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US-Iran framework agreement is 95% complete — Fox News
According to the TV channel, US President Donald Trump could give the agreement another 5-7 days to finalize it
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Russian air defenses destroy all aerial targets over Lugansk — envoy
"There may be consequences" in the city after the fall of missile fragments, Rodion Miroshnik said
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Russia to arrange visit of foreign reporters to site of Starobelsk attack — diplomat
“I hope BBC and CNN reporters won’t happen to be on vacation,” Maria Zakharova said
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VK to redeem convertible bonds by New Year’s, source says
It is noted that VK redeemed about 55% of convertible bonds with a par value of $220 mln
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Further phases of BRICS expansion will follow, says South African president
It is noted that the membership will take effect from January 1, 2024
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EU eyes renewal of Gazprom contract — paper
It is reported that one potential option is that a new contract be concluded between Gazprom Export and a European energy enterprise that will purchase gas on the Russian-Ukrainian border, direct it to the EU and pay for transit to the Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine
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Preliminary data shows Luna-25 lunar probe collided with Moon’s surface – Roscosmos
Automatic station "Luna-25" ceased to exist, noted in the state corporation
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Russia’s economy has passed lowest point of recession
According to the Russian Economic Development ministry's forecasts, the business cycle may be on its way to recovery
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6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Morocco
There was no information about casualties or damage
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to two scientists for COVID-19 vaccine research
"The discoveries by the two Nobel Laureates were critical for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 during the pandemic that began in early 2020," the statement reads
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Over 50 foreign journalists from 19 countries set off to LPR’s Starobelsk — diplomat
They include media representatives from Austria, Brazil, Britain, Hungary, Venezuela, and Germany
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China's trade turnover with other countries rises by 3.7% in January-August
In 2022, China's foreign trade turnover grew by 4.4% and reached a record $6.3 trillion
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Russian MP warns of nuclear proliferation risk if Israel uses nukes against Iran
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
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Finnish president says Europe may engage in dialogue with Russia this year
When asked whether he can act as a mediator, the Finnish president said that if he is asked, "it will probably be difficult to say ‘no"
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Cooperation within BRICS framework to help oppose global challenges — top UAE diplomat
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan added that the expansion of cooperation between BRICS members is the opportunity to develop innovative economic strategies to foster conditions for the sharing of knowledge and expertise
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Six parties to have seats in Cyprus’ new parliament
After counting 99.8% of ballots, the center-right Democratic Rally party garnered 72.1% of voted
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Press review: Putin and Xi address Middle East and Ukraine as UN tires of debating Kiev
Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, May 21st
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Iran calls on Saudi Arabia to ‘eject’ US troops from region
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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Potential death toll from Ebola outbreak in DR Congo tops 200
A total of 204 probable deaths and 867 probable infection cases were registered, the Ministry of Communication and Media says
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Bion-M biological satellite descent module touches down in Orenburg Region
The spacecraft was launched from Baikonur on August 20
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EU aid to Ukraine frozen — Borrell
The ex-chief of EU diplomacy said the situation is similar with the approval of new sanctions against Russia
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Kremlin closely following developments after US airstrikes in Syria
Earlier on February 26, the US carried out airstrikes near the Syrian-Iraqi border
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Russia resumes talks on Opal pipeline status — Energy Minister
As TASS reported earlier, Gazprom will over again undergo the procedure of receiving the European Commission (EC) permit for using 100% of the capacities of the Opal gas pipeline
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US-Israeli strike on humanitarian aid aircraft in western Iran reported
The Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic called on all international bodies to take appropriate measures in response to this incident
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Tanker with Iranian oil change course, heading to China — PTI
The change in the destination of Pin Shun appears to be payment-related, Sumit Ritolia, Lead Research Analyst at Kpler, noted
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Putin says West seeking to weaken and destroy Russia
The West "has been overtly stating that it managed to break up the Soviet Union back in 1991 and that now it’s high time Russia was divided into regions that would conduct hostilities against one another," the president said
