Luhansk Republic militiamen shell Ukraine army's positions near Luhansk Airport

Major General Aleksey Rtishchev said that branches of the US National Naval Military Medical Center are stationed in Ghana and Djibouti where active work is carried out in natural disease foci, isolation and sequencing of pathogens

Germany faces an acute crisis after the ruling coalition clashed on budgetary and economic policies, including aid to Kiev and easing the "debt brake" rule

The yuan exchange rate rose by 0.37% over the day to 13.45 rubles

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The authorities of Transnistria call on the Moldovan leadership to intensify the negotiations on all platforms

Since 2008, international discussions on security and stability in the South Caucasus have been held in Geneva, with the participation of Abkhazia, Georgia, Russia, the United States, and South Ossetia, mediated by special representatives from the UN, the EU, and the OSCE

According to the Russian President, an option of concluding contracts for delivery through third parties - Turkish, Hungarian, Slovak, Azerbaijani companies - is possible

The first Kiev-initiated conference on Ukraine was held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on June 15-16

Frank-Walter Steinmeier also said that he had consulted with the leaders of all the parties represented in the Bundestag before making the decision and concluded that neither the current nor the new government, in any composition, would win a majority in the current parliament

According to the head of state, the system's serial production has begun

On December 27, security forces formed by the new Syrian government blocked districts of the city of Tartus, where Alawites organized riots

The Aktau air traffic controller promptly performed all necessary measures for the aircraft’s landing

The comprehensive strategic partnership treaty is expected to mark a significant step forward in the development of relations between Russia and Iran, which are growing rapidly

In August 2024, armed with automatic firearms, large-caliber weapons, explosive devices, and military equipment, Ryan O'Leary illegally crossed Russia's state border

Marochko added that the operation allowed Russian troops to "expand their zone of control" in the area

According to the statement, Tokayev assured the Azerbaijani president that the Kazakh side would make every effort to ensure a thorough and objective investigation of all circumstances of the incident, and briefed him on the progress of the work of the special state commission tasked with investigating the crash

According to the source, the parties are holding negotiations to ensure that circumstances of force majeure, including military actions and regime changes in the republic, do not become a pretext for canceling the agreements

It also indicated that specialized agencies are investigating the causes of the crash

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The newspaper notes that, since Ukraine received an authorization from the UK and the US, Kiev carried out at least six missile strikes, using 31 ATACMS and 14 Storm Shadow missiles

Dmitry Yadrov stressed that the plane’s commander tried to land in Grozny twice

In addition, the European Union is strengthening protection of the bloc's undersea cables

The Ursa Major bulk carrier sank in the Mediterranean Sea

The Ukrainian military lost roughly 390 troops and 2 armored vehicles in battles with Russian forces in the Donetsk area over the past day, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported

US President Joe Biden earlier approved $571.3 mln in military assistance for Taiwan

"The passenger aircraft landed at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport at 10:13 a.m. local time [6:13 a.m. GMT]," the statement noted

The bombs intended for killing high-placed Russian Defense Ministry officials were disguised as a power bank and a document folder, the FSB press office specified

The impeachment was supported by 192 delegates with at least 151 votes required

Leader of the opposition Sacred Struggle movement Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan stated that the PM doesn't have the courage to run in the elections

According to Alexander Stepanov, strikes are systematic efforts to gradually wipe out the military capabilities of Ukraine

The report on Ukrainian atrocities in Selidovo will be presented

No less than a decade will be required to build it, given favorable conditions, the expert said

This stood at about $7 bln, in the outgoing year

Ukraine’s General Staff admitted earlier that the frontline situation remained tense for the Ukrainian army

Azerbaijan Airlines announced the suspension of flights to Mineralnye Vody, Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara, Grozny, and Makhachkala from December 28 following the crash of its plane near Aktau on December 25

Flydubai advised passengers to contact the airline's contact center or relevant travel agents for information on rebooking or refund options for cancelled flights

Moscow selects targets for strikes on the territory of Ukraine, proceeding solely from threats to Russia, the foreign minister stressed

"This position was conveyed to the leadership of a number of NATO and EU countries, including Austria, Hungary, Malta, Slovakia, the United States, Turkey, and Germany, as well as the Vatican and Switzerland in direct contacts with them at the highest and highest levels," the commentary says

It is also reported that the Eagle S "noticeably slowed down" presumably at the moment when the cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged

Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center in Cartagena ordered not to take crew from vessel in distress on board as their rescue boat was on the way to the scene

Andrey Marochko added that Russian servicemen "start preparing the way for further advancement southwest of this locality"

The framework of the election campaign is yet to be agreed upon, Sergey Lavrov said

29 people had been hospitalized

The president noted that the most important thing in the coming year is "the well-being of the Russian people, standard of living, stability"

Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko reported the fires in Solomensky and Shevchenkovsky districts

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

Robert Fico noted that Bratislava would be ready and hospitable

KazAeroNavigation’s flight director immediately notified all emergency services

Flights to other destinations are being made as scheduled, the air carrier said

Earlier, the embassy’s consular department provided them with all necessary papers

In conditions of competing China, Europeans pay significantly more for US LNG than for Russian gas, the official noted

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This is another example of a harmful impact of unlawful restrictive measures, the ministry said

