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Rosatom is building up its operations in foreign markets on the basis of principles of consideration of mutual interests

The rate was at the level of 14.95% in early May and in the middle of the last month The average maximal interest rate on ruble deposits with the ten Russian credit institutions having the maximal amount of private deposits gained 0.21 percentage points and was equal to 15.16% per annum in the third ten-day period of May 2024, the Central Bank of Russia said. The rate was at the level of 14.95% in early May and in the middle of the last month. Deposit interest rates are monitored by the regulator in Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Alfa-Bank, Bank FC Otkritie,…

Slovenia today recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move. Slovenia’s decision came days after Spain, Norway and Ireland recognized the state of Palestine, a move which was condemned by Israel. Slovenia recognized a Palestinian state today after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the move, joining three other European countries in the move. Slovenian Prime Minister, Robert Golub, last Thursday, announced that his country decided to recognize Palestine as an independent and sovereign state on the 1967 borders in accordance with international law and UN Security Council resolutions,…

“The agenda of the Cuban delegation is to facilitate expansion and diversification of economic, trade and financial relations and cooperation between Cuba and Russia,” the ministry said

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed a US proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday. US President Joe Biden outlined a ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza on Friday. The offer calls for a ceasefire, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the reconstruction of Gaza. During a phone call, the two officials also discussed developments in Sudan, Saudi Press Agency reported.  source: arab News

Russian stock indices ended the trading session on Tuesday with recovering growth, according to market data.

Ground frost in May resulted in the failure of more than 1 mln hectares of bally crops, including 850,000 hectares of grain

“We have yet to see a very clear position from the Israeli government towards the principles laid out by Biden,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said, adding there was no “concrete approval” from either side. “We have read and seen the contradictory statements coming in from Israeli ministers, which doesn’t give us much confidence of there being a unified position in Israel over this current proposal on the table,” Ansari told a regular press conference. The Palestinian movement Hamas has also yet to give a firm response, the official added. “We haven’t seen any statements on both sides that give…

“Over the last two days, we register a notable rise and complexity of DDoS attacks launched against Russian IT resources,” Rostelecom Vice President Igor Lyapunov said

The European Union (EU) Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans, said today that the EU is considering imposing further sanctions on colonists and colonial groups, reaffirming the EU’S position that all colonies are illegal under international law, constitute an obstacle to peace and threaten the two-state solution. The EU imposed sanctions on four colonists and two Israeli colonial groups involved in terrorist attacks against Palestinian citizens and their properties, Koopmans told WAFA during a meeting held with several journalists in Ramallah. He noted that this was a “small first step” taken to stop the violence and…