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Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends. en Sputnik WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia’s restrictions on the exports of enriched uranium to the United States threaten disruptions to the US’s nuclear power production, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Daleep Singh said on Thursday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/us-nuclear-power-at-risk-amid-russias-enriched-uranium-export-restrictions-1121441377.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/us-nuclear-power-at-risk-amid-russias-enriched-uranium-export-restrictions-1121441377.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:03:58 +0000 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russia’s restrictions on the exports of enriched uranium to the United States threaten disruptions to the US’s nuclear power production, Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Daleep Singh said on Thursday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new Syrian authorities agreed to deploy UN peacekeeping forces in the buffer zone on the Golan Heights near the border with Israel, the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said on Thursday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/syria-to-deploy-un-peacekeeping-forces-in-buffer-zone-on-golan-heights-administration-1121441239.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/syria-to-deploy-un-peacekeeping-forces-in-buffer-zone-on-golan-heights-administration-1121441239.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:57:49 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The new Syrian authorities agreed to deploy UN peacekeeping forces in the buffer zone on the Golan Heights near the border with Israel, the leader of the new Syrian administration, Ahmad al-Sharaa, said on Thursday. article Reports have suggested that NATO training for Ukrainian troops is ineffective and does not help imbue Kiev’s forces with relevant combat skills. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/former-us-army-colonel-reveals-how-west-makes-money-by-helping-ukraine-1121441099.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/former-us-army-colonel-reveals-how-west-makes-money-by-helping-ukraine-1121441099.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:36:56 +0000 Reports have suggested that NATO training for Ukrainian troops is ineffective and does not help imbue Kiev’s forces with relevant combat skills. article Ukraine’s “elite” brigade - named “Anne of Kiev” after the 11th-Century princess (known in France as “Anne of Russia”) who married into royalty - has made global headlines, though not quite for the reasons its creators might have hoped. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/how-to-spend-900m-and-lose-nato-trained-ukrainian-155th-mechanized-brigade-1121440888.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/how-to-spend-900m-and-lose-nato-trained-ukrainian-155th-mechanized-brigade-1121440888.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:32:11 +0000 Ukraine’s “elite” brigade - named “Anne of Kiev” after the 11th-Century princess (known in France as “Anne of Russia”) who married into royalty - has made global headlines, though not quite for the reasons its creators might have hoped. article This week, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, which is expected to come into effect on January 19, that may finally put an end to the Gaza War. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/top-4-reasons-why-israel-hamas-ceasefire-is-very-fragile-1121440700.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/top-4-reasons-why-israel-hamas-ceasefire-is-very-fragile-1121440700.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:20:48 +0000 This week, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, which is expected to come into effect on January 19, that may finally put an end to the Gaza War. article WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has a spending problem with deficit spending reaching 6.8% of GDP, an unprecedentedly large percentage in US peacetime, President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury chief nominee, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/trumps-treasury-pick-calls-out-out-of-control-us-spending-1121440558.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/trumps-treasury-pick-calls-out-out-of-control-us-spending-1121440558.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 18:00:42 +0000 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States has a spending problem with deficit spending reaching 6.8% of GDP, an unprecedentedly large percentage in US peacetime, President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury chief nominee, Scott Bessent, said on Thursday. article Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily supplied Russian troops with intelligence while staying in Kiev-controlled areas, sat down with Sputnik to give his thoughts on several pressing international issues, including America's domestic life. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/cia-and-mossad-were-at-war-against-americans-during-911---us-citizen-martindale-1121439408.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/cia-and-mossad-were-at-war-against-americans-during-911---us-citizen-martindale-1121439408.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000 Daniel Martindale, a US citizen who voluntarily supplied Russian troops with intelligence while staying in Kiev-controlled areas, sat down with Sputnik to give his thoughts on several pressing international issues, including America's domestic life. video US president-elect Donald Trump has recently reignited speculation that the United States may seek to de-facto annex Greenland. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/greenland-is-absolutely-not-for-sale-former-prime-minister-1121438977.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/greenland-is-absolutely-not-for-sale-former-prime-minister-1121438977.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:26:52 +0000 US president-elect Donald Trump has recently reignited speculation that the United States may seek to de-facto annex Greenland. article President Faustin-Archange Touadera is visiting Russia from January 15 to 17. The visit aims to strengthen relations between the two countries and expand cooperation across various sectors. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/putin-meets-with-president-of-central-african-republic-1121436350.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/putin-meets-with-president-of-central-african-republic-1121436350.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:32:18 +0000 President Faustin-Archange Touadera is visiting Russia from January 15 to 17. The visit aims to strengthen relations between the two countries and expand cooperation across various sectors. video Czechia previously received about half of its oil, or about four million metric tons, through the Druhzba pipeline from Russia. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/the-trans-alpine-bet-czech-republics-oil-gamble-explained-1121437860.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/the-trans-alpine-bet-czech-republics-oil-gamble-explained-1121437860.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:07:36 +0000 Czechia previously received about half of its oil, or about four million metric tons, through the Druhzba pipeline from Russia. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian servicepeople are actively gambling in online casinos, and unit commanders are also engaged in this, in fact robbing their fellow soldiers, a captured Ukrainian border guard said in a video obtained by Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/captured-ukrainian-reveals-rampant-gambling-and-exploitation-in-the-ranks-1121437664.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/captured-ukrainian-reveals-rampant-gambling-and-exploitation-in-the-ranks-1121437664.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:58:32 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian servicepeople are actively gambling in online casinos, and unit commanders are also engaged in this, in fact robbing their fellow soldiers, a captured Ukrainian border guard said in a video obtained by Sputnik. article TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday accused Palestinian movement Hamas of reneging on points of agreement on the Gaza Strip reached with mediators and trying to make last-minute concessions. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israel-blames-hamas-for-reneging-on-gaza-agreement-creating-last-minute-crisis-1121436975.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israel-blames-hamas-for-reneging-on-gaza-agreement-creating-last-minute-crisis-1121436975.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:39:52 +0000 TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday accused Palestinian movement Hamas of reneging on points of agreement on the Gaza Strip reached with mediators and trying to make last-minute concessions. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French armed forces conducted exercises in the fall of 2024 to prepare for their possible deployment to Ukraine, the Intelligence Online news portal reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/france-tests-special-forces-and-drones-in-ukraine-intervention-drill-1121436735.