RT DE Productions announces termination of journalistic activity in Germany...MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. The RT DE Productions company announced it’s ceasing its work in Germany, the RT in Russian Telegram channel reported on Friday.
"The Berlin-based production company RT DE Productions has announced today it’s ceasing its journalistic activities. The company supplie
WHO extends COVID 19 Public Health Emergency of International Concern status...GENEVA, January 30. /TASS/. The World Health Organization (WHO) has extended the COVID-19 PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) status, which has been in force since January 2020, for three more months, the WHO said on Monday after a meeting of the International Health Regulations
US brings military biological equipment from Ukraine to Poland, Baltic States...MOSCOW, January 30. /TASS/. The United States has transferred military biological equipment from Ukraine to chemical and pharmacological sites in Poland and the Baltic States, Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Force Igor Kirillov said on Monday.
"As part of activit
US, "one more country" involved in drone attack on military plant in Iran’s Isfahan...CAIRO, January 29. /TASS/. The US Air Force and "one more country" attacked the Iranian defense ministry's military plant in the city of Isfahan using drones, Al-Arabiya television reported citing sources on Sunday.
The attack targeted a ballistic missile depot, the report said. According to Al H
Another shooting incident reported in Jerusalem...TEL AVIV, January 28. /TASS/. Two people suffered injuries in a shooting incident in Jerusalem on Saturday, the Jerusalem Post newspaper reported.
According to the paper, the incident occurred at the City of David archaeological site.
"The shooter opened fire on Máalot Street, near the
Russian Orthodox Church labels Quran burning in Sweden as ‘unacceptable vandalism’...MOSCOW, January 23. /TASS/. Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Synodal Department for Society and Mass Media Relations Vladimir Legoyda on Sunday criticized the recent burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden.
"The Quran burning near the Turkish embassy in Sweden is an act of unacceptable va
Moscow сourt fines Khodorkovsky for not dubbing his posts ...MOSCOW, January 13. /TASS/. The Meshchansky Court in Moscow has fined former Yukoc CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky 30,000 rubles for violating the rules of dubbing a foreign agent individual, the court's press service told TASS on Friday.
"The court found that Khodorkovsky violated the dubbing rules, he was fined 30,000 rubles," the agency's spokeswoman said.
Earlier, Khodorkovsky was included in the foreign agents lists on grounds of "carrying out political activities." According to the Russian Justice Ministry, he was working for Ukraine.
Ex NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden weighs in on Biden’s classified docs scandal ...MOSCOW, January 12. /TASS/. Former NSA (National Security Agency) employee and whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Thursday that US President Joe Biden (during his tenure as vice president) "absconded" with more classified documents than many whistleblowers.
"Worth noting that the President seems to have absconded with more classified documents than many whistleblowers. For comparison, Reality
Corporate trail apparent in all four assassinations of US presidents ...MOSCOW, January 10. /TASS/. A corporate trail can be traced in all assassinations of US presidents, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said in an interview for aif.ru.
"All four assassinations of American leaders are tied to a corporate trail," he said in an interview published
Half of G20 members oppose Moscow’s isolation, Russian sherpa says ...NEW DELHI, December 9. /TASS/. Half of the G20’s members support Russia and believe that it’s unacceptable to isolate the country, Moscow’s G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash told TASS on Friday.
According to her, Western nations continue to promote anti-Russian rhetoric at the G20. "They keep blam
Verdict to Russian journalist sentenced to 22 years for high treason comes into effect...
MOSCOW, December 8. /TASS/. Russia’s First Court of Appeals upheld the verdict handed down to former adviser to the head of Roscosmos and ex-correspondent for the Kommersant and Vedomosti dailies Ivan Safronov who was sentenced to 22 years in prison for high treason, a TASS correspondent reporte
Largest conspiracy in German history foiled:...BERLIN, December 7. /TASS/. The German federal prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday that a coup attempt had been thwarted in the country. German intelligence agencies detained 25 out of more than 60 people suspected of seeking "to change the system at all levels."
German police detain far
Lavrov blames US for leaking spy bosses...MOSCOW, December 1. /TASS/. Washington insisted on the confidentiality of the communication channel between CIA Director William Burns and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin, but information was immediately leaked when the American delegation arrived in Ankara, Russian Fo
Explosion hits Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, injuring one ...MADRID, November 30. /TASS/. An explosion occurred in the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid, injuring one, El Mundo reported Wednesday.
According to the newspaper’s sources, the explosive device was in a parcel received by the injured person.
The police have cordoned off the territory around the e
Swedish prosecutor’s office confirms act of sabotage against Nord Stream ...STOCKHOLM, November 18. /TASS/. Explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were acts of sabotage, the Swedish prosecutor s office confirmed on Friday, adding that the investigation was going on.
