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Bulgaria Wants to Join EU Coalition Supplying Kiev With Ammunition
Sputnik - Jun 16th 2023 3:25am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Bulgaria is planning to join the coalition of European countries supporting Ukraine with ammunition deliveries, though the intention has not been supported by a “political decision” yet, new Bulgarian Defense Minister Todor Tagarev has said.
Japan’s Opposition Submits Draft Resolution of No Confidence in Cabinet – Reports
Sputnik - Jun 16th 2023 1:07am EDTTOKYO (Sputnik) – Japan’s opposition has submitted a draft resolution in Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s led cabinet to the country’s parliament, local media reported Friday.
Russia Interested in Trade, Economic Cooperation With UAE, Other Countries
Sputnik - Jun 16th 2023 1:02am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is interested in mutually beneficial cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
Video: At Least 3 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tornado Strikes Texas
Sputnik - Jun 16th 2023 12:02am EDTThe extent of the tornado’s strength is yet to be determined, pending damage surveys, but based on video evidence and photographs, the National Weather Service in Amarillo has confirmed that it was a tornado that struck Perryton.
Moscow Will Return to Investigating Nord Stream Sabotage After UN Halt
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 11:48pm EDTUNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The issue of an investigation of the sabotage on the Nord Stream pipeline is not closed, and Russia will return to it, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitriy Polyansky said Thursday.
Photo: Seoul Recovers Rocket Used in Botched North Korean Satellite Launch
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 11:33pm EDTNorth Korea planned to showcase their increased military capabilities with the spy satellite’s launch, but it fell harmlessly into the sea.
Ancient Sword From Bronze Age Burial in Germany Found in Remarkable Condition
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 11:07pm EDTScientists dated the sword to the late 14th century B.C., and they emphasized the rarity of such finds from this period and region. Many middle Bronze Age graves have been looted over time, making it unusual to find intact artifacts from this era.
Biden May Lose First Two Primary States by Forfeit
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 10:50pm EDTNew Hampshire and Iowa typically start the Democratic Primary process, but a Biden plan to move South Carolina ahead in the calendar further complicates an already complex primary for an incumbent president.
UK Computer Science Expert Files Warning Over AI Threat to Democracy During Elections
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 10:06pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) could pose a threat to democracy during the upcoming presidential election in the US and parliamentary elections in the UK, Dame Wendy Hall, a member of the UK government’s AI Council, said on Thursday.
Shark Extinction Risk Greater Than Ever Expected, Study Finds
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 9:55pm EDTOfficials have previously indicated that one of the main causes for declining shark numbers is overfishing, as oftentimes the species is victim to shark finning – the illegal practice of removing the fish’s fins and throwing the animal back into the ocean.
Kherson Region Official Accuses Ukraine of Attempting to Kill Him With Precision Missiles
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 9:37pm EDTSIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Acting Kherson Governor Vladimir Saldo said on Thursday that Kiev had tried to kill him by firing more than 10 high precision missiles.
Police: At Least 15 Killed, 10 Injured in Car Accident in Canada’s Manitoba Province
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 9:08pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least 15 people died and 10 suffered injuries in a car accident involving a semi-trailer truck and a bus in Canada’s Manitoba province on Thursday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Manitoba said.
Kissinger: US May Become Isolated If It Focus Solely on American Interests
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 8:55pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States will become isolated if Washington fails to balance its own interests with the needs of the global community, former US Secretary of State and prominent geopolitical figure Henry Kissinger said in a Thursday interview.
Report: Lawyers Urged Trump to Seek Deal in Classified Docs Case But He Refused
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 8:33pm EDTFormer US President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 37 charges outlined in q 49-page indictment that details how the one-time US leader mishandled a trove of classified records after leaving office in 2021. He has condemned the latest actions as a “political witch hunt.”
Oldest Footprint of Homo Sapiens Discovered in South Africa
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 7:46pm EDTThe Cape south coast footprints offer crucial information about early anatomically modern humans who inhabited the region before migrating out of Africa. Alongside other evidence, such as stone tools, art, jewelry and shellfish harvesting, the footprints confirm that the Cape south coast was a significant area where early humans thrived.
Accused Pentagon Leaker Indicted Over Mishandling of Classified Docs
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 6:33pm EDTAccording to court documents, Teixeira enlisted in the US Air National Guard in September 2019, months before his 18th birthday. By 2021, he had been granted a top-secret security clearance.
Scientists Discover Milky Way’s Fastest ‘Runaway’ Stars Ever Detected
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 5:27pm EDTAn international team of astronomers has discovered six previously unknown ‘runaway’ stars. Until recently, only 10 such stars were known. Their trajectories and speed will allow them to leave our Milky Way galaxy one day.
NYC Grand Jury Issues Indictment of Daniel Penny for Strangling Death of Jordan Neely
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 5:17pm EDTThe case against Daniel Penny, a 24-year-old former US Marine, has pushed ahead in New York, where a grand jury has indicted him on charges relating to the death of Jordan Neely last month.
Several US Government Agencies Hit by Global Cyberattack
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 5:12pm EDTRansomware group Cl0p has already hit hundreds of corporate and non-profit targets.
Who Will Become the Next NATO Secretary General?
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 4:58pm EDTEurope and NATO remain engrossed in a continuous in-house game, faced with the intriguing question about Stoltenberg’s successor. After an extended tenure spanning nine years, he is set to depart in September, leaving a void that fuels speculation.
The BeyHive Effect: Beyonce Blamed for Sweden’s Inflation Woes
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 4:27pm EDTAs Sweden continues to struggle with high inflation, some Swedes are blaming genre-defying superstar singer Beyonce for the economic malaise.
Canadian Wildfires Have Burned 5.3 Million Hectares of Forest – Minister
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 3:39pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The wildfires in Canada have already burnt 5.3 million hectares of forest land, an area three times the size of Lake Ontario, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said on Thursday.
Extraterrestrials Might ‘Make First Contact with AI, Not Humans’ – Scholar
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 3:12pm EDTArtificial intelligence has been generating quite the buzzwords these days, and it was only a matter of time before AI would be linked to phenomena such as aliens and UFOs.
US Sends F-22s to Mideast to Counter Russian Forces Acting ‘Unsafely’ in Syria
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 3:03pm EDTSyrian media report regularly on the looting of the nation’s oil and food resources by US forces and their Syrian Democratic Forces militia allies. American troops arrived the country in 2016, establishing a network of about a dozen illegal bases in the country, most of them east of the Euphrates River.
Debt Ceiling Deal Might Have Laid Foundation for US Gov Shutdown This Fall
Sputnik - Jun 15th 2023 2:54pm EDTOctober 1 might seem like a long way off in mid-June, but it’s already on people’s minds on Capitol Hill, as different interpretations of the debt ceiling deal struck earlier this month are widening the rift on what the 2024 budget should look like.