Belarus cannot allow ban on transit of food products from West to Russia — Lukashenko

"We were working on the energy file, but unfortunately, it didn't work out," Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said

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Mikhail Ulyanov noted that some cuts or arms control measures were "quite understandable"

Russia’s Battlegroup Dnepr inflicted roughly 575 casualties on Ukrainian troops and destroyed two enemy ammunition depots in its area of responsibility over the week, the ministry reported

"No NATO ally would ever receive the copious amounts of [funds and weapons] that non-member Ukraine has," Maria Zakharova argued

The US leader noted that the Russian side "has all the cards"

According to Anatoly Aksakov, new options for mutual settlements have been developed

He was greeted by a large number of supporters at the main gate of the detention center, according to the report

US Vice President was walking with his daughter when a group of Ukraine supporters followed them around and shouted

According to Scott Bessent, Washington does not intend to give such guarantees to Kiev

The security forces said that the armed men involved in the clashes were linked to former special forces commander Suhayl al-Hasan

The US president said that he had always had a good relationship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin

"Because they stated openly: 'We must conquer Russia, we must defeat Russia'," the top Russian diplomat said

The Russian forces hit gas refining facilities that ensured the operation of Ukraine’s military enterprises

Among other issues, the two leaders discussed political cooperation and the need for more intergovernmental work to restore bilateral trade and boost economic ties between their countries in what Vucic called a meaningful phone call

At the moment, 35,000 US troops are on their service in Germany

Germany specifically fears that F-35A to be supplied to the German armed forces will be fitted with the Kill Switch system and the US will simply deactivate them if necessary

The comments were in response to a letter from US President Donald Trump, where he proposed talks on Iran’s nuclear program

Aleksandar Vucic also reaffirmed that he would come to Moscow for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War

The ministry reiterated its commitment to a transition of power in Syria that is peaceful and inclusive, not influenced by foreign meddling and guarantees the preservation of "ethnic and confessional pluralism"

"That new capsule had a little bit of problems in production," NASA manager for Commercial Crew Program Steve Stich said

"This operation is the single-longest and most destructive since the second intifada, resulting in the largest displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank since the 1967 war," Philippe Lazzarini said

Natalya Nikonorova added that Vladimir Zelensky has started to recognize how desperate his situation is even before his meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington

According to Alexander Savchuk, the battlegroup’s units continued to move deeper into enemy defenses

The reasons for removing the mentioned companies from the sanctions list are not specified

Dmitry Peskov made the statement in response to comments by French President Emmanuel Macron, who said Russia wasn’t honest about the Ukrainian crisis

Washington blocked the Ottawa’s proposal to establish a team for closing of loopholes in anti-Russian restrictions

Earlier, air raid sirens went off in the Odessa Region

The domestic security authority imposed curfews in Latakia, Tartus, and Homs amid ongoing clashes that have become the fiercest since the change of power in Syria in December 2024

"We will focus on our own matters and secure our own interests," Dmitry Peskov emphasized

In that frontline area, the enemy is hastily delivering concrete slabs by railways to create a defensive line, Vitaly Kiselyov said

His candidacy must, however, also be approved by the Central Electoral Bureau

According to the Russian foreign minister, the French leader’s nuclear rhetoric presents a threat to Russia, while Moscow remains open to a frank dialogue with all parties

It is expected that he will discuss ways of peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine with the Ukrainian delegation

Such documents require a consensus, Peter Szijjarto noted

Putin wished success, health, well-being, and all the best to Russian women

According to the US president, he has not heard anything from BRICS after these threats

Ukraine’s armed forces lost over 350 troops and a tank in the Kursk area in the past 24 hours

"Germany remains on the side of Ukraine," The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the conservative bloc between the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union also said

Andrey Belousov held a working meeting with the heads of the Russian Federal Nuclear Center and specialized military agencies

"The mission of the Olympic Movement is to unify," Thomas Bach said in an interview with AP

An air alert was announced throughout the country at night

On March 6, Marochko told TASS that Kiev had been reinforcing troops in Seversk since the beginning of the week, with Ukrainian soldiers occupying the basements of residential houses and administrative buildings, hiding hardware in warehouses

According to the Ynet web portal, representatives of Mossad, the Israel Security Agency, the Israel Defense Forces, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Gal Hirsch and Adviser to the Prime Minister Ophir Falk will be in the delegation

"With Lebedevka liberated, slightly over 10 km remains to Sudzha," the source said

Andrey Kelin dismissed the idea of a temporary ceasefire, previously put forward by French President Emmanuel Macron

The terror attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the city of Krasnogorsk just a stone’s throw from Moscow’s city limits was staged on the evening of March 22, 2024

Mikhail Ulyanov stressed that there was no point for France in transfering nuclear weapons to other European countries

"But in conditions when the same Ukraine refuses dialogue and, moreover, legally prohibits such dialogue for itself, we continue the special military operation to ensure our interests," Dmitry Peskov pointed out

