Moscow shines bright for Christmas and New Year

Lawmakers proposed to terminate the 1997 Joint Declaration on Future Military and Defense Cooperation and the Agreement on the Acquisition of Equipment and Mutual Services

According to the report, "Battlegroup North service members conducting reconnaissance operations discovered the gathering point of a company tactical group from one of the mechanized battalions of the 47th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces"

"We are talking about very serious charges," Philippe Vanlangendonck pointed out

Iran also attacked radars of anti-missile systems and clusters of Israeli tanks

At the same time, Shigeru Ishiba stressed, Japan will continue with its sanctions pressure on Russia and support to Ukraine

The countries and territories mentioned in the list imposed or joined the sanctions against Russia after the start of a special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine

According to spokesman for Ukraine’s 15th Kara-Dag brigade of operational assignment at the National Guard of Ukraine Vitaly Milovidov, the Russian military has intensified the suppression of Ukrainian firing positions

According to Ugandan Armed Forces Commander Muhoozi Kainerugaba, William Popp engaged in activities that are inconsistent with his diplomatic status

The strike, which took place on Friday, also killed several other ranking Hezbollah members and officers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps

According to Kazem Jalali, the document was pre-approved by the presidents of both countries

Maksut Shadaev expressed hope that the constellation would have the huge export potential

Iran's recent missile strike on Israel was dubbed Operation True Promise 2, similar to True Promise 1, an Iranian attack on the Jewish state in April 2024

Leader of France expressed the opinion that stopping the supply of weapons to Israel for the fighting in Gaza is a priority on the path to a political settlement of the conflict

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 3rd

Specialists are looking into the reasons for this

US President Joe Biden announced on January 25 that Washington would hand over 31 M1 Abrams tanks to the Kiev regime

The warship Neustrashimy has arrived in South Africa on an invitation to attend the SA Navy Festival

"The economic cold war is very dangerous for Hungary because it hits us in the first instance, our export-oriented economy," the Hungarian prime minister said

Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin noted that the hearings on Kiev’s case against Moscow held at the PCA were successful for the Russian side

Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stressed that "it’s the basic desire of the masterminds and perpetrators of the crime to cover up their tracks and mislead investigators"

During one of these clashes, fighter eliminated two Ukrainian soldiers in hand-to-hand combat

US President added that provided that Iran has "proxies as irrational as Hezbollah and the Houthis, it’s a hard thing to determine"

"Our forces are ready for any ground offensive," Mahmoud Kamati, a member of Hezbollah’s political council, said

Antonio Guterres said that Hamas "must allow the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit hostages"

According to the official, it is "really hard to tell" if Israel will use the anniversary of the October 7 attacks to retaliate

The Belarusian president is certain that Poland pursues its own selfish interests in Ukraine

Russia approved a list of foreign states and territories that promote destructive neoliberal ideologies contradicting traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's consular department Alexey Klimov noted

As of October 1, the amount of liquid assets of the NWF amounted to 5.255 trillion rubles ($54.9 bln), having increased by around 400 bln rubles compared with the same period in the previous month

Jens Stoltenberg complained that the European countries now had too few weapons, equipment and soldiers in a state of high readiness for a potential conflict

Tehran's attack failed to deal a more or less serious blow to Israel’s defense capabilities, the newspaper wrote

According to the Al Jazeera television channel, there were displaced persons there

Russia welcomed Mali's efforts in the fight against rebel movements and expressed strong support for these efforts

Continuation and development of friendship between the DPRK and China corresponds to the fundamental interests of both countries, leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Un said

James W. Carden emphasized that decisions taken by several consecutive US administrations have only aggravated the situation in the field of nuclear deterrence

Justice and truth are on Russia’s side, President Vladimir Putin said

Anatoly Antonov also said he had tried to explain the essence of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposed amendments to the Russian nuclear doctrine to officials in the White House and the Department of State

Ugledar is an important logistical hub in the DPR

In his opinion, the United States should be prepared for this scenario

"It has been an honor to represent NASA, living and working aboard our magnificent International Space Station for the past six months," Dyson said

The Ynet news website reported that the IDF dropped 73 tons of bombs on Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters

Deputy CEO Oleg Aksyutin also noted prospects of implementing the technology of pipelines drying with the use of ultra-high frequencies

"If Israel takes more action, we will give a tougher response," Kazem Jalali pointed out

The US will hold a presidential election on November 5

Abdullah Agar said that Israel has received clear reasons for a strike on Iran together with the US, which until now "supported Israel only in the context of the principles and concepts of defense"

"There have been no talks on this issue and as of today, at this moment, there are no prerequisites for it," Dmitry Peskov said

One of the centers, according to IDF, was a school in the Deir al-Balah

Beefing up the Russian SAM element in Syria with a cutting-edge S-400 Triumph (SA-21 Growler) long-range SAM system has considerably improved the air defense coverage of the key facility

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, October 4th

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

Harry Johannes van Wurden should be taken into custody for two months, until December 3

