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.

• Russian Army enters Yunakovka in Ukraine’s Sumy region — military expert(2025-05-23 23:25:21)
• West divided over Ukraine conflict, founder of Schiller Institute says(2025-05-23 23:12:18)
• Lavrov to share his vision of global situation at annual meeting of Russia’s oldest NGO(2025-05-23 22:27:01)
• Belarus helps with prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine — official(2025-05-23 20:58:12)
• Plane with Russian soldiers returned from Ukrainian captivity lands near Moscow(2025-05-23 20:55:56)
• Trump administration doesn’t want to engage in open-ended conflicts abroad — Vance(2025-05-23 20:54:59)
• Moldovagaz shareholders unready for sale of assets at request of Moldovan government(2025-05-23 20:33:26)
• Two die, ten receive injuries in traffic accident involving minibus near Moscow(2025-05-23 20:28:46)
• Russia to retaliate appropriately, harshly to Ukrainian attacks on cities — Duma speaker(2025-05-23 20:24:10)
• Bitcoin price could reach $120,000-$150,000 by year-end — experts(2025-05-23 20:22:53)
• Nearly 90% of Gaza’s medical facilities lost — Palestinian health minister(2025-05-23 20:01:44)
• Russia’s Rublev blasts into final of 2025 Hamburg Open tennis tournament(2025-05-23 19:59:28)
• Knife attacker in Hamburg acted alone, police say(2025-05-23 19:21:25)
• At least dozen people injured in stabbing attack at train station in Hamburg — newspaper(2025-05-23 18:55:03)
• Ex-Ukrainian official Portnov visited Ukraine shortly before being gunned down in Spain(2025-05-23 18:44:37)
• Russian MFA says attacks of its territory by Ukraine aim to disrupt peace talks(2025-05-23 18:39:49)
• Russia’s export duty on wheat to be $17.16 per metric ton from May 28(2025-05-23 18:35:50)
• Iran, US hope for progress in talks on nuclear program soon — MFA(2025-05-23 18:35:27)
• Russian stock market indices falling on Friday — market data(2025-05-23 18:32:11)
• Russia looks to submit Ukraine settlement proposals after POW swap — Lavrov(2025-05-23 18:12:45)
• US refusing from policy of interfering into other countries’ affairs — JD Vance(2025-05-23 18:02:40)
• Moscow awaits international response to Ukraine’s attack on Russia — Lavrov(2025-05-23 18:00:41)
• SpaceX Dragon undocks from ISS, heading toward Earth — NASA(2025-05-23 17:56:52)
• Russian research vessel attacked by unidentified gunmen off African coast in early May(2025-05-23 17:41:11)
• EU unlikely to evade responsibility for its actions in Ukraine conflict — Lavrov(2025-05-23 17:17:01)
• Bank of Russia lowers official dollar rate to 79.71 rubles for May 24-26(2025-05-23 17:15:14)
• Russian ice hockey team’s participation at 2026 Olympics to be decided later — federation(2025-05-23 17:14:26)
• Russian official recommends EU to find solution for its economic problems(2025-05-23 17:13:10)
• International cooperation to become this year’s central theme of SME Forum at SPIEF(2025-05-23 16:48:33)
• Global economy cannot function without Russian oil and gas — German banker(2025-05-23 16:47:36)
• Putin orders to take extra measures for military-technical cooperation development(2025-05-23 16:32:47)
• Russia honored export commitments in military-technical cooperation area in 2024 — Putin(2025-05-23 16:31:21)
• Russia needs to strengthen positions in global arms markets — Putin(2025-05-23 16:30:01)
• Advance developments to be the future of global arms market — Putin(2025-05-23 16:22:24)
• Russia remains among top five global arms exporters — Putin(2025-05-23 16:20:32)
• Russia’s experience of special military operation closely studied abroad — Putin(2025-05-23 16:19:18)
• EU discussing new anti-Russian sanctions, to consider lowering oil price cap — German MFA(2025-05-23 16:18:32)
• Industry’s key task is to provide everything necessary for special operation — Putin(2025-05-23 16:03:48)
