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Developments in eastern Ukraine
Law on special status for eastern Ukraine regions formality — Ukrainian interior minister
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a law on a special status for Donbass on Thursday
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Kiev makes step forward signing law on special status to eastern Ukraine regions — DPR
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US-Israeli strikes on Iran
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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WHO chief confirms more than 20 attacks on medical facilities in Iran over month
According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, many attacks were recorded in Tehran
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First Japanese ship sails through Hormuz from start of strikes against Iran
As of the start of April, 45 ships related to Japan remained blocked in the Persian Gulf
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Russian Pacific Fleet reinforced with newest nuclear-powered submarine
The Vladimir Monomakh (project 955) sub has arrived at its permanent base Viliuchinsk in the Kamchakta Peninsula
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IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran
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
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Russian Defense Ministry starts mass production of Tsirkon missiles - Shoigu
Russian Defense Ministry to continue production of Kinzhal missiles
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Second US jet crashes in Persian Gulf region in 24 hours — newspaper
The newspaper specified that it was an A-10 Warthog attack aircraft
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US journalist Carlson met with Edward Snowden in Moscow — Semafor
According to the portal, he also met with Tara Reade, an American woman who accused US President Joe Biden of sexual harassment
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UN says shelling wounds three peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
The command is investigating the details of the incident, in particular, from where the Blue Helmets post was hit
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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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Most Americans expect their financial situation to worsen due to war in Iran — poll
Regarding the threat to the lives of US military personnel, public opinion was even more unequivocal
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EU becomes 'bit player' in new multipolar world — Italian expert
According to Gianluca Savoini, Europe’s decline is largely a self-inflicted process - an act of voluntary abdication
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Restoration of EGA aluminum smelter in UAE after Iranian attack may take up to 12 months
The Al Taweelah complex, which includes a smelter, power plant, and alumina production and processing plants, was completely evacuated, and operations were urgently halted
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Russia threatening no one with nuclear weapons — Russian diplomat
"We've been saying longtime consistently, that it is not in our military doctrine, which provides for very few specific cases when the nuclear weapons can be engaged. And that is definitely not the situation which is in our nuclear doctrine," Vasily Nebenzya said
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Oil refinery in Kuwait on fire after Iranian drone attack
According to available information, there were no casualties
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Developer of Russian industrial zone in Egypt to be determined soon
Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Roman Chekushov said that several candidates are now present
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Iran wipes out anti-drone warehouse in Dubai with over 20 Ukrainian experts — commander
The Iranian broadcaster never mentioned the severity of wounds sustained by Ukrainian servicemen
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IEA revises downward global oil demand forecast for 2024, expects surplus
The forecast was revised down mainly due to Asian countries, especially China and its economic stimulus measures
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Russia will not kidnap Zelensky the way US kidnapped Maduro — Matviyenko
If the Russian Federation continues to use such methods, it will lose its credibility, the Federation Council Chairwoman said
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Libya, Russia discuss coordination on Arctic Metagaz tanker
The parties paid special attention to cooperation on technical and environmental issues
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Accident at plant in Russia's Nizhnekamsk claims seven lives — company
According to the statement, work is underway at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim site to address the aftermath of the incident
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FSB says prevents Ukrainian bombing plot against prominent security official in Moscow
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
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Two NATO reconnaissance aircraft spotted over Black Sea
The British aircraft traversed Dutch, German, and Central European airspace before beginning a flight along the Romanian Black Sea coast
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Putin, Erdogan discuss Middle East conflict consequences for energy sector
During the telephone conversation, the two leaders stated coincidence of positions as regards the need for the soonest possible ceasefire
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Iran strikes US landing craft in Kuwait, radar station in Bahrain — army
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
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Ukraine to supply naval drones to unnamed Persian Gulf country — Zelensky
According to Vladimir Zelensky, the agreement term is 10 years, but the specific company supplying the drones may change
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Russia’s MFA puts forward its requirements for a future UN chief
Kirill Logvinov emphasized that in any conflict situation, the UN chief should hold an equidistant position, use neutral terminology, focus on mandatory or consensus decisions, and refrain from making legally void conclusions
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US Army top brass not happy about Chief of Staff's firing — NYT
According to the report, the decision has irritated senior officers
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Russia almost completed transition to national currencies in payments to CIS, China
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
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Iran offers reward for capture of US pilot whose plane was shot down
Earlier, the NourNews agency reported that the pilot had already been detained by members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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'Forgotten' Palestine, attempts to disrupt Middle East talks: Lavrov statements
The Russian foreign minister noted that Russia and Egypt are trying to achieve real results in crisis management, not just feigning diplomacy
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Iran threatens to throw US military back to period before Stone Age — TV
