NEW YORK, December 16. /TASS/. US President-elect Donald Trump attacked the current US leader Joe Biden's move to allow deeper missile strikes inside Russia as wrong and stupid.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow is ready for contacts with Washington on the Ukrainian settlement ...

"The historical experience of the 20th century should be a warning that Germany and Europe should never again get involved in a war," Alice Weidel said ...

The Israel Defense Forces said earlier in the day that sirens sounded in a number of areas in the central part of the country following missile launches from Yemen ...

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that "warlike rhetoric" prevailed during the meeting, with "desperate attempts" being made to "give an impetus" to continue the armed conflict ...

MOSCOW, December 16. /TASS/. The MOEX index closed Monday’s trading session falling by more than 2.5%, while the yuan also fell slightly. By the end of the day, the MOEX index fell by 2.61% to 2,420.3 ...

The EU High Representative for foreign affairs promised to convey this viewpoint to the new Syrian authorities during upcoming diplomatic meetings ...

BERLIN, December 16. /TASS/. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has asked President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dissolve the Bundestag (parliament) after the failure of the vote of confidence, the DPA news ...

According to the Roscongress Foundation, "the sheer scale of the agreements concluded at EEF 2024 - over 5.5 trillion rubles" ...

On December 15, the Ukrainian General Staff described the Kurakhovo area as one of the hottest spots in the entire battlefield ...

The 15th package of anti-Russian sanctions also includes businessmen, officials, and companies from China, Iran, North Korea, Serbia, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, and several other countries ...

Spokesman Omer Celik added that it was the kind of stance that other countries eager to help Syria rebuild itself should demonstrate ...