Zelensky Says Informed Macron of Frontline Situation, Prospects for Further Developments
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 2:44pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he informed French President Emmanuel Macron of the situation on the frontline and prospects for its development over the next several months during a phone conversation.
UK Foreign Office Announces Additional Flight to Evacuate Citizens From Sudan
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 2:36pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The UK Foreign Office on Sunday announced an additional flight to help its citizens depart Sudan, with a total number of those already evacuated from the conflict-torn country exceeding 2,000.
CIA Director, Chomsky Planned to Meet With Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein – Reports
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 2:30pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Current CIA director William Burns and prominent academic Noam Chomsky, as well as other high-profile individuals, planned to meet with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a US newspaper reported on Sunday.
Russia Destroys Up to 200 Tonnes of Ukrainian Ammunition in DPR
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 1:40pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian forces have destroyed a railway echelon with up to 200 tonnes of Ukrainian munitions in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Tencent Rolls Out Deepfake ‘Digital Clones’ Service
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 1:14pm EDTThe service costs $145, with the process of creating the “deepfake copy” of a living human being taking about 24 hours.
Retired Admiral Urges Turkiye to Leave NATO
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 12:20pm EDTTurkiye became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 1952 amidst the dawn of the Cold War. However, many questioned the prudence of entering this obviously militaristic bloc.
No Rising From Ashes: SVB Board Mulled ‘Project Phoenix’ to Save Bank Long Before Collapse
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 12:02pm EDTSVB analysts reportedly devised a desperate plan to save the bank in fall 2022, however its spring implementation only fueled the crisis.
Merkel Says Many Nations Were Not Interested in Diplomatic Solution of Ukraine Conflict
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 12:01pm EDTBERLIN (Sputnik) – Before the conflict in Ukraine escalated in February 2022, many countries were not interested in the diplomatic solution of the crisis, while diplomacy is still a necessity, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
House and Senate Democrats Divided Over Debt Ceiling Talks
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 12:00pm EDTDivisions are deepening between House and Senate Democrats over whether the US president should reach a debt ceiling compromise with Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy. While the former are calling for a bipartisan solution, the latter are insisting on a standalone debt ceiling increase. Who will win?
Two Chinese Nationals Dead After Vessel Capsizes in Philippines
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 11:21am EDTBEIJING (Sputnik) – Two Chinese citizens died, and two others are missing after a vessel capsized near the Philippines’ coast, the Chinese embassy to the Republic of the Philippines confirmed on Sunday.
Unexplained Upsurge of US Brain Abscesses Puzzles Doctors
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:56am EDTWith the number of brain abscess cases in kids tripling in Nevada in 2022, an increase in such cases has also been reported in other parts of the United States.
Russian Forces Discover Underground Soledar Arms Depot Retreating Ukrainians Failed to Destroy
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:41am EDTThe Russian Armed Forces’ taking of Soledar helped cut off the Ukrainian military’s supply route between Seversk and Artemovsk and advance on the latter from the north.
One Killed, 7 Injured in Suspected Stabbing Attack in UK’s Southwest
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:34am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – One person has been killed and at least seven others were injured in what appears to be a stabbing attack in the town of Bodmin in the UK county of Cornwall, the Devon and Cornwall Police said.
Polls Open in Paraguayan Presidential Elections
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:12am EDTBUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Paraguayans went to the polls on Sunday to elect the next president of the Latin American nation.
Kishinev Says EU Should Support Moldovan Farmers Harmed by Cheap Ukrainian Imports
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 9:57am EDTKISHINEV, April 30 (Sputnik) – The European Union should support Moldova’s farmers as they have been as harmed by imports from Ukraine as other European grain producers, Moldovan Minister of Agriculture Vladimir Bolea said.
Ukraine Loses Over 480 Military, Mercenaries in Donetsk Direction Over 24 Hours – Russian MoD
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 9:39am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Over 480 Ukrainian soldiers and foreign mercenaries have been killed, and 44 units of Ukraine’s military equipment have been destroyed in the Donetsk direction over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
China’s Ukraine Peace Plan: ‘Platform to Start Process of Political Settlement of Ukraine Conflict’
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 9:34am EDTAlthough Сhina’s 12-point plan on Ukraine is not a road map, it may help bring Moscow and Beijing to the negotiating table, journalist and political analyst KJ Noh said.
Biden Quips About Musk’s Business Acumen at White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 8:14am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Joe Biden has thrown a jab at billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, jokingly calling into question his business savvy in light of last year’s Twitter takeover.
UK Plans to Buy Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 8:05am EDTThe UK has already provided Kiev with a whopping £2.3 billion in military assistance, remaining its second largest donor after the US. Russia has repeatedly warned that such aid is only prolonging the Ukrainian conflict.
G7 Countries Advocate for Global AI Governance
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 8:03am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Digital and technology ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) have stressed the importance of international dialogue on AI governance and interoperability between AI regulation frameworks of different countries at a two-day meeting in Japan, according to their joint statement.
Pyongyang Deplores South Korean President’s Visit to US, Accuses Sides of Provoking War
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 7:51am EDTSEOUL (Sputnik) – North Korean state media said on Sunday that the visit of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to the United States was a provocation and a typical display of hostile policy regarding Pyongyang, and in fact makes a nuclear war against North Korea “a fait accompli.”
REC and Rospatent to Jointly Promote ‘Made in Russia’ Program
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 5:57am EDTThe Russian Export Center (REC) and the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) have signed a cooperation agreement, the main task of which is to outline measures to promote innovative companies that have received a patent on foreign markets, including through the Made in Russia certification program, the REC reports.
Fifteen Earthquakes Shake Vicinity of Russia’s Shiveluch Volcano in One Day
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 5:51am EDTShiveluch, located in central Kamchatka, east Russia, and only 450 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, is one of the world’s top volcanoes.
Indian Top Banker Kotak Calls US Dollar World’s ‘Biggest Financial Terrorist’
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 5:13am EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Indian billionaire banker and CEO of major private bank Kotak Mahindra Bank, Uday Kotak, panned the US dollar as “the biggest financial terrorist in the world,” but soon toned down his remarks.
Syrian, Arab Foreign Ministers to Meet on May 1 in Amman to Discuss Syria’s Return to LAS
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 4:58am EDTAMMAN (Sputnik) – Foreign ministers of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Jordan are set to meet on May 1 in the Jordanian capital of Amman to continue consultations on Syria’s readmission to the League of Arab States (LAS), the Jordanian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.