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Watch Russian Army’s Skilled Hands Keeping Tanks & Military Vehicles in Tip Top Shape

Everybody knows it is not enough to just get the best military equipment to the battlefield. Those powerful machines need a lot of care, and even after the hardest battles, they return to fight with the help of soldiers and volunteers who are proficient in repairing them.

Biden’s 2024 Bid Tainted by New Corruption Allegations

The US mainstream press, Department of Justice, and intelligence community have turned a blind eye to President Joe Biden’s apparent nepotism and possible violations of fundraising rules in a bid to keep him in the Oval Office for an extra four years, according to Ted Harvey, US political commentator and former Colorado state senator.

Repeating ‘Alien’ Radio Signals From Space May Unlock One of Astronomy’s Mysteries

The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment has at its disposal a high-powered radio telescope, set up in British Columbia, to receive signals from deep space. Its recent discovery pertained to what is considered “one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy.”

Scientists Extract Oxygen From Simulated Lunar Soil Under Vacuum

Oxygen is an essential element for sustaining life on Earth. It is used in a variety of important applications such as in medical treatments, welding, and cutting, as well as in the production of steel and other metals.

Video: Aftermath of Deadly Ukrainian Shelling of Public Transport in Donetsk

Since the start of the conflict in 2014, Donbass has been subjected to recurrent shelling, claiming the lives of thousands – including children. The bombardments perpetrated by Kiev’s forces have caused significant damage to both private and public infrastructure of the industrial region, with Donetsk being their prime target.

Project 636.3 Varshavyanka: Inside Russia’s Stealthiest Non-Boomer Sub

Some naval strategists see the 21st century as the era of the nuclear-powered sub, with the United States doing away with diesel-electric boats entirely in the 1990s. Russian engineers hold a different view, and have proven time and time again that non-nuclear subs have more than enough ‘stealthiness’ to hold their own against entire NATO […]

NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk Outside ISS

The ISS Rollout Solar Array is an attachment that enables the International Space Station to generate more power. The instrument stretches out like wings, each measuring 63 feet long and 20 feet wide. Once fully deployed, the ISS Rollout Solar Array provides up to 120 kilowatts of electricity.

Globalization, Ukraine Aid Has Drained US Military’s Ability to Fight Great Power War

US media reported this week that the loss of America’s sole operational black powder plant to a massive explosion has left the defense sector lacking a critical component for bullets, bombs, mortar and artillery shells and missiles. But this problem is just the tip of the iceberg, says former US Army HQ Staff Officer David […]

Thousands of Afghans Entitled to UK Asylum Left Behind After Pullout

The chaotic international withdrawal of Kabul in August 2021, prompted by the US decision to hurriedly evacuate its huge embassy there, left almost 200 Afghan civilians and 13 US service members dead.

Moscow: US, South Korea Joint Nuclear Agreement Destabilizes Situation in Region, World

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The joint declaration of the United States and South Korea that provides for the regular bilateral consultations on the use of nuclear weapons destabilizes the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in the world, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday.

US/South Korea Nuclear Deterrence ‘Codifies’ Decades of ‘DPRK Threat Rhetoric’

The outcome of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s visit to the US proves yet again that the Republic of Korea remains under Washington’s “24-hour watch” and is never allowed to carry out its own independent foreign affairs, Dr Kiyul Chung tells Sputnik.

Trump Lawyers Urge DOJ Be Ordered to ‘Stand Down’ in ‘Politically Infected’ Classified Docs Probe

Donald Trump has maintained his innocence in the DOJ’s Mar-a-Lago document investigation, which relates to over a dozen boxes of classified materials the ex-president was said to have removed from the White House after leaving office in January 2021.

‘Huge’ Uncertainty Over AUKUS Sub Project as Costs Shown to Include ‘50% Contingency Fund’

The trilateral AUKUS security pact between the US, Australia, and the UK presupposes a deal worth more than US$245 billion over the next three decades for Canberra to purchase nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarines from a consortium of American and British weapons manufacturers.

BBC Chair Sharp Resigns Amid Scandal Over Boris Johnson’s Role in His Appointment

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Richard Sharp has resigned amid a scandal over ex-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s alleged involvement in his appointment the BBC chairman, the broadcaster said on Friday.

Chinese Air Forces Observe US Military Aircraft Flying Over Taiwan Strait

BEIJING (Sputnik) – The air forces of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) observed a flight of US Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft over the Taiwan Strait on Friday, Shi Yi, a spokesman for the PLA’s Eastern Theater Command, said.

History-Altering Find? Radar Uncovers 8th-Century Viking Ship in Norway

The find made near a much-sailed trading route may open a new chapter in the history of early Viking rulers.

Tehran Believes Still Possible to Resolve Latest Issues on Nuclear Deal – Envoy to Vienna

VIENNA (Sputnik) – The current status of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iranian nuclear deal, is the result of US policies and miscalculations, but there is a chance to resolve latest issues, Permanent Representative of Iran to International Organizations in Vienna Mohsen Naziri Asl said..

‘I am Fine’: Vucic Refutes Media Reports of His Hospitalization

Earlier in the day, media reported that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic was urgently hospitalized.

Turkiye Confirms Intention to Mediate Bank Payments for Russian Grain, Fertilizers

ANKARA (Sputnik) – The issue of the mediation of a Turkish bank in payments to Russia for the sale of grain and fertilizers is on the agenda, the goal is to keep the Black Sea Initiative, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.

Shoigu: US, Allies Implementing Plan to Provoke Other Countries to Confrontation With Russia, China

Quran Burnings Amplify Islamist Threat, Danish Security Service Warns

Denmark has already had several run-ins with Islamist terror. Among others, following the Muhammad cartoons controversy in 2005, several terrorist attacks against the headquarters of Jyllands-Posten, the newspaper that published them, have been averted.

At Least Seven People Injured in Massive Blaze in Turkiye’s Izmir

MERSIN, Turkiye (Sputnik) – A massive blaze has engulfed an elite apartment complex in the Turkish city of Izmir, the office of Izmir Province Governor Yavuz Selim Kosger said on Friday.

Microsoft Trying to Maintain Its Presence in Russian Market – Reports

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Microsoft is trying to maintain its presence in the Russian market and is trying to continue cooperation with companies that are not subject to the US sanctions, Russian media reported on Friday, citing sources in the IT industry.

Trump Says He’s Giving ‘Crooked’ Nickname to Biden Ahead of 2024 US Election

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Former US President Donald Trump said he will be transferring the “crooked” nickname from Hillary Clinton to Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

First Deputy PM: Russia Planning to Produce 32,000 Drones Per Year by 2030

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia is planning to produce 18,000 drones annually by the end of 2026 and 32,000 unmanned aerial vehicles a year by 2030, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov said on Thursday.