Ukraine 'swap' for Russian journalist: reports unconfirmed, says media union

The British aircraft traversed Dutch, German, and Central European airspace before beginning a flight along the Romanian Black Sea coast

As soon as the US finishes military operations, the shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will resume normally, the Russian foreign minister noted

The Upyr FPV drone was engineered in the Sverdlovsk Region in the Urals and is designed to strike enemy targets in the front’s depth and wipe out armor at sheltered positions

Dmitry Peskov emphasized that there was no deadline for a Ukrainian troop withdrawal

The Kinzhal missile is used with a conventional warhead

The parties paid special attention to cooperation on technical and environmental issues

The US president says he did not inform the allies about the attack "because we wanted surprise"

Moscow has issued very harsh warnings to these countries, the Federation Council Speaker emphasized

According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, many attacks were recorded in Tehran

The SBU planned to remotely trigger an explosion during the official’s visit to a business center

According to the report, the decision has irritated senior officers

The Iranian military specified that the likelihood that the crew had managed to eject was low

As of the start of April, 45 ships related to Japan remained blocked in the Persian Gulf

This information was confirmed to CBS News by sources among US officials

Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said the issue of creating a system of payments and settlements not depending on the banking service and currencies of Western countries is the critical area of Eurasian cooperation

The official yuan rate was reduced by 5.35 kopecks to 11.5743 rubles

Russia’s Defense Ministry reported later on Thursday that Russian troops were not delivering strikes against Ukrainian cities

Tehran is ready to reach agreements with European, Asian, and Arab countries on this issue, Head of the Government Information Council Elias Hazrati said

Axios reported that US forces are actively seeking to recover the two pilots of the downed aircraft

The US president did not specify what he meant, saying "we’ll see what happens"

The United States once again demonstrated "real priorities in space aimed not at keeping it free of any weapons but at placing weapons in outer space and turning it into an arena of a military confrontation," Maria Zakharova stressed

The Russian foreign minister noted that Russia and Egypt are trying to achieve real results in crisis management, not just feigning diplomacy

The US leader declined to discuss the details of the ongoing search and rescue operation in Iran

According to the news agency, the proposal followed the emergence of serious problems for the US Armed Forces due to a miscalculation of the military potential of the Islamic Republic of Iran

The deputy head of the Russian Security Council that said until now the Russian rhetoric about EU membership had been restrained and calm in relation to all neighbors, even to Ukraine

The Al Taweelah complex, which includes a smelter, power plant, and alumina production and processing plants, was completely evacuated, and operations were urgently halted

According to the sources, the measure is based on the principle of reciprocity

Rodion Miroshnik pointed to Ukraine's deliberate escalation in committing war crimes, demonstrating the categorical rejection of a peaceful settlement

According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow's signals are conveyed to Washington, but they do not yield the necessary effect

Earlier, the Russian president and his Belarusian counterpart arrived at the Vostochny spaceport

According to the report, an electric scooter was found parked near the entrance to a business center, and in the trunk there was a powerful improvised explosive device

"We call on UN members to look beyond the horizon of the current moment and present their vision of how we could build a truly multipolar world through joint efforts, in which the interests of all states would be guaranteed," Vasily Nebenzya said

Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 3rd

The use of night-time homing UAVs operating by the "fire and forget" principle will complement the actively used Yolka-type daytime interceptor drones

Esmaeil Baghaei once again assured that no negotiations are currently underway between Iran and the United States

During the telephone conversation, the two leaders stated coincidence of positions as regards the need for the soonest possible ceasefire

Ministry is working on the incident via corresponding channels

The yuan rate fell by 11.95 kopecks to 11.5 rubles

According to Esmaeil Baghaei, a downed UAV is neither American nor Israeli

According to available information, the eight-car train was carrying 415 passengers

The command is investigating the details of the incident, in particular, from where the Blue Helmets post was hit

According to Vladimir Zelensky, the agreement term is 10 years, but the specific company supplying the drones may change

According to the report, the Iranian troops "after many years of intensive training are fully ready" to defend their country

The An-26 military transport aircraft crashed into a cliff

Maria Zakharova pointed out that we are talking about a unique historical and architectural site, "a one-of-a-kind Orthodox church operated by the Russian Orthodox Church and included in the Iranian national cultural heritage list"

If the Russian Federation continues to use such methods, it will lose its credibility, the Federation Council Chairwoman said

According to the statement, work is underway at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim site to address the aftermath of the incident

According to Murad Sadygzade, the most alarming conclusion of recent days is that the current conflict is acting as an accelerator for a broader global crisis

The Russian foreign minister provided detailed information on Russia’s principles and approaches, as well as on developments in the Ukrainian crisis

