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The organization of the international music contest "Intervision" in Saudi Arabia this year is in question, with no guarantee the event will take place, a TASS source in Riyadh reported. The 2025 final named Saudi Arabia as host, but authorities have made no public announcement, with officials noting that Russian organizers have not yet "clearly passed the baton."
At least 49 Russian civilians, including four children, were killed over the last week of July by Ukraine’s armed forces, Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik told TASS. "In the last week of July, 49 civilians, including four children, were killed at the hands of Ukrainian neo-Nazis. The total number of injured exceeded 390 people," the diplomat said.
Western attempts to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia are “absolutely futile and absolutely absurd,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told TASS. According to him, “it is impossible to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia, a powerful nuclear power,” although the West is striving to achieve this through “its Kiev puppets.”
The US military has redirected 45 commercial vessels since July 14 when the United States resumed its naval blockade against Iran, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. “As of Aug. 4, US forces have redirected 45 commercial vessels, disabled 2 and boarded 2 to ensure compliance,” it said on X.
An agreement on the Strait of Hormuz, which was proposed to Iran, involves the entry of all merchant ships into the Persian Gulf through the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic, The Wall Street Journal writes. Under the deal, ships would pass into the Persian Gulf through a corridor off the coast of Iran, and leave it on a route running through the territorial waters of Oman, while no toll would be charged…
❗TASS News Roundup, August 4 ▪ Presidents of Russia and Brazil, Vladimir Putin and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, discussed Ukraine and other global issues over the phone, the Kremlin said ▪ They confirmed that the two countries hold similar positions on many key international issues, the Kremlin said ▪ Russia liberated the community of Baksheyevka in the Kharkov Region, the Defense Ministry said ▪ Russian forces struck…
The United States could reach an agreement with Iran within the next two days that would, among other things, help restore normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. “We are in talks with the Iranians, and I think there is a chance we may have a deal today or tomorrow to open the Strait and move towards a more normalized position in this conflict,” he said on CNBC.…
Highlights from the Russian Defense Ministry press briefing, August 4: ▪ Russian forces have established control over the settlement of Baksheyevka in the Kharkov Region ▪ Russian strikes hit transport and energy infrastructure serving Ukrainian forces over the past 24 hours ▪ The Russian Armed Forces continue to advance in the Kharkov direction, forcing Ukrainian troops to retreat from the Russian state border ▪…
🚨 What we know about the aftermath of the overnight Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia: ▪Air defenses intercepted and destroyed 320 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions over the past night, the Defense Ministry reported ▪According to its statement, on…
Russia has not conveyed any signals to the West regarding a settlement in Ukraine via Kazakhstan, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told TASS. Moscow maintains direct contact with those capable of influencing the Kiev regime and sees no need…
Illegal migration and energy issues are killing Europe, US President Donald Trump announced. He cited the UK as an example of the country facing energy-related problems, saying that it possesses one of the world’s richest energy sources, the North Sea, yet for some reason continues to purchase energy resources from Norway, thereby condemning itself to bankruptcy.
Serbia is militarily stronger now than ever before in its history, President Aleksandar Vucic said, adding that the country would maintain its military neutrality. “Do you really think we are as militarily weak as we were in the early 2000s? We have fraternal relations with the People’s Republic of China, and we have a strong army and serious weaponry behind us,” he said.
