Explosions heard in Ukraine’s Poltava and Dnieper — media

Russia’s battlegroup Center has continued to advance into enemy defenses and wiped out more than 500 Ukrainian servicemen over the past 24 hours, the Defense Ministry said

The domestic MC-21 is the most promising aircraft for international markets, Anton Alikhanov said

As a result, according to the security services, Krasnoarmeysk has been virtually cut off from supplies

Ankara always looks for new opportunities to expand its trade and economic cooperation anyway, Hakan Fidan added

According to the Yemeni news agency, Saleh is expected to hold a number of meetings with Russian officials during his visit, which will last a few days

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN said that "the continued terrorist actions and violations of international law by the Israeli regime pose a serious threat to international peace and security"

"I think the highest risks are linked with gas transit via Ukraine," Igor Dodon said

Anton Nemkin explained that nowadays almost all the functions that pagers once performed have been completely taken over by smartphones, messengers, social networks and e-mail

The newspaper emphasized that Israel had deployed a military contingent of thousands of special forces and paratroopers from the south to the north of the country

"We have warned from the beginning that those who help the Zelensky clique stay afloat will become our legitimate targets," Vasily Nebezya reminded

Ukraine is still facing the question of the legitimacy of power in the absence of parliamentary and presidential elections, which cannot be held during martial law

The Russian Embassy in London has not yet commented on Andrey Kelin's summons to the Foreign Office

"Any country or any military entity feels that they can do whatever they want, because nothing will happen to them, and this poses an even greater threat to stability," the UN secretary-general

According to Russian Ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov, the French treat Durov’s case as an interaction between the state of France and its citizen

BAC Consulting has blocked access to its website following claims by Gold Apollo, the Hungarian Telex website reported

Iranian mission said that UN must also condemn "violations of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and attacks and targeting of Lebanese civilians"

At a plenary meeting on Wednesday, the State Duma considered draft laws to exempt those mobilized or people who sign up for military service from criminal charges

According to the statement, the decision "is disconnected from reality, encourages terrorism and harms the chances for peace"

Russia’s tactical successes and ongoing offensive in Donbass cause big losses in the Ukrainian army, Politico said, citing the Ukrainian military

According to the report, the officers assumed that some pager owners believed the messages were from the supreme leadership of the Shiite Hezbollah movement

The newspaper noted that at least two other front companies were set up to conceal the identities of Israeli intelligence officers involved in the operation

The document was supported by 202 members of the House while 220 voted against

Anatoly Antonov reiterated that there must never be a nuclear war and that there can be no winners in any nuclear conflict

Irakli Kobakhidze expressed the hope that the US would not impose any more sanctions against Georgia

Viktor Medvedchuk emphasized that Russia may intensify its attacks on Ukraine which practically lacks its own air force or nuclear weapons

The Russian leader said that the Eurasian Women’s Forum is "one of the more prestigious international venues which showcases the potential and opportunities of modern women"

"It has been decided that we will switch to the domestic VK-800 engine," Anton Alikhanov said

"Many are attracted by the fact that payment platforms are being developed within BRICS, which allow trading, investing, carrying out other economic operations without being dependent on those that decided to weaponize the dollar and the euro," the foreign minister said

Earlier reports said a fire occurred at the scene where drone fragments fell in Toropets

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Major General Vahur Karus noted that, as opposed to a decade ago, Estonia can unequivocally count on allied units, stationed on its soil, to immediately participate in a conflict with Russia

"In all likelihood the organizers of this high-tech attack purposefully sought to foment a large-scale armed confrontation with the aim to provoke a major war in the Middle East," Maria Zakharova said

According to Irakli Kobakhidze, "it is not the issue of starting a war that has enraged the radical opposition, but the topic of mutual forgiveness and reconciliation" with Ossetians

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In Vyacheslav Volodin's opinion, the possibility of mass production of "such ‘weapons’ takes terrorism to a new level"

The politician underscored that no one really needs a nuclear conflict - it is "a very bad story with a very difficult outcome."

The decree will come into force on December 1,

Earlier, American entrepreneur Elon Musk surmised that there would no longer be real US elections if Trump lost the presidential race in 2024

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"Of special concern for us are security risks stemming from the continuing terrorist activities of the Islamic State Afghan wing," Vasily Nebenzya said

"China seeks friendly cooperation with all countries of the world and normal relations with other states without targeting third parties," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lin Jian said

"The CSTO cannot and does not pose any threat to Armenia’s sovereignty," Dmitry Peskov stressed

According to the poll, 50% of its participants are ready to support Harris at the presidential election, with 48% of those polled supporting Trump

The issue of creating a Russian-Rwandan intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, and scientific-technical cooperation is currently on the agenda, Russian Ambassador to Kigali said

Yegor Chernev shared a "feeling" that the Western world is ready to declare as a victory for Ukraine at least the fact that "Kiev has not fallen" and that it "has not lost its sovereignty"

In Georgia, it resulted in total racketeering of businesses, murders of people in the streets, prisons, Irakli Kobakhidze said

The chain's owner Alexander Govor said in early September that Vkusno I Tochka was ready to open restaurants in the Chinese city of Heihe and is waiting for the US company's decision on this issue

The German government and the White House declined to comment on the report to the NTV

"Citing the EU standards, Moldova plans to toughen imports of all types of packaged merchandise, including food, to Transnistria," Transnistrian foreign ministry said