Earlier, a European Commission spokesperson, Thomas Regnier, told reporters that the bloc is working to develop an alternative to Starlink for Ukraine but that it will become operational by 2030 only

Ankalaev's win brings him full circle from his first title shot at UFC 282 in December 2022 against Jan Blachowicz that saw Ankalaev fall short of claiming the interim belt

The prosecution had asked for a 30-year imprisonment for both defendants each

Gaza residents have no funds to repair houses and organize shelters and "search for any available materials in the debris," Al Jazeera said

The Hungarian PM emphasized Ukraine had failed to defeat Russia over the three years when the US was in the camp of Kiev’s Western supporters

52 UAVs were eliminated over the territory of the Belgorod Region

Maria Zakharova stressed that in such extreme circumstances, Russia urges "all influential Syrian leaders who can affect the situation on the ground to make every effort to end the bloodshed as soon as possible and prevent civilian casualties"

According to the Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Russia now "has every reason to respond in a similar way and confiscate British property" located in our country

A stable communication link with the spacecraft was established and maintained, and its on-board systems are functioning properly, it added

"That is the key to the puzzle," he wrote on the X social network

Andrey Kelin agreed that "all the hostile statements coming from London lack any real foundation"

European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen offered the association’s countries a rearmament plan for 800 billion euros and a 1.5% increase in military spending the day before

Denis Alipov emphasized that India "considers Russia as one of the strategic priorities"

The battlegroup’s air defense units shot down 12 fixed-wing drones

According to Maria Zakharova, the true intention of France and the UK, which came up with a plan for Ukraine, was to prevent a collapse of the front line for Ukrainian forces

In addition, airfields with concentrations of NATO-standard and Soviet-made warplanes were hit, according to Vitaly Kiselyov

"It definitely can't transfer it. This is prohibited by the Non-Proliferation Treaty. As for deploying — yes, it can," Mikhail Ulyanov said

Brad Sigmon, 67, was sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat

The preliminary cost of the project has increased as the carrying capacity of the Eastern polygon has risen to 270 mln tons, Valentin Ivanov noted

Farah Stockmann also expressed the opinion that the current administration has come to realize two things: the liberal world order was sustained solely by American military might, and US residents no longer want to pay other people’s bills

It would be used for "delivery of 155mm shells as well as AASM gliding bombs, which arm the Ukrainian Mirage 2000 fighter jets," according to La Tribune newspaper

Denis Alipov expressed confidence that Russia was "in a very good position," if India announced a tender

The Russian troops are in fierce action in several directions in the border area of the Kursk Region, the source noted

Celebrity entrepreneur also stated that he is "sickened by years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose."

"We'd like to have another station in place, so we can continue our work in low Earth orbit," Ken Bowersox, head of NASA’s manned spaceflight directorate, said

He announced that Ukraine will be represented by a team including his chief of staff Andrey Yermak, deputy chief of staff Pavel Palisa, Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov

Nikolay Patrushev agreed that Trump, when he was still a candidate, "made many statements critical of the destructive foreign and domestic policies pursued by the current administration"

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Militarny pointed out that Maxar is the main supplier of commercial satellite images for the Ukrainian armed forces

The spokesperson did not give any details about persons attending talks in Qatar from US side or the time when the consultations had started

"In the Donetsk People’s Republic as a result of successful actions by troops of the 36th motorized rifle brigade of Battlegroup East the settlement of Konstantinopol was liberated," the Defense Ministry reported

According to the regional government, 318,387 residential houses and plants in southeast Queensland and about 16,000 more in New South Wales experienced power outage

The African country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amon Murwira also noted that Zimbabwe could learn from Russia how to find local solutions to local challenges

"We have discussed this several times, stating that this is fundamentally a conflict between Russia and the collective West. And the collective West, of course, primarily refers to the United States," Dmitry Peskov remarked

According to the Indian Defense Ministry, the T-72 tank is the mainstay of the tank fleet of the country’s army

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga on the phone

According to local police officer Paul McIntyre, three unidentified masked men burst into the Scarborough area pub on Friday, right on the day of its grand opening, and opened fire

According to the report, the patrol ran into the ambush near the town of al-Haffa

According to Tulsi Gabbard, US President Donald Trump thus sent a signal to Vladymyr Zelensky

British-made Storm Shadow missiles have reportedly become "useless" for the Ukrainian military, as their deployment requires U.S. intelligence

According to the Polish prime minister, the political negotiations with France on the nuclear umbrella are "at a very advanced stage"

"The maneuvers will take place in the waters not far from the port of Chabahar in Iran," the statement reads

Earlier, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in an interview with the La Tribune weekend newspaper that Paris intended to supply weapons to Ukraine worth 195 million euros using interest from frozen Russian assets in 2025

The Brussels summit showed that, further down the road, "the Europeans would like to sponsor the Ukrainian army"

The US leader emphasized that he couldn't let Iran have nuclear weapons