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Defense Ministry’s satellites successfully placed into orbit by Briz-M upper stage
The light-class Rokot launch vehicle with the Briz-KM and thee military satellites was set off from the Plesetsk cosmodrome earlier on Friday
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Elon Musk denies rumors that he uses drugs
The billionaire explained, that he agreed to do 3 years of random drug testing after a puff with Joe Rogan and there were no traces of any narcotics or alcohol
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New round of talks in Cairo to be Israel’s last chance to return hostages — Hamas
The Israeli officials said on condition of anonymity that "indirect talks" on the draft ceasefire agreement are expected to begin in the Egyptian capital city on Tuesday evening
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Aleksandar Vucic greets Chinese leader at Belgrade Airport
The ceremony on the occasion of the visit of the 400-strong Chinese delegation will take place at Palata Srbije
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After drone attack on Kremlin Russia has no choice but to eliminate Zelensky — Medvedev
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, according to Dmitry Medvedev, "is not even needed for signing an instrument of unconditional surrender"
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Russia wants no country to interfere in its election process — Kremlin spokesman
"We elect out parliament. We elect our president. We vote for the president or don’t want to vote for the president. And we insist that we have the right to do it the way we want to do it," Dmitry Peskov emphasized
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Russia to join ranks of top four global economies — presidential decree
The government is tasked to present eleven new National Projects by September 1 of this year
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Russia to become technologically independent in key areas — decree
The head of state set the task to increase the level of the gross added value in real terms and the production index in the processing segment of the industry by at least 40% by 2030, compared to the level in 2022
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Hamburg branch of AfG seeks to expel party member over trip to Russia as election observer
Olga Petersen had earlier been kicked out AfG’s parliamentary group
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Advertising campaign launched in Ukraine to enroll volunteers into army
Ukrainians are expected to more actively sign up for "more prestigious and possibly better equipped units"
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Putin will now use restyled Aurus car — Kremlin
Putin made the first trip on the Aurus exactly six years ago, on May 7, 2018, when he also departed to the inauguration
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Iran ready to share atomic energy technologies with other countries — AEOI chief
"Despite pressure from hegemonic powers to prevent the implementation of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, the first ICNST received a warm welcome," Mohammad Eslami noted
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Container shipments by Russian Railways add 9.4% in 4M 2024 — company
The increase was the highest in container traffic of lumber and chemical and mineral fertilizers
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IN BRIEF: Unity, care for people, country-civilization: Putin’s inaugural speech
The atmosphere in society has changed, now "reliability, mutual responsibility, sincerity, decency, nobility and courage" are highly valued, the Russian leader stressed
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Australian Navy’s destroyer, helicopter impede Chinese drills in Yellow Sea — top brass
The Australian side "calls black white and lays the blame on someone else" in its comment on the incident, Zhang Xiaogang noted
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Euroclear fighting over 100 lawsuits in Russian courts against investors demanding refund
According to Euroclear's new chief executive Valerie Urbain, the likelihood that the depository will win these cases is quite low
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Putin directs to scale up revenues of small technology companies
The share of domestic high-technology goods and services created on own development lines is set to grow by 1.5 times in the total volume of their consumption in the country by 2030 against the level in 2023
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France not at war with Russia — Macron
"We are also not seeking a change of power in Russia," the French leader underscored
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Israel strikes back on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon
Light damage was caused and no injuries were reported
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Russia working to bring senior Ukrainian officials before tribunal, diplomat says
According to Rodion Miroshnik, "the official process is underway with the Russian Interior Ministry beginning to determine those to be placed in the defendant pool"
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West shows no will for peace, keeps pumping weapons, money into Kiev — French politician
The way leader of the French Patriots party Florian Philippot sees it, NATO’s sole aim is further escalation
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Russian sniper reports elimination of Ukrainian serviceman wearing helmet with SS emblem
He specified that his group took the helmet as proof of the elimination
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Kiev troops presumably used ATACMS missiles to strike Lugansk — politician
"Missiles hit an oil storage facility within city limits," Vladimir Rogov said
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Russia-Europe relations require fresh approach — Kremlin
Russia and Europe are geographically close anyway, Dmitry Peskov noted
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Belarus won’t succumb to provocations or go to war with anyone — president
The Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko doubts that any serious political force in Western Europe wants a military conflict
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US concocting latest counter-offensive narrative to justify aid to Kiev — DPR head
Denis Pushilin stressed that Ukraine would not be able to launch a new counteroffensive before 2025
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Putin signs decree setting Russia’s development goals for 2030
