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Uzun, Gutsul Leading in Gagauzia Election
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 11:35pm EDTMoldova (Sputnik) – Former member of the People’s Assembly of Moldova’s Gagauzia Grigory Uzun and opposition candidate Yevgenia Gutsul are coming ahead in the election of the head of the autonomous territory, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said.
Blinken Expresses Concern Over Establishment of Azerbaijani Checkpoint on Lachin Corridor
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:52pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone call with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, expressed concern over the establishment of an Azerbaijani checkpoint on the Lachin corridor, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Mission After Several Delays
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 10:30pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – SpaceX has launched its sixth Falcon Heavy mission, carrying ViaSat-3 Americas and other satellites, after several delays, the company informs.
Almost 1,000 US Citizens Evacuated From Sudan Since Start of Violence
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 8:54pm EDTWASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has evacuated nearly 1,000 US citizens from conflict-ridden Sudan, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said.
Paraguay’s Incumbent President Congratulates Pena on Winning Presidential Election
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 8:34pm EDTBUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benitez has congratulated Santiago Pena from the ruling conservative Colorado Party on winning in the presidential election.
German Defense Ministry Intends to Buy 50 Puma Armored Vehicles
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 7:56pm EDTBERLIN (Sputnik) – The German Defense Ministry intends to buy 50 Puma infantry fighting vehicles from the defense industry for its armed forces, even though the model suffered serious breakdowns in the past, the Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported, citing sources in the ministry.
France to See Largest May Day Demonstrations in 30-40 Years
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 7:34pm EDTPARIS (Sputnik) – Demonstrations on May 1 will be the largest in France in 30-40 years, with people continuing to protest against the controversial pension reform, Laurent Berger, the general secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (CFDT), said on Sunday.
Moscow Says Cutting Diplomatic Ties With Poland Will Hurt Russian Citizens Living There
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 7:22pm EDTMOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow has the right to sever diplomatic relations with Poland following the seizure of the building of the school at the Russian embassy in Warsaw, but it will primarily hurt Russian citizens living and working in this country, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
Erdogan Says Turkiye’s National Intelligence Killed ‘Islamic State Leader’ in Syria
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 6:05pm EDTANKARA (Sputnik) – The Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) killed “the leader” of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, Daesh, banned in Russia) during an operation in Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
UN Chief to Send Envoy to Address ‘Unprecedented’ Crisis in Sudan
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 5:17pm EDTOn Sunday Sudan entered their 16th day of violence. A three-day truce was agreed upon on Thursday after the US, Saudi Arabia, the African Union and the United Nations mediated on humanitarian efforts there. Thus far more than 500 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the violence first began.
Criminal Probe Stemming From ‘Laptop From Hell’ is ‘No Longer a Hunter Biden Story’
Sputnik - Apr 30th 2023 2:48pm EDTUS Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, whose name has recently come up in relation to allegations of cover-up of Hunter Biden’s laptop story in 2020, may be the key to this affair, a spokeswoman for advocate group Veterans for America First suggests.
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.