According to the report, the Iranian troops "after many years of intensive training are fully ready" to defend their country
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West preparing for direct military conflict with Russia — Vucic
"They are not ready now, but I think they will be ready," Serbian President said
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Russia suggests UN Security Council commission look into US biolabs in Ukraine
The draft document is to be considered during the Security Council’s session on October 27
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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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US shifts focus from 'regime change' to search for pilots — Majlis speaker
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
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US-Iran ceasefire talks at impasse now — media
According to The Wall Street Journal, Tehran has refused to meet with US officials in Islamabad and has called Washington’s demands unacceptable
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Upper house speaker slams US-Israeli operation against Iran as geopolitical mistake
Valentina Matviyenko emphasized that this intervention has destabilized the Middle East, triggering an energy crisis, yet it ultimately changes nothing
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Spain to refrain from seizing personal items of Russian arrivals in EU from outside Russia
Russian travelers may also import gold jewelry into the European Union if it is intended for personal use and not for sale
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Leaving with reservations: what we know about Moldova’s withdrawal from CIS
The CIS Executive Committee has not yet received a formal note on Moldova’s withdrawal
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Russian troops liberate seven communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass
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
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US would side with Russia if it understood Donbass conflict — Ritter
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
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Russia grateful to Egypt for its objective stance on Ukraine situation — Lavrov
The Russian foreign minister provided detailed information on Russia’s principles and approaches, as well as on developments in the Ukrainian crisis
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Trump often gives right assessments of conflict in Ukraine — Russian upper house speaker
Valentina Matviyenko said that Ukraine is fooling everyone
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French court approves Lithuania's request for extradition of ex-banker Antonov
Vladimir Antonov owned 68% of shares of Lithuania’s fifth largest commercial bank Snoras
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Russia to go ahead with Ka-31 helicopters’ delivery to India, says arms seller
India filed a request to Russia for the purchase of Ka-31 helicopters in May 2019
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Pope proposes meeting with Patriarch Kirill at Moscow Airport
The pontiff's plane must stop there for refueling on the way to Mongolia or back
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US must stop its strikes, not demand that Iran open Strait of Hormuz — Lavrov
As soon as the US finishes military operations, the shipping in the Strait of Hormuz will resume normally, the Russian foreign minister noted
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Iran offers agreement on use of Strait of Hormuz
Tehran is ready to reach agreements with European, Asian, and Arab countries on this issue, Head of the Government Information Council Elias Hazrati said
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Russia outraged by news that its church in Tehran was damaged in airstrike — diplomat
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"
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Russian weightlifter Shanin sets new world record with 8,888 kettlebell lifts in a row
The athlete’s new record is dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War
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Iran’s will power stronger than United States’, says Japanese expert
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
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Some Middle Eastern countries may be helping US, Israeli aggression — Iranian diplomat
According to Esmaeil Baghaei, a downed UAV is neither American nor Israeli
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Kiev tries to win West's attention with increased attacks on Russia — envoy
Rodion Miroshnik pointed to Ukraine's deliberate escalation in committing war crimes, demonstrating the categorical rejection of a peaceful settlement
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Lavrov to chair UNSC debate on contours of new world order on April 24, envoy says
"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
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Halting US weapons deliveries to Ukraine fastest way to achieve settlement — Russian MFA
According to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow's signals are conveyed to Washington, but they do not yield the necessary effect
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EU may turn into very hostile military alliance for Russia, worse than NATO — Medvedev
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
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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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Europe is forming decision-making center without US participation — Russian senator
Grigory Karasin observed that the trend of convening meetings without US involvement is becoming "not just indicative, but increasingly routine"
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US military budget provides for modernization, diversification of nuclear forces
As the White Hose reported, the deterrent is the foundation of America’s defense against threats to the homeland
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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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FACTBOX: What we know about foiled bombing plot against senior security official in Moscow
The SBU planned to remotely trigger an explosion during the official’s visit to a business center
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Iran targets Oracle data center in Dubai — IRGC
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
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Norwegian Foreign Ministry says it regrets behavior of consulate employee in Murmansk
Ministry is working on the incident via corresponding channels
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US journalist Carlson calls Trump’s speech an announcement of the end of American empire
"There’s turbulence ahead, but long term it’s a huge win for the United States," Tucker Carlson said
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Kremlin mum on Trump’s statement on 'progress' in Ukrainian crisis settlement
The US president did not specify what he meant, saying "we’ll see what happens"
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Strike by Kinzhal missile in Ukraine confirmed its efficiency — Defense Ministry
The Kinzhal missile is used with a conventional warhead