The decree is titled On the National Development Goals of the Russian Federation until 2030 and for a Longer Term until 2036
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Senior Russian diplomat, Libyan general discuss ensuring Libya’s sovereignty
"During a thorough exchange of views on the settlement of the military-political crisis in Libya, the focus was on the task of uniting all patriotic political and religious forces in the interests of ensuring the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Libyan state," the ministry said
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Dollar share in international reserves falls below 60% — diplomat
Maria Zakharova recalled that this figure was 72% in 2002
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Dutch MEP congratulates Putin on his inauguration
"Congratulations president Putin and congratulations people of Russia with your president," Marcel de Graaff from the Dutch party Forum for Democracy said
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Putin says Russia had to use force to defend people in Donbass as peaceful means failed
"A little later it became clear that we were simply being led around by the nose, and we had to take extraordinary measures to protect these people with military force," the Russian leader said
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Expert on inaugural speech: Putin proposes equal dialogue, West will hear these signals
It is stressed that Vladimir Putin proposes a certain general model, a certain general solution to the security system
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Putin wants number of foreign students in Russia to rise to 500,000 by 2030
According to the Russian Education and Science Ministry, more than 355,000 foreigners are currently studying in Russian universities
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Putin’s schedule of foreign travels almost finalized — Presidential Aide Ushakov
It is noted that this schedule primarily concerns "major summits"
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Appeal for Western troops posted on Ukrainian president’s website
A petition needs to be signed by at least 25,000 people to be referred to the president for consideration
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Press review: China to weather US storm and ATACMS not 'wonder weapons'
Top stories from the Russian press on Saturday, April 27th
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Serbian government adopts several documents on cooperation with China
"These documents cover such spheres as infrastructure, agriculture, information and communications, as well as tourism," the government said
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Tehran's talks with IAEA chief constructive, Iranian energy head says
Rafael Grossi said the AEOI and the IAEA decided to draw on the March 4, 2023 joint statement as a basis for further talks
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What we know about Israel’s military operation in Gaza’s Rafah
The Israeli army announced that it had "eliminated about 20 terrorists" of Hamas since the launch of the operation
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Xi Jinping arrives in Serbia on his first visit in eight years
Chinese President began his visit on the day marking the anniversary of the bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade by NATO aircraft
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Detention of US soldier in Russia’s Vladivostok has no relation to espionage — diplomats
Russian Foreign Ministry’s mission in Vladivostok that "not following the case of the US citizen closely"
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US accuses Russian Khoroshev of creating LockBit cyber-crime gang — Department of State
The Department of State has announced a $10 mln reward for information "leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev"
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Turkish expert says Putin's inauguration speech echoes what he said in Munich years ago
Aydin Sezer recalled that during the Munich Security Conference back in 2007 "Putin said that the unipolar world had no future and a multipolar world order was needed"
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Southern neighbors of US to regain stolen lands — Russian Security Council’s secretary
Nikolay Patrushev speculates that country may split into the North and the South again to get back to its original shape
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Russia engages TOS-2 flamethrowers in Ukraine
220mm TOS-2 is a successor to TOS-1A with improved characteristics
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Russian Interior Ministry declares ex-Ukrainian army chief wanted
Ruslan Khomchak served as commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces from March 27, 2020 to July 27, 2021
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Medvedev gives warning amid talk of deploying Western troops to Ukraine
According to the politician, the cause of the discussion on dispatching Western troops to Ukraine, launched by French President Emmanuel Macron, is a "shameless calculation for political bonus points"
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Aurus Merlon electric motorcycle available for pre-order — acting Deputy PM
The Aurus Merlon made its public debut at the inauguration of the Russian President
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Gazprom posts net loss under IFRS for 2023 amounting to $6.8 bln
The group’s EBITDA amounted to $19 bln in 2023 against $44.9 bln in the previous year
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Politician reveals Zelensky, CIA boss eyed assassination plot against Wagner PMC chief
US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby on January 20 said the US would designate the Wagner company as a "transnational criminal organization" and would soon impose more sanctions on the entity
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Russian government resigns
The cabinet will continue to carry out its duties until a new government is appointed
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Insolent western policy makes Russia hold tactical nukes drills — ambassador
"We do not threaten anyone. However, the strategists in Washington and their satellites have gone nuts but must understand that Russia will use all the means to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to the rising stakes," Anatoly Antonov said
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Trump develops plan on peaceful resolution in Ukraine — Telegraph
