Italy’s Senate expresses confidence in PM Draghi with minimal margin

"During the Christmas season we clearly feel with all our heart how important for us are parental, family traditions that are being handed down from generation to generation," Vladimir Putin said

According to the TV channel, before returning to the Vatican, he will stop by the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome to pray

Ukraine, which is a candidate for joining the EU, is obliged to keep energy supply routes, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade noted

According to US Secretary of State, Americans don’t want the United States to engage in wars

"The third stage, when Iranian citizens will be able to pay with their cards in Russia, is planned in the second half of 2025," Kazem Jalali said

UN human rights experts highlighted the fact that the legislation introduces "restrictive and potentially discriminatory measures affecting the rights of ethnic and linguistic minorities in education"

Gas supplies to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline could surpass the design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters in 2025

As the ministry noted, the strike from the Su-34 was carried out using universal planning and correction modules

According to John Mearsheimer, Russia has become much stronger over the past two to three years because it has managed to become "a truly sovereign country"

In addition, the country's stand also features the Shahin combined-type UAV, the first Iranian-made digital drone

In his opinions, Western partners were to attempt to "intimidate" Moscow by sanctions and arms supplies to Kiev even before February 24, 2022

Regis Chamagne added that Ukrainian men were now being chased on the streets and sent to fight 'as cannon fodder'

According to Alexander Khizhnyak, the friendly policy will strengthen the image of the republic as a peaceful state and a source of sound initiatives

Netrebko’s annual income amounted to $7.5 mln, according to Forbes

Over 44,200 foreign citizens and stateless persons were expelled from Russia to 60 countries throughout 2023

The Pentagon spokesman expressed confidence that Western countries' work to strengthen Ukraine's military capabilities "will continue one way or another"

Dmitry Peskov said Russia is determined to develop relations with Armenia

Ararat Mirzoyan noted that Armenia requires an EU civil mission to monitor the situation on the border with Azerbaijan until the delimitation process is fully completed

According to Moldovan Presidential Chief of Staff Adrian Balutel, the country’s leadership believes that the "complete and unconditional withdrawal of Russian troops illegally deployed to Moldova’s sovereign land will be a major step toward the conflict resolution"

Pierre Poilievre also claimed that in the future he intends to ensure the complete security of Canada's borders

The Canal remains safe and open for peaceful transit of vessels of all nations on conditions of full equality either in peace time or in war time, it added

According to Sevim Dagdelen, Friedrich Merz, Economic Minister Robert Habeck and current Chancellor Olaf Scholz 'will probably continue to burn German taxpayer money in Ukraine'

The state of emergency will be declared in Engels due to extension of the fire area

"The Secretary also emphasized the need for the international community to facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance throughout Syria and thanked the Saudi government for providing aid to the Syrian people," the high-ranking US official said

The ministry specified that the adversary has lost up to 535 troops

He also pledged to prevent World War Three

Russia’s army also destroyed a tank, an infantry fighting vehicle, a US-made M113 armored personnel carrier, seven pickup trucks, two artillery pieces and an ammunition depot

Trump declined to say when the meeting could take place

During the press conference, reporters noted that the Israeli Prime Minister’s office told about Putin’s apologies in its statement, published after the phone call between the two leaders, while the Kremlin did not

The ruble-denominated MOEX Index added 0.87% to 2,840.79 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS Index gained 0.87% to 880.13 points

The political council of the ruling Georgian Dream-Democratic Georgia party reminded that as long as the fighting in Ukraine persists, there will always be efforts to establish a "second front" in Georgia

According to Al Mayadeen, the shelling also targeted Houthi facilities in the Amran province in the northwest of the country

The Pentagon representative said that eight "capabilities coalitions" have been created within the Ukraine Defense Contact Group

The Japanese side "was told that provocative military activity next to the Far Eastern borders of our country, conducted also in cooperation with extra-regional countries - NATO members - is categorically inadmissible"

