Asymmetric Warfare: Why the Houthis Can Beat the Collective West
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 5:18am ESTDr. Michael Parenti once said, “Economic violence is physical violence in slow motion.” The economic sanctions against Iraq in the 1990’s led directly to the deaths of half a million Iraqi children. Economic sanctions can be a weapon as deadly as any artillery shell or cruise missile.
UK ‘Didn’t Need’ to Participate in Strikes on Houthis and Only Followed US Orders
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 5:06am ESTThe US and the UK carried out air strikes on Houthi targets in northern Yemen earlier this week with the declared aim of deterring attacks on ships passing through the Red Sea.
Watch Russian Grad MLRS Wreak Havoc on Ukrainian Positions
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 4:50am ESTThe Grad is a supreme Russian weapon that can easily cover an area the size of several football fields and reduce everything there to scrap and smoking ash.
US Delegation to Travel to Taiwan on Sunday, Just After Regional Leader Elections
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 4:39am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – A US delegation comprising former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley and former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, will travel to Taiwan on Sunday, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) said.
US Special Middle East Envoy to Leave Post After 3 Months in Office – Reports
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 4:19am ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues David Satterfield, appointed three month ago, will leave his post in the coming weeks, the Huffington Post newspaper reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with his plans and a US official.
Netanyahu Calls for Gaza-Egypt Border Closure – Report
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 3:13am ESTThe Rafah border crossing remains the only route out and into the Gaza Strip. Tel-Aviv believes that weapons for Hamas are being smuggled that way.
100 Days of War in Gaza: Looking Back
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 2:39am ESTAs the war in Gaza enters its 100th day on Sunday, Sputnik has a video showing some flashbacks of the hostilities that have been raging since early October and show no signs of stopping.
Ecuador Security Forces Release All Prison Workers Held Hostage by Rioters – Authorities
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 2:23am ESTMEXICO CITY (Sputnik) – Ecuador’s police and army released all prison workers — 136 security and administrative staffers — who was held hostage by rioting inmates in the country’s prisons, the Ecuadorian National Comprehensive Care Service for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said
North Korea Reportedly Launches Ballistic Missile Towards Sea of Japan
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 2:08am ESTNorth Korea might have conducted a launch of a ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan, South Korean military reported.
Watch Russian Flamethrowers Reduce Ukrainian Fortifications to Dust
Sputnik - Jan 14th 2024 12:51am ESTHeavy flamethrowers are one of the deadliest conventional weapons in the Russian arsenal, capable of unleashing a firestorm on the enemy.
US, UK Strikes Reduce Houthi’s Offensive Capabilities Only by 30% – Report
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 11:38pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US and UK strikes on Yemen were only able to reduce by about a third the Houthis’ ability to attack ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing US officials.
US Congress Averts Impending Shutdown with Bipartisan Stopgap Bill
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 11:16pm ESTCongressional leaders have agreed on a two-step temporary funding bill. This interim measure will extend government operations until early March, a significant development given the looming shutdown deadlines of January and February. The resolution, to be publicly detailed soon, requires approval from both the House and Senate.
Biden Says US Privately Reaches Out to Iran Over Houthi Attacks
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 10:32pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration had privately sent a message to Iran regarding attacks by Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea.
RFK Jr. Supports Secure Border to End Crisis, Cutting Off Funding For Ukraine – Press Team
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 8:44pm ESTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Independent US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports efforts to end the immigration crisis on the US southern border as well as cutting off aid to Ukraine, his campaign press team told Sputnik.
IDF Announces Ceasefire For Several Hours in Southern Gaza Strip
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 6:21pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has temporarily suspended military activities in the Rafah Palestinian refugee camp, located in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt for humanitarian purposes, IDF spokesman Avichay Adraee said on Saturday.
Thousands of People Take to Streets of Washington in Support of Gaza Strip
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 4:53pm ESTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to hold a rally in support of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Biden Reportedly Ordered Start of Planning Strikes Against Houthis During New Year Vacation
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 2:11pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden ordered the start of planning strikes on targets of Yemen’s Houthi rebels on January 1 following his meeting with the US national security team on the island of Saint Croix in the Caribbean Sea, where he was spending his New Year vacation, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing sources.
US-Backed Candidate’s Victory in Taiwan Means ‘Year of the Dragon is Going to Be Tense’
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 2:07pm ESTTaiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te was proclaimed the victor of the regional election on the island by the Taiwanese Central Election Commission on January 13.
Newly Elected Taiwanese Regional Leader Announces Plans to Develop Semiconductor Industry
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 2:00pm ESTTAIPEI (Sputnik) – Lai Ching-te of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party who has been elected as the regional leader on Saturday vowed to promote the development of the semiconductor industry.
Germany’s Scholz Speaks in Favor of Compromise Between Protesting Farmers, Gov’t
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 1:53pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday spoke in support of a possible compromise between the federal government and farmers protesting against a scheduled diesel subsidy phaseout, and urged the parties to jointly work on further plans.
US Announces Delegation to Taiwan as Pro-Independence Candidate Wins Regional Elections
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 1:01pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Saturday that a delegation of US lawmakers was planning to visit Taiwan in May to show Washington’s solidarity with the island following the elections.
New ‘Turtle’ Wheeled Drone Starts Delivering Shells to Russian Forces in Ukrainian Conflict Zone
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 12:50pm ESTOne of the Russian troop units has started using a new prototype wheeled drone.
Germany to Send Frigate to Red Sea Amid Increased Houthi Attacks – Reports
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 12:28pm ESTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany will send its frigate Hessen to the Red Sea on February 1 and use its military force to intercept missiles and drones of Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, as part of the upcoming EU naval operation in the region, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on […]
US, UK Carrying Out New Strikes on Naval Base in Western Yemen
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 11:12am ESTDOHA (Sputnik) – The United States and the United Kingdom are carrying out new strikes against a Yemeni military naval base that is located opposite the coast of the port city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, a source in the local government told Sputnik on Saturday.
Gigantic Galactic Structure Found in Space
Sputnik - Jan 13th 2024 11:10am ESTThe Big Ring was discovered in the depths of outer space by a PhD student in Britain.