Former US President will not reveal it until the election, the Daily Telegraph reported
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Press review: Russia flexes nuclear muscle and Israel signals imminent offensive in Gaza
Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, May 7th
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Belarusian forces to rehearse tactical nuclear strikes as part of snap readiness test
An Iskander missile system battalion and a squadron of Su-25 airplanes are being brought to readiness to perform planned missions
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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian missile solid propellant workshop over past day
Russian troops gained better positions in the south Donetsk area over the past day, the ministry reported
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Putin formally takes office as Russian president for six-year term
After being sworn in, the head of state delivered a speech
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Stay in custody extended for Russian held over suspected spy activities in Estonia
According to the portal of ERR, "the investigation into the criminal case against Morozov is currently ongoing
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Macron’s aggressive rhetoric baffles even his allies — diplomat
"Very often France’s allies from the UK and Germany, as we understand, try to get clarifications as to what the French leadership means, without getting a direct answer," Maria Zakharova pointed out
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Russia hands over last RD-180 rocket engines to US under existing deal
The United States has received 122 RD-180 rocket engines over more than 20 years of cooperation
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Russian tech firm ramps up production of glide bombs — CEO
Rostec is "building up the production of air bombs of all calibers and types," Sergey Chemezov said
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West plotted aggression against Russia on eve of special military operation — top brass
"History repeats itself," Chief of the Russian General Staff’s Main Intelligence Department, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Hero of Russia Admiral Kostyukov said
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Russia signals unfriendly countries by inviting ambassadors to inauguration — diplomat
"We assumed that some of them (ambassadors from unfriendly countries - TASS) would not come, which is what happened in the end," Sergey Ryabkov pointed out
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Rafah operation to continue until Hamas destroyed or hostages freed — Israel’s top brass
"We may compromise in order to bring the hostages home, but if that option is removed, we will act," Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said
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Claims about Russia’s plans to attack NATO a lie, US intelligence ex-officer says
According to Rebekah Koffler, US intelligence agencies regularly leak classified information to certain media, if it benefits the American political establishment
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Putin may propose candidate for prime minister as early as today — spokesman
Dmitry Peskov recalled that after the inauguration, the Russian government resigned and the members of the Cabinet continued to work in the status of acting ministers
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Cuban president hails Putin’s taking presidential office for another term
"March election demonstrated a record-breaking voter turnout," Miguel Diaz-Canel said
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US envoy leaves Russia for certain amount of time — senior Russian diplomat
"The Foreign Ministry was told about this some time before the issue with inviting ambassadors to the inauguration ceremony of the Russian president was resolved," Sergey Ryabkov said
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Putin instructs government to adjust existing national projects, develop 11 new ones
The State Council and the Presidential Council for Strategic Development will also participate in the work on national projects
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Hamas confirms participation of its delegation in Cairo talks
"A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya has arrived in Cairo from Doha to bring the talks on ending Israel’s aggression in Gaza to the logical end, together with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators," the radical group said
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UK ambassador leaves Russian MFA after being summoned
The diplomat, who spent more than 30 minutes at the ministry, provided no comment as he was leaving
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Four single-family houses damaged in Donetsk after Ukraine’s shelling attack
Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic Denis Pushilin said earlier that five civilians were wounded in Ukraine’s attacks in the republic during the day
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Emergency Ministry employee detained in Kherson Region over collaboration with Ukraine
According to the investigators, he kept improvised explosive devices for sabotage operation
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Russian troops liberate two communities in Ukraine operation over past day — top brass
Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter jet and 23 unmanned aerial vehicles over the past day
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NATO wants 'hot war' with Russia which may destroy US, Carlson says
According to the journalist, everything that Washington does shows that it wants this war
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Belarus to respond instantly to any military aggression, says Lukashenko
Alexander Lukashenko stressed that Belarus would not draw any lines
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Tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus intended for defense, says Lukashenko
The Belarusian leader stressed that the combat readiness inspection is solely of a defensive nature
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US intensifying efforts to find replacement for Zelensky — SVR
It is reported that all those politicians may be sought-after were the situation on the front line to deteriorate sharply or if the need arises to replace Zelensky as soon as possible
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US-led coalition’s aircraft violate Syrian airspace eight times in past day
