Donetsk Republic Defense Ministry says no official orders to stop fire yet

"Now we see the outcome: a Europe burdened with numerous problems and struggling to determine how to establish relations with the Trump administration," the president of the Republika Srpska said

Umar Kremlev noted that the number of participants at World Boxing events was extremely low

"The percentage of those who have left their newly formed brigades is the highest," Ruslan Gorbenko said

Ivan Timofeyev recalled that even during his first presidency, which proceeded in more favorable geopolitical conditions and without a personnel crisis, Trump pursued a hardline approach in relations with Russia

Unfavorable weather has made things worse for the enemy in that sector of the line of engagement, Andrey Marochko said

Alexander Stepanov remarked that such attacks are virtually impossible to identify and track down

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Belousov and Austin had a phone call on July 12

The Israel Defense Forces said in the early hours on Tuesday that a missile launched from Yemen had been intercepted before entering Israel’s airspace

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

Yury Borisov added that over the past year, Roscosmos has expanded its Earth remote sensing constellation by introducing high-resolution observation satellites, including a Resurs-P satellite and a Kondor radar imaging satellite

Asked what countries could be behind the attack, Karin Kneissl replied that, like in an Agatha Christie novel, "there are many suspects in this imaginary room"

"It’s important to note that the primary development in this context is the markedly increased role of non-Arab states in the region, particularly two key players," Vitaly Naumkin said

The ministry clarified that Ukraine launched a missile strike against the Kamensky Integrated Plant in the Rostov Region using six US-made ATACMS missiles and four Storm Shadow cruise missiles

"Certainly, the negotiation process will begin next year, without any doubt, but in my opinion it will be very complex," Valentina Matviyenko stressed

Upon completion of the underwater part of the test, the crew of the Velikiye Luki took the submarine to the surface and continued to carry out operations in accordance with the plan

The Major General noted that among these individuals are: servicemen of the US Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, employees of regional branches of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, disease control and prevention centers in Africa, as well as members of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria

According to the Turkish newspaper, the former Syrian president did it to ensure his own safety

On April 15, 2013, two explosions, with 12 seconds in between, happened in Boston’s downtown, near the finish line of the traditional marathon

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On Tuesday, the Russian leader is scheduled to meet with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon

The leaders had a warm greeting, hugged each other, exchanged a couple of phrases and proceeded to the hall, where the bilateral negotiations started

The design bureau added that the drone is also equipped with a universal payload attachment system

According to Emomali Rakhmon, the year 2024 was very beneficial for both countries

According to transitional Interior Minister Mohamed Abdel Rahman, the government has set a deadline for the handover of weapons held by members of the former regime and the public

This route of shipments to the port was not operated since 2016

CIS and the nearest Russian neighbors, Southeast Asia, Persian Gulf countries, Africa, Latin America and Iran are among other destinations for Russian exports

Vitaly Naumkin is certain that Syria will be able to eliminate to some extent the failures that stemmed from the fact the previous regime was unable to use the resources, because the Americans would not let it

Key parameters of the budget for 2025 are based on the forecast of macroeconomic indicators of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Famil Sadygov said

Some Western media outlets reported earlier, citing anonymous Sudanese intelligence sources, that Khartoum had allegedly annulled an agreement with Moscow on placing a Russian naval logistics support base due to potential US sanctions

Russians most often attribute their negative emotions regarding the past year to economic hardships and rising prices, while citing family events as positive highlights

"It is important for us to achieve all the goals that we face in ensuring the security of our country," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

Pascoal Ronda suggested that the opposition probably joined forces with Islamic terrorists

Around 250 people are still staying in the city

The accident posed no threat to nearby settlements

Some of them were named after Bashar Assad’s brother Bassel, who died in a car crash in 1994

There are plans to start conducting manned flights to the new Russian Orbital Station about the same time when Russia exits the ISS program, chief executive of the Russian state space corporation Yury Borisov noted

Denis Pushilin noted that shelling in Donetsk’s Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts is expected to diminish further once Kurakhovo is liberated

According to the report, the plane crew had to perform several maneuvers to dodge it

Eight people were killed in Israel’s raid on the West Bank city of Tulkarm

According to Karin Kneissl, Russia doesn’t want to trigger any nuclear war

Iran should not interfere in Syria's internal affairs, the minister of foreign affairs in Syria’s transitional government Asaad Hassan al-Shibani said

Spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs Majid bin Mohammed al-Ansari noted that the emirate continued to maintain relations with Russia and stressed that they were positive

According to Karin Kneissl, in some households, people are already paying more for electricity and heating than for their rent

Parliamentarians, members of the Constitutional Court, and foreign diplomats attended her inauguration

The military said that a conversation in a foreign language was intercepted by radio intelligence before visual control over the group was established

Taliban-controlled Afghan Defense Ministry condemned the attack, saying it violated international law and didn’t represent a solution to any issue

According to the report, the people of Greece witnessed the passage of convoys of Greek and foreign-made trucks transporting containers, mainly with shells, to Balkan states and Poland, and eventually to Ukraine