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US may resume operation against Iran, if talks fail — Rubio
The President of the US Donald Trump wants to make sure that Iran never has a nuclear weapon, the US Secretary of State said
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Roscosmos to bring US astronaut back to Earth March 30 as scheduled
Earlier, some US media expressed doubts if Russia would agree to take US astronaut Mark Vande Hei back to Earth amid the sanctions imposed on Russia over the situation in Ukraine
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US president threatens strikes on Iran’s energy, civilian infrastructure
Donald Trump called on Iranian leaders to open the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that otherwise the country "will be living in hell
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Death toll from Ukrainian attack on Starobelsk college rises to 16
Four more bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, spokesperson for the Russian Emergencies Ministry said
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Former FSB colonel accused of fraud runs away from custody in Volgograd
Source in the law enforcement agencies noted that this is already second escape of Pyotr Samarsky from custody
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Trump doesn’t rule out Iran wanting to join Abraham Accords in future
The relationship with Teheran is becoming a much more professional and productive one, the US president said
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Europe should provide Ukraine with security guarantees — US Treasury Department
According to Scott Bessent, Washington does not intend to give such guarantees to Kiev
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Draft US-Iran memorandum stipulates 60-day ceasefire extension — Axios
During the truce, navigation via the Strait of Hormuz will resume, and Iran will be able to sell its oil freely
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Gas supplies to China via Power of Siberia exceed contractual volumes — Gazprom executive
Vitaly Markelov added that Gazprom is working to expand production capacity in Eastern Siberia
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Russia may grant loan to Iran in 2016 — minister
Vladimir Putin in November said Russia was ready to extend a $5 bln state loan to Iran to promote industrial cooperation
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General HQ of Iranian army warns of potentially larger strikes on Tel Aviv
The Iranian military also advised "host countries of US military bases to force the Americans to leave their territory, if they want to avoid damage"
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Death toll at Starobelsk college up to 21; search operations over — ministry
All the bodies of the victims have been recovered from the rubble
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Death toll from railroad blast in Pakistan rises to 24 — media
More than 50 people were injured, the Pakistan Observer reported
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Flood in Irkutsk Region may re-occur due to deforestation, Greenpeace predicts
If salvage logging remains at 2018-2019 levels, the main part of forests may lose their water regulating functions in the next decade, the watchdog cautioned
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Israel, US attack amusement park in central Iran
No information on casualties or damage has been reported yet
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Belarussian President Lukashenko speaks with French President Macron over phone
The telephone call took place at the initiative of the French side
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EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper
The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe
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Macron calls on Minsk to refrain from dragging into Ukrainian conflict
The French president also called on his Belarusian counterpart AlexanderLukashenko to take necessary measures to improve relations between Belarus and Europe
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Ukrainian media report air defense system failure in Kiev
The Russian Defense Ministry earlier reported that during a massive strike with Oreshnik, Iskander, Kinzhal, and Tsirkon missiles in Kiev and the Kiev region, the Russian Armed Forces hit Ukrainian military-industrial complex facilities
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Kalashnikov to start batch production of new Lebedev handgun in 2019
The handgun may be in great demand from the Defense Ministry and other law enforcement agencies
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Suspect attacking three schoolgirls in Moscow nabbed
A crisis centre was set up to track down the rapist; volunteers helped to look for the law-breaker
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Duma not to consider MP Gudkov stripping of mandate Sept 12
The question of stripping Gudkov of parliamentary powers can be considered on Friday, September 14
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US interested in calling on Arab nations to help pay for cost of Iran operation — official
The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28
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Russia’s international reserves up $5.3 bln in one week to $603.7 bln — Central Bank
Russia’s international reserves are highly liquid foreign assets available with the Bank of Russia and the Russian government
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Israel eliminates Hamas sniper who took part in October 7 attack — IDF
The terrorist posed an immediate threat to IDF troops, the Israeli military said
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Trumps says will not agree on deal with Iran if it doesn’t dismantle its nuclear program
According to the journalist Jennifer Jacobs, Donald Trump also insists on removing the enriched uranium from Iran's territory