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/france-tests-special-forces-and-drones-in-ukraine-intervention-drill-1121436735.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 09:15:10 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The French armed forces conducted exercises in the fall of 2024 to prepare for their possible deployment to Ukraine, the Intelligence Online news portal reported. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than half of American people stand against Greenland joining the United States, according to a joint poll conducted by the USA Today news portal and Boston's Suffolk University. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/majority-of-americans-oppose-acquiring-greenland---poll-1121436117.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/majority-of-americans-oppose-acquiring-greenland---poll-1121436117.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:41:17 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than half of American people stand against Greenland joining the United States, according to a joint poll conducted by the USA Today news portal and Boston's Suffolk University. article CAIRO (Sputnik) - At least 12 people have been killed and over 20 have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the Gaza city, the Gaza Strip civil defense said on Thursday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israeli-airstrike-on-gazas-residential-area-kills-12-1121435911.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israeli-airstrike-on-gazas-residential-area-kills-12-1121435911.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:29:33 +0000 CAIRO (Sputnik) - At least 12 people have been killed and over 20 have been injured in an Israeli airstrike on residential buildings in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the Gaza city, the Gaza Strip civil defense said on Thursday. article TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday called the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas a very hard and painful decision that is yet to be approved by the Israeli government. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israels-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-painful-hard-decision---foreign-ministry-1121435641.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/israels-ceasefire-agreement-with-hamas-painful-hard-decision---foreign-ministry-1121435641.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:24:09 +0000 TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Wednesday called the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas a very hard and painful decision that is yet to be approved by the Israeli government. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Top officials of various world powers, including Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland, have welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which has been agreed upon by Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/global-leaders-and-top-officials-hail-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-1121435209.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/global-leaders-and-top-officials-hail-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-1121435209.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:19:27 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Top officials of various world powers, including Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland, have welcomed the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which has been agreed upon by Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas. article NUUK (Greenland) (Sputnik) - For years, Denmark has been threatening Greenland every time the issue of independence is raised, the leader of the island's largest opposition party, Naleraq, and former Greenlandic Foreign Minister Pele Broberg told RIA Novosti. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/denmark-threatens-greenland-to-drop-independence-claims---ex-greenlandic-foreign-minister-1121434805.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250116/denmark-threatens-greenland-to-drop-independence-claims---ex-greenlandic-foreign-minister-1121434805.html 3 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:07:44 +0000 NUUK (Greenland) (Sputnik) - For years, Denmark has been threatening Greenland every time the issue of independence is raised, the leader of the island's largest opposition party, Naleraq, and former Greenlandic Foreign Minister Pele Broberg told RIA Novosti. article The parties to the conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip - Israel and the Hamas movement - have reached a 42-day ceasefire agreement in the first phase, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/israel-and-hamas-agree-to-42-day-ceasefire-mediated-by-qatar-egypt-and-the-us-1121434336.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/israel-and-hamas-agree-to-42-day-ceasefire-mediated-by-qatar-egypt-and-the-us-1121434336.html 1 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:10:23 +0000 The parties to the conflict in the Palestinian Gaza Strip - Israel and the Hamas movement - have reached a 42-day ceasefire agreement in the first phase, mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. article A Ukrainian border guard who was taken prisoner by Russian forces recently has revealed that Western instructors rely on outdated methods when training Ukrainian troops and even try to "learn" from their trainees. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/why-nato-military-training-sucks-1121434168.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/why-nato-military-training-sucks-1121434168.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:03:41 +0000 A Ukrainian border guard who was taken prisoner by Russian forces recently has revealed that Western instructors rely on outdated methods when training Ukrainian troops and even try to "learn" from their trainees. article The Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2015, aims to unite Eurasian states and unlock their economic potential. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/greater-eurasian-partnership-in-action-key-routes-linking-europe-asia-and-beyond-1121433704.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/greater-eurasian-partnership-in-action-key-routes-linking-europe-asia-and-beyond-1121433704.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:52:10 +0000 The Greater Eurasian Partnership (GEP) proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2015, aims to unite Eurasian states and unlock their economic potential. article WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that a deal has been reached in the Middle East conflict for the release of hostages and that people will be freed soon. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/trump-confirms-hostage-release-deal-amid-middle-east-talks-1121433518.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/trump-confirms-hostage-release-deal-amid-middle-east-talks-1121433518.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:58:26 +0000 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that a deal has been reached in the Middle East conflict for the release of hostages and that people will be freed soon. article DOHA (Sputnik) - Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said on Wednesday that they attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman for the sixth time since it arrived in the Red Sea. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/houthis-claim-sixth-attack-on-us-aircraft-carrier-in-red-sea-1121433385.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/houthis-claim-sixth-attack-on-us-aircraft-carrier-in-red-sea-1121433385.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:50:23 +0000 DOHA (Sputnik) - Yemeni movement Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, said on Wednesday that they attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman for the sixth time since it arrived in the Red Sea. article WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States' official position on the Ukraine conflict must be that it should be brought to an end, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee, said on Wednesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/trumps-state-secretary-nominee-urges-end-to-ukraine-conflict-calls-for-realistic-solutions-1121433226.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/trumps-state-secretary-nominee-urges-end-to-ukraine-conflict-calls-for-realistic-solutions-1121433226.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:13:47 +0000 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States' official position on the Ukraine conflict must be that it should be brought to an end, Republican Senator Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state nominee, said on Wednesday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the best way to prevent war is to prepare for it, and that NATO states should change their mindset to a "wartime" one. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/nato-head-urges-member-states-to-shift-to-wartime-mindset-1121432798.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/nato-head-urges-member-states-to-shift-to-wartime-mindset-1121432798.