ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS, the former Tele Agency of the Soviet Union, is a Russian news agency with a rich history. It provides comprehensive news coverage from Russia and the former Soviet republics, influencing the global news landscape.
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Pope Francis’ condition continues to improve — Holy See (2025-03-19 22:30:20) Turkish opposition leader calls for rallies in support for Istanbul mayor on March 23 (2025-03-19 22:00:37) US tried to eliminate Houthi senior official in Sanaa — media (2025-03-19 20:58:30) Hamas says Israel passed Gaza ceasefire proposals through mediators (2025-03-19 20:56:33) US now more interested in Ukraine settlement than NHL, KHL games — White House (2025-03-19 20:39:59) New Russia-US talks on Ukraine won’t be held at ministerial level — diplomat (2025-03-19 20:37:42) Israeli airstrike on Gaza kills at least 14 people, injures over 30 (2025-03-19 20:06:19) Moscow protests temporary lockdown of its embassy in Moldova (2025-03-19 19:59:23) Trump gives Iran two months to strike new nuclear deal — media (2025-03-19 19:49:28) Russia’s national soccer team beats Grenada 5-0 in friendly match (2025-03-19 19:47:36) Gislaved plant to produce 1.2 mln tires in 2025 (2025-03-19 19:29:48) Ukraine, US to meet in Saudi Arabia, discuss steps for peace in coming days — Zelensky (2025-03-19 19:23:27) Trump, Zelensky agree that peace in Ukraine can be achieved — White House (2025-03-19 19:10:39) Weekly inflation stands at 0.06% in Russia-statistics (2025-03-19 19:01:01) US, Ukraine agree to move forward toward expanding ceasefire — White House (2025-03-19 18:53:55) Trump, Zelensky agree that peace in Ukraine can be achieved — White House (2025-03-19 18:39:14) Trump, Zelensky discuss possibility of transferring Ukrainian nuclear power plants to US (2025-03-19 18:28:34) Confiscation of Russian assets not a simple issue, UK prime minister says (2025-03-19 18:25:55) Trump briefed on Kiev military’s terrorist crimes against Russians — delegation in Vienna (2025-03-19 18:14:07) 'Peacekeeping' in Ukraine to spell involvement in conflict — Russian delegation in Vienna (2025-03-19 17:53:01) Zelensky agrees to give up strikes on energy infrastructure — media (2025-03-19 17:36:39) Fire area at oil depot in Krasnodar Region increased to 4,250 sq m (2025-03-19 17:24:27) Freezing conflict in Ukraine unacceptable — Russian delegation in Vienna (2025-03-19 17:17:34) Visit to Moscow was difficult, but necessary — IOC presidential candidate Watanabe (2025-03-19 17:15:03) Hungarian president defies Brussels, signs law banning gay pride parades (2025-03-19 17:10:32) CPC revenues, dividends to dip due to strike against pump station — Transneft (2025-03-19 16:43:14) Telegram’s active users above one billion monthly — Durov (2025-03-19 16:39:57) Russian, US expert teams to discuss Ukraine in Riyadh in coming days — envoy (2025-03-19 16:31:18) Putin stresses need to protect rights of domestic businesses to boost economic growth (2025-03-19 16:27:03) Trump tells Zelensky about results of his conversation with Putin (2025-03-19 16:07:29) India, Russia to conduct Indra Navy joint military exercises (2025-03-19 15:54:19) Belgorod Region’s Emergency Situations Ministry dismisses biological weapons rumors (2025-03-19 15:40:53) Putin-Trump talk was 'outcome-oriented' — US envoy Witkoff (2025-03-19 15:32:55) US envoy calls Washington-Moscow relations important (2025-03-19 15:23:12) Russia-US talks critical for stability in Europe and beyond — expert (2025-03-19 15:16:46) US national security advisor Waltz says held phone call with Russian counterpart (2025-03-19 15:13:14) US oil inventories up 1.7 mln barrels over week — Department of Energy (2025-03-19 15:08:34) KHL-NHL matches could take place in late summer at the earliest — Fetisov (2025-03-19 15:01:58) Bank of Russia lifts dollar rate to 82.85 rubles for March 20 (2025-03-19 14:54:51) Zelensky attempts to ridicule Trump by continuing attacks against Russia — State Duma MP (2025-03-19 14:49:33) US may soften anti-Russian sanctions after settlement deal for Ukraine — special envoy (2025-03-19 14:27:47) State Department, Pentagon, CIA engaged in normalizing contacts with Russia — Witkoff (2025-03-19 14:26:14) UK special forces put on standby for potential deployment to Ukraine — newspaper (2025-03-19 14:25:30) IN BRIEF: What is known about prisoner exchange between Russia, Ukraine (2025-03-19 14:12:30) Several EU countries openly support anti-Russian terrorist organizations — senior lawmaker (2025-03-19 14:11:38) Russian forces strike Ukrainian military airfields, UAV storage sites over past day (2025-03-19 14:08:40) Court replaces suspended sentence to Baring Vostok case defendant Delpal with real one (2025-03-19 13:55:17) Lasting peace in Ukraine hinges on West ceasing all military support — expert (2025-03-19 13:46:02) Putin speaks on imminent Ukrainian defeat in Kursk at Prosecutor Office board meeting (2025-03-19 13:39:06) UK removes Russian businessman Farkhad