Global Awakening: Russian UN Envoy Reveals Perception Shift on Ukrainian Crisis
Sputnik - Jan 1st 2024 12:46am ESTIn a year-end address, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, noted a significant change in the world’s perception of the Ukrainian crisis and its root causes.
4Rosy Prospects: Gold Aims for Sky-High 2024
Sputnik - Jan 1st 2024 12:13am ESTMore investors are turning to gold as a hedge against the weakening dollar. November saw a notable increase in investments, according to an investment fund that tracks gold prices. Anticipated rate cuts in various economies could further bolster gold’s appeal.
US Senator Demands Transparency in $147.5 Million Secret Weapons Deal With Israel
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 11:39pm ESTOn Saturday, Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of the state of Virginia criticized the recent decision by the US State Department to approve a deal to sell artillery shells and related equipment to Israel for $147.5 million.
Israeli Teen Arrested After Refusing to Join IDF, More Say They Will Follow Suit
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 11:07pm EST“Violence won’t solve violence,” the 18-year-old said prior to his arrest.
Hidden in Pixels: Checking Satellite Images, Scientist Uncover a World Buried in Time
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 11:07pm ESTThe formations in Atacama’s lagoons mirrored ancient rock structures. Measuring around 4 meters across and several meters high, they flaunted shades from brown to green, each shade pointing to a unique microbe community.
UK, US Preparing ‘Direct Action’ Against Houthis For Attacks in Red Sea – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 10:47pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom and the United States are preparing a “direct action” against Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel movement, also known as the Houthis, against the background of attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, UK newspaper The Telegraph reported Sunday, citing UK Secretary of Defense Grant Shapps and source in the […]
Several Quakes With Max. Magnitude of 4.5 Hit Southeastern Turkiye
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 10:29pm ESTANKARA (Sputnik) – Several earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of 4.5 hit the Turkish southeastern province of Hakkari on New Year’s Eve, leaving people in panic, Turkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said Sunday.
Kim Jong Un Instructs Military to Destroy US, South Korea in Event of Armed Conflict – Reports
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 9:56pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has instructed the country’s military to destroy the United States and South Korea with “a blow” and “without hesitation” if they choose a confrontation path and provoke a conflict in the Korean Peninsula, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
Court Documents Unveiling 150 Associates of Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein to be Made Public
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 9:22pm ESTSealed court documents will be revealed to the public this week, leaving some squirming in their seats at the start of a new year.
63% of Ukrainian Capital’s Energy Infrastructure Damaged, Destroyed in 2023 – Kiev Authorities
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 8:53pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Serhiy Popko, the head of Kiev City Military Administration, said Sunday that some 63% of the city’s energy infrastructure was damaged or destroyed in 2023.
Kurdistan Worker’s Party ‘Losing Mobility’ After Operations Against It – Turkish Defense Minister
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 7:57pm ESTANKARA (Sputnik) – Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler stated Sunday that the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK, banned in Turkiye as a terrorist organization) is “losing mobility” after “intensive and effective activities” against it.
President Putin’s 2024 New Year’s Address
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 7:00pm ESTIn a tradition that goes back many decades, Russia’s president appears on television before the nation and gives a short speech summarizing the troubles and triumphs of the outgoing year, and his hopes and wishes for Russia in the year to come. This year was no different. Check out President Putin’s full 2024 New Year’s […]
Ukrainian Shelling on Donetsk Kills 3 People, Leaves 7 Wounded
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 6:19pm ESTMOSCOW, January 1 (Sputnik) – Three people were killed in the shelling of the city of Donetsk in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) by Ukrainian troops on New Year’s night, DPR head Denis Pushilin said Monday.
Maine’s Secretary of State Targeted in a Swatting Call Following Trump, Ballot Decision
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 5:28pm ESTShenna Bellows, Maine’s Secretary of State, was targeted in a fake emergency call just one day after her decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.
Two US Bases in Northeastern Syria Shelled – Source
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 5:21pm ESTDAMASCUS (Sputnik) – Two US bases in the Al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria have been attacked by rockets and a drone, a local source told Sputnik on Sunday.
President Putin’s 2024 New Year’s Address
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 4:00pm ESTIn a tradition that goes back many decades, Russia’s president appears on television before the nation and gives a short speech summarizing the troubles and triumphs of the outgoing year, and his hopes and wishes for Russia in the year to come. This year was no different. Check out President Putin’s full 2024 New Year’s […]
Two Israeli F-16 Jets Launch Missile Attack on Targets Near Aleppo
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 3:29pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets, without entering Syrian airspace and operating from the Mediterranean Sea, have struck targets in the area of the Syrian city of Aleppo with six cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.
Two Israeli F-16 Jets Launch Missile Attack on Targets Near Aleppo
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 3:29pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets, without entering Syrian airspace while operating from the Mediterranean Sea, have struck targets in the area of the Syrian city of Aleppo with six cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.
Zero Gravity Cheers: Russian Cosmonauts Ring in the New Year From the ISS
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 1:41pm ESTRussian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have sent warm New Year’s greetings to their compatriots, expressing support and heartfelt sentiments.
Zero Gravity Cheers: Russian Cosmonauts Ring in the New Year From the ISS
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 1:41pm ESTRussian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have sent warm New Year’s greetings to their compatriots, expressing support and heartfelt sentiments.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II Announces Abdication in January 2024
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 1:09pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced in her New Year’s address on Sunday that she would abdicate the throne on January 14, 2024.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II Announces Abdication in January 2024
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 1:09pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced in her New Year’s address on Sunday that she would abdicate the throne on January 14, 2024.
Scholz Claims Putin to Blame for Germany’s Economic Woes in New Year’s Speech
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 12:51pm ESTBerlin aligned itself firmly with Washington in the West’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, sending tens of billions of euros in military and economic aid to Kiev and slapping Moscow with thousands of sanctions and trade restrictions. Millions of ordinary Germans have been forced to pay a steep economic price for the government’s policy.
Scholz Claims Putin to Blame for Germany’s Economic Woes in New Year’s Speech
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 12:51pm ESTBerlin aligned itself firmly with Washington in the West’s proxy war against Russia in Ukraine, sending tens of billions of euros in military and economic aid to Kiev and slapping Moscow with thousands of sanctions and trade restrictions. Millions of ordinary Germans have been forced to pay a steep economic price for the government’s policy.
Dozens Rally in Amsterdam Against Arms Shipments to Ukraine
Sputnik - Dec 31st 2023 12:36pm ESTAMSTERDAM (Sputnik) – Nearly 50 people in Amsterdam took part in a demonstration against arms deliveries by Western countries to Ukraine on Sunday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.