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:44:19 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Wednesday that the best way to prevent war is to prepare for it, and that NATO states should change their mindset to a "wartime" one. article TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized in an article for Sputnik that a key component of the new strategic deal between Iran and Russia is the enhancement of security and defense cooperation. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/tehran-moscow-set-to-bolster-defense-ties-for-regional--global-peace---iranian-fm-to-sputnik-1121432606.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/tehran-moscow-set-to-bolster-defense-ties-for-regional--global-peace---iranian-fm-to-sputnik-1121432606.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:33:56 +0000 TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized in an article for Sputnik that a key component of the new strategic deal between Iran and Russia is the enhancement of security and defense cooperation. article Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery struck military airfield infrastructure, personnel concentrations, and enemy equipment in 137 areas. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/russian-forces-target-ukrainian-gas-infrastructure-and-liberate-ukrainka-in-dpr-1121432248.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/russian-forces-target-ukrainian-gas-infrastructure-and-liberate-ukrainka-in-dpr-1121432248.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:22:48 +0000 Operational-tactical aviation, attack drones, missile forces, and artillery struck military airfield infrastructure, personnel concentrations, and enemy equipment in 137 areas. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had foiled plans of Ukrainian military intelligence that promised Russian soldiers $1 million to leave their positions in Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/ukrainian-intel-offered-1m-to-russian-soldiers-to-leave-gorlovka--russian-security-service-1121432024.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/ukrainian-intel-offered-1m-to-russian-soldiers-to-leave-gorlovka--russian-security-service-1121432024.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 10:04:13 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had foiled plans of Ukrainian military intelligence that promised Russian soldiers $1 million to leave their positions in Gorlovka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia receives signals from Western companies indicating the importance of cooperation with Moscow for them and hopes to develop an effective format of interaction, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky told Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/western-companies-eye-renewed-collaboration-with-moscow---russian-foreign-ministry-1121431682.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/western-companies-eye-renewed-collaboration-with-moscow---russian-foreign-ministry-1121431682.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:20:15 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia receives signals from Western companies indicating the importance of cooperation with Moscow for them and hopes to develop an effective format of interaction, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky told Sputnik. article Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly forced to pool their own money to secure basic necessities such as gas and fuel, leaving them deeply demoralized and highlighting significant corruption at the state level, a captured Ukrainian border guard told Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/captured-ukrainian-border-guard-exposes-corruption-and-low-morale-in-military-1121431036.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/captured-ukrainian-border-guard-exposes-corruption-and-low-morale-in-military-1121431036.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 07:28:28 +0000 Ukrainian soldiers are reportedly forced to pool their own money to secure basic necessities such as gas and fuel, leaving them deeply demoralized and highlighting significant corruption at the state level, a captured Ukrainian border guard told Sputnik. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sixty-four percent of UK citizens six months after the general election believe that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is doing a poor job, a YouGov poll showed. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/majority-of-britons-see-pm-starmer-as-underperforming---poll-1121430577.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/majority-of-britons-see-pm-starmer-as-underperforming---poll-1121430577.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:15:17 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sixty-four percent of UK citizens six months after the general election believe that Prime Minister Keir Starmer is doing a poor job, a YouGov poll showed. article CAIRO (Sputnik) - Thirteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the city of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian broadcaster Al Aqsa reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/israeli-airstrikes-kill-13-people-in-central-gaza-strip---reports-1121430233.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/israeli-airstrikes-kill-13-people-in-central-gaza-strip---reports-1121430233.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:10:00 +0000 CAIRO (Sputnik) - Thirteen people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the city of Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip, Palestinian broadcaster Al Aqsa reported. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US aerospace giant Boeing said on Tuesday that it had experienced a 2.6-time drop in orders in 2024 year-on-year, having registered 569 gross new orders compared with 1,456 in 2023. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/boeings-aircraft-orders-plunge-26-fold-to-569-in-2024-1121430384.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/boeings-aircraft-orders-plunge-26-fold-to-569-in-2024-1121430384.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 06:06:32 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US aerospace giant Boeing said on Tuesday that it had experienced a 2.6-time drop in orders in 2024 year-on-year, having registered 569 gross new orders compared with 1,456 in 2023. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has never tried to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/iranian-president-addresses-trump-assassination-claims-and-nuclear-stance-1121429792.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/iranian-president-addresses-trump-assassination-claims-and-nuclear-stance-1121429792.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:56:09 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iran has never tried to assassinate US President-elect Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday. article SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday called his arrest a "voluntary" appearance for questioning intended to "avoid bloodshed," Yonhap News Agency reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/yoon-defends-arrest-as-voluntary-to-prevent-bloodshed--reports-1121429580.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250115/yoon-defends-arrest-as-voluntary-to-prevent-bloodshed--reports-1121429580.html 3 Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:40:16 +0000 SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday called his arrest a "voluntary" appearance for questioning intended to "avoid bloodshed," Yonhap News Agency reported. article On January 14, Armenia and the United States concluded a strategic partnership agreement during the working visit of Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, to Washington. What's behind the agreement? https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/destabilization-of-the-south-caucasus-whats-behind-the-us-armenia-strategic-partnership-1121428765.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/destabilization-of-the-south-caucasus-whats-behind-the-us-armenia-strategic-partnership-1121428765.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:19:37 +0000 On January 14, Armenia and the United States concluded a strategic partnership agreement during the working visit of Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ararat Mirzoyan, to Washington. What's behind the agreement? article On January 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlighted the results of his country's diplomatic efforts during the past year at a press conference in Moscow. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/did-anti-russian-sanctions-become-bidens-poison-chalice-for-trump-1121429139.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/did-anti-russian-sanctions-become-bidens-poison-chalice-for-trump-1121429139.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:10:52 +0000 On January 14, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov highlighted the results of his country's diplomatic efforts during the past year at a press conference in Moscow. article With Russian soldiers approaching the city of Pokrovsk in Donbass, Kiev was forced to shut down a key mine there that served as chief source of coking coal for the Ukrainian metallurgy bringing Kiev's steel industry to its knees. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/how-ukraine-loses-its-chief-source-of-coking-coal-1121428540.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/how-ukraine-loses-its-chief-source-of-coking-coal-1121428540.