Israel sustained relatively small damage from Iranian strike — newspaper

The man reportedly owned his weapon legally

The enemy’s troops and military hardware had been hit in 112 districts

According to the Russian leader, Russia and China together uphold the principles of justice and a democratic world order that reflects multipolar realities and a world order based on international law

During his visit to the administrative center of China’s northernmost Heilongjiang province, the russian president will be accompanied by Chinese Vice President Han Zheng

Yoav Gallant made the statement after travelling to an area near Rafah on May 15 to assess the situation

Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin stressed that Russia considers this "a violation of international law"

The Russian leader noted that "many people will have an opportunity to get to know each other, they will be involved in mutual communication"

"The parties proceed from the fact that in order to ensure a sustainable settlement of the Ukrainian crisis it is necessary to eliminate its root causes and to adhere to the principle of indivisibility of security," the document said

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said he was grateful to Russian President Vladimir Putin for sending his envoy to the Arab League summit, and commended his "desire to strengthen relations with Arab countries"

The last, fifth meeting was held in September 2023 in Moscow

Peter Pellegrini emphasized that "Slovakia must choose the path of peace and coolheadedness"

Petr Pavel believes it is "naive" to imagine that Kiev will be able to regain territory taken by Russia in the foreseeable future

Robert Fico was shot after a cabinet meeting in the city of Handlova in western Slovakia

The Turkish leader said it is unacceptable to break laws, and warned that "anyone who goes beyond the limits will be held accountable"

Strikes by Russian Aerospace Forces destroyed three bases of militants who came out of the (US-controlled) al-Tanf zone

The Russian leader opened his meeting with commanders of troops of military districts by extending his greetings on the occasion of Victory Day

According to Roscosmos, the satellite will enter its intended orbit nine and a half minutes after the takeoff

The government is tasked to present eleven new National Projects by September 1 of this year

"There are no prospects for the overall situation to change for the better, given the fundamentally anti-Russian consensus among US elites," Sergey Ryabkov said

On May 11, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported liberating several populated localities in the Kharkov Region

The audience, listening first to the Russian speech and then to the Chinese translation, applauded the Russian president's words

According to Russian Railways, the document includes on cooperation in the field of science, technology and innovation, as well as in the field of personnel training

Both countries also expressed gratitude for collaboration within the G20 and stated their commitment to "continue joint steps at this platform in order to promote inclusive and mutually beneficial processes of economic globalization"

The event will continue until May 21, running in parallel with the 33rd Harbin International Economic and Trade Fair

Project 22800 ships with Kalibr missiles are brown-water multirole missile-artillery boats designed to destroy surface warships and boats and repel air attacks

Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak, confirmed that doctors had managed to stabilize Robert Fico’s condition overnight

Expansion is planned in such areas as artificial intelligence, communication, software, internet of things, open source code, network and data security, videogames, radio frequency coordination, specialized education and industry-based scientific research

The Ukrainian president asked US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to provide two Patriot systems to defend Kharkov, but the US diplomat did not give him an unequivocal answer

Denis Manturov recalled that the format of participation in this project has been revised, and Russia is ready to provide the necessary in-house competencies for the project on the basis of an agreement between the parties

Russian troops repulsed ten Ukrainian army counterattacks in the Kupyansk area over the past day, the ministry reported

The Russian president is scheduled to visit Beijing and Harbin

Kazem Jalali pointed out that the United States uses the dollar to create restrictions, and therefore the use of national currencies in mutual settlements is on the agenda

"Our task is to create in the shortest possible time a joint program for expanding Chinese transit along the Northern Sea Route, as well as for a number of other projects in the interests of using this global artery," Alexey Likhachev pointed out

Peter Pellegrini added that "the next few hours and days" will be decisive for Robert Fico, who is staying at a hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica

Kurganmashzavod is the largest enterprise in the Kurgan Region and a leading producer of the Russian defense industry

It is reported that doctors are doing everything possible to stabilize the patient

The Chinese president said "the world is now facing changes unprecedented over the past century and has entered a new period of turbulence and change"

Ukrainian forces lose a large number of armored vehicles to Russian FPV drones, platoon commander Alexander Belyayev said

The two countries are also set to hold joint naval and air patrols on a regular basis

Anatoly Antonov emphasized that US intelligence agencies had failed to provide any evidence

Over the past two days, blackouts have been introduced in all Ukrainian regions

"The nuclear safety and security situation at the plant remains extremely precarious and challenging," Rafael Grossi said

Four women died on the Petrovskogo Street

The leaders of China and the United States should play the role of mediators in these talks, Aleksandar Vucic said

The 9M123M Khrizantema anti-tank missile is designed to wipe out modern and future enemy armored vehicles with reactive armor, adversary fortifications and engineered structures, naval and low-speed aerial targets and manpower

The Chinese leader added that Beijing "is ready to play its constructive role"

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin noted that retaliatory measures "can be both symmetrical and asymmetrical in a variety of instruments, including legal, financial, and administrative"

AUKUS was established in September 2021 to implement the defense initiatives of Australia, the UK and the US in two areas

Additionally, according to Yahya Saree, in the Red Sea, the Houthis attacked the commercial vessel Destiny en route to the port of Eilat in Israel

The Ukrainian army lost over 520 troops in battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk area over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

According to the top Russian diplomat, "what is going on between Palestinians and the Israelis" have no impact of the negotiating process on the big treaty between Russia and Iran