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IN BRIEF: Attacks on TurkStream, Middle East: what Putin, Erdogan spoke about over phone
The presidents noted that the escalation surrounding Iran is leading to "serious negative consequences on both a regional and global scale
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Checkmate fighter’s designers took into account Lockheed F-117A’s weaknesses — patent
The invention’s technical result was the achievement of the aircraft’s better stability and controllability without compromising radar invisibility characteristics, the document reads
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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 Air Force fighter jet downed in Iran was F-15E — media
This information was confirmed to CBS News by sources among US officials
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Gazprom expects heating season in Europe to be extended due to severe cold snap
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%
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Iran war puts Europe in difficult position amid rejection of Russian resources — media
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
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Russia develops new cartridge with lead-free bullet — Rostec
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
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United Russia leads with 54.21% with 90% of ballots counted
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
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IN BRIEF: Downed F-35 in Iran, failure of the US rescue operation
Axios reported that US forces are actively seeking to recover the two pilots of the downed aircraft
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Talks with Kiev and provocation in Bucha: what Putin, Lukashenko discussed
Earlier, the Russian president and his Belarusian counterpart arrived at the Vostochny spaceport
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Russian UAV operators in Zaporozhye using fiber optics, have no need for Starlink
According to the Russian serviceman, the unmanned system operators are successfully carrying out their missions
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US puts Cuba on backburner amid operation in Iran — Politico
Steps against Cuba also risk further upsetting already tenuous relations with Russia, the publication notes
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Ukraine must withdraw troops from Donbass to stop hot stage of special op — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov emphasized that there was no deadline for a Ukrainian troop withdrawal
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Russian troops resume advancing in Ukraine due to Kiev’s refusal to negotiate - Kremlin
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported later on Thursday that Russian troops were not delivering strikes against Ukrainian cities
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Russian military satellite delivered into target orbit — top brass
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
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US rescue mission for pilot of shot down F-35 fighter jet fails — agency
According to the report, Black Hawk helicopters and a C-130 Hercules aircraft took part in the operation
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Europe needs Brussels to lift ban on Russian energy, not its advice — Szijjarto
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
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Deep freeze breaks 1893 record in St. Petersburg as temperature drops to 21 below zero
According to Leading Expert at the Fobos weather center Mikhail Leus, the city has broken cold weather records twice in the 21st century
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US F-35 jet fails 'stress test' in Middle East — expert
Alexander Stepanov said the incident points to the lack of air supremacy, poor planning of aviation and precision weapons use
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Israeli PM says 70% of Iran’s steel production capacity destroyed
This is a tremendous achievement that deprives the IRGC of both funding sources and the ability to produce large quantities of weapons, Benjamin Netanyahu said
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Europe moving away from idea of sending troops to Ukraine — Reuters
In addition to Kiev's position and Washington's stance, the initiative to send European troops is hampered by fierce opposition from Russia and logistical constraints, the sources said
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Russian stock market closed mixed on Friday
The yuan rate fell by 11.95 kopecks to 11.5 rubles
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Belarus gets Russia fourth battalion of Russian S-300 air defense systems
Two of the four S-300 battalions provided by Russia will be stationed in the Polotsk district and the two others in the Grodno and Brest regions
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Russia testing new night-time FPV interceptor drones in special military op in Ukraine
The use of night-time homing UAVs operating by the "fire and forget" principle will complement the actively used Yolka-type daytime interceptor drones
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Russia, Mongolia kick off Selenga 2021 counter-terror drills
The drills are being held in the run-up to the centenary of setting up the Mongolian armed forces and ahead of the 100th jubilee of establishing diplomatic relations between Russia and the republic
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Russia not to be flexible for states providing airspace to Ukraine — upper house speaker
Moscow has issued very harsh warnings to these countries, the Federation Council Speaker emphasized
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Iran rejects US proposal for 48-hour ceasefire — Fars
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
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Macron calls for 'coalition of independence' from US, China
The French president said that the objective is not to be the vassals of two hegemonic powers
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Press review: Trump puts NATO at risk as Houthis threaten to block Bab el-Mandeb
Top stories from the Russian press on Friday, April 3rd
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Erdogan points to importance of keeping up Turkey’s peace efforts regarding Ukraine
The Turkish president noted that Ankara had recommended all parties refrain from actions that could lead to an escalation of tensions or undermine stability
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Pentagon removes two more Army generals — newspaper
As a result, Pete Hegseth has almost entirely reshaped the US Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Trump says US Air Force plane crash in Iran to have no effect on negotiations
The US leader declined to discuss the details of the ongoing search and rescue operation in Iran
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Iran launches another wave of missiles at Israeli territory — news agency
Mehr reported that the main target of the strike is northern Israel
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UNSC draft resolution on Strait of Hormuz cannot be approved — Russian foreign minister
It does not contribute to a peaceful resolution of the conflict, Sergey Lavrov said
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