Coach: Back pain forces Plushenko to withdraw from individual figure skating tournament

Al-Sharaa pointed out the importance of creating safe conditions for the return of refugees, as well as economic and political support for these refugees

The state corporation specified that the Solntsepyok munition creates a very high temperature, burning everything that can burn

Robert Fico also emphasized that the conflict's repercussions would significantly impact Ukraine's internal stability

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

Both tankers were seriously damaged, with the foreship of one of them being torn off by a wave

The report highlights that, in addition to a manpower deficit, Kiev may also face critical shortages of ammunition and weapons

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also said that Ankara "is coordinating actions on the situation in Syria with Saudi Arabia at the highest level"

The restriction period is set from 8:00 p.m. GMT on December 12 to 3:00 p.m. GMT on December 18

All extracurricular activities and events in schools and kindergartens of Kitakyushu have been cancelled

Georgia will hold its presidential election on December 14 and the new president will be inaugurated on December 29

"Regrettably, it should be said so: the majority of European politicians simply do not want to meet anymore the German Chancellor that either sits silent for hours or lectures the world," said Friedrich Merz

The military made searches using stun grenades and tear gas against local residents

Incumbent President Salome Zourabichvili has been in open opposition to the ruling party over the past two to three years

According to DPR’s head, Denis Pushilin, Russian forces continue their advance in this section of the combat engagement line

Israel will build its policy toward Damascus based on the situation on the ground, Israeli Prime Minister said

The plenary session of the summit took place for "four hours and forty minutes, and the work continued behind closed doors for two hours," the president said

According to them, more than 10 Ukrainian troops were killed in the attack

According to them, the Ukrainian battlegroup is being "ground down" gradually so that it cannot flee the town

The main suspect in the case is Abdelfetah Nourine, a dual citizen of Australia and Algeria

Russia is ready to deal a new blow to terrorists if they again try to break peace in Syria, the president said

The Russian president also said that the veterans who returned with injuries must receive special attention and full support

Washington and its allies also could consider lowering the oil price cap on Russian oil, , US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said

The topic of the growing threat of weapons smuggling to the West Bank was discussed at the meeting, which may lead to aggravation of the situation in the Palestinian territory

A total of 224 members of the 300-member electoral college cast their votes in favor of Kavelashvili

The Astana talks were founded in 2017, with 21 meetings held to date

Moldovan President Igor Dodon said about 500,000 Moldovan labor migrants are currently staying in Russia

According to the official, the plan is "quite in line with Washington's aspirations to bring the Asia-Pacific region into NATO's orbit and pit states against each other"

The construction of a new Carribean port is already underway, Laureano Ortega Murillo said

The Russian senior official pointed out that the very word "Ukrainians" did not take on its modern ethnic meaning until the mid-19th century

The explosion occurred in a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado off-road vehicle parked on Korovinskoye highway in the north of Moscow, when the driver started the SUV

No information about casualties or a possible oil spill is available at this point

The formal impeachment procedure regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol will now have to be approved by the Constitutional Court within 180 days

Boiko also faces sanctions in Ukraine and Australia

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

The Russian leader added that all objectives set forth for Russia in the near future and the long-term perspective will be fulfilled

Vega 1 spacecraft and its twin Vega 2 were launched on December 15 and 21, 1984, respectively

Even within the CIS Ukraine was in a semi-legal position because they had not ratified all of the CIS-related agreements, including the CIS founding acts, Nikolay Bordyuzha said

Russian swimmer won ten medals, including six gold and four silver ones

Domestic consumption will go up, Alexander Novak said

The gold medals for the Russians were won by Miron Lifintsev, Ilya Borodin

According to the Russian official, the remaining Ukrainian troops in Kurakhovo itself can find themselves trapped, and very soon, too

The Russian leader also ordered to set up a governmental working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Davelyev, Dmitry Peskov said

Vladimir Putin met with first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Novo-Ogaryovo

"This is quite possible," Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman said

"We also discussed cooperation on culture and the establishment of a partnership between the media of our countries," Special Representative of the President of Nicaragua for Russian Affairs Laureano Ortega Murillo said

The German Finance Ministry’s spokesman said at the end of December 2023 that the authorities had frozen Russian assets totaling about 4.1 bln euro

It is reported that the task of the commission is to "set forth all the evidence that has been investigated in a reasoned, consistent and systematic way"

Also, seven Ukrainian motor vehicles, three artillery mounts and 10 mortars were destroyed

Distinctive features of new equipment of radio-technical troops are the modern element base and the high level of automation for all process of radar information processing and output

The Ukrainians at this sector of the line of engagement have been surrendering

"The Russian army hit hangars and warehouses at the site, with secondary detonations continuing for up to two hours," Vladimir Rogov said

The US administration has not yet established the origin of unmanned aerial vehicles spotted in skies over the State of New Jersey and New York, a FBI official said earlier at the online briefing

According to the report, Russian operational/tactical and army aircraft, missile forces hit enemy manpower and equipment in the Kursk and Sumy regions