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:57:33 +0000 With Russian soldiers approaching the city of Pokrovsk in Donbass, Kiev was forced to shut down a key mine there that served as chief source of coking coal for the Ukrainian metallurgy bringing Kiev's steel industry to its knees. article Ukraine’s decision to terminate Russian gas transit soured Slovakia’s previously good relations with other countries, causing problems in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, Slovak parliament Deputy Speaker Andrej Danko told Sputnik in an exclusive interview during his trip to Moscow on January 14. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/western-powers-desire-to-profit-from-banning-russian-energy-sows-chaos-in-europe--slovak-mp-1121428345.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/western-powers-desire-to-profit-from-banning-russian-energy-sows-chaos-in-europe--slovak-mp-1121428345.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:39:40 +0000 Ukraine’s decision to terminate Russian gas transit soured Slovakia’s previously good relations with other countries, causing problems in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic, Slovak parliament Deputy Speaker Andrej Danko told Sputnik in an exclusive interview during his trip to Moscow on January 14. article Various intelligent technologies, including exoskeleton, robot dog and drone in combination with high-power lasers were utilized in recent drills conducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/high-tech-equipment-including-exoskeleton-and-robot-dog-deployed-in-pla-drills-1121427945.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/high-tech-equipment-including-exoskeleton-and-robot-dog-deployed-in-pla-drills-1121427945.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:32:00 +0000 Various intelligent technologies, including exoskeleton, robot dog and drone in combination with high-power lasers were utilized in recent drills conducted by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas are finalizing the terms of a ceasefire agreement, which could be announced as early as January 14, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Arab and Israeli officials. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/israel-hamas-finalize-ceasefire-deal-terms-may-announce-agreement-on-jan-14---reports-1121427739.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/israel-hamas-finalize-ceasefire-deal-terms-may-announce-agreement-on-jan-14---reports-1121427739.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:43:56 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas are finalizing the terms of a ceasefire agreement, which could be announced as early as January 14, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing Arab and Israeli officials. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 460 soldiers in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours, with three tanks destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/ukraine-loses-over-460-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day---1121427610.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/ukraine-loses-over-460-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day---1121427610.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:32:03 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces lost over 460 soldiers in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours, with three tanks destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. article The Vostok and Zapad Battlegroups freed the two villages in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the weekend. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russian-army-liberates-neskuchnoye-and-terny-settlements-in-donbass-1121427446.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russian-army-liberates-neskuchnoye-and-terny-settlements-in-donbass-1121427446.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 13:14:55 +0000 The Vostok and Zapad Battlegroups freed the two villages in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) over the weekend. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Zapad Battlegroup has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian soldiers and taken control of the settlement of Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/ukraine-loses-over-1600-soldiers-in-battles-as-russia-liberates-two-settlements-1121427183.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/ukraine-loses-over-1600-soldiers-in-battles-as-russia-liberates-two-settlements-1121427183.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:49:04 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Zapad Battlegroup has eliminated up to 600 Ukrainian soldiers and taken control of the settlement of Terny in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is in daily contact with the new Syrian authorities and is ready to assist in improving the situation in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russia-maintains-daily-contacts-with-new-authorities-in-syria---lavrov-1121426698.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russia-maintains-daily-contacts-with-new-authorities-in-syria---lavrov-1121426698.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:54:52 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is in daily contact with the new Syrian authorities and is ready to assist in improving the situation in the country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Comprehensive partnership agreement, which will be signed by Russian and Iranian presidents in Moscow, is not directed against any other country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russia-iran-strategic-partnership-agreement-not-targeted-against-anybody---lavrov-1121426569.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/russia-iran-strategic-partnership-agreement-not-targeted-against-anybody---lavrov-1121426569.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:39:46 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Comprehensive partnership agreement, which will be signed by Russian and Iranian presidents in Moscow, is not directed against any other country, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. article Lavrov’s press conference is being held at the Foreign Ministry Press Center in Moscow on January 14. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/sergey-lavrov-holds-press-conference-on-russian-diplomacy-results-of-2024-1121423871.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/sergey-lavrov-holds-press-conference-on-russian-diplomacy-results-of-2024-1121423871.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:30:00 +0000 Lavrov’s press conference is being held at the Foreign Ministry Press Center in Moscow on January 14. video MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Exhausted and demoralized, Ukrainian soldiers pay thousands of dollars to smugglers in a bid to flee abroad, a captured Ukrainian border guard said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/weary-ukrainian-soldiers-pay-thousands-of-dollars-to-flee-abroad---captured-border-guard-1121425470.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/weary-ukrainian-soldiers-pay-thousands-of-dollars-to-flee-abroad---captured-border-guard-1121425470.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:38:06 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Exhausted and demoralized, Ukrainian soldiers pay thousands of dollars to smugglers in a bid to flee abroad, a captured Ukrainian border guard said. article Russia’s FSB security service said that the terrorist’s activities were coordinated from the territory of Ukraine via foreign internet messaging apps. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/fsb-thwarts-ukraine-backed-chemical-terror-attack-against-russian-defense-enterprise-1121425255.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/fsb-thwarts-ukraine-backed-chemical-terror-attack-against-russian-defense-enterprise-1121425255.html 1 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:02:46 +0000 Russia’s FSB security service said that the terrorist’s activities were coordinated from the territory of Ukraine via foreign internet messaging apps. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A group of Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives drafted a bill authorizing US President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland, according to a draft seen by Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/house-republicans-draft-bill-authorizing-trump-to-negotiate-greenland-purchase-1121424359.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250114/house-republicans-draft-bill-authorizing-trump-to-negotiate-greenland-purchase-1121424359.html 3 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 02:03:00 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A group of Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives drafted a bill authorizing US President-elect Donald Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland, according to a draft seen by Sputnik. article Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is expected to visit Moscow on January 17 for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and Iran. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/russia-iran-power-play-strategic-alliance-taking-shape-1121424001.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/russia-iran-power-play-strategic-alliance-taking-shape-1121424001.