A number of tankers of the ships' owner Volgatransneft did not have a license for transporting dangerous cargoes in inland waters

The Israeli Defense Forces stated that civilians, medical personnel and patients had been evacuated from the area ahead of the operation

According to Kakha Kaladze, the country faced unprecedented pressure because of this

Yury Ushakov noted that uncontrolled expansion of the association would break its backbone

According to the newspaper’s sources, possible options also include revoking the license that allows banks to handle transactions with Russian energy resources

The article’s author believes that Russa’s absence during the peace conference in Burgenstock, Switzerland, was 'a crucial mistake'

The head of the State Hermitage Museum now has the full set of Orders for Merit to the Fatherland

Gazprom will show strong results by key metrics as of the end of this year, the senior executive noted

Joint exercises aimed are another important aspect of the effort to boost the organization’s defense potential, Imangali Tasmagambetov said

A conversation took place between National Defense Minister Yasar Guler and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin

The Holy Door, which is usually bricked up, is expected to remain open over the next 12 months

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At least five people got killed and 235 were injured as a result of the attack

The fate of two crew members is currently being established

According to Major General Alexey Rtishchev, Washington is using African countries' economic problems in the health sector to build up its military and biological research

The Spanish Maritime Rescue Service is currently staying in the area of the accident in order to remove floating objects that can pose a danger to navigation and to check whether the marine environment might have been polluted

Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said earlier in the day that the Qatari mediators continue consultations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip

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

According to Vladimir Rogov, actions by the Russian Armed Forces will compel the garrison of the Ukrainian armed forces in Velikaya Novosyolka to face difficulties with supplies and reinforcements

Russia’s Battlegroup West inflicted roughly 380 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed six enemy artillery guns in its area of responsibility over the past day, the Defense Ministry reported

Maria Zakharova pointed out that the report by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on the safety of journalists and the issue of impunity for 2022-2023, failed to mention the numerous targeted killings of Russian journalists and military correspondents by the criminal Kiev regime

The platform will offer propellers, frames, engines, communication systems, the head of the United Russia party’s central executive committee Alexander Sidyakin said

Mikhail Kovalchuk also reiterated that for a long time, Russia has been and remains a guide for other countries in the sphere of developing technologies, including space

According to Waldemar Skrzypczak, Russian troops' daily advances amount to 1-2 kilometers (0.6-1.2 miles)

"We are so back," Eric wrote for a caption

Russian border crossings near the Estonian border are functioning as usual, Maria Zakharova said

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

Judge Mikhail Jinjolia explained that there remained a risk Saakashvili might escape or commit a new crime, so the motion to cancel the arrest was rejected

According to Yuri Ushakov, the confirmations of readiness to become a BRICS partner country have been received from Belarus, Bolivia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan

"You have heard the Ukrainian side’s statement and you know the position of the European countries that continue purchasing Russian gas and that consider it necessary for normal operation of their economy," Dmitry Peskov said

The investigation has found that Ocherkhadzhiyev personally participates in the armed conflict as a mercenary on Russian territory

According to the article, Iran’s military budget grew by 57%, China’s - by 60% and Russia’s - by 34% in the reported period

The leaders are expected to discuss ways of expanding mutually beneficial cooperation within the CIS and EAEU

Putin said 72 Russian teachers currently work in Tajikistan's schools, and next year their number will increase to 80

Many regions of Tajikistan and constituent regions of the Russian Federation have direct relations with each other, the Russian President stressed

An informal meeting before the New Year is a long-standing tradition of the Commonwealth

A ten-minute-long solar flare classified as M4.7 was recorded in X-rays in sunspot group 3932

"The results of work over the year can already be assessed," the politician said

According to reports, fourteen crew members were rescued and two are missing

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

As Andrey Marochko noted, the enemy's indiscriminate attacks on Kremennaya's civilian targets are ruled out, since Ukraine is attacking the city with drones, and "drone operators see the target"

His participation in the upcoming meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council of the Eurasian Economic Union is unclear

The Hungarian prime minister recalled that America and Europe spent about 300 billion euros on the war in Ukraine

At the same time, Oleg Bondarenko said, without affordable energy resources, the decline of the German economy will continue with no chance of stopping in the foreseeable future

The head of state mentioned this when bestowing upon Mikhail Piotrovsky the Order for Merit to the Fatherland, first class

The sides also touched upon "a number of regional issues, as well as the cooperation between Russia and India within the BRICS format"

Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, the foreign minister in Syria’s transitional government, promised that Damascus will take measures to ensure the safe return 'of each Syrian national who had to flee his land and his home'

The rest of the passengers in the vehicle did not get injured

Denali, standing at 6,168 meters, was once considered the highest point of the Russian Empire before the territory was sold to the United States

The Democratic Party seeks clarification on whether the acting president will appoint new members to the Constitutional Court

He expressed hope that the US president-elect will be able to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine in a "relatively near term."