"However, looking at the situation realistically, it should be noted that no one in Europe who is sober-minded thinks now that it will be possible to reach peace without Ukraine’s territorial losses," Peter Pellegrini said

The global prestige of Washington is steadily declining, Sergey Naryshkin emphasized

On December 9, a TASS source said that on the previous day armed groups of Bashar al-Assad's opponents had established full control of the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, where Russian military bases are located

"Among the terrorists eliminated in the strike was the Islamic Jihad terrorist Ahmed Bakr al-Lawh, who previously served as a Platoon commander in the Islamic Jihad's Central Camps Brigade," IDF said

The protesters demand the resignation of the government and a new parliamentary election

Bayrou, aged 73, takes over from Michel Barnier, who also shares the same age and stepped down after France’s lower house passed a successful no-confidence motion against his cabinet on December 4

The article points out that Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election will serve to expedite the peace talks

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attack was carried out with the help of high-precision long-range airborne and sea-based weapons, as well as strike drones

This was reported by a representative of law enforcement agencies

Two of them are in grave conditions, Alexey Kuznetsov, an aide to the Russian health minister, said

The president noted that any hardware got outdated with time

He also called for peace in the Holy Land, namely in Palestine, Israel, as well as in Lebanon, Syria, and the entire Middle East

He apologized for the declaration of martial law to his fellow citizens and supporters of the People Power faction, whose feelings were hurt by the impeachment of the president

"In Novy Komar, half of the village is under the control of Russian troops," Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Russian Civic Chamber’s commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and veteran support, said

Astron-Aero plans to test the technology in September

Mikhail Kavelashvili said that Georgia’s authorities are open to a discussion on any topic, but the West shows no willingness to do that, being limited to criticism only

The flat nozzle technology is a breakthrough in modern aircraft-building, Major-General Vladimir Popov noted

According to Viktor Medvedchuk, even some representatives of the current government acknowledge that the state policy regarding the support of internally displaced persons has actually failed

"Ukraine will not agree to preserve transit for Hungary and the Republic of Moldova only," Oleg Serebrian noted

Ahmed al-Sharaa also said that the country's new authorities will not enter into a conflict with Israel

Nine athletes will be awarded the Order of Honor, eight will receive the Order of Friendship, and another 22 will receive the Order for Merit to the Fatherland of the 1st or 2nd degree

By now, almost all the protesters have left the area, a TASS correspondent said

Earlier, Trump slammed the decision which he said had been approved by the Biden administration to allow Ukraine to use US-made weapons for strikes deep into Russian territory as "crazy"

According to the Al Masirah television channel, the strikes targeted Houthi facilities near the settlement of Al-Tuheita in the Hodeidah province

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According to the Crimean department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, two oil tankers were damaged in a storm in the waters of the Black Sea

Two rescue tugboats and two helicopters have been dispatched, the Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport reported

"When performing combat missions, crews of Su-35S multirole fighters practiced the air coverage in the designated area for operations of bombers and assault aircraft and army aviation helicopters when delivering air strikes against armored vehicles and personnel of the Ukrainian army," the ministry informed

Nikolay Bordyuzha noted "that the Ukrainian population was actually fostered in the spirit of hatred of Russians, everything Russia, and Russia"

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, December 9th

Russian forces also destroyed four US-made Patriot missile launchers, Russia’s Defense Ministry said

The vessels from both countries practiced joint maneuvering, communication, and other forms of cooperation

FBI official thinks "there has been a slight overreaction” to the situation

As the EU representative said, the foreign ministers will approve the 15th package of sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, as well as a "new blacklist" for Moscow's alleged "hybrid actions"

Yoon Suk Yeol is suspected of plotting a rebellion to overthrow the constitutional order

Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian army’s losses also one tank, one US-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, one armored combat vehicle, seven motor vehicles

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, December 12th

Air defenses downed a MiG-29 fighter jet belonging to the Ukrainian air force, eight US-made HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and 116 unmanned aerial vehicles

Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said it at the 22nd United Russia party congress.

The air raid sirens went off in the Dnepropetrovsk, Kirovograd, Nikolayev, Sumy, Poltava and Kharkov regions

According to the ministry, 46 people have been killed in the past 24 hours alone

The research "is financed by the state as part of the governmental order," Mikhail Murashko said

On Saturday, Russian Ambassador to Seoul Georgy Zinovyev said that as long as the ROK has not crossed the "red line" of sending weapons to Ukraine the potential for restoring bilateral ties remain

"Although Europeans have been involved in the conflict from the very beginning by supplying ammunition, weapons, advisors, and intelligence, they refuse to acknowledge that they are at war," Guillaume Ancel said

It is reported that the drone can also be operated in subzero temperatures

The Israeli side motivated this step by recalling that last week Ireland supported South Africa’s legal motion against Israel with the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of genocide

Raimundas Vaiksnoras, Lithuania's Chief of Defense Staff, had trained military specialists for Ukraine even before the current hostilities began