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:35:01 +0000 Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian is expected to visit Moscow on January 17 for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and to sign the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty between Russia and Iran. article Kiev’s drone attacks on a Russian compressor station supplying natural gas to EU customers via TurkStream constitute “energy terrorism” aimed at Europeans, pundits told Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkstream-is-energy-terrorism-1121423237.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkstream-is-energy-terrorism-1121423237.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 19:00:22 +0000 Kiev’s drone attacks on a Russian compressor station supplying natural gas to EU customers via TurkStream constitute “energy terrorism” aimed at Europeans, pundits told Sputnik. article Ukraine's recent attack on TurkStream closely resembles the Nord Stream sabotage, believes Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist. Why does he think this? https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkstream-is-us-plot-similar-to-nord-stream-blast-1121422992.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkstream-is-us-plot-similar-to-nord-stream-blast-1121422992.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:41:37 +0000 Ukraine's recent attack on TurkStream closely resembles the Nord Stream sabotage, believes Dr. Mamdouh G. Salameh, an international oil economist. Why does he think this? article "The training itself was subpar, to put it lightly," one captured POW explained to Russian media. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/nato-uses-outdated-methods-to-train-ukrainian-troops---captured-border-guard-1121423471.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/nato-uses-outdated-methods-to-train-ukrainian-troops---captured-border-guard-1121423471.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:22:23 +0000 "The training itself was subpar, to put it lightly," one captured POW explained to Russian media. article 98 Israeli hostages were captured during a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 that killed 1,194 Israelis and prompted Tel Aviv’s massive response that has already claimed the lives of about 46,000 people in Gaza. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/hamas-israel-ceasefire-deal--is-it-possible-to-avoid-hell-in-mideast--1121421372.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/hamas-israel-ceasefire-deal--is-it-possible-to-avoid-hell-in-mideast--1121421372.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:21:39 +0000 98 Israeli hostages were captured during a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 that killed 1,194 Israelis and prompted Tel Aviv’s massive response that has already claimed the lives of about 46,000 people in Gaza. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A deal that will secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and facilitate the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners would be a catastrophe for Israel's national security, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/israeli-finance-minister-calls-proposed-gaza-deal-catastrophe-for-national-security-1121422813.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/israeli-finance-minister-calls-proposed-gaza-deal-catastrophe-for-national-security-1121422813.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:15:34 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A deal that will secure a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and facilitate the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners would be a catastrophe for Israel's national security, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kiev's attack on the compressor station of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline should be considered as an attack on the sovereignty of gas-receiving countries, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkish-stream-targets-sovereignty-of-gas-recipients---hungary-1121422242.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraines-attack-on-turkish-stream-targets-sovereignty-of-gas-recipients---hungary-1121422242.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:58:34 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kiev's attack on the compressor station of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline should be considered as an attack on the sovereignty of gas-receiving countries, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Foreign Ministry has stressed that Kiev deliberately kills its journalists as international organizations turn a blind eye. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-hunts-down-russian-journalists-for-exposing-its-terrorist-nature---moscow-1121421890.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-hunts-down-russian-journalists-for-exposing-its-terrorist-nature---moscow-1121421890.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:48:02 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Foreign Ministry has stressed that Kiev deliberately kills its journalists as international organizations turn a blind eye. article Having invaded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon over the past year, Israel has also moved to seize parts of Syria following the ouster of Bashar Assad. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/waging-wars-and-reshaping-middle-east-what-israel-plans-to-do-in-2025-1121421045.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/waging-wars-and-reshaping-middle-east-what-israel-plans-to-do-in-2025-1121421045.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:47:19 +0000 Having invaded the Gaza Strip and Lebanon over the past year, Israel has also moved to seize parts of Syria following the ouster of Bashar Assad. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 230 soldiers in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-loses-over-230-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day-1121420903.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-loses-over-230-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day-1121420903.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:23:46 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 230 soldiers in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday. article MOSCOW(Sputnik) - Russia's Tsentr group of forces has eliminated up to 615 Ukrainian military personnel over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/russia-liberates-peschanoye-settlement-in-donbass-as-ukraine-loses-up-to-615-soldiers-1121420654.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/russia-liberates-peschanoye-settlement-in-donbass-as-ukraine-loses-up-to-615-soldiers-1121420654.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:45:49 +0000 MOSCOW(Sputnik) - Russia's Tsentr group of forces has eliminated up to 615 Ukrainian military personnel over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has commented on acute political issues, including the possibility of a Putin-Trump meeting. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/putin-trump-meeting-not-currently-being-prepared---kremlin-1121420159.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/putin-trump-meeting-not-currently-being-prepared---kremlin-1121420159.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:38:37 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has commented on acute political issues, including the possibility of a Putin-Trump meeting. article TurkStream is a natural gas pipeline that runs along the bottom of the Black Sea and connects Russia and Turkiye. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-attacks-russian-turkstream-compressor-station-using-uavs--1121419257.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/ukraine-attacks-russian-turkstream-compressor-station-using-uavs--1121419257.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:06:31 +0000 TurkStream is a natural gas pipeline that runs along the bottom of the Black Sea and connects Russia and Turkiye. article Scott Ritter pointed out that Antony Blinken has facilitated the Ukraine conflict because "peace with Russia was never an option, only war." https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/blinken-exploited-bidens-senility-and-brought-us-to-brink-of-nuclear-war--scott-ritter-1121418995.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/blinken-exploited-bidens-senility-and-brought-us-to-brink-of-nuclear-war--scott-ritter-1121418995.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:31:36 +0000 Scott Ritter pointed out that Antony Blinken has facilitated the Ukraine conflict because "peace with Russia was never an option, only war." article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A group of six employees of Ukraine's State Border Service surrendered to Russia on Christmas Eve, a source in the Russian security agencies told Sputnik. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/six-ukrainian-border-guards-surrendered-to-russia-on-christmas-eve--source-1121418756.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/six-ukrainian-border-guards-surrendered-to-russia-on-christmas-eve--source-1121418756.