Olympic Games in Paris declared opened

"Otherwise, there are strategic issues that need to be discussed. You know what decisions I have made, and nothing will change in them," the German chancellor assured

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, October 17th

Leokadia Perevalova, who worked in the Crimean Taigan Park, was killed by lions while she was cleaning their enclosure

The Russian military must encircle and eliminate the Ukrainian servicemen operating in the Kursk Region, Major General Apty Alaudinov stressed

Nevertheless, Kristalina Georgieva noted, that "inflation rates may be falling, but the higher price level that we feel in our wallets is here to stay"

"We have no confirming reports, but we believe that the DPRK is already supporting Russia's military efforts in technical terms," NATO Secretary General said, answering questions from South Korean reporters

The poll was conducted online and by phone on October 10 and from October 13 to October 15

According to the soldier, retreating from the settlement of Karlovka was especially hard for him and his fellow servicemen

The authorities of Russia’s Trans-Baikal Territory announced their decision on leasing out to China a total of 115,000 hectares of land for a term of 49 years

Konstantin Kolesnikov urged his fellow soldiers to surrender and stressed that in the current conditions this is the only way for the Ukrainian soldiers to survive

Russian President said that he is certain that global majority chooses a "path to follow that is based on equality"

According to Bild's source, it will take Kiev just a few weeks to make a bomb

He earlier proposed that the ROC Executive Committee hold elections in December

All the efforts were taken to save injured individuals immediately after the tragedy, the General noted

As Sergey Ryabkov noted, "China, being the current coordinator of the nuclear P5, is a more appropriate source for relevant assessments"

The Ukrainian president said that he raised this issue during his meeting with US ex-President Donald Trump in September

During an overnight liturgy, about 100 unidentified people wearing camouflage and balaclavas broke into the cathedral

"China always handles the export of military products in a prudent and responsible way, and strictly controls the export of dual-use articles, including drones for civilian use," the spokesperson for Chinese embassy in the US, Liu Pengyu, said

"In the West Bank, the unemployment rate averaged 34.9 per cent between early October 2023 and the end of September 2024, while in Gaza it averaged a staggering 79.7 per cent," the International Labor Organization said

Issues of energy cooperation were discussed as well, Alexey Overchuk said

It is noted that the operational situation for the Ukrainian armed forces around the city is deteriorating

According to the report, the building housed displaced people

The Ukrainian military lost more than 350 personnel, twenty-one armored vehicles, including two tanks, three infantry fighting vehicles and 16 armored combat vehicles, as well as five mortars and seven automobiles

Creation of drugs to prevent severe diseases, including cancer, is the priority, Mikhail Mishustin stressed

The document’s section, devoted to Ukraine, says that the sides "reaffirm our respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of States, and commitment to fundamental principles of the UN Charter"

Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia's plan would mean ending the conflict once and for all, not freezing it

The ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa partnership forum will be held on the federal territory of Sirius on November 9-10, 2024

According to the report, Russian tactical aviation and missile forces hit the enemy reserves in the Sumy Region

He visited the Borodino Battle Museum founded in 1839 on the orders of Emperor Alexander II

The batch included food, tents and sleeping bags

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan added that it is "a credit to the IDF for taking out Sinwar," but the United States is "proud of the support it has given to the IDF all along the way

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Russia offers "a model of relations that is fundamentally different from the one proposed by the so-called collective West"

The council also reaffirmed the European Union’s "readiness to support the Georgian people on their European path"

The productive dialog was maintained throughout the year in all areas of Business Council’s activities, Sergey Katyrin noted

DPR head Denis Pushilin announced that he had visited Karlovka, Novosyolovka Pervaya, Peski and seven other settlements

Peace, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted, is the only option, not destroying each other

According to Alexey Leonkov, if after the possible election of Trump as president of the United States "it is possible to carry out a provocation against a symbolic target, things may turn around for the United States"

According to Delcy Rodriguez, the US and European Union members no longer play a decisive role in the global economy

Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies are not capable of investigating such a large number of cases

According to Vitaly Ganchev, this is not the first time that the Ukrainian authorities have carried out a mandatory evacuation

The Russian top diplomat will held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the event

On October 16, Zelensky presented his plan for ending the conflict, in which he ruled out territorial concessions

Robert Fico also noted that "there are talks again about the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO"

The press service recalled that from the Russian detachment was represented by the Pacific Fleet’s Admiral Panteleyev and Admiral Tributs large anti-submarine ships

Two Chinese companies, one Russian firm and one Russian national were blacklisted

"Hungary is a member of NATO, and NATO is rather powerful," Viktor Orban said

Russia is expected to have economic growth by 3.2% in 2024, 1.6% in 2025, and 1.1% in 2026, the document indicates

The biggest fine is 5 million rubles ($51,000), which would be imposed on legal entities who promote childfree to minors using the Internet or mass media

Israel Katz described the assassination as "a major military and moral achievement"

As Russian servicemen say, the enemy is poorly trained and only few fighters, largely foreign mercenaries, put up fierce resistance while the others try to retreat or surrender

