Новости за 12.04.2024

TUNIS (Sputnik) - The Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Friday that it has fired dozens of missiles at Israeli artillery positions.

NEW YORK (Sputnik) - The global crude benchmark Brent on Friday stayed above the key bullish level of $90 per barrel, as buyers piled in amid speculation that Iran will conduct retaliatory strikes against Israel for the latter attacking Iran’s diplomatic compound in Syria.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) of a mobile ground-based missile complex from the Kapustin Yar test site, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Tehran warned Washington that it will attack US forces in the Middle East if the United States gets involved in a military confrontation between Iran and Israel, Axios reported on Friday, citing three US officials familiar with the matter.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel is ready to defend itself against Iran's looming attack on the ground and in the air in close cooperation with partners, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday that Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had informed it about the discovery of corrosion and flaking paint on three tanks with treated water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant (NPP).

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's historic spaceflight in 1961 began the journey of human exploration of the universe, a NASA spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday in commemoration of Cosmonautics Day.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There are no issues that can be solved today without using space technology, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

The world holds its breath in anticipation of Iran’s retaliation for the April 1 Israeli strike on the Islamic Republic’s Embassy compound in Damascus, with observers divided on whether Tehran will pursue a direct approach (missile or drone attacks), or use tools of asymmetric warfare. Here are some of the long-range UAVs Iran has at its disposal.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has changed its force posture in the Middle East in anticipation of a potential Iranian retaliation strike against Israel, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said on Friday.

On April 12, the International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated, also known as Cosmonautics Day in Russia and neighboring countries. This special day commemorates the historic event when Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to travel to space aboard the Vostok spacecraft on April 12, 1961.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden used campaign funds channeled through the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to pay legal bills associated with a special counsel probe into his mishandling of classified materials, Axios reported on Friday.

The press office for the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) reported that the facility is preparing to switch its 4th power unit into cold shutdown.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The first launch of the Russian-made methane-powered carrier rocket Amur-LNG with a reversible first stage is planned for 2030, Russian Trade Minister Denis Manturov said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that it had summoned French Ambassador in Moscow Pierre Levy in connection with the recent remark by French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne about his lack of interest in dialogue with Russia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Alexander Grebenkin, who are currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), congratulated Russians on Cosmonautics Day on Friday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States expects a major Iranian retaliation against Israel in response to the April 1 attack on its consulate in Damascus as soon as Friday, CBS reported, citing two US officials.

Cosmonautics Day, also known as the International Day of Human Space Flight, is celebrated annually on April 12.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The US decision to deploy intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region is a dangerous trend and China will resolutely oppose it, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Friday.

PARIS (Sputnik) - French defense companies need to further increase military production in the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to explosives production plant Eurenco.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday to chair a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS countries.

US-born war correspondent and Sputnik regular contributor Russell Bentley, working in the Donbass, has gone missing in Donetsk on April 8, the DPR Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on Friday.

Tel Aviv is expecting a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel within the next 24 to 48 hours, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier, citing insiders. No final decision has been made yet, although plans for an attack are being discussed, the Thursday report stated, citing a person briefed by the Iranian leadership.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Federal Security Service of Russia has thwarted the activities of a national of a Central Asian country who was planning a terrorist attack on a Jewish religious institution in Moscow, the FSB’s public relations office has said in a statement.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) -In response to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's comments during his address to the US Congress, the Chinese Embassy in Washington told Sputnik that it expressed opposition to any rhetoric that tarnishes China's international image.