Russian air defense downs another Ukrainian unmanned device in Moscow region, Russian Defense Ministry reports

There were no damage or casualties, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said

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🇿🇦 South Africa has received $5.27 billion from the New Development Bank created by the BRICS countries for the construction of roads, water supply and energy

South Africa is strengthening trade and investment ties with other BRICS countries, as well as cooperating in areas such as technology, security and innovation, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said.

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APEC economies are concerned by the West's anti-market measures against Russia including the oil price ceiling

They, together with an unprecedented number of illegal unilateral restrictions, short-sighted macroeconomic and unbalanced energy and climate policies of developed countries, have played a key role in destabilizing global energy markets, Russia's senior official for APEC Marat Berdyev told Sputnik

Price cap on Russian oil was introduced in December 2022 as a part of Western sanctions against Moscow.

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🗣 Trump said that, due to his clear advantage, he would be skipping the first Republican presidential primary debate

The former president took to his Truth Social page and emphasized that the “public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had".

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🌍 Expert Explains History of Western-Trained Mercs' 'Destabilizing' Role in 'Disobedient' Africa

The practice of governments training mercenary contingents to interfere in the affairs of African countries is not new and has been used by Western governments since the last century, Ian Liebenberg, Professor in Politics at the University of Namibia, told Sputnik Africa

💬 "The whole idea is to get non-pliant states, i.e., states that are not showing their loyalty and obedience to the US, the UK and France, to always be in the sights and the measures of pressure depends on them," the analyst explained

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📹 A detachment of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet ships entered the port of Qingdao, China after more than three weeks of joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean

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🇷🇺🇭🇺 Russia's Rosatom state nuclear corporation together with Hungarian partners started the work on the main stage of the construction of the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP) project, also known as Paks-2

The contractor — the Hungarian company Duna Aszfalt Kft. — has started preparations for excavation of soil from the pit under the future block 6, while Bauer Magyarorszag Kft. has begun mobilization of soil stabilization works and continued work on the construction of the impervious protection of the construction site," Rosatom said in a statement.

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📹 Combat work of Russia's Msta-B 152-mm howitzer crews

Russian artillerymen use high-explosive and high-explosive fragmentary shells, which allows them to inflict (0:12) maximum damage on the enemy.

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💬 The war against Russia led by NATO has crushed the European economy

Popular American TV political commentator Tucker Carlson said on X (formerly Twitter) that he met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and heard from him about the collapse of the European economy as a result of the conflict in Ukraine

The conversation took place at the Serbian Embassy in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, where the journalist and the head of state happened to be at the same time.

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In this fresh episode of our New Rules podcast, we are joined by Pepe Escobar, veteran geopolitical analyst and writer.

🗣️ He covers the upcoming BRICS Summit, the expansion of the organization, as well as the possibility of creating its own currency and much more...

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❗️Hostilities are going on near Sinkovka near Kupyansk and the Ukrainian Armed Forces have already left the village, the head of the regional administration Ganchev told Sputnik.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran, US to conduct prisoner swap in two months, Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry spokesman reveals

Five individuals with dual citizenship of the United States and Iran, previously accused of espionage, have already been released from prison and are under house arrest in Iran, the White House National Security Council noted.

The United States must also return five people to Iran as part of the deal.

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Over 31,000 acres affected by wildfire on Spain's Tenerife

"The area affected by the fire is currently 12,813 hectares (31,661 acres) in 11 municipalities … the perimeter is 90 kilometers [55 miles]," the government said, adding that about 379 firefighters are involved in extinguishing the fire.

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📹 🇧🇷 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with his spouse, along with Chair of BRICS New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff arrived at OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa ahead of 15th BRICS Summit, which is to kick off in South Africa in Johannesburg on Tuesday

✔️ You can check out the dossier of #BRICS2023 on our website in English and French!

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📹 Footage of the destruction of Ukrainian armored vehicles

In the Zaporozhye region, Russian military personnel operating FPV drones destroy armored vehicles involved in attempts to break through Russian defenses.

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❗️ Russian MoD briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine

▪️ In South Donetsk, Ukrainian losses amounted to 110 soldiers, an AS-90 Braveheart, a Nona-S self-propelled gun and the M777 artillery system;

▪️ In the Zaporozhye region, Ukrainian losses amounted to 80 soldiers, FH-70, D-20 and D-30 howitzers and two US-made M119 guns. The Russian Army repelled five attacks by the 82nd Air Assault Brigade in the area of Rabotino;

▪️ Near Krasny Liman, Ukrainian losses amounted to 75 soldiers;

▪️ In the LPR, Russian forces repelled two attacks by Ukrainian troops in the area of Chervonaya Dibrova;

▪️ Near Kupyansk, the Russian Army repelled four attacks by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian losses amounted to 160 soldiers;

▪️ In the Donetsk region, the Russian Army repelled three attacks by Ukrainian troops in the areas of Krasnogorovka and Nevelskoye. Ukrainian losses amounted to 225 soldiers;

▪️ Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 aircraft near the village of Staroraiskoye in the DPR.

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🇺🇸 Hurricane Hilary has passed over the southwestern United States: more than 40,000 people have been left without electricity in California, with schools closed in Los Angeles and San Diego.