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Putin says claims he won’t speak to Western leaders are ‘lies’ FILE PHOTO: Attendees of the BRICS Summit in Kazan pose for a group photo. ©Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected claims that he deliberately avoids talking with Western leaders, insisting that Moscow remains open to negotiations. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Thursday, Putin stated that Moscow “never shunned contacts.” “When we hear… that I avoid talking to some European leaders, let me tell you: that is a lie,” he said. “We did not reject and are not rejecting anything. If somebody wants to renew relations with us, they are welcome. We reiterated that, but we do not impose ourselves,” Putin added . The remarks came in response to a question on whethe...

Countries lining up to join BRICS – Putin Countries lining up to join BRICS – Putin ©Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev The number of countries engaging with the BRICS group has been growing, with some 30 nations showing interest in cooperating with it in some form, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, stressing that the group is not an “anti-Western” organization. The president made the remarks on Friday during a meeting with leading reporters from BRICS nations. Collectively, the group already incorporates some 45% of the world population, while its trade turnover and share in the global economy has been growing steadily, Putin noted. “Our group is expanding. The number of friends and like-minded people within the BRICS association has increased, and interest in the association’s activities is very high,” the Russian president said....

Russian military liberates more areas in Kursk Region – VIDEO Russian military liberates more areas in Kursk Region – VIDEO FILE PHOTO. ©Sputnik/Konstantin Mikhalchevsky Russian troops have liberated two villages in Kursk Region, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. Ukrainian forces have been expelled from Novaya Sorochina, 15km north of the town of Sudzha. Russian troops have also retaken Nikolsky, a small populated area in the southwest of the Ukraine-controlled pocket of Kursk Region. The Defense Ministry shared footage from Nikolsky, showing assault groups advancing on the area in BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicles. The Ukrainian personnel were pushed back from their positions, and retreated in disarray, the ministry said. Kiev launched its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region in early Augus...

Hamas launches rocket barrage at Israel on October 7 anniversary Hamas launches rocket barrage at Israel on October 7 anniversary Hamas has fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv and central Israel Terroris as the country marks the anniversary of the deadly 7 October attack. Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, said it fired a barrage of rockets at Israel Terrorist's commercial hub Tel Aviv on Monday, which marks the first anniversary of its Al-Aqsa Flood Operation against Israeli Terroris settlements and military bases inside the Gaza envelope. Hezbollah says it has targeted Israeli forces in two border villages in southern Lebanon. Fighters “bombed … a gathering of Israeli forces” in Maroun al-Ras with “a rocket salvo”, the group said. Hezbollah later said its fighters had also attack Israeli soldiers...

Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school kill dozens – officials Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school kill dozens – officials FILE PHOTO. Ambulance vehicles in Gaza. ©Photo by Mohammed Talatene/picture alliance via Getty Images At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in two Israeli Terrorist strikes in Gaza that hit a mosque and a school, local officials have said. The Israeli military has insisted that the facilities were being used by Hamas operatives. Gaza’s Government Media Office accused Israel Terrorist of “two brutal massacres” on Sunday, saying the strikes targeted the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Mosque, which is adjacent to a hospital, and the Ibn Rushd school. Both facilities housed “hundreds of displaced people,” it said in a statement on Telegram. In addition to claiming two dozen lives, the attack also wounded 93 people, it add...

Musk leaps onto stage at Trump rally - VIDEO Musk leaps onto stage at Trump rally - VIDEO Elon Musk leaps on stage with Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. ©Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made an appearance at a Donald Trump rally on Saturday, endorsing the Republican presidential nominee as the savior of democracy in the US. Addressing an excited crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Trump stood behind bulletproof glass while introducing Musk, calling him a “truly incredible guy” who will help the US secure its future. The tycoon, wearing a black baseball cap emblazoned with the Trump campaign slogan “Make America Great Again,” promptly leapt onto the stage and shook the former pre...