Chinese president starts talks with Obama with call to study history of China

Among the dead are four children and one woman

"On the question of nuclear weapons, obviously our position is that we will do everything we can to prevent any increase in the availability of nuclear weapons," Starmer said

Commenting on the notorious clash between Trump and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky in the White House, Merkel recalled thinking that she never wanted to see anything like this again

"In order to effectively implement the call of the US president, an appropriate order is needed from the leadership of Ukraine to its military units to lay down their weapons and surrender," the Russian leader said

According to a statement from the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the country's prime minister and Russia's first deputy prime minister discussed the latest developments in the Ukraine conflict, along with regional and international issues

Putin thus responded to the call of US President Donald Trump, who offered to "spare" the Ukrainian troops in Kursk Region

The Changzheng-2D carrier rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northern China at 12:11 a.m. local time

Starmer cited three main goals for today's meeting: "to strengthen Ukraine, to be prepared to defend any deal ourselves through a ‘coalition of the willing,’ and to keep that pressure on Russia at this crucial time"

Rubio and Lavrov also discussed further steps to restore Russian-American ties during a telephone conversation, the US Department of State added

The president said the leadership of Belarus would have known about the plans to attack Europe

According to the president, it has not yet been decided where in Belarus to deploy the systems

In the US President's words, "phase one [in the reconciliation process] is the ceasefire"

Washington is not aiming at waging trade wars, said Secretary of State

Kadyrov also shared a video featuring the Akhmat units’ commandos moving through the gas pipeline as they advanced into enemy territory

A source told AFP that Durov had been authorized to leave France "for several weeks"

Rasmus Jarlov referred to the meeting US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the White House on March 13

The experiment that allowed testing the supercomputer prototype took place on December 19, the Moscow State University said

"We will be dealing with this issue today. We have two reporters on it and they are [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergey Lavrov and [chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service] Sergey Naryshkin," the Russian leader said

"This is full isolation and full gunfire control," the Russian leader stressed

According to Alexander Khinshtein, not a single war criminal who committed atrocities on the Kursk land should escape deserved punishment

Russian troops have hit Ukraine’s military airfields, drone production workshops and their storage sites in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said

Erdogan also told Trump that Turkey "expects the US to take steps in the context of the fight against terrorism"

"And, naturally, after such slaughter, they would hardly want to continue their service under the direction of the Ukrainian military command and Zelensky," Andrey Marochko said

According to the newspaper, Judge James Boasberg ordered a suspension of migrant expulsions while the court reviews the legal validity of US President Donald Trump's use of the 18th-century law

The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the ISS on Saturday evening

"We understand President Trump's call to be guided by humanitarian considerations in relation to these servicemen," the Russian leader said

He added that Russia's stance and concerns on this issue "are well known to everyone."

The reasons for the personnel reshuffle are not given

The operation includes a series of precision strikes on Houthi targets

According to the top US diplomat, there can be "no military solution" to the hostilities in Ukraine

The docking took place at 00:04 a.m. GMT

The newspaper notes that the venues for such meetings usually alternate, with the prime minister typically attending in Brussels, while the president hosts summits in Beijing

President and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Capus said cancelling the grant agreement would be "a massive gift to America’s enemies"

As residents have been returning en masse, search efforts are ongoing, Alexander Khinshtein added

"Today, 70 more people were evacuated", Alexander Khinshtein, announced on his Telegram channel

At least nine people were injured

Rubio was added to the list of US citizens under individual sanctions, including a ban on entry to Russia, in May 2022

Nine people have been killed and nine others injured in joint US and British airstrikes on Yemen, Al Mayadeen television reported

Earlier, Kellogg served as Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia

Ganul is a neo-Nazi and the former security chief of the Odessa cell of Right Sector (designated extremist and banned in Russia), and also the leader of the Street Front grassroots initiative

British national James Scott Rhys Anderson, arrested in the Kursk Region, was given 19 years behind bars following a court trial

The US has had some pretty good news coming out of Russia, the American leader said

The S-500, produced by the Almaz-Antey defense manufacturer, was designed to destroy all existing and future aerospace attack weapons of a potential enemy across the entire range of altitudes and speeds

According to its statement, this decision was made following a meeting held on the evening of March 15

According to JD Vance, the policy of open borders and the limitations of citizens’ rights are becoming a serious issue for European countries

The Russian president made the statement as he opened a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council

Earlier, the CEO of the research and production center Ushkuynik, Alexey Chadayev, said that the drone for the first time would begin to be manufactured in several regions of Russia

The protesters are carrying Serbian flags, using drums, vuvuzelas and whistles

Movement spokesman emphasized that the movement is ready for peace if there is a "serious attempt" at a settlement

