Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI): Sputnik V team on Monday refuted the UK media reports that claimed Russia's COVID-19 vaccine was allegedly based on research from the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and called it "another 'fake news and blatant lie' based on anonymous sources".
Tel Aviv [Israel], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel intends to double the number of residents and build two new settlements in the Golan Heights, a disputed strategic area, which the UN considers part of Syria, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Monday.
Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Current energy pricing needs a revision to take into account the drive toward renewables, nuclear power phase-out and decarbonization, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told El Pais.
Ankara [Turkey], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The six people arrested in Turkey for alleged espionage and planning an attack on foreign citizens are from Russia's Chechen Republic, a police source told Sputnik on Monday.
Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will discuss the implementation of the trilateral agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh at their negotiations on Tuesday in Moscow, the Kremlin said.
Santiago [Chile], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): One person has died and 20 security officers sustained injuries at a rally held in support of indigenous rights in the Chilean capital of Santiago.
Brussels [Belgium], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Council of the European Union on Monday extended sanctions related to chemical weapons, including against Russians, until October 16, 2022.
Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia recorded 29,409 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 28,647 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,804,774, the federal response center said on Monday.
Belgrade [Serbia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The life of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic is still in danger due to the fight against the drug mafia and the recent exposure of a dangerous criminal group, Internal Affairs Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an interview with Sputnik.
Beirut [Lebanon], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): A fire erupted in a fuel storage tank at the Zahrani oil facility in southern Lebanon on Monday, national media reported.
Damascus [Syria], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): One Turkish police officer was killed and three others sustained injuries in rocket fire from Kurdish militants in the north of Syria, the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs said.
Moscow [Russia], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): Serbia's army and police will receive advanced equipment and weapons from Russia in line with the signed agreements and contracts, Internal Affairs Minister said in an interview with Sputnik.