According to surveys, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito may lose its majority in the upper chamber, as it did in the lower chamber last fall

Earlier, Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the country could abandon neutrality enshrined in its constitution and join NATO

«Earlier, the same information came from Ukrainian captives,» a Russian security official said

According to the New York Times, Russian forces have created a 16-kilometer pocket around Konstantinovka, partly surrounding it from the east, south and west

Verheugen said that despite European Union’s reluctance to admit it, figures show that «the policy of sanctions harmed its authors in the first place, first of all Germany»

Earlier reports put the death toll at 718

According to the spokesman, acting with the support of artillery, heavy flamethrower systems and aviation, the battlegroup's units improved their positions along the forward line and struck formations of two mechanized brigades and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of Karpovka, Druzhelyubovka, Novosyolovka and Volchy Yar

According to Ryabkov, Russia already makes more than 90% of all payments with its BRICS partners in national currencies

Units of the battlegroup Deipro struck formations of Ukrainian mechanized and mountain assault brigades and two territorial defense brigades in the areas of the towns of Malaya Tokmachka and Novoandreyevka in the Zaporozhye Region and Antonovka and Ponyatovka in the Kherson Region

Ahmed al-Sharaa called on all sides to respect the truce, halt all hostilities in all areas, make sure civilians are safe and humanitarian aid deliveries are unimpeded

According to the spokesman, units of the battlegroup struck manpower and equipment of Ukrainian mechanized and airborne assault brigades and two assault regiments in the areas of the settlements of Pavlovka, Ryzhevka, Khrapovshchina and Kondratovka in the Sumy Region. In the Kharkov area, units of a Territorial Defense brigade were struck in the area of Volchansk

According to the spokesman, units of the battlegroup South seized control of better positions, struck manpower and equipment of three Ukrainian mechanized brigades, an airmobile brigade and a mountain assault brigade and a territorial defense brigade in the area of the settlements of Seversk, Konstantinovka, Kleban-Byk, Pleshcheyevka and Novosyolovka

According to the diplomat, Russia has not taken a single step that would call into question the decisions that were taken at the talks on the settlement of the Transnistrian issue

According to the spokesman, a Bogdana self-propelled artillery unit and two towed howitzers were destroyed in a counter-battery battle

The event was initially slated for August 11-14, 2025

US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack also called on Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and, jointly with other minorities, «build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbors»

The European Union imposed sanctions on nine other Russian individuals, the Official Journal of the European Union reported

Any transactions between European financial institutions and the affected banks are prohibited

The sanctions package targets the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant, Aeroscan, a Moscow-based provider of solutions for businesses using unmanned aerial technologies, YATEC, a gas producer in Yakutia, and the Rubin research and development company, the bloc’s official gazette reports

The document sets out plans to strengthen the impact of the United Nations in the face of mounting global challenges and an increasingly complicated financial situation

According to the rebels’ spokesperson Yahya Saree, the operation «successfully achieved its objective»

The British newspaper reported that Xi wants the US and Russian leaders to meet for war commemorations in September

«BRICS wanted to try and take over the dollar, the dominance of the dollar, and the standard of the dollar,» US President said

US leader said that the previous American administration «tried to crush the industry» of cryptocurrencies

«We have a couple of big ones to announce pretty soon,» the president said

The restrictions imposed on imports from third countries of petroleum products produced from Russian oil "will inevitably lead to an increase in fuel prices on the EU market, the Russian Permanent Mission to the EU said

The WSJ reported earlier that US leader sent a drawing with an outline of a woman’s breasts accompanied by a letter as a gift for Epstein’s 50th birthday, following this publication, the president said he would sue the Wall Street Journal and media magnate Rupert Murdoch

Earlier in the day, sirens sounded in many parts of Israel, including in Tel Aviv

Their goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp US leader Donald Trump from fulfilling the mandate, Director of National Intelligence said

According to the newspaper, the president does not intend to share the systems that the American army has

According to the source, the United States is participating in negotiations aimed at agreeing on the deployment of security forces of the Syrian transitional government in the province of Al-Suwayda

Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stressed that Government of India considers the provision of energy security a responsibility of paramount importance to meet the basic needs of its citizens

Hamas «has repeatedly offered to release all the hostages in recent months» and hopes that the current talks in Doha «will lead to an agreement that would guarantee the end of the war» in Gaza

Earlier on Friday, the UK imposed sanctions on 18 Russians, who were allegedly involved in cyberattacks

Yulia Sviridenko said Defense Minister Denis Shmygal will develop this proposal with the American side