Three Russian air carriers continue transit flights in safe zone above Ukraine

Maria Zakharova noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry is keeping a close eye on this matter in close coordination with State Duma Deputy Chairwoman Anna Kuznetsova and presidential children’s rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova

Iran has not yet commented on the statement by the US leader

The sides also discussed international steps toward restoring Libya’s unity with the United Nation’s pivotal role

According to Shalva Papuashvili, he will carefully examine the information about the impending unrest in Georgia with the involvement of a Czech organization

If the Russian officers try to leave Transnistria for Moldova, he added, they will be deported back to Russia without the right of return

The document stipulates provision of seamless supplies of Russian aviation fuel to Mongolia on a mutually beneficial basis

The Pentagon continues to increase US troop numbers in the region, the Russian Security Council said

Russia will not attack Europe, Frederik Vansina noted

The president also said that the nuclear materials would be brought to the US

The Belarusian leader stressed that the United States should pause and recognize that, beyond their own interests, there were nations that had their own priorities

Two of the six vessels that have been stranded since early March have remained in the Persian Gulf

The US delegation to the last weekend’s round of negotiations with Iran was led by Vice President JD Vance

The agreement regulates not only the deployment of military personnel and equipment but also logistics

Maria Zakharova recalled that from the very beginning of the large-scale escalation in the Middle East, Moscow had called for an end to the armed confrontation and a transfer of the conflict to a political and diplomatic settlement

In its statement, the Russian Defense Ministry said that European countries are increasing the production of drones "amid rising losses and worsening manpower shortages in the Ukrainian armed forces"

Citing two US officials and two other sources, the report says the United States is demanding that Iran hand over "all its nuclear material"

The liner is now going to Muscat in Oman

The operator Nord Stream company argues that it is entitled to an indemnity of 580 million euros from the insurer Lloyd’s of London

Director of the Kalashnikov Group Division for the Export of Drones and Loitering Munitions Leonid Rokeakh said that Central Asian countries had been displaying a steadily growing interest in the Skat-350M UAV

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova points out that the Kiev regime is purposefully turning Ukraine "into a military tool against Russia"

The US president also said that Tehran wants to make a deal

The Russian troops gained control of the settlement of Volchanskiye Khutora in the Kharkov Region and Zybino in the Kharkov Region

The US president says Iran and the United States are maintaining contacts

The ruble-denominated MOEX index fell by 0.63% to 2,723.94 points, while the dollar-denominated RTS index decreased by 0.58% to 1,128.29 points

According to Robert Fico, European countries believe that through supporting Ukraine they will weaken Russia

"Any country interfering in Somalia's internal affairs and compromising its territorial integrity and sovereignty will face repercussions, including potential restrictions on access to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait," Somalian permanent representative to the African Union Abdullahi Warfa stressed

Iran can defeat the United States in the sense that it will not allow the US to achieve the goals it has set for itself in the war, Alexey Pushkov noted

Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev emphasized that enterprises with Russian participation were already operating successfully in Azerbaijan’s industrial zones

Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that following the enforcement of a ceasefire in Lebanon, Iran has opened the Strait of Hormuz for the passage of commercial vessels

Donald Trump separately said oil prices stood at $89 or $90, while previously forecasts were $250-$300 per barrel

Particular attention was paid to preparation for the strike using a remote control panel

The UN chief reiterated his full support for the diplomatic efforts "to find a peaceful path forward out of the current conflict in the Middle East"

The CIS member nations stressed the need for ensuring Iran’s security and sovereignty

More than 240 drones have already been shot down over the Leningrad Region since the beginning of the year

The 2026 Madrid Open is an ATP-1,000 Masters tournament played on clay courts at the Park Manzanares in the Spanish capital between April 22 and May 3

According to a senior US administration official cited by The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump’s team engaged in the talks are in a standby regime ahead of the negotiations

TASS has compiled the main information about the consequences

According to the diplomats, the court is expected to issue an official indictment of the Russians

"The situation will differ from country to country," Fatih Birol noted

The US President said on April 16 that Israel and Lebanon had introduced a 10-day ceasefire

According to the US leader, an agreement to end the war that was unleashed by the United States and Israel in late February, is largely complete

Iran’s ban on the passaged through the Strait of Hormuz is still in force for warships from any country, the Iranian state television said, citing a military source

Ali Mojtaba Rouzbahani noted that the Strait of Hormuz was no longer just a geographical route for ships to pass through

Volunteers continued efforts on Friday to prepare the whale for a possible lifting onto a floating platform and towing to open waters

The current portfolio of orders of Zvezda shipyard provides for construction of 26 transport ships for cargo carriage along the Northern Sea Route, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev noted

The ban applies to RD-180 engines that are used on US Atlas V launch vehicles as the main propulsion systems and RD-181 thrusters operated as the first stage of Antares rockets

The US president said this process should go very quickly

The branches of Ukrainian companies producing drones for strikes on Russia are located in cities of eight European countries, including London, Munich, Prague and Riga

The Russian Defense Ministry views the decisions by several European countries to supply drones to Ukraine as a deliberate move leading to an escalation of the military-political situation and a "creeping transformation" of those countries into Ukraine’s strategic support base