• Armenia to host European Political Community summit in spring 2026 — PM(2025-05-23 16:02:47)
• Crew crashes copter away from civilians, makes biggest sacrifice — Oryol governor(2025-05-23 15:58:53)
• IIHF bars Russian hockey team from 2026 Olympics — Latvian sports website(2025-05-23 15:46:20)
• EU tries to remove Republika Srpska leader from politics ahead of his visit to Russia(2025-05-23 15:38:12)
• Russian opera singer performs first-ever duet with AI(2025-05-23 15:33:45)
• Napoleon’s sabre sells for 4.7 mln euro Paris auction(2025-05-23 15:31:30)
• Islamophobia grows in US, EU, UN clarifies essence of Islam — Secretary-General’s envoy(2025-05-23 15:30:12)
• Kalashnikov gunmaker produces first serial batch of RPL-20 machine-guns(2025-05-23 15:25:06)
• Brussels' financial pressure on Hungary leads to fragmentation of EU — Euractiv(2025-05-23 15:19:51)
• Europe unable to continue Ukraine conflict without US — expert(2025-05-23 15:15:40)
• Argentina, Colombia to showcase plays at Moscow theater festival — ambassadors to Russia(2025-05-23 15:10:25)
• FACTBOX: What we know about first phase of major prisoner exchange with Ukraine(2025-05-23 15:03:53)
• Zelensky's office fears loss of US military aid as Europe struggles to rearm(2025-05-23 14:55:02)
• Russian MFA calls for de-escalation of tensions between India, Pakistan(2025-05-23 14:45:04)
• Laos keen to learn from Russia’s environmental experience — Lao politician(2025-05-23 14:33:31)
• Russian troops liberate six communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass(2025-05-23 14:17:28)
• Belarus-made 9M318 anti-aircraft guided missile on display at MILEX 2025 first time(2025-05-23 14:13:55)
• Iran’s General Staff warns US of potential new wars like Vietnam, Afghanistan(2025-05-23 14:12:48)
• Vietnam to block Telegram over cybersecurity violations — news agency(2025-05-23 13:53:07)
• By defying Western coalition, Russia saves world from wider war — opposition politician(2025-05-23 13:50:56)
• Russian national wanted by US detained in Cyprus(2025-05-23 13:42:44)
• Nornickel to remediate 60 hectares of land in Norilsk under environmental project(2025-05-23 13:39:43)
• Yakutia needs almost $71 million to make fuel stock(2025-05-23 13:38:25)
• Crew killed as Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Russia’s Oryol Region(2025-05-23 13:14:31)
• UN knows Russia not guilty of Bucha crimes, afraid to tell truth — Lavrov(2025-05-23 13:10:37)
• Just several kilometers separate Russian forces from Kupyansk in Kharkov Region — governor(2025-05-23 13:05:13)
• Potatoes import tariff benefit granted to Russia, Kazakhstan by Eurasian Commission(2025-05-23 13:02:46)
• IN BRIEF: Lavrov talks Ukraine, NATO, Europe at conference in Moscow(2025-05-23 12:59:38)
• Length of toll roads in Kazakhstan will increase by two and a half times in 2025(2025-05-23 12:42:30)
• Merz to quell debates on potential reactivation of Nord Stream project — FT(2025-05-23 12:36:38)
• Vatican is ‘inelegant’ as potential venue for Russia-Ukraine talks — Lavrov(2025-05-23 12:34:07)
• Russia won’t allow Ukraine to be ruled by Zelensky’s junta laws — Lavrov(2025-05-23 12:22:30)
• Russia won’t tolerate being imposed venue for talks with Ukraine — diplomat(2025-05-23 12:21:05)
• No place for illusions in Russia-US relations — Lavrov(2025-05-23 12:18:33)
• Trump recommends setting 50% tariff on EU goods(2025-05-23 12:05:30)
• Ukrainian army fires over 130 projectiles at Russia’s Belgorod Region in past day(2025-05-23 11:59:26)
• US openly concedes Ukraine's borders can't return to 1991 lines — Lavrov(2025-05-23 11:55:44)
• Ukrainian Aidar group pulls main forces out of DPR to Dnepropetrovsk Region — sources(2025-05-23 11:44:07)
• Russia’s IGLA cartridges can penetrate drones down to circuit board — design firm(2025-05-23 11:16:45)
• Wish to deprive Hungary of vote in EU Council testifies to contradictions — Kremlin(2025-05-23 11:16:07)