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 07:28:43 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A group of six employees of Ukraine's State Border Service surrendered to Russia on Christmas Eve, a source in the Russian security agencies told Sputnik. article BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, who is leading with three times the number of votes compared to his opponent, Dragan Primorac, has declared victory in the election runoff on Sunday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/incumbent-croatian-president-zoran-milanovic-declares-victory-in-runoff-election-1121418555.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250113/incumbent-croatian-president-zoran-milanovic-declares-victory-in-runoff-election-1121418555.html 3 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:35:00 +0000 BELGRADE (Sputnik) - Incumbent Croatian President Zoran Milanovic, who is leading with three times the number of votes compared to his opponent, Dragan Primorac, has declared victory in the election runoff on Sunday. article 2024 proved a difficult year for Israel, with the country bogged down in Gaza and Lebanon and humbled by Houthi and Iranian missile strikes, while successful in adding hundreds of square km of additional Syrian lands to its ledger of occupied territories. Sputnik asked Lebanese and Israeli experts what the near future holds for the Jewish State. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/old-conflicts-new-crises-trumps-return-and-netanyahus-fate-what-awaits-israel-in-2025-1121417134.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/old-conflicts-new-crises-trumps-return-and-netanyahus-fate-what-awaits-israel-in-2025-1121417134.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:07:16 +0000 2024 proved a difficult year for Israel, with the country bogged down in Gaza and Lebanon and humbled by Houthi and Iranian missile strikes, while successful in adding hundreds of square km of additional Syrian lands to its ledger of occupied territories. Sputnik asked Lebanese and Israeli experts what the near future holds for the Jewish State. article WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The sides of negotiations on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip are "very close" to an agreement that could be reached before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/gaza-hostages-deal-may-be-reached-before-trumps-inauguration---white-house-1121417486.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/gaza-hostages-deal-may-be-reached-before-trumps-inauguration---white-house-1121417486.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:01:15 +0000 WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The sides of negotiations on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip are "very close" to an agreement that could be reached before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. article WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a phone conversation in the coming days or weeks, Trump’s National Security Advisor Designate Mike Waltz said on Sunday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/trump-putin-may-hold-phone-conversation-in-coming-days-or-weeks---waltz-1121417346.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/trump-putin-may-hold-phone-conversation-in-coming-days-or-weeks---waltz-1121417346.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:59:34 +0000 WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may hold a phone conversation in the coming days or weeks, Trump’s National Security Advisor Designate Mike Waltz said on Sunday. article Resource-wise, Russia has been endowed with the entire Periodic Table of Elements. Amid the growing global competition for strategic tech minerals, here are the opportunities and challenges facing Russia if it seeks rare earths superpower status. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/russias-place-in-the-race-for-rare-earths-1121416634.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/russias-place-in-the-race-for-rare-earths-1121416634.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:37:16 +0000 Resource-wise, Russia has been endowed with the entire Periodic Table of Elements. Amid the growing global competition for strategic tech minerals, here are the opportunities and challenges facing Russia if it seeks rare earths superpower status. article As US President-elect Donald Trump mulls claims to Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada, let’s recall how America’s insatiable hunger for power drove its overseas expansion. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/brute-force-threats--hard-sell-us-overseas-land-grab-1121414713.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/brute-force-threats--hard-sell-us-overseas-land-grab-1121414713.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:42:17 +0000 As US President-elect Donald Trump mulls claims to Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada, let’s recall how America’s insatiable hunger for power drove its overseas expansion. article Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the Russian president was open to meeting with Trump after his inauguration. Russia welcomes Trump's "readiness to solve problems through dialogue," Peskov said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/preparations-for-putin-trump-meeting-underway---president-elects-national-security-advisor-1121415941.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/preparations-for-putin-trump-meeting-underway---president-elects-national-security-advisor-1121415941.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 14:39:08 +0000 Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that the Russian president was open to meeting with Trump after his inauguration. Russia welcomes Trump's "readiness to solve problems through dialogue," Peskov said. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU foreign ministers are set to gather in Brussels on January 27 to discuss the removal of sanctions against Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told reporters on her way to talks on Syria in Riyadh on Sunday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/eu-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-lifting-sanctions-against-syria-on-january-27-1121414578.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/eu-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-lifting-sanctions-against-syria-on-january-27-1121414578.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:20:14 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU foreign ministers are set to gather in Brussels on January 27 to discuss the removal of sanctions against Syria, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, told reporters on her way to talks on Syria in Riyadh on Sunday. article Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated to their highest level in history in 2024 after a series of back-and-forth aerial, missile and drone attacks fueled by the Gaza crisis. Israel and the US have repeatedly threatened preemptive attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities before Donald Trump’s inauguration. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/iran-deploys-air-defenses-at-nuclear-sites-unveils-new-underground-dormant-volcano-missile-base-1121413409.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/iran-deploys-air-defenses-at-nuclear-sites-unveils-new-underground-dormant-volcano-missile-base-1121413409.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 13:02:39 +0000 Tensions between Iran and Israel escalated to their highest level in history in 2024 after a series of back-and-forth aerial, missile and drone attacks fueled by the Gaza crisis. Israel and the US have repeatedly threatened preemptive attacks targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities before Donald Trump’s inauguration. article According to the Swiss People's Party (SVP), Switzerland is incapable of guaranteeing internal and external security because of its arms deliveries to Ukraine and its rapprochement with NATO. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/swiss-peoples-party-demands-resignation-defense-minister-under-fire-for-security-policy-failures-1121413266.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/swiss-peoples-party-demands-resignation-defense-minister-under-fire-for-security-policy-failures-1121413266.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:47:06 +0000 According to the Swiss People's Party (SVP), Switzerland is incapable of guaranteeing internal and external security because of its arms deliveries to Ukraine and its rapprochement with NATO. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 350 soldiers and one tank in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/ukraine-loses-over-350-soldiers-in-kursk-region-over-past-day---mod-1121414095.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/ukraine-loses-over-350-soldiers-in-kursk-region-over-past-day---mod-1121414095.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 11:22:06 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost over 350 soldiers and one tank in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The leader of the British party Reform UK, Nigel Farage, plans to throw a party in Washington with the participation of US entrepreneur Elon Musk in honor of the inauguration of the elected US President Donald Trump, media reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/farage-to-throw-party-in-washington-with-musk-in-honor-of-trumps-inauguration-1121413131.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/farage-to-throw-party-in-washington-with-musk-in-honor-of-trumps-inauguration-1121413131.