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Israeli Protesters Block Central Highway in Tel Aviv

Israeli Protesters Block Central Highway in Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - People protesting against the controversial judicial reform in Israel have blocked the main highway in Tel Aviv, a Sputnik correspondent...
Kremlin Calls Return of Azov Leaders to Ukraine Violation of Existing Agreements

Kremlin Calls Return of Azov Leaders to Ukraine Violation of Existing...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The return of the leaders of the nationalist Azov battalion* from Turkiye to Ukraine is a violation of the terms of...
Austrian Opposition Says Joining Sky Shield Project Contradicts Country's Neutrality

Austrian Opposition Says Joining Sky Shield Project Contradicts Country's Neutrality

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Friday, Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and her Swiss counterpart, Viola Amherd, gave the green light to the move of...
Russian Embassy Warns US Against Politicizing OPCW

Russian Embassy Warns US Against Politicizing OPCW

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in the US has called on Washington not to politicize the activities of the Organization for the Prohibition...
Georgia's Ambassador Who Left Ukraine Calls His Departure Decline in Diplomatic Relations

Georgia's Ambassador Who Left Ukraine Calls His Departure Decline in Diplomatic...

TBILISI (Sputnik) - Ukraine's recommendation to the Georgian Ambassador in Kiev, Giorgi Zakarashvili, to return to Tbilisi for consultations indicates a decline in diplomatic...
China Hopes US Will Promote Development of Bilateral Trade Relations – Commerce Ministry

China Hopes US Will Promote Development of Bilateral Trade Relations –...

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing hopes that Washington, in particular US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, will contribute to creating conditions for the development of trade...
IAEA Receives Additional Access to ZNPP Facilities, No Indications of Mines Observed

IAEA Receives Additional Access to ZNPP Facilities, No Indications of Mines...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday that it's experts have received additional access to the facilities of the...
Russia Exported Record 60Mln Tonnes of Grain in 2022 Agricultural Year

Russia Exported Record 60Mln Tonnes of Grain in 2022 Agricultural Year

KAZAN, Russia (Sputnik) - Russia exported a record amount of grain in the 2022 agricultural year — 60 million tonnes, Russian Agriculture Minister Dmitry...
Turkey Unlikely to Approve Sweden's NATO Bid by Vilnius Summit

Turkey Unlikely to Approve Sweden's NATO Bid by Vilnius Summit

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chances are slim that Turkey will approve Sweden's bid to join NATO in time for the NATO leaders' meeting in Vilnius...
Estonia Sends Police Unit to Lithuania to Maintain Security During NATO Summit in Vilnius

Estonia Sends Police Unit to Lithuania to Maintain Security During NATO...

HELSINKI (Sputnik) - The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board has sent a police unit to Lithuania to assist Vilnius in maintaining security on...
Twitter Reportedly Threatens to Sue Meta Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft Involving Threads

Twitter Reportedly Threatens to Sue Meta Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Twitter has reportedly sent a letter to its rival Meta* threatening to sue over the latter’s new social media platform Threads...
US Supplying Cluster Munitions to Ukraine ‘Another Step’ in Escalating Conflict – Russia's UN Envoy

US Supplying Cluster Munitions to Ukraine ‘Another Step’ in Escalating Conflict...

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Having already supplied a wide assortment of weapons to Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict in the region, the United...