Maria Zakharova noted that "under such a scenario, the Russian peacekeeping presence in the region will be jeopardized"

Top stories from the Russian press on Wednesday, December 25th

According to a TASS correspondent in St. Petersburg, Polish and EU flags were removed from the flagpoles on the building

Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was reacting to the French president's remarks on the decision of Chad and several other French-speaking African countries to break off military cooperation with Paris

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre added that the US would "stand with" all people of Canada as they elected a new leader

According to the Russian foreign minister, Russia plans more than a hundred various BRICS events throughout its presidency

Trump also said his term will start in a world engulfed in conflict

According to al-Shibani, Syria’s new authorities hope that this visit will contribute to the stability and security of Syria, as well as its economic recovery

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that it 'is happening under the model the West is promoting around the world, under the false slogans of freedom and democracy'

It may take place in January

Trump said Russia wouldn’t have started its special military operation if a more competent leader than Biden had been at the helm of the US

According to Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari, Doha is currently focused on preserving stability in Syria and "meeting the needs of the Syrian people"

This decision was made due to security issues

He said this on the air of the CNN Turk television channel, answering a question about Ankara's relations with Moscow and Tehran in light of the situation in Syria

Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, December 28th

A total of 19 people were detained over similar charges, with four Kazakh nationals sentenced to various imprisonment terms

"This draft agreement was initialed by the head of the Kiev negotiation team. He put his signature there. Here it is," the Russian president said

The court hearing on January 6 will be held upon an address of the EU office of prosecutor

Russia is going to "continue providing multi-faceted assistance to the Syrian people, including through relevant international agencies by supplying humanitarian help, reconstructing social infrastructure facilities destroyed during the conflict, laying the groundwork for the return of Syrian refugees and temporarily displaced persons," Vasily Nebenzya said

According to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, "three airports of the Moscow Region were temporarily closed"

Keith Kellogg is expected to visit Ukraine after the US president-elect takes office; the date of the visit has not yet been set

Commenting on the top German diplomat’s statement that Russia should refuse from having military bases in Syria, Maria Zakharova noted

Control over Kurakhovo hinders supplies to Ukrainian troops

The US President-elect also confirmed that his son, Donald Trump Jr., will travel to the island "to visit some of the most magnificent areas and sights"

Arshak Karapetyan has been put on the international wanted list under a number of articles of the Criminal Code, law enforcement bodies told TASS

The agency notes that the Alaskan authorities were dissatisfied with the decision of the US administration made last December to limit the development of oil and gas leases in the state

According to Sergey Ryabkov, the group also needs clearing mechanisms and transaction insurance systems, including insurance for the movement of goods and cargoes

Фn electromagnetic pulse lasts a fraction of a second and reaches the target almost immediately, travelling with the speed of light

Wang Yi emphasized that Beijing's commitment to developing relations and promoting cooperation with African countries "is not weakening, but only strengthening," regardless of shifts in the international situation

On January 7, Christmas is celebrated by the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalemite, Polish and Serbian Orthodox churches, the Athos monasteries in Greece, as well as the Eastern Catholic Church and the Old Believers

Russian President stressed that the Western countries were also taking unfriendly actions against Russia in the economic sphere

The vice president is currently in Washington

The outgoing administration of US President Joe Biden seeks to avoid this scenario, making emphasis on "the deliveries of more sophisticated weapons, including longer-range missiles," the press office said

The top Russian diplomat said that "the issue of the day should be ending the conflict, not establishing a ceasefire"

According to Robert Kagan, an American political analyst, if Ukraine falls, it will be hard to present it otherwise than as a failure of the United States and its president

Prosecutors are looking into the incident

He has not yet taken office, Maria Zakharova noted

He pointed out that, previously, the authorities of Transnistria have repeatedly asked Moldova to reject economic pressure measures

The information has not been confirmed or denied officially yet

"Israel’s actions outrageously violate the international legal decisions, including numerous decisions by the Security Council and the General Assembly," Vasily Nebenzya said