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Gunfire heard near White House in Washington — NewsNation
According to correspondent Libbey Dean, the Secret Service has moved the press off the North Lawn
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Russia’s Lavrov sits for interview with US bloggers — diplomat
According to Maria Zakharova, in the interview the Russian foreign minister focused on the situation around the Ukraine crisis
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Russia supports Lebanon’s sovereignty, expects ceasefire to hold — MFA
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow could not stand aside in the current difficult situation
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Progress MS-27 fragments that survived re-entry land in Pacific — Roscosmos
The spaceship undocked from the ISS at 3:53 p.m. Moscow time (12:53 a.m. GMT) on Tuesday, brought its engines to a halt and switched to a free flight
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World to face crisis like in 2008 if Strait of Hormuz remains closed — Bloomberg
Acccording to the analysis by Rapidan Energy Group, if the Strait reopens in July, an average oil demand reduction of 2.6 million barrels a day and the spot-market price for benchmark Brent crude peaking near $130 a barrel over the summer could be expected
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Pakistan optimistic about possible long-lasting US-Iran peace deal — top diplomat
US President Donald Trump has previously stated that the draft of the future agreement with Iran has been generally agreed upon
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Russian Consulate General in Dubai has no reports of Russians injured in Iran strikes
Earlier, the UAE Defense Ministry said in its daily report that a total of 217 people had been injured as a result of the strikes
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China launches Shenzhou-23 spacecraft — TV
The spacecraft was blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China’s Central Television reported
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Ukraine’s economics ministry expects 2014 inflation at 19%
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Russia to view F-16 fighter jets in Ukraine as threat in nuclear sphere — Lavrov
"During combat operations, our military will not be clearing out whether or not each particular jet of this class is equipped to carry nuclear weapons," the minister added
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Over 140 delegations from 120 countries to take part in int’l security forum in Russia
According to the Russian Security Council, there will be unofficial representatives from 12 unfriendly countries, who "stand for the development of constructive relations with Russia", among the participants
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Russia maintains holdings of US Treasuries at $29 mln in January
Russia began sharply reducing its holdings of US government debt in the spring of 2018
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ExxonMobil receives US government agreement to continue Arctic work with Rosneft — media
Previously, sources told Bloomberg that ExxonMobil and Rosneft had halted drilling wells on the Arctic shelf
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Putin to brief Xi on his contacts with Trump — Kremlin aide
The Russian leader and his Chinese counterpart will also discuss the most important issues related to the Middle East, the upcoming G20 summit in South Africa, and the APEC summit in South Korea
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Тajikistan’s new Prime Minister is Kokhir Rasulzoda
Akil Akilov was dismissed
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Russia ‘defaults’ on Eurobonds — Moody’s
On 27 June, holders of Russia's sovereign debt had not received coupon payments on two eurobonds worth $100 million by the time the 30-calendar-day grace period expired, the statement said
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Ukraine military strikes train in Lgov district of Kursk Region, one carriage is ablaze
According to unconfirmed information, there have been no reports as of yet regarding possible casualties, Kursk Region Governor Alexander Khinshtein stated
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11 civilians killed in Israel’s strike on Nabatieh — Lebanon’s health ministry
Nine more people, including four children and one woman, were injured
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Trump says threatened Thailand and Cambodia with new duties
US President said he was sure that the duties is an important tool in the foreign policy for his administration
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Pezeshkian asks global community to judge which side, Iran or US, actually favors dialogue
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian invited the world to judge which side engages in terrorism
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HR in Belarus not demand global community react to it – RF FM
Loshchinin said he considered the resolution on Belarus “counter-productive and politicised”
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Trump says deal with Iran not yet fully negotiated
The US leader stressed that he doesn't make bad deals
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Breakthrough innovations, new threats to humanity: Medvedev's statements
According to the Russian politician, modern technological progress is unprecedented in its speed, and humanity was not prepared for such rapid changes
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Putin sends New Year, Christmas greetings to several world leaders — Kremlin
Among European leaders, he sent greetings only to Viktor Orban and Aleksandar Vucic
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Oman, Iran discuss principles of safe navigation in Strait of Hormuz
