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MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is keeping the situation in the Kherson Region under control after the sabotage at the Kakhovka hydroelectric...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden vetoed a congressionally-passed resolution that would end the pause on federal student loan payments and block the...

The Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant suffered heavy damage Tuesday morning, with its dam destroyed and water flowing uncontrollably downstream, risking major flooding, power cuts...

The destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam will lead to significant environmental consequences, Ilya Rybalchenko, Russian environmentalist and engineer-physicist, told Sputnik. Sputnik News South...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Americans might more easily understand "Eugene Onegin," the masterpiece of renowned Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, than Lord Byron’s Don Juan, US...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The upper house of the Russian parliament ratified on Wednesday an agreement between Russia and China on on cooperation in gas...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called South Korea's election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security...

DOHA (Sputnik) - Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh on Tuesday as the countries restored diplomatic ties following a seven-year rift, an...

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – Russia regrets that the international community did not hear its warnings last October about the potential threat that the destruction...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's state-of-the-art kamikaze drone Privet-82, developed by the Oko design bureau, has been approved by the Russian Defense Ministry, Oko co-owner...

DOHA (Sputnik) – Russia and Kuwait have discussed a possible deal on the acquisition of Russian tanks by the Gulf monarchy, Russia's new ambassador...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK government announced plans on Monday to move thousands of illegal migrants out of expensive hotels and onto barges and...