It is reported that in practice, the specifics of the Western principle of snipers’ operation do not stand out any particularly and do not make this category of fighters any special

Enemy losses also included a tank and 15 armored combat vehicles, five artillery mounts

Valentina Alekseeva told TASS that she is overwhelmed with happiness, joy and excitement for the future

"In the provinces of Homs and Deir ez-Zor, the Russian Aerospace Forces delivered strikes on four hideouts, used by militants who left the Al-Tanf zone," Ignasyuk said

Prior to the strikes, the Israeli military added, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians

US leader added that Trump’s running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, had dodged the question of whether he will accept any outcome of the vote

Ukraine lost up to 755 troops from operations of the battlegroup South over the past day

The top Russian diplomat drew attention to the fact that "the degradation of the military and political situation caused by the course of the collective West towards undermining the sovereign development of the continent's leading powers cannot in itself be acceptable to responsible Eurasian states"

Earlier this year, the manufacturers said that the Pantsir system successfully coped with the destruction of both ATACMS ballistic missiles and Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the special operation

The airline is also flying from Moscow to Cuba’s Varadero resort

According to the statement, the UN expects that important agreements will be reached at the summit and that it will "give the necessary forward momentum to ensure that the goals set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" are implemented

Aslan Gaboyev jointly with Igor Potapkin set a world record that was certified by Guinness World Records officials

Russian troops started demining the territories of the Kursk Region

The drone’s serial deliveries to the troops are due to begin from 2024

Ryabkov said Russia withdrew the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in November 2023 because it "ran out of patience"

The European Parliament earlier passed a resolution supporting Romania’s demand that its gold and historic archives that had been taken to Russia as early as in 1916-1917 be returned to the country

We have sent written requests to join the organization, Bashar Jaafari said

He will fly back to Moscow in the next few hours

On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of Ugledar from the Ukrainian military

The Russian troops are systematically liberating the Kursk Region, clearing it of Ukrainian servicemen, Akhmat Special Forces Commander Major General Apty Alaudinov said

Sergey Naryshkin pointed out that speculations about the possibility of crossing Russia's red lines on the issue of strikes with long-range Western weapons was a great delusion

"They prefer not to appear because of the continuing investigation," Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya added

"In a year, no one could be alive if we continue sleep-walking into a wider war with Russia," the reporter emphasized

A series of powerful explosions occurred in the city during the night hours

"It is obvious to us that the enemy will be defeated and victory will be Russia's," Anatoly Antonov said

The first flight lasted for over 20 minutes

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said that Armenia should refrain from provocations

US administration officials refrain from commenting on the liberation of Ugledar "because it is impossible for them to admit the failure of their plan to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia," Anatoly Antonov said

The Crew-8 mission has been working on the ISS since March 2024

Shigeru Ishiba voiced his belief that Japan is currently facing the most challenging security situation since the end of World War II

Retired Ukrainian General Sergey Krivonos said earlier that only a miracle can save Ukraine after its recent failures on the frontline

According to the the Shia organization’s official spokesman, Shia militiamen planted explosive devices along the enemy’s planned route and later blew them up from a distance

During the last week, Xmail service users created accounts and transferred data by 25% more than a week earlier, the company noted

Peter Muthuku also said that countries can develop a sector of solar energy

According to the statement, the result was achieved due to "decisive actions by units of the battlegroup East"

"I have a feeling that as the important day in America - namely, the November 5 presidential election - is approaching, it is getting harder and harder to work here," Anatoly Antonov said

Daniel Hagari refused to comment on how "serious" or "significant" Israel’s response might be as he promised to issue a timely warning to civilians if the army moves to prepare to strike back

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted roughly 95 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility in the Kharkov Region over the past day, the ministry reported

The Russian forces liberated Ugledar on October 3

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 3,000 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility in the borderline Kursk area and the Kharkov Region over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

The Russian Defense Ministry also posted footage showing the destruction of the targets

In Antonov’s opinion, Russia needs to do its best to avert a nuclear war, as there can be no winners in this kind of a standoff

The satellite images released by the IDF highlighted residential blocks allegedly being used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement as military facilities

Russia’s Battlegroup South inflicted roughly 560 casualties on Ukrainian troops in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

The G20 summit is expected to take place in Brazil from November 18-19, while the official dates of the APEC summit in Peru are November 9-16

Marat Khusnullin highlighted the construction of four ramps to the sea coast from the Tavrida federal highway, as well as a comprehensive upgrade of treatment facilities

Israel will defeat all its adversaries even without Western assistance, Benjamin Netanyahu said

According to Newsweek, the US Congress allocated about $176 billion for US agencies to provide weapons and other support to Ukraine, while primary funding for domestic disaster relief programs amounted to roughly $20 billion each year

According to him, the friendship between China and the DPRK has stood the test of time

According to the military, the area where the fragments were found is unpopulated and, therefore, there was no damage