❗️ Death toll from earthquake in Turkey rises to 7,108, another 40,910 injured, the authorities said

🇷🇺 🇸🇾 Russia’s MoD has published footage showing personnel from the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria providing humanitarian aid to victims of the earthquake in Syria's Aleppo province.

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🇷🇺🇹🇷 Social media users from Turkey have shared footage of the Russian Be-200 aircraft hovering near the port of Iskenderun, where it has arrived to help put out major fire spots resulting from the earthquakes

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🇹🇷📹 In the Turkish city of Elbistan, a female student is stuck under the rubble. Footage shows rescuers talking to her as they hurry to save her.

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🇹🇷 📹 The video shows a volunteer from Istanbul who came to Elbistan as part of the AFAD brigade.

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Exceptions From EU's Oil Price Caps Show Russian Oil in Demand in Europe, Russian Official Says

Exceptions from the oil price caps set by the EU show that Russian oil and oil products are in demand in Europe, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday, adding that the actions of EU politicians are illogical.

"Yesterday, another amendment to the EU regulations — exceptions — was released. It emphasizes once again that our oil products and oil are in demand in Europe," Novak told reporters, noting that "European politicians once again have shown that their actions defy any logic."

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Quran-Burning Raises Risk of Terrorism, Norwegian Security Service Warns

Norway's Police Security Service (PST) has warned against Quran burning over the signal it could potentially send to Islamists across the world.

According to PST assistant chief Hedvig Moe, torching Islam's holy book could lead to Norway becoming "a target for Islamic extremists." Moe also ventured that "a momentary snapshot may affect the perception of the situation at home and abroad."

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West's Irresponsible Ukraine Policies Lead to Greater Risks to Global Stability: Russian Ambassador

Russian Ambassador to Canada Oleg Stepanov on Wednesday outlined the reasons why it was unavoidable for Russia to undertake a special military operation in Ukraine and warned that the longer Western countries continue promoting their irresponsible policies, the greater the threats to global stability.

"The longer the West continues ignoring the will of its constituents and proceeds with its irresponsible policies, the greater the risks to global stability," Stepanov said in an opinion piece published on the Russian embassy’s social media accounts.

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❗️ 📹 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is to hold a joint press-conference with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, after holding talks in the country's capital Nouakchott.

Stay tuned and watch the live stream on our Telegram channel!

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China Not Avoiding Competition With US, Stands for Cooperation: Foreign Ministry

China is not afraid of competing with the United States, but is convinced that healthy and stable relations between the countries are in the interests of Beijing and Washington, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on Wednesday.

A healthy and stable relationship between the US and China "is in the fundamental interests of the peoples of the two countries" and is also the common expectation of the international community, Mao added.

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⚡️ International investigation team suspends criminal probe into 2014 downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine

⚡️ MH17 investigation does not have enough evidence to initiate new trials - Dutch prosecutors