Specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found no signs of any mines at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the UN agency said in a statement on Wednesday, following an inspection carried out by its staff at the site. The experts checked some parts of the facility, including …
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Russia and Ukraine have agreed to establish a joint coordination center on grain exports in Istanbul that will include representatives from all parties, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told local media following the four-way talks that also involved Turkey and the UN. On Wednesday, negotiators from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and …
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Western forecasts about the collapse of the Russian economy as a result of sanctions that were issued in early spring have not come to pass, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. Speaking at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said predictions about the collapse of the ruble and the …
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The Indian Air Force successfully conducted a missile test on Thursday, when one of its Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, from the Tiger Sharks squadron, took off from the Thanjavur airbase in Tamil Nadu, underwent mid-air refueling and then fired an air-to-ground extended-range BrahMos missile, hitting a designated target in the …
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Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron scored 58.55% in the second round of the presidential election, according to the country’s Interior Ministry announcement following the completion of the vote count. Macron’s rival, leader of the far-right National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, received 41.45%. The French Constitutional Council will sum up the …
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The Israeli Ministry of Defense revealed on Thursday that its laser air defense system has successfully completed the “ground-breaking” tests involving “steep-track” threats, “challenging” ranges and timings, as well as “multiple scenarios.” According to the ministry’s statement, the system, which has been dubbed the Iron Beam, successfully intercepted “shrapnel, rockets, …
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Russia’s population has grown by almost five million over the last decade to reach 147 million, the government statistics agency Rosstat revealed on Friday, citing the preliminary results of the latest census from late 2021. Over half of that increase is accounted for by the 2014 reabsorption of Crimea. In 2010, when the …
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The Fidesz-KDNP party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban has secured 67.84% of the vote in Sunday’s parliamentary election in Hungary, the National Election Office (NVI) has said after counting almost 99% of the ballots. The results mean that Orban, who pursues anti-immigration policies and maintains close ties with Russia, has …
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) describes itself as “the most trusted broadcaster in the world.” That’s quite a confident assertion to make about oneself. At first glance, such a label may seem appropriate to some. The BBC is, at least objectively speaking, a pioneering institution that shaped the world of …
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Meta, formerly Facebook, has added a “personal boundary” system to its Horizon virtual reality platform in response to concerns over virtual harassment. The feature, which creates an invisible and impenetrable force field with an “almost four-foot” radius around individual avatars, will be turned on by default in both the Horizon …
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