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72 сюжетовThree drones downed over Russia’s Penza Oblast, governor says
Three drones were destroyed over Penza Oblast, the regional governor, Oleg Melnichenko, said. Preliminary information indicates there were no casualties and no damage, according to the governor and state news agencies.
Kremlin says Putin will mark 74th birthday with series of international calls
President Vladimir Putin turns 74 on 7 October and will spend the day on a series of international phone calls, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are also planned and would be announced the next day, and aide Yuri U…
Kremlin: Putin to hold series of international calls on his birthday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of international telephone calls on October 7, his birthday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are planned and the Kremlin will give details later. Kremlin aid…
US CENTCOM denies reports of a US Navy helicopter lost over the Red Sea
US Central Command denied reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea, saying all US aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe. CENTCOM also accused Iranian state media of spreading false information. Vedomosti…
Russian Senate speaker Matviyenko calls on UN to clarify neutral state status
Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, called on the United Nations to clarify and update the status of neutral states, saying the concept is being eroded. Speaking to journalists in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, she he…
The Intercept: US may never restore Middle East military presence
The Intercept, citing US administration officials, reports that the US may never restore its military presence in the Middle East after Iranian strikes damaged more than 15 bases, including the Fifth Fleet hub in Bahrain. Official figures c…
Sweden to send Patriot systems and 100 troops to Poland to guard NATO hub
Sweden will send Patriot air defence systems and about 100 service members to eastern Poland to protect the NATO logistics centre in Rzeszów, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said, according to Interfax. Sweden's Armed Forc…
Trump says Iran conflict will end soon, predicts oil price fall
US President Donald Trump said the conflict with Iran will end soon and that oil prices will fall significantly once the war is over, speaking to journalists on the White House lawn. He said the United States would end the conflict “the goo…
Latvia says armed masked men from Belarus threatened its troops at border
Latvia's interior minister, Jānis Dombrava, said a group of masked people illegally crossed into Latvia from Belarus after the military stopped about 20 migrants from entering. Latvia's National Armed Forces said the migrants were accompani…
Drones attack two merchant ships in Black Sea off Bulgaria, one reported sunk
Bulgarian authorities said drones attacked two vessels in the country’s maritime economic zone in the Black Sea, and TASS reported one of them sank. The attack came a day after a cargo ship was hit by drones off Romania’s coast and sank, wi…
AfD's Tobias Rausch elected speaker of Saxony-Anhalt state parliament
Tobias Rausch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was elected speaker of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament, the first time an AfD politician has headed a German Landtag. He received 48 votes in favour and 29 against, according t…
Sochi restricts beach and embankment access after tanker fire in Black Sea
Sochi authorities temporarily restricted access to the city's sea embankments and beaches after a fire on a tanker in the Black Sea. Mayor Andrei Proshunin urged residents and visitors not to put themselves in danger and to wait for an offi…
Депутат «Единой России» Елиферова первой в новой Думе сложила полномочия
Ирина Елиферова, депутат «Единой России» в новой Государственной думе, подала заявление о досрочном сложении полномочий, сославшись на переход на другую работу. В базе данных Думы зарегистрирован проект постановления, и её заявление должно …
Россия заявляет, что дроны поразили танкер с топливом для украинской армии в порту Южный
Минобороны России заявило, что 6 октября его силы нанесли удары дронами по танкеру в порту Южный в Одесской области Украины, утверждая, что судно доставляло горюче-смазочные материалы, предназначенные для Вооружённых сил Украины. Министерст…
Oman air force evacuates 10 crew from tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Oman's Royal Air Force evacuated ten crew members from the Panama-flagged tanker On Peace after it was attacked and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, nine nautical miles northeast of Limah off Oman. The evacuated sailors were flown to ho…
Crew rescued after tanker Aframax Rio attacked in Black Sea, Russia says
Unmanned boats attacked the tanker Aframax Rio, carrying oil under the Liberian flag, in the Black Sea, according to RBC. The vessel caught fire. Russia’s Ministry of Transport said the crew was rescued and brought ashore, TASS reported, ad…
Katz says IDF told to prepare for possible conflict with Palestinian Authority
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army has been instructed to prepare for a possible conflict with Palestinian National Authority forces in the West Bank, describing a planned campaign as “short and powerful”. Katz said the scen…
France test-fires M51.3 ballistic missile from nuclear submarine, DGA says
France carried out the first launch of its M51.3 strategic ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine, according to the country's defence procurement agency DGA. The missile was fired without a nuclear warhead from the submarine Le Vigilant…
Liberian-flagged tanker hit by unmanned boats in Black Sea; fire burning off Sochi
Russia's Transport Ministry said the Liberian-flagged tanker Aframax Rio, carrying oil, was attacked by unmanned boats in the Black Sea off the coast near Sochi, and that oil is burning in open water. The ministry said the 23-member crew, a…
European Commission proposes ending national vetoes on EU sanctions and enlargement
The European Commission has proposed widening the use of qualified majority voting in EU decision-making, so that a single member state can no longer block decisions on sanctions, enlargement and the fight against tax evasion. EU enlargemen…