Omani Foreign Minister Bard al-Busaidi received the senior Iranian diplomat, who conveyed a verbal message from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi about "the ongoing Pakistani-mediated Iranian-US negotiations", аccording to the Omani foreign ministry
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US expects Iran to approve peace agreement within several days — media
The official said there are still several details to close, Axios and Israel’s Channel 12 correspondent Barak Ravid said
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Kremlin spokesman says Russia will endure standoff with West
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in modern conditions, a single country won’t be able to maintain its dominance
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Kiev troops bombard Donetsk People’s Republic 12 times over past day
Five civilians were wounded
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US military aircraft struck by Iran makes it to Kuwait — TV
Iran also fired at two US UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters conducting a search and rescue operation
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Rostec has long abandoned dollar and euro in settlements with foreign partners — CEO
Sergey Chemezov added that Rostec enterprises have been under sanctions since 2014
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Russian air defenses intercept 320 Ukrainian UAVs over past day — top brass
Seven guided aerial bombs and six Czech-made Vampire MLRS rockets were also destroyed during the day
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MS-14 spacecraft to make another attempt to dock at ISS in early morning of August 27
Spacecraft will attempt a second docking on Monday at 11:12pm ET (6:12 Moscow time)
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Russia uses Oreshnik weapon to strike Ukrainian military command posts
That was response to terrorist attacks by the Ukrainian military against civilian facilities located on the territory of the Russian Federation, the Russian Defense Ministry reported
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IN BRIEF: Putin, Lukashenko observe joint Russia-Belarus drills via video link
According to the Russian president, the use of nuclear weapons is an exceptional measure to ensure the country's security
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Russia restricts shipments from Ecuadorian banana exporter — watchdog
Rosselkhoznadzor has been forced to impose restrictive measures on banana imports from an Ecuadorian exporter due to the continued detection of quarantine pests, Sergey Dankvert said
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MOEX index falls by 0.01%, RTS index — by 0.74%
As of 10:15 Moscow time, the dollar rose by 0.74% to 88.22 rubles, the euro amounted to 95.87 rubles (+0.81%)
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US leader leans toward resuming strikes on Iran — Axios
Sources cited by the news portal say Donald Trump has grown "increasingly frustrated about the negotiations with Iran"
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Russian FM stresses importance of Kiev’s direct dialogue with Donetsk, Luhansk
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had telephone conversation with US State Secretary John Kerry
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Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV
According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"
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US fighter jet downed over Iran likely conducted strikes on ground targets — media
According to CBS News national security analyst Aaron MacLean, the pilots of the downed fighter had sidearms
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Withdrawal of forces to left bank of Dnieper a forced, correct decision, lawmaker says
"We will definitely come back to Kherson, we will definitely win in the foreseeable future," chairman of the State Duma Committee on international affairs Leonid Slutsky said
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Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait
Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said
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Israel suffering losses in Lebanon, killing civilians in response — Hezbollah leader
Naim Qassem called on Israel to stop its aggression, withdraw its troops, and release prisoners
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Pizhemskoye titanium deposit's development first stage planned for 2026
The RUSTITAN Group of Companies implements an investment project to build a vertically integrated mining and metallurgical complex to process titanium ores and silica sands at the Pizhemskoye deposit
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Pakistani top diplomat points to ‘significant progress’ in US-Iran negotiations
Ishaq Dar expressed his gratitude to the American side for its involvement in the process and to the Iranian leadership for its desire to resolve the disagreements peacefully
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BBC declines to visit site of Ukrainian attack on college in Starobelsk — Russian diplomat
"CNN must be on vacation," Maria Zakharova added, making it clear that no requests had been received from the US media outlet
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Ukrainian drone attack kills five people in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region
Another two members of the family were taken to the Rylsky District Hospital in serious condition
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People evacuated from village in Far East because of flood threat
A state of emergency was declared in the region
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Fragments of drones that attacked Starobelsk college demonstrated to foreign reporters
The journalists also inspected the damaged and destroyed buildings of the educational institution, including the dormitory where students were staying at the time of the strike
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