Akhmedov from its sanctions list (2025-03-19 13:35:11) Conflict between Russia, Ukraine results in volatility in uranium spot price — Kazatomprom (2025-03-19 13:25:31) Zelensky effectively admits Kiev not yet complying with ‘energy infrastructure ceasefire’ (2025-03-19 12:49:47) European Commission unveils EU’s militarization strategy with plan to arm Ukraine (2025-03-19 12:44:48) Russian official skeptical US will really halt counterintelligence ops against Moscow (2025-03-19 12:32:06) Kremlin keeping eye on whether Kiev listen to intention of Russia, US to reach peace (2025-03-19 12:13:04) No reciprocity on Kiev's part to refrain from strikes on energy facilities — Kremlin (2025-03-19 11:48:07) IN BRIEF: What is known about Ukrainian drone strike on oil facility in southern Russia (2025-03-19 11:40:38) Hotline between Moscow and Washington remains in place — Peskov (2025-03-19 11:28:31) Ukraine’s strikes against Russian power installation are sabotage of agreements — Kremlin (2025-03-19 11:19:02) Putin, Trump did not discuss change of government in Ukraine — Kremlin spokesman (2025-03-19 11:11:08) Witkoff, Trump's son, son-in-law, and Carlson engage with Ukrainian opposition — Politico (2025-03-19 11:07:16) By destroying its UAVs ready to attack, Russia shows compliance with agreements — Kremlin (2025-03-19 10:59:45) Chinese expert sees more influence in Putin-Trump agreements than Ukraine’s ceasefire plan (2025-03-19 10:53:41) Trump says Putin was 'very solid', 'strong' in their recent phone call (2025-03-19 10:17:42) Ex-Moldovan President Dodon expresses concern with shipments of weapons from EU (2025-03-19 10:12:21) Putin, Trump's telephone call positive for resolving Ukrainian crisis — paper (2025-03-19 10:05:40) Kiev attacks energy site in southern Russia after infrastructure ceasefire — top brass (2025-03-19 10:04:31) Press review: Putin, Trump hold high-stakes call while Israel resumes strikes in Gaza (2025-03-19 10:00:00) Trump points to several calls with Putin held in recent weeks (2025-03-19 09:58:40) Ukrainian soldiers stunned by Russia’s Operation Pipeline — Russian commander (2025-03-19 09:20:07) Putin, Trump push Europe further towards global periphery, expert says (2025-03-19 09:15:02) Zelensky becomes destroyer for Ukraine — Medvedchuk (2025-03-19 08:59:09) Expert calls cooperation between Russia, US against China unfeasible (2025-03-19 08:47:03) Gas reserves in European storage facilities drop to 34.5% (2025-03-19 08:35:40) Istanbul mayor arrested as part of investigations into suspected corruption (2025-03-19 08:35:20) US suspends some counterintelligence operations against Russia — agency (2025-03-19 08:22:34) Western business wants to know what will happen next to sanctions against Russia — expert (2025-03-19 08:19:30) Ukraine unlikely to implement any agreements reached by Putin, Trump — politician (2025-03-19 08:14:41) Putin-Trump's discussion to mark new chapter in US-Russia partnership — expert (2025-03-19 08:10:38) US sees need for EU participation in Ukraine talks — agency (2025-03-19 07:53:21) Russian army repels Ukrainian counterattacks near LPR’s Nadiya, Novoyegorovka — expert (2025-03-19 07:50:06) Trump set to engage with Putin, despite discontent of his allies — expert (2025-03-19 07:49:37) Russian stock indices decline as trading on Moscow Exchange opens (2025-03-19 07:40:50) Russian forces free 12 sq. km at junction of Donetsk, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk regions (2025-03-19 07:11:11) Outcome of Putin-Trump call exceeds skeptics’ expectations, expert says (2025-03-19 06:13:01) Ukrainian shelling attack on Gorlovka leaves 11 civilians injured (2025-03-19 06:08:55) US expects Ukraine to support Russia-US agreements (2025-03-19 05:07:21) Houthis report new attack on US aircraft carrier in Red Sea (2025-03-19 04:48:34) PREVIEW: Putin to address collegium of Russian Prosecutor General’s Office (2025-03-19 04:26:20) Conflict in Ukraine can lead to World War Three —Trump (2025-03-19 04:14:59) Trump says he and Putin did not discuss West’s military aid to Kiev (2025-03-19 04:12:15) US wants large-scale trade with Russia, including in minerals — Trump (2025-03-19 04:09:12) US does not want closer Russia-China ties, but seeks better relations with both — Trump (2025-03-19 04:08:00) Previous US administration deceived and destroyed Ukraine — Russian diplomat (2025-03-19 03:59:05) EU purchases of Russian pipeline gas, LNG in January biggest in two years (2025-03-19 03:52:52) Falling drone fragments spark fire at south Russian oil storage facility (2025-03-19 03:51:26) Trump says his conversation with Putin was ‘great’ (2025-03-19 03:50:35) UK policy may lead to total destruction of Ukraine — Russian ambassador (2025-03-19 01:22:04) Victory of common sense in Washington made Russia-US dialogue possible — diplomat (2025-03-19 00:49:03) Trump leads way towards peace — US secretary of state on Russia-US talks (2025-03-19 00:26:58) Zelensky wants to talk with Trump after US president’s conversation with Putin (2025-03-19 00:23:20)