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in modern conditions, a single country won’t be able to maintain its dominance

The forecast was revised down mainly due to Asian countries, especially China and its economic stimulus measures

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

Konstantin Kalachev pointed out that a law passed in 2024 during the tenure of former President Joe Biden restricts the president's ability to unilaterally suspend, terminate, or denounce treaties like NATO without Congressional approval

Harald Kujat opined that the West’s massive support created an illusion for Kiev that "it can turn the strategic situation into its favor"

As the White Hose reported, the deterrent is the foundation of America’s defense against threats to the homeland

The presidents noted that the escalation surrounding Iran is leading to "serious negative consequences on both a regional and global scale

The CIS Executive Committee has not yet received a formal note on Moldova’s withdrawal

According to the portal, he also met with Tara Reade, an American woman who accused US President Joe Biden of sexual harassment

Earlier on Thursday, Iran’s elite army unit claimed to have carried out strikes on a cloud computing center of US tech firm Amazon in Bahrain

Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov said that several candidates are now present

As a result, Pete Hegseth has almost entirely reshaped the US Joint Chiefs of Staff

Alexander Stepanov said the incident points to the lack of air supremacy, poor planning of aviation and precision weapons use

The Indian prime minister conveyed warm regards to the Russian leader

It was specified that the international observers worked in the LPR and DPR, and the Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions

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

Valentina Matviyenko said that Ukraine is fooling everyone

According to available information, there were no casualties

Regarding the threat to the lives of US military personnel, public opinion was even more unequivocal

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said that tourist exchanges between Egypt and Russia are an important factor in developing bilateral relations

This ammunition will expand the IGLA range of cartridges, which replace products from foreign manufacturers that have withdrawn from the Russian market, the company said

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

With the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, European countries are seeing "a second important source of energy supplies dry up," the newspaper said

The Communist Party comes second with 13.53% of the votes, and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) is in the third place with 13.28% of the votes

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

The proposed logistics and transport route solutions can be beneficial for customers both economically and in terms of diversifying global flows, the Russian Embassy in Jakarta said

Russia’s Battlegroup North inflicted more than 1,535 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed eight enemy armored combat vehicles in its areas of responsibility over the week, the Defense Ministry reported

According to the Russian serviceman, the unmanned system operators are successfully carrying out their missions

The pontiff's plane must stop there for refueling on the way to Mongolia or back

The French president said that the objective is not to be the vassals of two hegemonic powers

The newspaper specified that it was an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft

The Iranian Armed Forces General Staff said earlier that a US F-35 fighter jet had been shot down on Friday morning over central territory of the Islamic Republic

Russian Defense Ministry to continue production of Kinzhal missiles

Mehr reported that the main target of the strike is northern Israel

According to The Wall Street Journal, Tehran has refused to meet with US officials in Islamabad and has called Washington’s demands unacceptable

Iran is demonstrating political will and it has no reason to agree to make peace with the United States through a compromise, Ryoji Tateyama pointed out

Steps against Cuba also risk further upsetting already tenuous relations with Russia, the publication notes

According to the military, in a subsequent phase of the attack, the Iranian Armed Forces struck the Israeli Ramat David Air Base, home to squadrons of Israeli F-16 fighter jets

The Defense Ministry reported that stable telemetry contact was established and was maintained with the space vehicle and its onboard systems were operating in normally

According to the former US Marine Corps intelligence analyst, there is an inherited policy in the United States that downplays Russia’s importance in the eyes of American politicians

The court also ruled to bar Marine Le Pen from holding elected office and running in elections for five years

Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that this intervention has destabilized the Middle East, triggering an energy crisis, yet it ultimately changes nothing

According to Gas Infrastructure Europe data as of April 1, the level of reserves in European underground gas storage facilities fell to 27.9%, and in the Netherlands, to 4.6%

According to Gianluca Savoini, Europe’s decline is largely a self-inflicted process - an act of voluntary abdication

According to Leading Expert at the Fobos weather center Mikhail Leus, the city has broken cold weather records twice in the 21st century

Grigory Karasin observed that the trend of convening meetings without US involvement is becoming "not just indicative, but increasingly routine"

As of 2023, The Pyotr Veliky serves as the flagship of the Russian Navy

Vladimir Antonov owned 68% of shares of Lithuania’s fifth largest commercial bank Snoras

The invention’s technical result was the achievement of the aircraft’s better stability and controllability without compromising radar invisibility characteristics, the document reads

If this happened, Europe would be able to avoid a sharp increase in prices and a shortage of energy resources, as well as a weakening of energy security, the Hungarian Foreign Minister said