Russia notes progress in cooperation within BRICS — official

The document enshrines converging approaches between Russia and ASEAN on international issues and future areas of cooperation

The upgraded drone has become considerably faster and can stay in the air for more than four hours, roughly twice as long as the previous variant

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism

According to the Brazilian leader, the G7 summit was the first time he had sensed a genuine desire among Western leaders to bring the conflict to an end

Europeans are clearly insisting that the war must continue, Yury Ushakov said

The strike also damaged a locomotive and caused two commercial facilities to catch fire

In their next matches, England will face Ghana, while Croatia will take on Panama

42 drones heading for Moscow have been shot down since midnight

According to the Russian president, the contacts between both countries have long stopped being purely formal

The US leader also claimed that al-Sharaa is ready to conduct military operations against Hezbollah

The US leader signed it during a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

According to Russian Presidential commissioner for children's rights Maria Lvova-Belova, the plan was to carry out the reunification in late June

Pete Hegseth said that NATO has been a "paper tiger" for far too long, but this must change

According to the report, there's going to be a $300 billion fund where Gulf neighbors will invest in rebuilding Iran

Moldova remains a region where the Kiev regime may provoke hostilities, Moldova remains a region where the Kiev regime may provoke hostilities

Minsk has firmly established that the drone which struck the bus carrying Belarusian children in the Bryansk Region was of Ukrainian origin

Iran also fired at two US UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conducting a search and rescue operation

Russia also commend the dedicated and effective efforts of Pakistani and Qatari mediators in facilitating negotiations and working toward a peaceful resolution, the Russian Foreign Ministry added

US Vice President JD Vance will take part in the official ceremony

Donald Trump signed a copy of the agreement during a dinner with the French president at the Palace of Versailles

The Ukrainian armed forces earlier used a fixed-wing drone to strike a bus carrying a Belarusian children's football team

The Ukrainian army lost roughly 1,370 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline areas over the past 24 hours

The Ukrainian attacks damaged ten infrastructure facilities and several motor vehicles

The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident

A photo of the signed document was sent to the Iranians and the mediator countries

According to the statement, the Kiev regime is acting immorally within the conflict and is completely unbound by human notions of good and evil, which is why it is targeting children

According to the document, the alliance intends to actively utilize the practice of shared use, whereby non-nuclear NATO members receive potential nuclear delivery systems, such as F-16 and F-35 aircraft, and receive training in their use

Kim Yo Jong stated that the issue of denuclearization is "an irreversibly finalized agenda" for Pyongyang, and its repeated discussion only demonstrates Western countries' lack of understanding of the reality

The memorandum has been endorsed by Shehbaz Sharif as the mediator

According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, air defenses downed more than 190 drones since the start of the day

Emergency personnel are working at the sites where debris came down

The source said the crash occurred at the Vikhrevo airfield, where there were no casualties

The Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system does not switch off Starlink communications as such but instead ‘stuns’ a particular satellite for the duration of its flight over the area of the system’s operation

According to Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin, 28 drones heading for Moscow have been shot down since midnight

According to the Russian security officials, 15 servicemen from the brigade were killed by aerial strikes in a single sector alone

Dmitry Peskov suggested that European capitals would once again ignore the tragedy caused by the Kiev regime's actions

According to Donald Trump, the cessation to US strikes makes it possible to restore shipping in the region

The US and Iran, along with mediators Pakistan and Qatar and other involved countries will meet at Burgenstock

Nearly 180 drones targeting Moscow were downed

Donald Trump also opined that Kiev was doing well on the battlefield

Rumen Radev noted that the EU had already adopted 20 sanctions packages, but said that "they have had no impact whatsoever on the course of the war"

According to the calculations, 555 enemy unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down and intercepted

As Dmitry Peskov stressed, the bus was not a military vehicle

Both parties signed the document

Starlink satellites are located just 500 km from Earth, while the Volna Kupol Garant is a highly capable system with a directional phased-array antenna, chief designer of the Center for Integrated Unmanned Solutions Dmitry Kuzyakin said

Kirill Babayev emphasized that the global majority advocates for a multipolar world, recognizing that the majority of the global GDP and technological innovation now stems from Asian nations