Sources in the US administration told the news portal that US representatives had come to Havana "to urge democratic and economic freedoms" on the island

The foreign minister stressed that Russian armed forces had been accomplishing objectives set by the supreme commander-in-chief as part of the special military operation

The plant will become another symbol of friendship and cooperation between the two countries, Russian President stressed

The Russian is now set to play in the semifinals against the winner between the quarterfinals duel between tournament’s top-seed Yelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan and Canada’s Leylah Fernandez

Ruslan Pukhov said the target detection and engagement range is crucial for the success of combat operations in the air and the Su-35S is unrivaled in its class in this regard

According to the newspaper, head of the parliamentary faction of the National Rally Marine Le Pen called on the deputies to keep their distance from the United States in the wake of the Hungarian elections

Gazprom and Algeria’s Sonatrach are jointly developing the El Assel block in Algeria

Adnan at-Tamimi says that another reason is related to Washington's actions towards Israel and a possibility of suspending the war in Lebanon

EC Spokeswoman Anitta Hipper stated that Sergey Shoigu’s remarks amounted to "misinformation" aimed at creating conditions for escalation and regional instability

The state tech corporation Rostec said that the Su-35S fighter is designed to achieve air superiority and engage ground infrastructure targets at significant distances from the base airfield

The US president called it the "Strait of Iran"

Vladimir Zelensky regularly signs decrees on sanctions against Russian individuals and legal entities, as well as citizens of Ukraine and other countries whom Kiev accuses of cooperating with Russia

Antonio Guterres said that it is the international law that gives countries a common language and the predictability of a common framework to resolve differences peacefully

Particular attention was paid to practical implementation of agreements reached at the top level

Dmitry Peskov said the direct involvement of European countries in the conflict in Ukraine is growing, and all the details were mentioned in a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry

The United States ranked first with its LNG supplies, accounting for 30.5% and 1.8 bln euro

Transnistrian Foreign Minister Vitaly Ignatiyev says these actions have a negative impact on the course of the peacekeeping operation

Viktor Orban stressed that Fidesz would have to learn from the April 12 vote and move forward

The officials also discussed the implementation of the agreements reached at the second Central Asia-Russia summit in Dushanbe in 2025, including the large-scale initiatives put forward at the summit

This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, Trump added

The official yuan rate was reduced by 2.43 kopecks to 11.15 rubles

Tehran’s decision to fully open the strait "guarantees that about twenty tankers will be able to sail from Iraq already in the near future, which are capable to transport about 23 mln barrels of oil produced in Basrah to the global market," the news portal said

Leonid Slutsky pointed out that Europe was not only arming the Kiev regime but also actively building up its own military potential in preparation for a conflict with Russia

Robert Fico condemned the European Commission’s attempts to secure an EU-wide decision to abolish member states’ veto rights on foreign policy issues

Saeed Khatibzadeh added that ongoing contacts through intermediaries "are being implemented precisely for this purpose"

Joseph Aoun said the government position is to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied territories and the release of prisoners

Russian fish imports from Turkey in January - February amounted to $63 mln

The Russian foreign minister drew attention to the demand for the six-side dialogue mechanism that is "developing successfully, dynamically, with the benefit for all the participants"

According to Joseph Aoun, the talks do not mean a waiver of rights

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the passage of ships through the strait will be carried out according to the route agreed with Iran

According to the regulator, in February Turkey imported a total of 1.09 bln cubic meters of gas from Russia via the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines

20 heads of Russian regions have confirmed their participation

Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Spokesman Ebrahim Rezaei said Washington aims at advancing the project of destruction and fragmentation of the Islamic republic

The humanitarian demining team’s field engineers use the comprehensive approach, Bogdan Pilipchuk said

The ambassador also noted that along with the security aspects, the economic side of the issue also occupies an important place in navigation through the strait

According to the ambassador, the regime will be based on three key provisions: ensuring sustainable maritime security, preventing military abuse of this strategic waterway, and establishing a balance between the freedom of navigation and the right for sovereignty of the coastal states

According to the president, the US and Iran "have a lot of agreement"

According to the Defense Ministry, stable telemetry communication with the spacecraft has been established and maintained

General Frederik Vansina said earlier that the EU intended to continue the conflict in Ukraine until 2030

The Russian Security Council secretary emphasized that significant damage is caused to civilian infrastructure

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 190 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy armored combat vehicles in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

According to Andrey Marochko, the Russian troops are completing the consolidation of units in the Ozernoye-Krivaya Luka-Kaleniki sector

The US leader emphasized that the Irainian side wanted to make a deal

The company said that Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland had net withdrawals on April 14, while gas was lifted from the single UGS in Baltic countries on April 15

The launch proceeded normally

Kirill Dmitriev made the comment in response to a post by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who said that Slovakia is filing a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union over the ban on imports of Russian gas

The criminals attacked a minibus and drove the school graduates in an unknown direction

Saeed Khatibzadeh said the current situation in the region "requires this not only for security reasons, but also to ensure safe passage and environmental issues"

The Slovak PM noted that the main topic dividing the member countries of the regional association is Ukraine

According to the Kazakh nuclear energy agency, Kazakhstan may additionally require about 2,660 MW in 2026–2032