Putin decrees to eliminate two state defense and arms procurement bodies

The deputy governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand also pointed to the increasing of air fares, linking it with the rise of air transportation costs, comprising fuel prices, airport service costs, inflation

According to Andrey Yermak, a principle like the one of the grain deal could be used in this context, but no talks between Kiev and Moscow are being held at the moment

According to Sor, the opposition has evidence of massive ballot rigging in favor of the incumbent president during the presidential election

Kupiansk military-civilian mayor Andrey Besedin described the situation as "critical" and said that approximately 1,400 people were refusing to evacuate from their homes, awaiting the arrival of Russian troops

Meanwhile, explosions have been reported in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and the Kirovograd Region

The ceremony on Tuesday will be the first in 2024

"We have never heard any official accusations," Dmitry Peskov said

According to Maria Zakharova, Kiev is also "interested in the fate of foreign mercenaries who took part in combat operations against Russia"

The ceremony will also be attended by representatives from Argentina, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Finland

According to Fidan, Israel continues to put forward conditions in talks with the Palestinian movement Hamas

Anwar Ibrahim said the call came during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 19th East Asia Summit in Laos

The day before the pumping volume reached 42.1 mln cubic meters

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, November 1st

The article states that the Israeli attack has compromised the air defense systems protecting key Iranian facilities

According to the IDF, Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters has a branch in Syria, "which includes an independent intelligence gathering, coordination, and assessment network."

The target was attacked by an FPV drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said

In total, 1,699,025 people came to the polling stations in Moldova and abroad, which is more than 54.31% of the people included in the electoral lists. In the second round of the 2020 presidential elections, this figure reached 58.22%

Dmitry Lubinets contacted his Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk earlier said that Warsaw and its NATO partners will discuss the possibility of taking down projectiles over western parts of Ukraine near the Polish border

A rise of the radiation level was registered

During the mentioned period, the Russian military destroyed 196 vehicles, 89 various armored vehicles, five tanks, three multiple launch rocket system launchers

"Our current adversaries argue that they have a right to send any weapons to Ukraine or that they have a right to dispatch their advisors to consult on how to conduct hostilities," the Russian Security Council deputy chairman said

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called such actions of the Kiev regime "political tourism on the blood of its own citizens, its own servicemen"

Japan issued a protest to Pyongyang through diplomatic channels

"When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US President Joe Biden, Mrs. Harris was not in Geneva," Dmitry Peskov said

After successfully undergoing all preliminary trials, the new self-propelled artillery system was sent for state tests

Apart from that, additional fencing will be installed around the US Capitol and the US Department of the Treasury in Washington

The international company incorporated in the United States has been engaged in promoting the policies of unfriendly states regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and actively supports the LGBT community, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office explained

Meanwhile, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost over 350 servicemen

In particular, a fixed-wing drone without a warhead or visual surveillance equipment was eliminated in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, near an energy facility

Both candidates are being supported by 49% of registered voters with merely 2% remaining undecided

According to the report, more than 42.6 million people attended polling stations

Votes at a number of polling stations abroad are yet to be counted

Election results must be officially certified in states by December 19

Earlier, military lawyer from the Center for Support of Veterans and Their Families Roman Likhachev said that more than 100,000 servicemen had voluntarily left their units

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 150 troops in the Kursk area in the past day

The ministry said earlier that the drills involved two ships and more than 100 servicemen of the Azerbaijani Navy

On November 1, Choe Son Hui held talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov

As an example, he cited Europe’s continuing purchases of Russian liquified natural gas and Russian uranium supplies to the United States for the production of fuel for US nuclear plants

The army "will continue to protect Israel and its people from threats" from Hezbollah, the press service noted

As a result, the king's visit to Paiporta was cut short

The Belarusian President called for building relations in a neighborly manner

In Robert Gates opinion, Russia is capable of continuing its special military operation in Ukraine until it decides that its goals are met, and underestimating its ability to carry on "is a huge mistake"

They were swapped for 103 Ukrainian POWs

"We call on our South Korean colleague to think twice and not to embark on this extremely dangerous path, which will lead Seoul to nothing good", Anna Yevstigneyeva said

The decision was made "in response to the Australian government's politically motivated sanctions against Russian individuals and entities, imposed as part of the Russophobic campaign of the ‘collective West’"

A source in the Syrian defense ministry told the agency earlier that Israel had staged an attack from the occupied Golan Heights on Monday evening

Both candidates have received 49% support among likely voters, with 2% saying they would back another candidate

"Criteria for the partner country category will be agreed upon," the Russian Foreign Minister said