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:08:47 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The leader of the British party Reform UK, Nigel Farage, plans to throw a party in Washington with the participation of US entrepreneur Elon Musk in honor of the inauguration of the elected US President Donald Trump, media reported. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian forces have taken control of the Yantarnoe village in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kalinoveo village in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/russian-army-liberates-yantarnoe-kalynovoe-settlements---mod-1121412979.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/russian-army-liberates-yantarnoe-kalynovoe-settlements---mod-1121412979.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:36:21 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian forces have taken control of the Yantarnoe village in the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kalinoveo village in the Kharkov Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. article Throughout the history of mankind, fires have had a dramatic effect on the course of world events, prompting reforms, laws on urban planning, and setting in place new environmental policies. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/from-new-york-to-reichstag-top-fires-that-shook-the-world-1121411830.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/from-new-york-to-reichstag-top-fires-that-shook-the-world-1121411830.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 08:01:20 +0000 Throughout the history of mankind, fires have had a dramatic effect on the course of world events, prompting reforms, laws on urban planning, and setting in place new environmental policies. article WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Investor Scott Bessent is planning to close his hedge fund Key Square, abandon his bitcoin fund and Chinese yuan investments to avoid a conflict of interest if he is approved for the post of US Treasury Secretary, for which he was previously nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump, media reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/investor-bessent-to-divest-assets-to-be-approved-for-us-treasury-secretary---reports-1121411705.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/investor-bessent-to-divest-assets-to-be-approved-for-us-treasury-secretary---reports-1121411705.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 05:18:40 +0000 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Investor Scott Bessent is planning to close his hedge fund Key Square, abandon his bitcoin fund and Chinese yuan investments to avoid a conflict of interest if he is approved for the post of US Treasury Secretary, for which he was previously nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump, media reported. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian ice hockey forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin became the third player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) to score 20 or more goals in at least 20 seasons. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/ovechkin-becomes-3rd-player-in-nhl-history-to-score-20-plus-goals-in-20-seasons-1121411593.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/ovechkin-becomes-3rd-player-in-nhl-history-to-score-20-plus-goals-in-20-seasons-1121411593.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 05:14:51 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian ice hockey forward and captain of the Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin became the third player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL) to score 20 or more goals in at least 20 seasons. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party chose not to include a condemnation of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine in its election program, German broadcaster N-tv reported. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/afd-declines-to-condemn-russia-in-party-election-program--reports-1121411413.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250112/afd-declines-to-condemn-russia-in-party-election-program--reports-1121411413.html 3 Sun, 12 Jan 2025 03:40:00 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party chose not to include a condemnation of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine in its election program, German broadcaster N-tv reported. article Created at the dawn of the space age, the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Szvezdny Gorodok (‘Star City’) outside Moscow prepared the first cosmonauts for humanity's first small steps into outer space. Here’s what makes the center unique. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/gagarin-center-65-years-of-cosmonaut-training-excellence-and-counting-1121409777.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/gagarin-center-65-years-of-cosmonaut-training-excellence-and-counting-1121409777.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:18:30 +0000 Created at the dawn of the space age, the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Szvezdny Gorodok (‘Star City’) outside Moscow prepared the first cosmonauts for humanity's first small steps into outer space. Here’s what makes the center unique. article MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has targeted a group of Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon after the detection of activities violating the ceasefire, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/israeli-air-force-attacks-hezbollah-group-in-southern-lebanon---idf-1121410292.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/israeli-air-force-attacks-hezbollah-group-in-southern-lebanon---idf-1121410292.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:04:03 +0000 MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has targeted a group of Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon after the detection of activities violating the ceasefire, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday. article MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The United States' decision to introduce new sanctions against the Russian energy sector will receive a response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russia-to-respond-to-us-sanctions-against-energy-sector---russian-foreign-ministry-1121410153.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russia-to-respond-to-us-sanctions-against-energy-sector---russian-foreign-ministry-1121410153.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:01:58 +0000 MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The United States' decision to introduce new sanctions against the Russian energy sector will receive a response, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. article Washington’s latest sanctions on Russian energy companies “represent an attempt to cause at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the risk of destabilizing world markets on the eve of the end of President Joe Biden’s inglorious tenure in power,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced. What are the move's risks? Sputnik explores. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/latest-us-anti-russian-energy-sanctions-threaten-to-destabilize-global-markets-heres-how-1121409189.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/latest-us-anti-russian-energy-sanctions-threaten-to-destabilize-global-markets-heres-how-1121409189.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:15:27 +0000 Washington’s latest sanctions on Russian energy companies “represent an attempt to cause at least some damage to the Russian economy, even at the risk of destabilizing world markets on the eve of the end of President Joe Biden’s inglorious tenure in power,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced. What are the move's risks? Sputnik explores. article The Russian MoD released footage Saturday showing Russian troops raising the flag over the DPR town of Shevchenko after a series of hard-fought battles. The strategic town’s liberation is devastating news for European industrialists looking for an easy euro in post-2014 coup Ukraine. Here’s why. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/eu-has-just-lost-donbass-lithium-mine-meant-to-power-blocs-green-ambitions-1121408616.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/eu-has-just-lost-donbass-lithium-mine-meant-to-power-blocs-green-ambitions-1121408616.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:10:33 +0000 The Russian MoD released footage Saturday showing Russian troops raising the flag over the DPR town of Shevchenko after a series of hard-fought battles. The strategic town’s liberation is devastating news for European industrialists looking for an easy euro in post-2014 coup Ukraine. Here’s why. article The coming years are set to exacerbate the global geoeconomic competition for the world’s mineral resources, with President Trump openly eyeing 12 million sq km of territory containing untold riches. Here are the conflicts, present and potentially future, to watch out for. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/mineral-wars-global-conflicts-fueled-by-competition-for-rare-resources-1121407138.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/mineral-wars-global-conflicts-fueled-by-competition-for-rare-resources-1121407138.