Apart from that, two shelling attacks on positions of Syrian government troops by militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra and Islamic Party of Turkestan groups (both outlawed in Russia) were reported in the Idlib de-escalation zone
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FACTBOX: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biography
Since June 12, 2013, Putin has been the leader of the non-governmental movement All-Russia People’s Front, created at his initiative as a coalition of social and political forces
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Top UK diplomat knows nothing of repentance, Lavrov says
David Cameron "reiterated his position that British weapons can be used by the Ukrainians to attack any target on Russian territory," the minister emphasized
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Russia values Qatar, Egypt’s mediatory efforts on Gaza — senior diplomat
According to Russian presidential envoy for the Middle East and African countries Mikhail Bogdanov, the Israeli government has not yet given its consent to these proposals
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Russian lawmaker sees 'scare effect' in West as Russia prepares for nuclear drills
Vladimir Chizhov insisted that the drills do not mean "the Russian side is ready or intends to use these weapons immediately"
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Latvia digging anti-tank ditches on border with Russia, Belarus — media
Kaspars Lazdins noted that once the ditches were ready, the so-called dragon’s teeth barriers would be set up on the border
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Ukrainian army last weekend tried to regain positions near LPR's Svatovo — expert
Andrey Marochko noted that on Easter Ukrainian troops opened fire on the territory of the LPR and positions of Russian troops
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Russia must save world from West's insanity — top security official
Nikolay Patrushev believes that Russia "resolutely and consistently defends its cultural sovereignty, history and Russian moral ideals that unite the multinational country"
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Belarusian president sees aggravating military situation at western, southern borders
"Remarks of war and nuclear strikes can already be heard from certain figures," the Alexander Lukashenko said
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FSB declassifies Hitler aide’s testimony how Red Army rescued Allies in Ardennes in 1945
Hitler's former adjutant Otto Guensche was captured during the battle of Berlin in April-May 1945 and, while being kept in custody in an investigative prison in Moscow, presented a firsthand account of what was happening at Hitler's headquarters in the last months of the war
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German envoy recalled from Moscow returns to Berlin — media
On Monday, the German Foreign Ministry said that Minister Annalena Baerbock had decided to recall Alexander Lambsdorff for consultations due to an alleged cyberattack by Russia against the Social Democratic Party of Germany and a number of German enterprises
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US sees no signs indicating Russia’s plans to use nuclear weapons — Pentagon
Department of Defense spokesperson Sabrina Singh said that the United States views the decision to hold a military exercise of this kind as "deeply irresponsible"
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SBU claims it prevented plot to kill Ukrainian president
The SBU reported that two colonels from Ukraine’s state security administration had been arrested for purportedly handing over classified information necessary to carry out assassinations
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Apple unveils new iPad, stylus
In particular, the new iPad Air was presented with 11" and 13" diagonal
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Putin’s inauguration kicks off in Kremlin
The main event will be held at the Grand Kremlin Palace but parts of it will take place outside at Cathedral Square where the Kremlin Presidential Regiment will march following the ceremony
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Sweden approves Quran-burning rally ahead of Eurovision Song Contest
In Malmo, two pro-Palestinian demonstrations are planned for May 9 and 11
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Russia may strike Britain's military facilities if London's threats materialize — MFA
Maria Zakharova described British Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s remark that London considered it legitimate for the Kiev regime to use British weapons for strikes on Russian territory as "something absolutely insane"
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Medvedev warns Russia will pull no punches with France in response to Macron
The politician also wrote, "In hostem omina licita," a Latin phrase that can roughly be translated as "everything is legal if it is done to an enemy"
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British envoy reiterates London’s course on aiding Kiev will continue — Foreign Office
British Ambassador to Russia Nigel Casey was warned that any British military facilities and vehicles on Ukrainian territory and beyond may become targets in response to Ukrainian strikes, carried out via British-made weapons
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Bolivian president wishes Putin success on path toward new world order
Luis Arce congratulated Vladimir Putin, who today took office as President of Russia for the fifth time
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US begins Astral Knight 2024 exercise in Europe involving 5,000 troops — Pentagon
The purpose of the exercise is to strengthen collective air and missile defense in Europe
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Russian embassy slams ‘unacceptable’ Berlin’s decision to ban Russian flag on May 8-9
"We consider the bans discriminatory and contrary to the spirit of post-war historical reconciliation of the peoples of Russia and Germany," the Russian diplomats pointed out
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Macron denies death of French troops in Ukraine out of fear of protests — SVR head
According to Sergey Naryshkin, the French Army is "visibly concerned" over the growing number of French citizens killed in Ukraine
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French Foreign Ministry denies France sent troops to Ukraine
Earlier, media reports said that France had sent 1,500 troops to Ukraine, citing a statement by former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Stephen Bryen
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