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Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Rostec State Corporation and a close aide of President Vladmir Putin, has hinted that the Russian company is ready strike a multi-billion dollar deal with India to manufacture six conventional submarines for the South Asian country.

ST. PETERSBURG - Serbia will be eternally grateful to Russia and, above all, to President Vladimir Putin, for the sincere support for the preservation of our territorial integrity and protection of our national interests in the international arena, Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said as the Serbian consulate in St. Petersburg ceremonially opened Wednesday.

The revelations that Greek PM Alexis Tsipras had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin whether Greece could print drachmas in Russia during the height of the economic crisis in 2015 have caused a stir.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked by Greek officials if Athens could print drachmas in Russia, Francois Hollande has acknowledged in a new book in which the French president claims that the Greek request came a day after the nation's bailout referendum on July 5, 2015.

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly unanimously appointed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on Oct. 13 as the ninth secretary-general of the world body for five years beginning Jan. 1, 2017. 

Reports that Vladimir Putin has told officials to fly relatives living abroad back to Russia, leaving many worried about a call of war, are being downplayed by a leading rumour-busting website.
The Daily Star reports local media as saying Putin wants Russian officials and politicians to return to the “Fatherland” now.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Oct. 10 asked once again the Security Council to formally request that the International Criminal Court (ICC) begin investigations of war crimes in Syria.
Such a request was blocked in 2014 by Russia and China, which have veto powers, but Ban said the council should try again.

Haiti faces a humanitarian crisis that requires a "massive response" from the international community, the United Nations chief said Oct. 10, with at least 1.4 million people needing emergency aid following last week's battering by Hurricane Matthew.

Thais on Oct. 11 wore pink for 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a color they believe will help improve the monarch's health, two days after the palace said he was in an unstable condition. 

BELGRADE - Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled his planned October 19 visit to France, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

"The President has decided to cancel the visit. Unfortunately, some of the planned events related to the opening of the Russian cultural and spiritual center and one of the exhibitions have dropped out of the program," Peskov told reporters.