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Lavrov and Fidan hold bilateral talks

Lavrov and Fidan hold bilateral talks

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan held negotiations on the sidelines of the BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Nizhny Novgorod. Before the meeting, the ministers warmly greeted each other. …

Russian and Iranian FMs discuss new comprehensive treaty

Russian and Iranian FMs discuss new comprehensive treaty

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani discussed work on a comprehensive cooperation agreement between the countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Emphasis at the talks was …

Hakan Fidan to visit Russia for BRICS+ summit

Hakan Fidan to visit Russia for BRICS+ summit

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Moscow and attend a BRICS+ ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod on June 10 and 11, the Turkish foreign ministry said. "Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit …

Baby born during Aeroflot flight to Uzbekistan

Baby born during Aeroflot flight to Uzbekistan

An Aeroflot flight headed from the Russian city of St. Petersburg to Uzbekistan’s Namangan made a landing in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, because of a baby born onboard, a regional emergency source said. "The aircraft captain …

Russia and Belarus study experience of Karabakh war

Russia and Belarus study experience of Karabakh war

Russia and Belarus held a joint training exercise, taking into account the experience gained in the Second Karabakh War. The training involved the 6A working group of the Air Force, the Air Defense Forces of the Western Military …

Over 15,000 cases of COVID-19 infection detected in Russia

Over 15,000 cases of COVID-19 infection detected in Russia

The number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Russia over the past 24 hours has increased by 15,150, the highest during the entire pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Friday. According to the crisis center, …

Swimming season ends in some Russian regions

Swimming season ends in some Russian regions

In Russia, the swimming season ended in Ivanovo, Yaroslavl, Pskov, Novgorod, Leningrad regions, the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia, Roman Vilfand said. He also noted that the swimming season is over in …

Russia overtakes China in coronavirus cases

Russia overtakes China in coronavirus cases

Russia has confirmed 6,198 new coronavirus cases over the past day, bringing the total number in the country to 87,147 in all regions, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported. Of that number, 2,871 patients have been identified …

Gas explodes in apartment building in Nizhny Novgorod region

Gas explodes in apartment building in Nizhny Novgorod region

A gas cylinder exploded in an apartment in a residential building in the village of Filinskoye, Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Russian Emergencies Ministry press service said. "At 23:56 Moscow time, information was received about an …

Bus crash in Nizhny Novgorod region injured 20 people

Bus crash in Nizhny Novgorod region injured 20 people

Twelve people were injured in a commuter bus crash in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the regional branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The bus with 49 passengers was heading for Dzerzhinsk from Ivanovo …

Major terror attack prevented in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod

Major terror attack prevented in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has killed an ISIS member, who had been plotting a terror attack in Nizhny Novgorod on the presidential election day, the FSB Center for Public Relations said. "The criminal, who resisted …