Considerable evidence has been collected during the crime scene inspection in the B
Russia, China launch traffic on the first ever railway bridge across Amur River ...MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Russia and China launched traffic on the first-ever railway bridge across the Amur River at the interborder section Nizhneleninskoye-Tongjiang, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a press release on Wednesday.
"The launch of traffic on the bridge opens a
Russian environmental watchdog ready to support African countries on water security ...Igor Shumakov, Head of the Federal Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Service Dmitry Astakhov/TASS
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SHARM EL SHEIKH, November 12. /TASS/. Russia’s Federal Service for Hyd
Russian ambassador points to threats coming to overseas missions ...PARIS, November 11. /TASS/. Russian diplomatic missions in France continue to receive threats while the French authorities are showing next to no reaction to attacks on Russian nationals, Russian Ambassador to France told TASS on Friday.
"There are threats from time to time, so we have to be on a
IAEA Director General says external power supply to Zaporozhye NPP restored...TASS, November 6. External power has been restored to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Saturday.
"External power has been restored to <...> Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (the Zaporozhye NPP - TASS) two
Kremlin comments on financial tycoons renouncing Russian citizenship ...MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. Russian businessmen Oleg Tinkov and Nikolay Storonsky are entitled to the right to renounce Russian citizenship as they are doing practically no business in Russia, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"It is their right," he said. "As a matter of fact, the
FSB initiates criminal case against creator of Islamic Battalion Crimea ...SIMFEROPOL, October 24. /TASS/. The Russian Federal Security Service in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol has opened a criminal case against a Ukrainian citizen who created an illegal armed formation ‘Islamic Battalion Crimea’, the press service of the department told reporters on Monday.
"He is charged with the organization of an illegal armed formation or participation in
Need to promote our own : Upper house assures no ban on YouTube after senators censored ...MOSCOW, October 18. /TASS/. Google’s move to block the YouTube accounts of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) won’t lead to a ban on the v
Angara 1.2 launch vehicle puts military satellite in orbit ...MOSCOW, October 16. /TASS/. The Kosmos-2560 satellite launched in interests of the Russian Defense Ministry from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the Archangelsk Region using the Angara-1.2 light launch vehicle was successfully put into the target orbit, the Ministry told reporters on Sunday.
The light
Beneficiary of Nord Stream sabotage well known, Russia not allowed to investigate ...MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. While Russia is not allowed to investigate the sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline, but the beneficiary is already known, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday at a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council.
"As you know, Russian represe
Russia remembers Gorbachev and EU still haggling over visa ban ...Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev died on August 30 at the age of 91 in Moscow after a long-term illness. He was a politician whose name will be forever linked with the end of the Cold War era. Politicians and experts say Gorbachev was an important figure for Russia whose name will remain in
Two employees of Russian embassy in Kabul killed in terror attack on Monday — MFA ...MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/. Two employees of the Russian embassy in Kabul were killed in a terrorist act earlier on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"At 10:50 am Kabul time on Monday, an unidentified attacker activated an explosive device right outside the entry to the c
Russian participation in Olympics must be beyond politics — document ...MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/. A discrimination of Russian athletes is inadmissible and their rights must be protected, according to a Concept of Russia’s humanitarian policy abroad, endorsed by President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
"Russia’s full-fledged participation in Olympic tournaments and
China can defend itself from US attempts to undermine stability — defense minister ...PATRIOT PARK, August 16. /TASS/. China s People s Liberation Army is not afraid of its enemies, and it is ready to fight for the country’s sovereignty amid attempts by the United States to undermine stability in the Asia-Pacific Region, China’s Defense Minister Wei Fenghe said on Tuesday.
"US
Two Russian Tu 160 strategic bombers perform scheduled flight over Barents Sea ...MOSCOW, July 19. /TASS/. Two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile-carrying bombers performed a scheduled flight over the Barents Sea, Russia s Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"Two Tu-160 strategi
Europe swelters as record setting heat wave scorches continent ...LONDON, July 19. /TASS/. Scorching heat has engulfed Europe, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some regions, fueling wildfires.
A "red" warning has been issued and health services have urged the public to stay at home and avoid going outdoors and physical
Possible Putin Zelensky meeting currently not discussed — Kremlin...MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. A meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky is now impossible because Kiev has withdrawn from the negotiation process, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.
"Our position is well known: any meeti
Avtovaz resumes car production — company...First Lada Granta Classic cars of the 2022 model year left the conveyor
MOSCOW, June 8. /TASS/. Avtovaz has resumed car production for the first time since later April, the Russian carmaker says on Wednesday.
"Avtovaz restarts car production on June 8, 2022. First Lada Granta Classic cars of t
