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German Opposition Sounds Alarm as Army’s Security Check Backlog Hits 70K Troops
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 3:40am EDTDespite being one of the top three military spenders in NATO and the delivery of over €7.5 billion ($8.3 billion) in arms aid to Ukraine, Germany has faced a string of bad news regarding its armed forces. Last week, the Bundeswehr’s top commander admitted that the army would not have the resources to raise a […]
Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Ditch Bird Logo
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 3:11am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Twitter owner Elon Musk said on Sunday that the social media platform will change its logo, bidding goodbye to “all the birds.”
2Russian Troops Repel Ukrainian Attempts to Attack
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 3:06am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian forces have repelled attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack in four directions, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
SpaceX Postpones Falcon 9 Launch With Starlink Satellites Due to Poor Weather
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 3:01am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – SpaceX has once again postponed the launch of the Falcon 9 carrier rocket, carrying a batch of Starlink mini-satellites, due to poor weather, the company said on Sunday.
Ex-US Admiral Proposes Attacking Russian Ships in Black Sea Amid Grain Deal Spat
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 1:55am EDTRussia suspended its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative last week, citing the systematic failure by the US and Europe to facilitate the export of Russian foodstuffs and fertilizers. The Russian Foreign Ministry subsequently warned that it could no longer guarantee the safety of navigation through the northwestern Black Sea.
Washington Becoming Weary of Zelensky’s Never-Ending Demands For Aid – Reports
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 1:07am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – American officials are growing tired of the demands that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continues to make with regard to Western support for Kiev, Douglas MacKinnon, a former special assistant for policy and communications at the Pentagon, wrote in an opinion piece for a US media outlet.
‘Will Be Dead and Gone’: Biden Had Not Expected to Live Until 2020 – Report
Sputnik - Jul 23rd 2023 12:37am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden had said in the past that he would not live until 2020, according to an archive footage released by a US media outlet.
Floods in Pakistan Leave Four Dead – Reports
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 11:25pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four people, including one child, have died in Pakistan as a result of floods caused by heavy rains in neighboring India, the Dawn newspaper reports citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Cambodia to Hold Parliamentary Elections on Sunday
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 11:01pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Cambodians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect 125 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the country’s parliament.
Ten People Killed in Bus Accident in Northeastern Colombia – Video
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 10:05pm EDTMEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – At least 10 people died and about 30 were injured in a bus accident in the municipality of Playon in the northeastern Colombian department of Santander, the regional disaster risk management agency said.
Netanyahu to Undergo Heart Pacemaker Surgery Overnight – Office
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 7:15pm EDTTEL AVIV (Sputnik) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo surgery to have a heart pacemaker implanted, the prime minister’s office said.
PREVIEW – First Lady Jill Biden Heading to Paris to Mark US Return to UNESCO
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 7:04pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US First Lady Jill Biden on Sunday departs for Paris, where she will attend a flag-raising ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters to mark her country’s return to the UN education agency.
Florida Keys Coral Reefs are Bleaching Due to Record-High Temperatures
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 5:42pm EDTIn the last 50 years, says Bruckner, the Keys have lost 80% to 90% of their coral due to climate change. Coral reefs not only support and sustain marine life, they also shield us from storm surges and hurricanes.
One Person Died, 3 Injured in Bridge Collapse in Russia’s Leningrad Region – Video
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 5:30pm EDTST. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) – One person has died and three others have been injured in a collapse of a wooden pedestrian bridge in the Russian city of Luga in the Leningrad Region, local authorities said on Saturday.
How Democrats & Republicans ‘Stole’ Votes From the Greens, Libertarians in 2020
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 3:27pm EDTMany things that everyone knows, are not true. Sometimes, quite rarely, one of those widely-believed falsehoods not only turns out not to be true, but obscures the fact that the exact opposite is true.
UN Offers Condolences Over Death of Sputnik Military Correspondent
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 3:05pm EDTUNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The United Nations has deplored the death of Sputnik war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev in the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces and expressed condolences to his family, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told Sputnik on Saturday.
Watch Russian Tornado Rocket Launcher Rain Hell Upon Ukrainian Forces
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 2:37pm EDTSince the end of the last week, Russian troops have been making progress in the Kupyansk direction in the Kharkov Region, with even Ukraine’s Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyar being forced to acknowledge this development.
Plenty of Former, Active Criminals Serve Among Kiev’s Mercenary Gangs – Security Analyst
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 2:05pm EDTSince the escalation of the Ukrainian conflict last year, thousands of foreign mercenaries willing kill whomever the government in Kiev tells them to have been welcomed in Ukraine, even though some of them have a rather chequered past.
Russian Embassy in US Says Washington Responsible for Kiev’s Strike on Journalists
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 1:57pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States is responsible for the strike by the Ukrainian armed forces using Washington-supplied cluster munitions that killed Sputnik military correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev and injured several other journalists, the Russian Embassy in Washington said on Saturday.
Japan Doesn’t Want to Fight for Taiwan and Neither Do Other US Allies
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 1:09pm EDTDespite Japan bolstering its military capabilities under the nation’s new Defense Buildup Program, it appears to have zero appetite to engage in direct confrontation with China over Taiwan, Western media and think tanks say.
Turkiye Plans to Tighten Citizenship Application Process on Path to EU
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 1:03pm EDTANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkiye will make it harder for foreigners to obtain Turkish citizenship in order to join the European Union, a Turkish newspaper reported on Saturday, citing sources.
White House Admits Kiev Forces Take Serious Losses Amid ‘Hard Going Counteroffensive’
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 12:12pm EDTAbout one and a half months after the launch of the much-hyped Ukrainian “counteroffensive,” Kiev’s Western sponsors have begun to grudgingly admit that Ukrainian forces have not fared well on the battlefield.
Russian Foreign Ministry: Those Responsible for Death of Sputnik War Correspondent Will Be Punished
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 11:48am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that those responsible for the death of Sputnik war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, including the suppliers of cluster munitions to Kiev, will be punished.
Syria’s Information Ministry Condemns Killing of Russian Journalist in Ukraine
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 11:08am EDTDAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian Ministry of Information strongly condemns the killing of Sputnik war correspondent Rostislav Zhuravlev, Information Minister Boutros al-Hallaq said on Saturday.
Second to None: Arctic LNG-2 to Boost Russia’s Share in World Energy Market
Sputnik - Jul 22nd 2023 11:00am EDTRussia’s Novatek is pushing ahead with the Arctic LNG-2 project to considerably step up production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), enhancing the nation’s global market share to 20%. What’s more, the project has no analogues in the world.