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, October 16th

According to Sevim Dagdelen, the German government must deny such an initiative

"This would be a catastrophic development and a complete rejection of the existing postulates in the sphere of nuclear security," Sergey Ryabkov stressed

"Building on the vast experience of holding large-scale sports festivals, including the Winter Games in Sochi and the FIFA World Cup, Russia promotes new formats of cooperation," the Russian leader said

According to the journalist, the decision to conduct the operation was made by US President Joe Biden personally, following nine months of discussions with White House national security advisers

This would create the threat of disintegration of the organization, EHESS Director of Studies Jacques Sapir said

It is reported that Ukrainian officials were expecting a response during a meeting of the contact group on military assistance to Ukraine at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany

According to Captain 1st rank Oleg Ignasyuk, aircraft of the so-called international anti-terrorism coalition led by the US continue to create dangerous situations

Peter Szijjarto reiterated that Hungary opposes sending European military trainers to Ukraine

Russian Paralympians, who were allowed to participate in the 2024 Games under a neutral status, coined 20 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze medals

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted more than 460 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy ammunition depots over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

"Maksimilyanovka brings closer the encirclement of Kurakhovo from the southeast," the defense circles said

The official said that "leaders will probably cover this in terms of the political will to make this happen by the end of the year"

Accrording to Russian President, it is important to step up efforts in international cooperation

Ukraine’s former Prime Minister (2010-2014) Nikolai Azarov said the Ukrainian authorities are fulfilling ready-made plans "under supervision from Western specialists"

Iran had launched a massive missile attack on Israel on October 1, in retaliation for the assassinations of key figures from Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

The Ukrainian president also reiterated his call to immediately invite Ukraine to join NATO, but quickly backtracked saying that "membership would follow later"

The Russian Security Council deputy chairman noted that "this rate is rather good"

According to Vasily Prozorov, the OPCW received "advice" from its Western curators not to react to Russian statements about Ukraine's violating the convention

According to the team's coach, the Russian players were really interested in experiencing what it felt like to wear the hijab and play in it all the time

He is expected to hold meetings with President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz

The price continued growing to $2,711.9 per Troy ounce

Some of US political traditions may seem hilarious to an outsider, Dmitry Medvedev added

He was 31 years old

A significant number of Ukrainian troops "find themselves trapped" on Russian territory (near Kursk) and are unable to come to aid in Donbass where they are outnumbered in men, the report added

A spokesman for North Korea’s Defense Ministry said Pyongyang would take more measures "to permanently fortify the closed southern border"

Under Republican Donald Trump, the international landscape was much calmer than under the current Democratic administration, led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Viktor Orban said

"This indicates that we have adopted an unsuccessful strategy in this conflict," Viktor Orban went on to say

The publication of the evidence will depend on how the situation around the investigation unfolds, Maria Zakharova said

The list also contains weapons that were already transferred to Kiev over the past month

Russia is one of India's leading trading partners and is among the top ten key importers to the South Asian republic along with China, the United States, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, South Korea, Switzerland and Singapore

Second on the Forbes list was Argentina’s Lionel Messi

According to the media outlet, Russia’s offensive in the area "threatens to finally topple the city of Pokrovsk - and that carries both military and economic risks."

The spokesperson stated that if the readiness of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militias is raised to level five, the highest level, they "will engage in open combat with no restrictions"

No casualties or damage were reported in the shelling, the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant's communications director said

According to Defense One, the United States plans to employ the Leonidas high-powered microwave system, which is designed to overload an incoming drone’s circuits with energy and knock it out

As the report specified, the talks focused on humanitarian issues to facilitate the rapprochement of positions in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia

The Rezonans-NE radar has been on round-the-clock combat duty in Iran for several years, according to the deputy CEO of the research center Rezonans

The identification process is complete

Viktor Orban has repeatedly stated that Hungary believes the Ukrainian conflict cannot be resolved on the battlefield, that there can be no winners, and that it should be settled at the negotiating table

Sergey Ryabkov underlined that "Washington maintains an air of palpable tension and balances on the brink of an open conflict between nuclear powers"

Surplus minerals will be exported, Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Yevgeny Petrov said

Mark Rutte opined that the best security guarantees are arms supplies and bilateral security agreements between Ukraine and NATO countries

Commander of the Pacific Fleet Submarine Forces Vice Admiral Vladimir Dmitriyev made the statement in a report to Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov as the minister was visiting the Kamchatka Region

Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that, given the current developments, there is an increased need for dialogue

According to Russian President, this is not the reason for reducing the quality of training

Maria shared a story of Ukrainian forces trying to attack a civilian car carrying eight civilians with a kamikaze drone in the settlement of Krasnooktyabrskoye

There are a few flights remaining to wrap up the Mi-26T2V’s flight tests, CEO of the Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer Andrei Boginsky revealed

The meeting will take place ahead of the group’s summit, set to be held in the Russian city of Kazan on October 22-24