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:16:09 +0000 The coming years are set to exacerbate the global geoeconomic competition for the world’s mineral resources, with President Trump openly eyeing 12 million sq km of territory containing untold riches. Here are the conflicts, present and potentially future, to watch out for. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 240 soldiers in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/ukraine-loses-up-to-240-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day---mod-1121407885.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/ukraine-loses-up-to-240-soldiers-in-kursk-region-in-past-day---mod-1121407885.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:16:40 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 240 soldiers in the Kursk region in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday. article Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said earlier that the cause of the shells detonating could be low-quality powder charges or a violation of ammunition storage conditions. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/ukrainian-armed-forces-suffer-significant-losses-due-to-low-quality-ammunition-1121406943.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/ukrainian-armed-forces-suffer-significant-losses-due-to-low-quality-ammunition-1121406943.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 11:59:21 +0000 Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said earlier that the cause of the shells detonating could be low-quality powder charges or a violation of ammunition storage conditions. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr group of forces has taken control of the Shevchenko village in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russian-forces-take-control-of-shevchenko-village-in-dpr---mod-1121406800.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russian-forces-take-control-of-shevchenko-village-in-dpr---mod-1121406800.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 09:46:47 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia’s Battlegroup Tsentr group of forces has taken control of the Shevchenko village in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. article The year 2024 became a real turning point for Bitcoin. Donald Trump’s election victory and his promises to make the US the “crypto capital” of the world have sent Bitcoin soaring, with several other factors driving the bullish streak. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/bitcoin-may-smash-new-record-highs-in-anticipation-of-trumps-crypto-friendly-policies---1121406516.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/bitcoin-may-smash-new-record-highs-in-anticipation-of-trumps-crypto-friendly-policies---1121406516.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 08:53:10 +0000 The year 2024 became a real turning point for Bitcoin. Donald Trump’s election victory and his promises to make the US the “crypto capital” of the world have sent Bitcoin soaring, with several other factors driving the bullish streak. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems have downed and intercepted 85 Ukrainian drones over the Russian regions overnight, with 31 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) destroyed over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday morning. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russian-air-defense-destroy-85-ukrainian-drones-over-regions-overnight---mod-1121406400.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/russian-air-defense-destroy-85-ukrainian-drones-over-regions-overnight---mod-1121406400.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 08:25:22 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian air defense systems have downed and intercepted 85 Ukrainian drones over the Russian regions overnight, with 31 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) destroyed over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday morning. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from the ongoing wildfires in and around Los Angeles has risen to 11 people, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/death-toll-from-los-angeles-wildfires-rises-to-11-1121406274.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/death-toll-from-los-angeles-wildfires-rises-to-11-1121406274.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:03:20 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The death toll from the ongoing wildfires in and around Los Angeles has risen to 11 people, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner said. article TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Japanese government will send Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a Japanese broadcaster reported on Saturday. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/japan-to-send-foreign-minister-to-us-president-elect-trumps-inauguration---reports-1121405974.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/japan-to-send-foreign-minister-to-us-president-elect-trumps-inauguration---reports-1121405974.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 06:40:41 +0000 TOKYO (Sputnik) - The Japanese government will send Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya to US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a Japanese broadcaster reported on Saturday. article MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass demanded an additional $49 million cut of the fire department's budget less than a week before massive wildfires engulfed the city, media reported, citing a leaked memo. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/los-angeles-mayor-cut-fire-department-budget-by-49mln-shortly-before-wildfires---reports-1121405667.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/los-angeles-mayor-cut-fire-department-budget-by-49mln-shortly-before-wildfires---reports-1121405667.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 04:56:59 +0000 MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass demanded an additional $49 million cut of the fire department's budget less than a week before massive wildfires engulfed the city, media reported, citing a leaked memo. article CARACAS (Sputnik) - Venezuela intends to work on building a multipolar world together with BRICS, this is one of the country's goals, President Nicolas Maduro said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/venezuela-intends-to-build-multipolar-world-together-with-brics---maduro-1121405350.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250111/venezuela-intends-to-build-multipolar-world-together-with-brics---maduro-1121405350.html 3 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 04:28:04 +0000 CARACAS (Sputnik) - Venezuela intends to work on building a multipolar world together with BRICS, this is one of the country's goals, President Nicolas Maduro said. article The Biden administration has announced major new sanctions targeting two Russian oil companies, and vessels involved in the shipment of Russian energy resources abroad. Sputnik reached out to a veteran independent financial and energy market analyst to find out who the sanctions are designed to hurt, and who they'll actually impact. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/bidens-last-minute-russia-sanctions-designed-to-trip-up-trump-shoot-europe-in-the-foot-again-1121404878.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/bidens-last-minute-russia-sanctions-designed-to-trip-up-trump-shoot-europe-in-the-foot-again-1121404878.html 3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 19:03:33 +0000 The Biden administration has announced major new sanctions targeting two Russian oil companies, and vessels involved in the shipment of Russian energy resources abroad. Sputnik reached out to a veteran independent financial and energy market analyst to find out who the sanctions are designed to hurt, and who they'll actually impact. article Donald Trump has riled up America's allies and the world with his seemingly outlandish plans to purchase Greenland. But setting aside the bluster and pomp, Trump's approach isn't really all that different from that of his predecessors, international affairs observer Irina Strelnikova says. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/were-trumps-plans-for-greenland-hidden-away-in-biden-pentagons-2024-arctic-strategy-1121403981.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/were-trumps-plans-for-greenland-hidden-away-in-biden-pentagons-2024-arctic-strategy-1121403981.html 3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:34:15 +0000 Donald Trump has riled up America's allies and the world with his seemingly outlandish plans to purchase Greenland. But setting aside the bluster and pomp, Trump's approach isn't really all that different from that of his predecessors, international affairs observer Irina Strelnikova says. article Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin stated on January 10 that the US is building airfield infrastructure for F-35 fighters in Greenland. https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/f-35s-in-greenland-us-nuclear-capable-fighters-and-russias-arctic-defense-strategy-1121403444.html https://sputnikglobe.com/20250110/f-35s-in-greenland-us-nuclear-capable-fighters-and-russias-arctic-defense-strategy-1121403444.html 3 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:53:50 +0000 Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin stated on January 10 that the US is building airfield infrastructure for F-35 fighters in Greenland. article