• Repealing laws violating UN Charter simplest way to settle Ukraine crisis — Lavrov(2025-05-23 11:11:46)
• Trump emphasizes that Ukrainian conflict 'not his war' — Lavrov(2025-05-23 11:09:15)
• No decision on date, place for second round of talks with Ukraine yet — Lavrov(2025-05-23 11:01:04)
• No use negotiating with Russia from position of strength — Lavrov(2025-05-23 10:54:55)
• Sovcomflot posts $393 mln net loss under IFRS for Q1(2025-05-23 10:22:46)
• Russia, Ukraine to hold large-scale prisoner swap soon — Trump(2025-05-23 10:12:08)
• Russia ready to facilitate signing of Baku-Yerevan peace treaty — Lavrov(2025-05-23 10:02:31)
• Press review: Russia eyes Vatican talks and EU prepared for trade truce with US(2025-05-23 10:00:00)
• Russian forces repel Ukraine's strike on Donetsk major power plant — security service(2025-05-23 09:57:46)
• Kremlin says no agreements with Kiev on next negotiation platform yet(2025-05-23 09:49:44)
• Russia continues work on memorandum ahead of second round of talks with Ukraine — Lavrov(2025-05-23 09:44:24)
• Million-strong army in politically volatile Ukraine to pose threat to EU security — Orban(2025-05-23 09:42:57)
• Zelensky's legitimacy will be fundamental in signing peace agreement — Lavrov(2025-05-23 09:31:27)
• Top Russian security official to meet with representatives of North Korea, Iran, India(2025-05-23 09:13:55)
• Security meeting in Moscow extremely important for preserving Russia-France ties — expert(2025-05-23 09:01:18)
• Russian tech firm designs new remotely controlled ground-based robotic vehicle(2025-05-23 08:50:52)
• Top US diplomat favors new anti-Russia sanctions, Trump opposes them — magazine(2025-05-23 08:27:25)
• Russian helicopters prove highly effective in real combat conditions — defense agency(2025-05-23 08:04:36)
• Military-technical cooperation agency says Russia's arms exports to Middle East stable(2025-05-23 07:51:15)
• Kiev’s militants deploy field crematoria on border between DPR, Dnepropetrovsk Region(2025-05-23 07:49:56)
• Orban accuses Ukraine of spying on Hungarian territory(2025-05-23 07:34:14)
• Political analyst predicts future tensions between Romania, Moldova(2025-05-23 07:23:08)
• Russia’s Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine fires Kalibr missile at coastal target(2025-05-23 07:17:18)
• Special military operation increases foreign interest in Russian weapons — federal agency(2025-05-23 07:14:31)
• IN BRIEF: What is known about overnight drone attack on Russian regions(2025-05-23 06:17:51)
• Ukrainian military practically completely staffed with servicemen over 45 — POW(2025-05-23 05:38:00)
• EU Council to discuss on May 27 depriving Hungary of vote(2025-05-23 04:40:40)
• Colombian police say drug cartel plans assassination of police generals(2025-05-23 04:26:29)
• Drones damage 20 apartments in Yelets, Lipetsk Region — governor(2025-05-23 04:12:46)
• Russians’ April consumer confidence index doubles year-on-year(2025-05-23 03:53:32)
• At least 94% of Gaza hospitals partially or completely destroyed — WHO(2025-05-23 03:52:59)
• Major US Banks want to create joint stablecoin — WSJ(2025-05-23 02:42:02)
• More than 100 people died in Gaza on May 22 — Health Ministry(2025-05-23 02:41:32)
• Zapad group says destroyed 14 Ukrainian UAVs, 7 Starlink stations on May 22(2025-05-23 02:41:04)
• Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen(2025-05-23 02:40:28)
• South African calls president's visit to US success(2025-05-23 01:54:28)
• Head of Kursk Region district wounded in Ukrainian attack taken to Moscow to Cito(2025-05-23 01:53:51)
• Federal Antimonopoly Service sees no need to ban diesel fuel exports(2025-05-23 01:50:22)
• Trump reviews relations with Russia realizing futility of previous US policy — expert(2025-05-23 00:27:01)
• Nepal investigates record of British who conquered Mount Everest with help of xenon(2025-05-23 00:24:50)