According to the report, Ukraine lacks personnel and Kiev has no confidence in further provision of military aid by the West

In recent months, the United States has provided Ukraine with hundreds of air defense missiles, and more are on the way, the White House’s press service released

Pumping also continues through the Sudzha station, where military activities are ongoing

It is reported that corrupt Ukrainian officials will probably get their kickback from Poland, in another move that helps Ukraine’s downfall

The Ukrainian army reported earlier on Friday that its forces were retreating to the border of the Dnepropetrovsk Region from the Kiev-controlled territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic "to the last defensive line" in that area

The German chancellor emphasized that he didn’t plan to "send German servicemen to this war"

On December 9, a TASS source said that Russia has commenced the negotiations with the new Syrian authorities on the continued presence of its military bases

The animal was similar in size to the smallest of its modern relatives, the black-footed cat

According to Oleg Kononenko, there was no forbidden issues for the crew on board of the ISS

The iron dogs are equipped with cameras and lidars that automatically transmit data to the operator's computer

According to Mikhail Kovalchuk, the advance of modern technologies in biology and genetics raises the risk of creating such a bioweapon that is indistinguishable from natural pathogens

According to the Houthi spokesman, the strike on US vessels was delivered with the use of "eight cruise missiles and 17 drones"

The US national debt for the first time climbed above $36 trillion on November 15

Nikolay Korchunov pointed out that Greenland and Denmark are not the only Arctic Council members feeling pressure on their sovereignty, and are in a difficult position in light of possible moves by the incoming Trump administration

On December 25, Reuters reported that Finland’s police and border guards have detained an oil tanker, which flies under the flag of the Cook Islands, suspecting that an anchor of the vessel may have damaged the EstLink 2 cable

Alexander Stepanov believes that NATO intends to lock the Kaliningrad enclave, to lock the Russian trade fleet in Neva estuary and to simultaneously block the Leningrad naval base

Russia’s Battlegroup West has repelled 25 Ukrainian counterattacks over the past week, wiping out over 3,080 enemy servicemen and destroying a German-made Leopard tank

During the ceremony, the Russian Navy chief handed in the St. Andrew’s naval flag to the submarine commander, Captain First Rank Alexander Gladkov

"This is just a reward for the defense of our country's national interests," Irakli Kobakhidze said

As a BRICS partner state, Thailand hopes to raise the level of relations with the group’s members in order to gain better opportunities for the development of its economy

It is reported that Brazil’s BRICS chairmanship will announce the countries’ acquisition of the partner status as soon as it receives their confirmation

The container ship Santa Ursula, sailing under the flag of Denmark, is bound from Spain’s Algerciras to the Omani port of Salalah, Marine Traffic data showed

According to the Russian foreign minister, Paris proposed "to assist and facilitate dialogue on the Ukrainian issue"

Azerbaijan Airlines earlier announced the suspension of flights to several Russian cities

The US Department of Defense "has no statement or information to provide," a department’s spokesperson said

In October, the national debt was $155.37 bln, which was also a record

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It was noted that this delivery was aimed at ensuring Ukraine's energy security and took place several days before the end of Russian gas transit through the country's territory

Earlier, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas attributed responsibility for the Baltic Sea incidents to the tanker fleet transporting Russian oil, even before the investigation concluded

According to the analyst, Scholz's recent phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin came out of left field for the German political community

The top Russian diplomat pointed out that those accords should first and foremost address the root causes of the Ukraine crisis

It is planned to launch it in general circulation in early 2025

Bild said the German Foreign Ministry commissioned an internal government analysis on defense from ballistic missiles

Mohammed Al Sudani stressed that Baghdad respects the will of the Syrian people, hoping for progress toward a comprehensive political process

Aleksandar Vucic also believes that, under Trump, the White House "will not provide as much financial support to Ukraine as the current administration" of outgoing US President Joe Biden

In general, "quite active hostilities" are taking place near Dvurechnaya and Lozovaya in the Kupyansk sector of the line of engagement, Andrey Marochko noted

Powerful explosions are going off in the city, a Houthi source told TASS

Konstantin Kosachev noted that the West was in the habit of discussing values, but the true Western values are not about legalizing same-sex marriage or overthrowing unwanted regimes or supporting Ukraine

Earlier, Bayraktar announced plans to open a gas trading center in Istanbul in 2025 with the participation of the Turkish company Botas and Russia's Gazprom as part of the international gas hub project

An aircraft landed in the Moscow Region, Maria Lvova-Belova said

According to the politician, Europe "became the primary stronghold of Russophobia globally," undermined the Istanbul agreements, initiated the sanctions campaign, and fueled the most extreme war factions without considering the losses suffered by both sides of the conflict

The source said that attempts to recruit more pilots in Poland and other Eastern European countries were not particularly successful

The President stressed that Moscow would move on in accordance with the plans it had outlined

Resurs-P satellites are designed for the Earth’s remote sensing and for regional and local monitoring of its surface

Ukrainian forces have been shifting significant reserves to this settlement, including fresh recruits with little to no training, to retain Kupyansk

The new package of aid to Kiev includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air defense system, the agency said

Osamu Suzuki joined the company in 1958, when he married the daughter of one of its founders and took her last name