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Nothing strange about US authorities’ desire to build relations with Syria — Kremlin

"It is definitely necessary to build relations so that the Syrian people can finally attain long-awaited peace," Dmitry Peskov said

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Eight OPEC+ countries oil output by 475,000 bpd above target in April — OPEC

Kazakhstan produced 413,000 bpd above its quota in April

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Trump family earned $2 bln in one month of his presidency

The New York Times noted that the primary inflows stemmed from foreign investments in cryptocurrency ventures, real estate, and exclusive club initiatives

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Ukraine is being used as springboard for cyberattacks on Russia — Foreign Ministry

Highlighting the resilience of Russian cybersecurity measures, Artur Lyukmanov emphasized the effectiveness of strategies developed during the special military operation

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BRICS to consider information security issues at its next summit — Russian MFA

Artur Lyukmanov mentioned that BRICS has a working group on security issues in the field of information and communication technologies

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AK-12K based on feedback from special operation zone — Kalashnikov

Sergey Urzhumtsev, the chief designer of small arms at the concern, emphasized that operational experience from the special operation has shown that for certain units, including assault troops, rifle dimensions are a key factor

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Russian federal budget expenditures on national projects total $24.75 bln as of May 1

This figure represents 33.5% of the total annual allocation planned for these initiatives

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RPL-20, RPL-7 belt-fed hand-held machine guns demonstrated for first time in Russia

"Our goal is to expand our line of products to meet the specific needs of our customers," stated Kalashnikov Concern CEO Alan Lushnikov

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UN ready to provide support to sides of Ukraine conflict — secretary-general

According to Antonio Guterres, a ceasefire must help pave the way for a durable peace

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OPEC maintains global oil demand growth forecast for 2025, 2026

In absolute terms, global oil demand is expected to reach 105 mln bpd in 2025 and 106.28 mln bpd in 2026

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Russia’s annual inflation slows to 10.09% from 10.21% on May 6-12

As previously reported, in April the Russian Ministry of Economic Development revised its forecast for inflation in 2025 upward from 4.5% to 7.6%

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Kalashnikov to show KUB-2 kamikaze drone at exhibition in Belarus

MILEX-2025 is scheduled to take place in Minsk from May 21 to 24

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Inflation in Russia reaches 0.06% on May 6-12 — Rosstat

Since the beginning of May, consumer prices in Russia have increased by 0.08%, while year-to-date inflation stands at 3.28%

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Rubio, Witkoff to travel to Istanbul on May 16 for Ukraine talks

A White House spokesperson confirmed earlier that the Secretary of State, US Presidential Special Representative and US Special Envoy for Ukraine are scheduled to travel to Istanbul for talks

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West allocated roughly $550 billion to support Ukraine — Russian envoy

Rodion Miroshnik also drew attention to the fact that the United States views the Ukrainian conflict today as a redundant burden

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Iran threatens to increase of uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels

Islamic Republic of Iran has no restrictions in research and development in the nuclear field and has the right to enrich uranium to the level of 93% in accordance with its scientific," IRNA news agency quotes the document

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White House bans U.S. agencies from all work on G20 in South Africa — WP

The G20 Summit will be held in November in Johannesburg

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Russian stock indices mixed as trading on Moscow Exchange closes

The dollar-denominated RTS index rose by 0.02% to 1,148.28 points

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Serial deliveries of RPL-20 machine gun may start this year — Kalashnikov

Sergey Urzhumtsev also mentioned that each RPL-20 will feature a specialized device for rapid belt loading

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EAEU, Mongolia complete negotiations on temporary trade agreement — EEC

The EEC Council approved the draft temporary trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Mongolia and sent it to member states for internal procedures