OPCW secretary general urges six countries to join Chemical Weapons Convention

State trials of S-500 are under way at a testing range in southern Russia

At the same time, the volume of mutual settlements in national currencies in foreign trade between the BRICS member countries reaches around 65%

Lavrov also drew attention to the fact that "reckless proposals" are being made about strikes with Western long-range systems deep into Russian territory

Kupiansk military-civilian mayor Andrey Besedin described the situation as "critical" and said that approximately 1,400 people were refusing to evacuate from their homes, awaiting the arrival of Russian troops

Present-day Ukraine was wholly created by Communist Russia, Putin said

According to Fidan, Israel continues to put forward conditions in talks with the Palestinian movement Hamas

As a result, the king's visit to Paiporta was cut short

Google can return to the Russian market only if it complies with the court’s decision

Masoud Pezeshkian held Israel responsible for escalating tensions in the region by "perpetuating its crimes and expanding the scale of its aggression"

The deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council also pointed out that "it does not even matter how this or that candidate feels about Russia"

The politician doubted the deep state in the United States wants another global war

According to Head of the Kharkov Region military-civilian administration Vitaly Ganchev, the Russian soldiers have made serious advances in the Svatovo and Kupyansk areas recently

During this period the Russian Armed Forces destroyed 746 vehicles, 365 various armored vehicles, 61 tanks, 12 launchers of multiple launch rocket systems

According to Sor, the opposition has evidence of massive ballot rigging in favor of the incumbent president during the presidential election

former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo criticized President Maia Sandu’s policy of confrontation with Moscow

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Ali Barakat was "a significant source of knowledge for the unit, spending over a decade planning and carrying out UAV attacks on Israel," the IDF said

Leonid Slutsky noted that 60 citizens combatants will not be able to change anything

The article states that the Israeli attack has compromised the air defense systems protecting key Iranian facilities

As of 12:33 Moscow time, the price of Brent rose by 2.71% to $75.08 per barrel

"Criteria for the partner country category will be agreed upon," the Russian Foreign Minister said

In Robert Gates opinion, Russia is capable of continuing its special military operation in Ukraine until it decides that its goals are met, and underestimating its ability to carry on "is a huge mistake"

Alexandr Stoianoglo also pointed to the issue of ethnic and political discrimination in the country

Konstantin Yaroshenko noted that signs of the American people’s dissatisfaction with the country’s domestic and foreign policies had been clear for over ten years

Energy-related transactions are understood as all the transactions related to production, refining, processing, transportation and purchase of oil

On March 23, the Russian president ordered that unfriendly states must pay for Russian gas in rubles

Meanwhile, explosions have been reported in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and the Kirovograd Region

After successfully undergoing all preliminary trials, the new self-propelled artillery system was sent for state tests

In the waters of the Andaman Sea, a group of Russian warships participated in joint maritime drills with Myanmar dubbed Marumex-2024

An Israeli official said the message was passed from Washington to Tehran through the Swiss

Incumbent President Maia Sandu has garnered 48.48% after counting 81% of protocols

The ceremony will also be attended by representatives from Argentina, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Finland

According to Lavrov, all reasonable observers understand "that this is a road to nowhere".

The target was attacked by an FPV drone, the Russian Defense Ministry said

According to Dmitry Medvedev, the Americans are making money on arms supplies, on allocating money to their military-industrial complex

Dmitry Lubinets contacted his Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova

Both candidates are being supported by 49% of registered voters with merely 2% remaining undecided

The Russian politician said the goal of Zelensky and his team is to stay in power in the country as long as possible

According to the report, more than 42.6 million people attended polling stations

The congresswoman commented on X on a recent report in The New York Times saying that Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky called for peace, but not for more weapons "for new offenses," in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

According to the statement, incumbent President Maia Sandu "continued to benefit from the misuse of public resources, albeit this was significantly less widespread than in the first round, and from unbalanced media coverage."

News reports said earlier that representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties in the US Congress fear the presidential election could be followed by an outburst of violence

The Belarusian President called for building relations in a neighborly manner

He held Israel responsible for escalating tensions in the region by

The forward air controller confirmed the target’s destruction

99.73% of the votes were processed

In particular, a fixed-wing drone without a warhead or visual surveillance equipment was eliminated in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, near an energy facility

The army "will continue to protect Israel and its people from threats" from Hezbollah, the press service noted

Earlier, in an interview with journalist Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump strongly denied Democrats' claims that he has ties with Russia, recalling that he blocked the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline

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The US presidential election will be held on November 5

Apart from that, additional fencing will be installed around the US Capitol and the US Department of the Treasury in Washington