This decree expands and complements norms established in December 2024

Belarusian leader stressed that Moscow and Minsk "seamlessly complement each other" in industry despite differences in resources

Aliyev expressed his gratitude for Putin’s invitation to attend the May 9 events in the Russian capital, the Azerbaijani leader’s press service said

"We are preparing for the meeting, and it will be organized as soon as there is a need for it," he said

The two leaders also exchanged views on regional and bilateral issues

According to The New York Times, Washington will not close its borders for Russians and Belarusians completely

Earlier, Macron stated in an interview with Le Parisien that European countries willing to send a military contingent to Ukraine

The ministry also emphasized that the Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 67,600 servicemen in total during the fighting in the Kursk Region

The ministry also said that the sappers have a lot of work to do

On Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Armed Forces hit a US-made Patriot system in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile

"They immediately inform the Russian military about suspicious persons," the source said.

Oleg Ivanov also highlighted that the Russian military had already made significant progress in establishing a security zone by liberating populated areas in the Sumy Region from enemy control

Lebanese TV channel Al Mayadeen reported that Israeli planes took part in the raids on Yemen

US President stressed that during his visit to Moscow, his special envoy Steve Witkoff had a series of other contacts

According to the ministry, Russian air defenses shot down seven JDAM bombs, three HIMARS rockets and 170 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones

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Air defense assets on duty intercepted and destroyed 16 UAVs over the Voronezh Region

It is reported that negotiations between the American and Russian sides on this issue are at an early stage

The parties also "discussed specific issues regarding the implementation of the mutual understanding reached during the meeting of high-ranking Russian and US officials on February 18 in Riyadh. Sergey Lavrov and Marco Rubio agreed to maintain contact."

The Ukrainian army has repeatedly attempted without any success to break through into the Sumy Region on armored personnel carriers, armored combat vehicles and pickup trucks

Vladimir Karasev further elaborated that the British authorities were also interested in Ukraine's resources, which have been handed over to them by Vladimir Zelensky under a 100-year agreement

Over the past day, the enemy lost more than 260 military personnel, five armored personnel carriers, two armored combat vehicles, five automobiles, four artillery pieces, two mortars, as well as three unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control sites

French leader "did not rule out" such a move amid statements from Ukraine’s armed forces saying that they had successfully used one such combat aircraft

Earlier, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov revealed that Putin received Witkoff late Thursday night and provided information for US President Donald Trump

The launch proceeded smoothly, with the rocket being monitored by the ground automated control system of the German Titov Main Test Space Center.

US duties in respect of Canada, Mexico, China and the EU may lead to GDP growth deceleration in these countries and across the globe in general, CEO of US-based Navigator Principal Investors Kyle Shostak said

According to Alexander Khinshtein, both the Russian military, who are liberating the region, and volunteers, who are assisting residents of border areas, are part of such a fortress

US president made the statement at a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin

According to Vladimir Rogov, Chairman of the Russian Civic Chamber, the introduction of third-country contingents into Ukraine would be illegal and would be contrary to the interests of security and the establishment of long-term peace

Russian marines note that the remaining Ukrainian forces are putting up fierce resistance, as many servicemen are still unaware of the defeat of the Ukrainian grouping in the occupied territories

If flights to Mars with the robot are successful, he said, ships with humans could be sent in 2029

Witkoff expressed optimism about the upcoming discussion

The agency also reported that several Palestinians were injured after an Israeli drone attacked a group of people in the central Gaza Strip

According to the US Central Command, the operation aims to protect American interests and ensure freedom of navigation

"They are leaving their military equipment behind, because there is no way to evacuate it," the president added

The politician noted that the coming hours will show whether the Kiev regime will use the chance to save its soldiers

French President Emmanuel Macron claimed to be a military observer mission

Some of the protesters have attempted to provoke policemen by throwing firecrackers and bottles at them

Earlier, he reported that 16 people had been evacuated from Dvurechnaya, while another 45 had requested evacuation by Russian troops

Earlier, Rogov told TASS that the Russian armed forces had advanced in the Zaporozhye Region, approaching the settlements of Shcherbaki and Malye Shcherbaki from the south

At the same time, the prime minister expressed the view that Europe and the US still have the opportunity to resolve the situation through negotiations

More than 80 people have been hospitalized, according to Macedonia's Media Information Agency

Igor Kimakovsky explained that the deployment of Ukrainian forces to the Kursk Region had made it possible for Russian troops to advance in the most tactically crucial areas

"The US president's statements regarding the threat to international navigation in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are false and mislead the global community", the movement's spokesman stated on his X page.

Earlier, four people were reported dead