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There is a boom in car loans in Russia, and the volume of this market may continue to grow. Maxim Osadchy, head of the analytical department of the BKF Bank, told RIA Novosti about this.

Statements by European politicians speak of preparations for war with Russia, as evidenced by the constant words about the alleged plans of the Russian Federation to attack NATO countries. 

Czech President Petr Pavel was injured while riding a motorcycle, he will need to be monitored in hospital, the office of the head of state reported.

The European Foreign Policy Service (EBU) announced the EU's interest in maintaining the status quo in the Taiwan Strait against the background of the Chinese army's exercises around Taiwan

It will not be easy for the countries to come to an agreement on the use of proceeds from frozen assets of the Russian Federation, a legislative framework is needed for such an agreement

Three million people took part in a farewell ceremony with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Mashhad. RIA Novosti writes about this.

The Netherlands will purchase equipment for Ukraine for 175 million dollars. This amount was announced by the head of the Dutch Ministry of Defense, Kaisa Ollongren, on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) near Kharkov received artillery shells from the United States. The soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine told Reuters about this.

India does not plan to open a market for Russian grain imports yet, the focus is on exporting Indian producers, Indian Ambassador to Russia Vinay Kumar told reporters.

Russians who moved to Turkey after the start of the special operation in Ukraine began to move en masse to other countries due to problems with residence permits and financial difficulties, according to Reuters.

A variant of the FLiRT coronavirus has been identified in Russia, but it does not pose a great danger, omicron remains the dominant strain, the press service of Rospotrebnadzor told RIA Novosti.

Spain will join Ireland and Norway and recognize a Palestinian state on May 22, Politico newspaper reported, citing sources.

The UK has added aluminum to the list of products that are prohibited from being imported into the country, the British legal portal Global Sanctions reported on Tuesday.

Vladimir Putin asked State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin to convey to the Iranian leadership that he expects the development of cooperation between the countries in the same way.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in congratulating the Russian polar explorers, stressed that the Russian Federation is sincerely proud of the achievements of outstanding compatriots