The Ionosphere-M satellites, which are the main payload, are set to be put into a sun-synchronous orbit within an hour

Maryana Bezuglaya accused Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky for his alleged failure of the military operation in Russia’s borderline Kursk area and the complicated situation in the southern directions of the frontline

An Israeli official said the message was passed from Washington to Tehran through the Swiss

The cost of construction has not been determined yet, but is expected to be between $14 billion and $30 billion

Daniel Martindale noted that after peace is restored, he would like to go back to farming

President Zourabichvili and all the opposition parties refuse to recognize the election results, slamming them as rigged

"The treaty’s provisions, including article 4 on mutual support in case of an armed incursion, will be fully implemented, if need be," Anna Yevstigneyeva said

The list of the Russian leader's pets also includes a white goat, a white female reindeer and a falabella pony, one of the smallest horse breeds in the world

He added that victory is impossible without volunteers who support the fighters at the front

He called on the opposition to hold a rally on November 21, when the Central Electoral Commission is to release the final protocol of the parliamentary election

During this period the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 746 vehicles, 365 various armored vehicles, 61 tanks, 12 launchers of multiple launch rocket systems

According to some reports, she came to the country at the invitation of a non-governmental organization

Apart from that, in his words, as many as 5,175 people crossed Syria’s border from Lebanon via the checkpoints of Al-Arida, Al-Jawasiyeh, Al-Dabousiyah, Jisr Qamar, and Jdaidet Yabous during the past day

On April 26, 1986, the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded causing the world's worst nuclear disaster

Maria Zakharova stressed that such statements by Israeli officials shed light on the true reasons why Tel Aviv was opposing the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East

The meeting’s agenda includes about 20 issues, such as mobile communications tariffs and development of suburban rail service

Russia’s East battlegroup improves its position, Ukraine loses up to 110 servicemen

Google can return to the Russian market only if it complies with the court’s decision

It is stted that NATO considers the EU as "a registration office of its members"

The Russian politician said the goal of Zelensky and his team is to stay in power in the country as long as possible

Soyuz-2.1b rocket also carried 53 other satellites

The law introduced the definition of mining, a set of security requirements, and the possibility of trading digital financial assets on special platforms

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, October 30th

Ukraine regularly asks for additional military assistance from its Western partners, occasionally criticizing them for delays and insufficient amount of supplies

According to Melkulangara Bhadrakumar, "these developments signifying the ascendance of Anglo-American influence in the highly strategic Bay of Bengal region are a setback for both India and Russia — and China"

At the same time, the volume of mutual settlements in national currencies in foreign trade between the BRICS member countries reaches around 65%

The Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut and the Governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko will make a report

The Republican presidential candidate criticized the current US administration for allowing the unification of Russia, China, Iran, the DPRK and a number of other countries into one group

Earlier, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger announced that the company was opening a plant in Ukraine specializing in the repair and production of armored vehicles

Representatives of religious denominations, public and youth organizations will take part in the ceremon

The Russian foreign minister also recalled the Istanbul agreements

The politician doubted the deep state in the United States wants another global war

Earlier, Roscosmos said the space freighter will be launched by a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur spaceport on November 21

"The State of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations but not with organizations that promote terrorism against us," the diplomat wrote on the X social network

The missile, whose type remains unclear so far, fell about 20 minutes after launch, the agency said

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, November 2nd

The outcome of the runoff presidential election "exposed a profound split in Moldovan society, which began after the first round of election and the referendum on European Union membership," Maria Zakharova noted

The Russian president observed the drills from the Kremlin’s situational center

The arms cache also stored more than 600 artillery shells and engineer explosive items, eight anti-tank missiles, over 100 grenade launcher projectiles

Turnout in the second round has amounted to 54.18%

Lavrov also drew attention to the fact that "reckless proposals" are being made about strikes with Western long-range systems deep into Russian territory

The two heads of government discussed current issues of Russian-Azerbaijani trade-and-economic and scientific-and-technical cooperation

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, October 29th

"Active combat operations that continue in certain directions require constant renewal of resources," the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief said

According to Professor Ruhollah Modabber, Washington has effectively banned free elections in Ukraine

He pointed to the improved quality of life in the BRICS countries, the birth rate among the key factors and noted other demographic and socio-economic reasons

Nikolay Patrushev stressed how important it was "to determine not only the promising tactical-technical characteristics of warships and their weapons but also to ensure the balance of forces that make up the combat power of the fleet and means of supporting them"

According to Lavrov, all reasonable observers understand "that this is a road to nowhere".

On March 23, the Russian president ordered that unfriendly states must pay for Russian gas in rubles