New Syrian leader rules out elections for at least four years
[RT] - 02/4/2025
Ahmed al-Sharaa has said Syria needs time to establish a political system before elections can be held Read Full Article at RT.com
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South African president confronts misinformation about his country during call with Musk
Cyril Ramaphosa reiterated South Africa's constitutionally embedded values of the respect for the rule of law, (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
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[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
US on trade war path, using tariffs as bargaining chip — expert
Alexey Bobrovsky suggested that the US could institute a 2.5% tax that applied to all nations, instead of levying (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
Russian army seizes 1 km of LPR administrative border — military expert
Andrey Marochko specified that the advance of the Russian fighters on this part of the front disrupted logistics and (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
Tehran, Moscow actively advancing defense ties, says Iranian ambassador to Russia
Kazem Jalali put a special emphasis on the development of trade relations between Tehran and Moscow
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
Conversation between Trump, Xi to be held on Tuesday — US official
Peter Navarro avoided giving a direct answer to a question as to whether the Trump-Xi conversation could lead to a (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
Ukrainian attacks on Russian regions kill 11 civilians, leave over 70 injured in past week
According to Rodion Miroshnik, the majority of Ukrainian attacks targeted settlements in the Donetsk People’s (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
Iranian expert doubts US ready to support strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities
As Mohammad Marandi noted, if the US attacks Iran, "the Iranians will be forced to retaliate"
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
West seeks to cut last Moscow-Minsk ties — senior Russian diplomat
Alexey Polishchuk stressed that "legal aggression and attempts to interfere in domestic affairs in Russia and (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
‘What Motivates Me Is My Love for Komi’: Indigenous Activist Lana Pylaeva
A scientist by training, Pylaeva entered political activism following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
[The Moscow Times] - 4/02/2025
Indian exporters could benefit from US-China trade war — official
According to the publication, exporters stated that the imposition of customs duties by the US on imports from China (…)
[TASS Russian News Agency] - 4/02/2025