Ukrainian service members have been moving little in the city lately and normally only at night, the Kherson Resistance guerilla unit commander added

"This not even disinformation, this is a malicious and evil attempt to put a twist to the very essence of our policy and the logical foundation for all our actions, which our government has repeatedly explained to the West on many occasions, both publicly and behind closed doors," Sergey Ryabkov said

In particular, Rafael Gazaryan and the companies Trans Kapital and Rafort allegedly associated with him are blacklisted

Currently, Russia’s Strategic Missile Force is replacing Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile systems with Yars ICBM launchers and placing Avangard hypersonic missile systems on combat duty in its Yasny missile formation

"He sang a song, ate some pizza and left," Maria Zakharova noted

China’s authorities have repeatedly noted that what is known as the 1992 Consensus is a condition for dialogue with Taiwan, however, Lai Ching-te claimed not to support it

According to the Russian leader, the partnership between Moscow and Beijing "will serve as a model of how ties between neighboring states should be built"

During an informal lunch, each of the leaders was joined by four delegation members

Yury Ushakov noted that the leaders touched upon the issues "in the trade and economic area, but some foreign policy topics were also discussed"

The Russian foreign minister specified that Beijing has "an absolutely correct position, essentially, to sort out root causes and collectively remove them"

Russia and China have also reached an agreement to step up cooperation in the area of banking and insurance regulation, as well as facilitate the stable development of banking and insurance companies of the two countries

"We call upon them to focus on a realistic search for solutions on the basis of Moscow’s proposals, which they are well aware of," Sergey Ryabkov said

According to the ministry, units of Russia’s Battlegroup North continue to improve their tactical positions

The first rehearsal of the mechanized parade takes place at the Lipki airstrip in the eastern part of Minsk on Thursday

The agreements penned included an initiative to develop the Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island, protocols on requirements for beef and other products exported to China

According to the statement, the parties agreed "to actively use and unlock the potential of interstate coordination mechanisms in the area of investment"

The document was signed after extensive Russian-Chinese negotiations

According to Roman Shkurlatov, two Patriot systems will not make Kharkov safe

Robert Fico was wounded in a shooting incident that happened after a government meeting in the city of Handlova in the western part of Slovakia

The Russian leader also stated the importance of diversification of military production at a meeting with commanders of military district troops

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak mentioned the construction of a gas pipeline with a capacity of 50 billion cubic meters of gas through the territory of Mongolia

In addition, 23 drone control centers were destroyed and 34 drones shot down or disabled

According to Sin Hong Chol, "the Zelensky puppet clique committed hundreds of unethical atrocities of killing innocent inhabitants by striking civilian objects"

According to the new law on tightening the rules of mobilization, men (regardless of deferments and reservations) will have to update their data in military registration offices within 60 days from that day and will have to carry a military card with them at all times

Another drone attempted to attack a filling station near the village of Bessonovka near Belgorod, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said

The 2024 Summer Olympic Games will be hosted by the French capital of Paris between July 26 and August 11

IAEA said its experts examined the nuclear site’s perimeter and "other buildings, which they are permitted"

According to Park Byung-hwan, director of the Eurasian Strategy Research Institute, countries in their relations with each other are not guided by morals, but only pursue state interests

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 16th

Yevgeny Garkavy, the technical director of Ukrainian electric and thermal power generation company Centrenergo, described the damage as "critical"

Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov noted that "the contract implementation stage is already underway"

Antony Blinken noted that in terms of negotiations, these are "decisions for Ukraine to make"

According to Washington, the training center "contributes to anti-democratic actions and repressions from the Ortega-Murillo regime"

Alexander Dubinsky argues that the only situation where the president can continue to fulfill his duties after the expiration of his term is the period until the president-elected takes office

At the request of the Chinese president, his deputy Han Zheng will accompany Putin in Harbin

"We know the situation on the Ukrainian side, which excludes any talks for itself even from the legal point of view," Dmitry Peskov noted

Adrian Coghill "must leave the territory of the Russian Federation within a week," the ministry said

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin thanked State Duma lawmakers for approving his candidacy for the prime minister’s office

The leaders of Russia and China also expressed their intention "to boost Afghanistan-related partner interaction both at the bilateral level and on multilateral platforms"

After employing air-launched munitions, the pilots performed a missile evasion maneuver, fired flares and returned to their airfield, it said

Andrey Derkach pointed out that "the criminal case that was initiated against Burisma was being actively investigated under [Ukrainian] Prosecutor General [Viktor] Shokin [in 2014-2016]"

This will happen "if the West chooses the path of escalation," Sergey Ryabkov said

DPR head Denis Pushilin said that two civilians were killed and three were injured by Ukrainian strikes on Thursday

Alexey Likhachev admitted that the Russian side is worried about this, but not much, as "the demand for Rosatom’s uranium products in the world is constantly growing"

"We begin by talking to civilians and asking whether they came across anything unexploded," said the commander, identified by only his call sign Panda

"Among the powers that be in the United States and other key Western states there have gathered quite a few personalities who are, by and large, provocateurs, whose raison d'être is to test Moscow’s strength," Sergey Ryabkov said

"The operation was carried out in response to the killing of field commander Hussein Makki near Tyre", Hezbollah said on its Telegram channel

The devices help detect targets at a distance of over 1 km