BRIEF: Konstantinovka as key to Kiev’s last stronghold in Donbass
Kiev lost about 13,500 troops in Konstantinovka in an attempt to show alleged successes
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Over 3,000 Baltic Fleet troops go on alert in drills in Russia’s westernmost region
The troops practiced carrying out measures against a hypothetical enemy’s subversive and reconnaissance groups, air attack weapons and overcoming notionally contaminated terrain
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Armenian top diplomat plans to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire in Moscow with Lavrov
Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that Zohrab Mnatsakanyan had arrived in Moscow on a short working visit
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Businessman Yermolaev comes out of coma after Monaco explosion — newspaper
As for the main suspect in the attack, 39-year-old Anastasia Berezovskaya, law enforcement has not yet managed to apprehend her
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Kiev forces lost nearly 3,900 soldiers, mercenaries in a week along LPR borders — expert
The greatest losses in manpower were inflicted on the enemy in the zone of responsibility of the Battlegroup West
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EU Court of Justice allows criminal prosecution for reposting RT videos — judgement
The court ruled that the EU sanctions ban on RT broadcasts "applies also to a website accessible to the public free of charge"
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Air defenses down 92 Ukrainian drones over Russia since morning — top brass
"Between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Moscow time (between 4:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GMT), on-duty air defenses intercepted and destroyed 92 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over the Belgorod, Kursk, Leningrad, Pskov, Smolensk, and Tver Regions, Crimea, and over the waters of the Sea of Azov
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Russian UAV teams positively assess Supercam S350M drone suppression system
"The system is undergoing operational evaluation in the special military operation area and we receive positive feedback from UAV teams," Yekaterina Zgirovskaya said
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Press review: US military aid to Israel debate grows as US ramps up pressure on Cuba
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, July 2nd
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Over 130,000 people to take part in Victory Day events across Russia
Military parades and exhibitions will involve more than 2,000 units of military hardware, 118 aircraft and nine warships
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OPEC+ production addresses oil demand growth — Putin
"Volumes are growing, while production increases only in the volume we agreed upon within the OPEC+ framework," the Russian president said
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Medvedev praises Konstantinovka’s liberation as crucial to achieving special op goals
According to him, Kiev and its Western sponsors' false rhetoric about the initiative allegedly shifting to the Ukrainian armed forces is only for their own self-preservation and to secure new funding for the war
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More than 200 UAVs headed toward Moscow Region over past 24 hours — mayor
Air defenses neutralized most of them at long range, while 62 were destroyed as they approached the city
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Russia proposes to halt shelling of Konstantinovka on July 6 to hand over troops' bodies
The ministry noted that the Ukrainian side should inform the Russian command of its decision via existing intelligence service channels by 12:00 p.m. Moscow time (9:00 a.m. GMT) on July 5, 2026
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Russia has no intentions of attacking Europe — Russian ambassador in London
Escalation is possible only on the initiative of the West itself, Andrey Kelin said
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IN BRIEF: Putin's meeting on Konstantinovka liberation, special military operation course
The Russian leader called the capture of this city the key to the liberation of the entire territory of the DPR
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Putin calls for ensuring ‘capacity reserve’ when upgrading Eastern polygon project
The head of state drew attention to the fact that when constructing new facilities, one must not forget about the existing infrastructure and maintaining it in standard condition. He stated that this work "has problem areas"
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German exports to Russia up 4.8% in October
Imports of Russian goods by Germany fell by 10.6% monthly in October of this year to 0.1 bln euro
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One of Europe’s biggest mosques opens in Moscow after 10 years of construction work
The mosque will be able to accommodate up to 10,000 people simultaneously
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Russia’s Battlegroup Center deploys latest BM-70 drones with 100 km strike range
The BM-70 drone is outfitted with a powerful payload capable of penetrating reinforced concrete shelters and taking facilities out of service
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Su-57 jets will be equipped with hypersonic missiles similar to Kinzhal — source
The source did not provide details on specific characteristics of the new missiles or clarifications on when they will be tried
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Putin’s military appearance signals determination to 'finish off neo-Nazi threat' — MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova drew attention to reports by British politician and journalist Jim Ferguson, who described the Russian leader’s appearance in military uniform at the meeting as an intentional signal
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Medvedev does not rule out creation of community of states subjected to illegal sanctions
Iranian Justice Minister Amin Hossein Rahimi put forward a corresponding initiative several years ago at the St. Petersburg Legal Forum, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman noted
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Baltic Fleet warship lands amphibious assault force onto coast in western Russia drills
The air-cushion small amphibious assault ship Yevgeny Kocheshkov was deployed
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Air defenses down 188 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions in 12 hours
The drones were downed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Ryazan, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Moscow regions, as well as Crimea
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Ombudswoman appeals to UN over new Ukrainian attacks on civilians in Russia
Yana Lantratova called for a response to new "barbaric attacks" by Ukrainian forces on civilians in the Lugansk People’s Republic
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Putin congratulates Trump on 250th anniversary of US independence
Russia and the United States, as the world's two largest nuclear powers, bear a special responsibility for ensuring global security and stability, the Russian leader stated
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Morocco becomes first quarterfinalist in FIFA World Cup
Azzedine Ounahi scored in the 50th and 82nd minutes, and Soufiane Rahimi in the 90+8 minute
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Number of injured in Ukrainian strike on Tokmak market rises to 21
Thirteen people have been hospitalized with injuries of moderate and mild severity
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Armenian opposition calls Constitutional Court’s ruling ‘start of new phase of resistance’
The document noted that the court’s decision "does not resolve the issue of the legitimacy of the government being formed" nor does it "eliminate election fraud, massive violations of the electoral process, or resolve the deep political and legal crisis in the country."
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Medvedev meets with Iranian leadership
A Russian delegation arrived in Tehran for the mourning ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei
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Russian forces liberate settlement of Vishnyovoye in Donetsk People’s Republic
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Russian government permits sales of Euro-3 fuel in Russia until year-end
Several oil processing plants were allowed to produce gasoline with higher maximum permitted sulfur content
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Xi’s Russian visit added to global stability, says Chinese expert
"Amid the current turbulence in international relations, China and Russia showed how to build bilateral relations in a proper way that is in stark contrast to a certain closed-door, exclusive, selfish and narrow-group policy," Director of the Center of Russian and Central Asian Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences points out
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Iran intends to strengthen cooperation with EAEU, BRICS, SCO — president
The full-scale Free Trade Agreement between the EAEU and Iran entered into force in May 2025
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S-300, S-400 air defense systems hold live firing practice in southern Russia
All participants in the firing practice - crews from Armenia, Russia, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan - displayed a high level of skills
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