❗️Russia is in contact with Azerbaijan in light of Baku’s "anti-terrorist operation" in Karabakh, Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

Baku is providing Moscow with information about the operation, Zakharova added.

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❗️Key points of Maria Zakharova's statement on the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh:

▪️Moscow is concerned with the escalation of the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh and calls on Azerbaijan and Armenia to stop bloodshed and return to a diplomatic settlement.

▪️The Russian peacekeeping contingent continues to fulfill tasks amid the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.

▪️Russian peacekeepers are in contact with representatives of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh and the Azerbaijani authorities for a ceasefire.

▪️Armenia's latest actions create fertile ground for the West's hostile policy towards Russia.

▪️Moscow remains committed to cooperation with Armenia.

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Pepe Escobar: Russia, North Korea stage 'strategic coup' against Western hegemony

In his latest piece, Pepe Escobar focuses on the main geopolitical events of the past two weeks: the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok and the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia

💬 “The key themes all reflect the four main vectors of the New Great Game as it’s being played across the Global South: energy and energy resources; manufacturing and labor; market and trade rules; and logistics. But they go way beyond – exploring the subtle nuances of the current civilizational war.”

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🇰🇪 Kenyan lawmakers urge religious leaders to reprimand country's LGBTQ+ groups

In particular, the country's members of parliament stated that the said groups "have contributed to children’s moral deviation," according to local media.

The urge comes as earlier the country's Supreme Court allowed the registration of LGBTQ+ groups in Kenya, which, according to reports, received harsh reactions from both nation's politicians and clerics.

Earlier, Kenyan Archbishop Martin Kivuva Musonde regretted the Supreme Court's decision, saying "if you legalize something, it means you are promoting it."

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🇷🇺🇮🇷 First footage of Sergei Shoigu's visit to Iran courtesy of Iranian media

Russian delegation headed by Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Tehran for talks with Iranian leadership, the MoD said.

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🪖 Russia’s MoD releases footage showing massive Ukrainian losses in Klescheevka near Artemovsk (Bakhmut)

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❗️Key points of Russian MoD briefing on progress of special military op in Ukraine

▪️Ukrainian losses in the Zaporozhye direction amounted to more than 175 servicemen

▪️Russian forces repelled three Ukrainian attacks in the Krasny Liman direction, eliminating up to 65 servicemen

▪️Russian troops repelled two attacks by Ukrainian assault groups near Mayorsk and Kamenka in the Donetsk direction, eliminating 225 servicemen

▪️Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 in the Zaporozhye region

▪️Ukrainian losses in in the South Donetsk direction amounted to more than 115 servicemen

▪️Russian air defenses intercepted 16 HIMARS and Uragan MLRS rockets and brought down 38 Ukrainian UAVs

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📹 Sputnik correspondent reports from New York, where UN General Assembly is taking place

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🇦🇲 Protesters in Yerevan demonstrating over the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh are blocking all entrances to Republic Square, the traffic there has been stopped, Sputnik Armenia reports

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🥴 Biden says he wants to work with China on "accelerating the climate crisis"

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- How did it happen?
- The usual way.

In Donetsk, children told and showed a Sputnik's correspondent how they survived the shelling of their home.

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❗️Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh record numerous ceasefire violations committed by Azerbaijan along the entire line of contact, Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that Russian peacekeepers organize the evacuation of Nagorno-Karabakh civilians from the most dangerous areas and the provision of medical care.

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🇦🇲 Police have cordoned off the building of the Armenian government in Yerevan, where protesters have gathered, Sputnik’s correspondent reports.

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❗️LIVE NOW: General Debate at 78th United Nations General Assembly: Day 1

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⚡️Protesters in Yerevan are attempting to storm government buildings, trying to break through the police cordon, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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🇷🇺 Russia celebrates Gunsmith Day with soaring production of hypersonic missiles, meeting 100% of state defense contracts, Bekhan Ozdoev, the industrial director of Rostec's Armaments, Ammunition, and Special Chemicals Cluster, said.

The Rostec State Corporation’s defense enterprises are ramping up missile production for the Kinzhal hypersonic complex, the Iskander operational-tactical missile system, the Pantsir air defense system, as well as the production of aerial bombs, tank and artillery shells, armored vehicles, flamethrower systems, and multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS), the director stressed.

According to Ozdoev, Rostec's defense enterprises are celebrating the professional holiday "in excellent shape." They are continuously, dynamically, and in accordance with the schedules agreed on with the Russian Defense Ministry, supplying equipment to the armed forces, often ahead of schedule, the director stated.

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