The document outlines specific measures aimed at expanding practical cooperation in key areas

All members of the executive committee believe that a dramatic change in the automaker’s strategy is necessary

According to the mayor’s latest information, air defenses shot down 180 drones over the past eight hours

According to CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean, the pilots of the downed fighter had sidearms

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran respects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and considers it a brotherly nation

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Sergey Shoigu pointed out that 'color revolutions' are a set of externally coordinated actions aimed at removing undesirable political regimes and depriving entire state of their sovereignty without the direct use of armed forces

Representatives from 17 countries took part in the business forum program

According to Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov, drone debris fell at several locations in Lubertsy outside Moscow, damaging a fitness center and an industrial facility

Tehran’s Ambassador to Zimbabwe Amir Hossein Hosseini also expressed hope that the conflict would be resolved diplomatically

Yevgeny Poddubny said the Russian side returned back the bodies of 33 servicemen

According to the news agency, the US has burned through its stocks during the Iran conflict and it will take time to boost production

The Russian shipbuilders launched the construction of the ninth multipurpose nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine of the upgraded Yasen-M Project

Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war

No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet

Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency classified the incident as an air catastrophe

The Belarusian leader emphasized that Minsk would determine the truth

The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran

Vessels in the area were advised to transit with caution

The Defense Ministry’s air defenses continue to repel enemy drone attacks on Moscow

According to the latest information, a woman chaperone for the team died

The US president said that it was a false story

Yury Ushakov responded to a question whether Russia remains committed to negotiations, given all of Kiev's actions, including the attack on the bus carrying children and the attacks on Moscow

The evacuation of civilians is currently underway

Sergey Shoigu pointed out that ensuring sovereignty and internal stability in Russia and its friendly countries requires systematic monitoring of the dynamics of such challenges and a timely development of responses

The crew of the frigate Amdiral Grigorovich acted in strict accordance with international shipping regulations and took every measure to prevent a collision, the Russian Defense Ministry stressed

Giorgia Meloni argued that the negotiator should come from a “medium-sized” European country rather than one of the bloc’s largest member states

Kirill Babayev expressed confidence that, under these circumstances, "Russia remains a reliable long-term supplier capable of providing both oil and liquefied natural gas to Southeast Asian countries"

Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days

The change in the destination of Pin Shun appears to be payment-related, Sumit Ritolia, Lead Research Analyst at Kpler, noted

According to Andrey Marochko, Russian troops will continue to advance in this sector

According to the US president, everything could have been made "much more difficult", but it was neutral

There were 125 passengers and five crew members on board

The US leader pointed out that the United States has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, followed by Russia in second, while China is actively building up its stockpiles

The US president repeatedly criticized this association being reduced to "seven"

Mark Rutte noted that "in reality, if a war breaks out and Article 5 emerges," then "all allies, including the US, will max out what they can do to make sure we can fight the war"

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

Blasts were reported in Kiev, Sumy, and Chernigov

The US leader said the next year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations

As Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov said earlier, Hakan Fidan asked for a meeting with the Russian leader, and his request was granted

Russian officials indicate that Ukrainian forces are scrambling to compensate for their losses by rapidly deploying new recruits

US President Donald Trump noted that Washington would especially like to see Saudi Arabia join

One of the facility’s security guards was killed, Iran’s AEOI said

The declaration reaffirms the shared approaches of Russia and ASEAN on international issues and areas for further cooperation

There is no specific dates yet

The drones proved effective against low-flying targets

Yury Ushakov pointed out that Donald Trump is a politician who played to the beat of his own drummer

The Russian leader is expected not only to participate in two multilateral sessions but also to hold a series of bilateral meetings

The event officially marked the opening of the anniversary summit

The US leader expressed confidence that the conflict in Ukraine will ultimately be resolved

The Russian foreign minister said this is absolutely typical of the Kiev regime

Donald Trump called on Iranian leaders to open the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that otherwise the country "will be living in hell

Speaking about the overall dynamics of investment relations between Russia and ASEAN countries in recent years, Dato' Sharon Wardini Mohdzani noted that there were certain challenges for Russian investors