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US, Philippines Hold Coast Guard Exercise in South China Sea
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 8:54am EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States and the Philippines have conducted a coast guard exercise in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said on Wednesday.
France’s Le Pen Says Convinced That Macron Would Dissolve Parliament Again in 1 Year
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 8:50am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The reelected leader of the right-wing National Rally (RN) faction in the French lower house, Marine Le Pen, expressed her confidence on Wednesday that the French parliament in its current edition would be unable to function properly and have to be dissolved in a year.
With Friends Like These: What’s Known About US Nonprofit Accused of Fueling Kenya Unrest
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 8:35am EDTLarge-scale youth-led street protests have rocked Kenya’s capital, with over a dozen people killed and hundreds injured to date amid growing calls for the president’s resignation. This week, Nairobi accused a major US intelligence-connected foundation of involvement.
BRICS Should Be Radical Revolutionary Step to Oust West Oriented International Order – Expert
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 8:29am EDTSpeaking to Sputnik, Pramod Rai, Research Fellow at the Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, Mumbai University and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Raja Rammohun Roy Mahavidyalata, Hooghly, West Bengal, shared his views on the building new world order, future of Eurasian cooperation and the new multilateral-multipolar global order.
Russia Returns 95 Soldiers From Ukrainian Captivity – MoD
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 7:46am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia has negotiated the release of 95 of its soldiers taken prisoner in Ukraine-controlled territories, who have already returned home, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Putin Urges Widespread Adoption of Digital Ruble
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 7:41am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – It is important for Russia not to miss the moment, to timely set up the legal framework and regulation for the circulation of digital financial assets (DFAs), Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Ukraine Loses Up to 650 Soldiers in Clashes With Russia’s Western Forces – MoD
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 7:16am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Ukrainian armed forces have lost up to 650 soldiers in battles with Russia’s Battlegroup Zapad in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Iran Categorically Rejects US Intel’s Nonsensical Trump Assassination Plot Story
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 6:58am EDTFormer President and 2024 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Leading Trump allies warned repeatedly in recent months that the ex-president would become a target after the failure of other attempts to force him not to run again.
Kremlin Saw Nothing ‘Particularly Good’ for Russia in US Under Trump, But Dialogue Existed
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 6:11am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – During the presidency of Donald Trump in the United States, nothing particularly good was done for Russia, new restrictions were introduced, but there was a dialogue between the two countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
UK Aircraft Detected Over Ukraine, Including Near Kharkov – Flightradar24
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 6:05am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK Royal Air Force’s Grob 120TP (Prefect T1) training and aerobatic low-wing aircraft has been detected over Ukraine, in particular, near the city of Kharkov (also known as Kharkiv) and Ukraine-controlled areas of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and the region of Zaporozhye, data from the Flightradar24 tracker showed.
US Intelligence Not Ruling Out New Assassination Attempts on Trump Soon – Reports
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 6:01am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US intelligence service does not rule out new attempts to assassinate former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, Politico newspaper reported, citing two senior US officials familiar with the intelligence.
Biden Says He Will Exit Presidential Race If Doctors Reveal Health Issues
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:56am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said in an interview with BET News that he would withdraw from the presidential race if doctors revealed he had health issues.
Russia to Provide Additional Materials to OPCW on Use of Toxic Substances by Ukraine – Envoy
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:54am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia will provide additional materials to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Ukraine’s use of toxic substances on the battlefield, Russian Permanent Representative to the OPCW Vladimir Tarabrin said on Wednesday.
NATO Moves to Sink Its Tendrils Into Middle East by Opening Liaison Office in Jordan
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:52am EDTThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) decision to establish a liaison office in Jordan highlights the bloc’s efforts to more actively meddle in Middle Eastern affairs via its allies, says Alexander Kargin, a political analyst and expert on Israel and the MENA region.
Bombs Away! How Much Damage Can Russian FAB Munitions Do
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:41am EDTEngineers at Russia’s top defense conglomerate Rostec are now working at increasing the range of the weapon that has become a literal nightmare for the Ukrainian military in recent months – the FAB-3000 bomb.
Trump Allies Drafting AI ‘Manhattan Projects’ for Defense – Reports
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:36am EDTAllies of Republican presidential contender, Donald Trump, are reportedly drafting “a sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) executive order” to launch a series of “Manhattan Projects” in order to bolster military technology, according to the Washington Post.
1Gold Hit New All-Time High at $2,487.25 Per Ounce
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 5:09am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Gold hit a new all-time high on Wednesday at $2,487.25 per troy ounce, trading data shows, as analysts are cautiously waiting for fresh US statistics, which have a large impact on gold price.
China Suspends Arms Control Consultations With US Over Sale of Weapons to Taiwan
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 4:35am EDTBEIJING (Sputnik) – Beijing has suspended consultations with Washington on arms control and non-proliferation due to US’s sale of weapons to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday.
BRICS Futurological Forum: Modernization Doesn’t Mean Westernization
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 3:40am EDTSpeaking to Sputnik, Marta Fernandez, Director of the BRICS Policy Center at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, highlighted considering past years’ experiences of transformations in order to successfully construct a just world order and foster future intercivilizational relations at both the national and international levels.
Belarus Committed to Practical Cooperation Within SCO Framework
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 3:36am EDTUNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Belarus is committed to deep and practical cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) within the framework of membership in the organization, Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister Yury Ambrazevich told Sputnik.
Russia Implements Technology of Controlling UAVs Via Satellites – Roscosmos
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 3:24am EDTYUZHNO-SAKHALINSK Russia (Sputnik) – The Gonets Satellite System company, together with the Geoscan, conducted an experiment for the first time in Russia and set up drone control via a space satellite, the Gonets company which is part of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos told Sputnik.
Russian Air Defenses Down 5 Ukrainian UAV’s Over Belgorod, Voronezh, Bryansk Regions
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 2:02am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian air defenses overnight on Wednesday downed five Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles over Belgorod, Voronezh, and Bryansk regions, the Russian Defense Ministry and the Bryansk governor said.
Elon Musk Cuts Ties With California and Announces Texas as New X, SpaceX Headquarters
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 1:49am EDTThe billionaire’s views aren’t political – they’re personal.
Biden to Blame Pro-Palestine Protesters for ‘Climate of Violence’ After Trump Shooting – Report
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 1:09am EDTA study by British medical journal The Lancet estimated the final death toll of Israel’s monthslong campaign in the Gaza Strip will reach 186,000.
Is Donald Trump Elites’ Last Hope to Rescue a Dying US Empire?
Sputnik - Jul 17th 2024 12:39am EDTAs Biden struggles to project power, the former president promises to leverage imperial might in its undisguised form.