The company said that it received information that walkie-talkies with its logo had exploded in Lebanon and promised to share the results of the probe

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

According to its information, the Budapest-registered BAC Consulting served merely as an intermediary with the Taiwanese company, while the Sofia-based company was directly involved in purchasing the devices

The shooting took place at the entrance to the Wildberries office in the Romanov Dvor business center, the emergency services reported

The Tupolev-22M3M was equipped with the newest on-board digital radio-electronic equipment

It was done in order to have more possibilities to reach foreign audiences, Dmitry Peskov said

On September 17, many pagers exploded practically simultaneously in several districts of Lebanon

"We are actually waiting for permission to conduct flight tests," Anton Alikhanov said

Major General Apty Alaudinov specified that the Akhmat fighters shot down several drones and eliminated one motor vehicle and one self-propelled artillery system

The Russian Aerospace Forces delivered a strike with a glide munition

According to the report, radios, phones, fingerprint devices, as well as devices working on solar and lithium-ion batteries exploded in different regions of the country

Three drones were shot down by air defenses

Yoon Suk Yeol told ahead of his visit to the Czech Republic, where he said he plans to discuss Russia’s cooperation with North Korea, as well as Pyongyang’s nuclear missile program

According to Israeli investigative reporter and analyst Ronen Bergman, the attacks caused "significant harm" to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan unit which, has lost most of its leaders

"In the context of the discussion of the current situation in bilateral relations, Andrey Kelin, at the request of the British side, explained the motives behind the Russian side’s decision," the statement reads

According to the sources, Zelensky also hopes to meet with US President Joe Biden in New York

"Such an ostentatious wish not to take the Russian president's statements into consideration is a move that is absolutely shortsighted and unprofessional," Dmitry Peskov said

The list of wounded includes two law enforcement officers who arrived at the site to stop criminal actions

"We focus attention on the technical rearmament of the army and navy," the Russian leader underlined

According to Robert Baer, the pager attack rendered the Lebanese Shia group unable to coordinate operations effectively, giving Israel a significant strategic advantage

The launch was carried out on September 18 to test its accuracy at a distance of up to 320 kilometers, KCNA said

Aide to the Russian health minister Alexey Kuznetsov noted that 15 more people were being examined by doctors

More than 140,000 people have participated in the program, and more than 92,000 hectares of land have been allocated for free

Abolfazl Zohrevand pointed out that the country’s Foreign Ministry has repeatedly denied allegations of arms sales

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The food embargo, introduced in response to the unfriendly actions of the West, has been in effect in Russia since August 7, 2014

According to Major General Apty Alaudinov, the entire frontline in moving forward, with Ukrainian soldiers surrendering

Sources in the Lebanese security forces told the television channel that the explosives were planted in the pagers by the Israeli Military Intelligence and Mossad

According to the ministry’s bulletin posted on its Telegram channel, the number of those wounded has increased to 460

On September 5, 2022, a court in Minsk sentenced lawyer Yury Zenkovich to 11 years in prison in the case of conspiracy to seize power in Belarus

Yevgeny Lisnyak said the victims were mostly elderly people who struggle to take care of themselves

On August 31, 2024, the forces of the Ukrainian air defense system carried out a false launch of an anti-aircraft guided missile, which hit civilian objects in the area of Yuriev Park in Kharkov, Yevgeny Lisnyak said

Israeli forces are on high alert in the north of the country, Halevi said following the meetings

Prices rose sharply after the US Federal Reserve decided to cut its key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points for the first time in four years to 4.75-5%

"The two presidents talked about the meeting and the subjects to be discussed at the BRICS summit next month in Kazan, as well as bilateral relations between the countries," the statement reads

"I will attend certain international events, which we consider important, but we will not travel much - our responsibility lies here," Claudia Sheinbaum said

The majority of freshly mobilized Ukrainian soldiers have no military specialty record, Andrey Marochko stressed

"Our services have not informed us about increased levels of this or that isotope in the atmosphere. Nor have we received any notifications about threats to people's health," Dmitry Peskov said

Kiev believes these measures would increase pressure on Moscow in military, economic, political, and diplomatic terms

"Wounding lots of Hezbollah members and "damaging the group’s communications would have been an ideal prelude to a major Israeli offensive," the magazine noted

According to the investigation, the accused women were members of the Islamic Liberation Party international terrorist organization

Former NSA employee and whistleblower blamed Israel for this, slamming its actions as reckless, bordering on terrorism

Republican presidential candidate did not say however where and when this meeting might take place

According to the sources, the walkie-talkies were stuffed with explosives in advance by Israeli intelligence and then supplied to Hezbollah as par of the emergency communication system to be used during combat operations with Israel

The Russian forces are making progress in the Orekhov direction near Malaya Tokmachka, Novodanilovka, and Marfopol

Over the day, Ukraine lost up to 400 troops and 23 armored vehicles

The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns this act of sabotage and terrorism by the rogue regime of Israel, said the document presented by the Iranian diplomatic mission.

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

"His ill-considered and reckless policy of reorienting Armenia strategically away from Russia and toward the West has been one of the main issues on which I have focused my critical attention," Arman Grigoryan stressed

It was reported that Israeli officials had not notified their US counterparts until reports of hundreds of exploding pagers started coming from Lebanon

Explosions of portable radios, phones and other devices running on lithium-ion batteries and solar batteries were recorded in different regions of Lebanon