Daniel Martindale noted that after peace is restored, he would like to go back to farming

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called such actions of the Kiev regime "political tourism on the blood of its own citizens, its own servicemen"

As of 9 p.m. local time, voter turnout amounted to 54%

It was noted that during the day three apartment buildings, 17 private houses, 23 cars, 8 outbuildings, and five commercial facilities were damaged

Christelle Nahan noted that people were tired of the fact that there was not enough money for the development of infrastructure, hospitals and schools, for pensions and benefits for children

The Russian foreign minister also recalled the Istanbul agreements

Earlier, former President and leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon said in a conversation with TASS that Sandu had received fewer votes within the country than her rival Alexander Stoianoglo

Russia’s East battlegroup improves its position, Ukraine loses up to 110 servicemen

Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa met in Manama with Rustam Minnikhanov, head of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan

According to the Russian Foreign Minister, there had been numerous initiatives regarding the Ukrainian crisis, but none of them mentioned that "the principles of the United Nations Charter should be applied not selectively but in their entirety"

On November 1, Choe Son Hui held talks with her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov

Representatives of religious denominations, public and youth organizations will take part in the ceremon

Earlier, military lawyer from the Center for Support of Veterans and Their Families Roman Likhachev said that more than 100,000 servicemen had voluntarily left their units

"Everybody wants to create alternative payment mechanisms, interbank settlements with the use of national currencies, and insurance mechanisms that will not be directed against the system evolved after World War II around the dollar as the linchpin," the Russian foreign minister said

According to the media, he has been living in Russia since the 1990s

According to Professor Ruhollah Modabber, Washington has effectively banned free elections in Ukraine

"Active combat operations that continue in certain directions require constant renewal of resources," the Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief said

The Israel Defense Forces noted that it "will continue to defend the State of Israel and its people against the threat posed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization"

According to CEC Chairwoman Angelica Caraman, threats were received at six polling stations abroad: in Brasov, Bucharest, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Northampton and Liverpool

Both candidates have received 49% support among likely voters, with 2% saying they would back another candidate

"Our current adversaries argue that they have a right to send any weapons to Ukraine or that they have a right to dispatch their advisors to consult on how to conduct hostilities," the Russian Security Council deputy chairman said

Turnout in the second round has amounted to 54.18%

In total, 1,699,025 people came to the polling stations in Moldova and abroad, which is more than 54.31% of the people included in the electoral lists. In the second round of the 2020 presidential elections, this figure reached 58.22%

Maria Zakharova was commenting on reports that said a voting machine at a US polling station assigned a vote cast for Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Kamala Harris

He pointed to the improved quality of life in the BRICS countries, the birth rate among the key factors and noted other demographic and socio-economic reasons

Anwar Ibrahim said the call came during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the 19th East Asia Summit in Laos

"We call on our South Korean colleague to think twice and not to embark on this extremely dangerous path, which will lead Seoul to nothing good", Anna Yevstigneyeva said

Votes at a number of polling stations abroad are yet to be counted

It is unknown when or how many of these weapons were handed over

It has reached 51.7% two and a half hours before polls close

According to him, Donald Trump will not be able to end the war in Ukraine if he wins the US presidential election

"The State of Israel will continue to cooperate with humanitarian organizations but not with organizations that promote terrorism against us," the diplomat wrote on the X social network

The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 150 troops in the Kursk area in the past day

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During the mentioned period, the Russian military destroyed 196 vehicles, 89 various armored vehicles, five tanks, three multiple launch rocket system launchers

According to Israeli military, the strike in the Jwaya area also eliminated the commander of the Nasser drone unit

Initially, the production was supposed to be gradually restored beginning in October, but in September, the group decided to postpone the process for two months

He added that victory is impossible without volunteers who support the fighters at the front

Maryana Bezuglaya accused Commander-in-Chief Alexander Syrsky for his alleged failure of the military operation in Russia’s borderline Kursk area and the complicated situation in the southern directions of the frontline

The ministry said earlier that the drills involved two ships and more than 100 servicemen of the Azerbaijani Navy

The international company incorporated in the United States has been engaged in promoting the policies of unfriendly states regarding the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and actively supports the LGBT community, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office explained

According to Giampiero Massolo, many NATO members would not be happy to see Ukraine in the alliance as they don’t want to share collective defense commitments, while a security guarantees system alone might not be enough

According to Igor Kimakovsky, the entry and exit to Kranoarmeysk have been blocked while the Ukrainian armed forces prepare to defend the city

Meanwhile, over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have lost over 350 servicemen

As an example, he cited Europe’s continuing purchases of Russian liquified natural gas and Russian uranium supplies to the United States for the production of fuel for US nuclear plants