Beijing Slams US for Alleging That Chinese Balloon Had Intelligence Gathering Capabilities

Beijing Slams US for Alleging That Chinese Balloon Had Intelligence Gathering...

BEIJING (Sputnik) - On Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson Pat Ryder stated that the balloon did not collect intelligence information while flying over the United States,...
Papal Envoy, Patriarch Kirill Discuss Humanitarian Steps on Ukraine Settlement – Holy See

Papal Envoy, Patriarch Kirill Discuss Humanitarian Steps on Ukraine Settlement –...

VATICAN (Sputnik) - Earlier in the week, the Holy See said that the goal of Cardinal Matteo Zuppi's visit would be to "encourage gestures...
Iran's Foreign Ministry Says Summoned Sweden's Charge D'Affaires Over Quran Burning

Iran's Foreign Ministry Says Summoned Sweden's Charge D'Affaires Over Quran Burning

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On June 28, the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, a protest in which a Quran was burned...
Nebenzia: Russia Has No Intention to Blow Up NPP, Demands End to Kiev's Provocations

Nebenzia: Russia Has No Intention to Blow Up NPP, Demands End...

UNITED NATIONS, June 29 (Sputnik) - Russia has no intention to blow up the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant (NPP) as it explained in a...
Ex-Parkland High School Guard Found Not Guilty for Failing to Confront Shooter

Ex-Parkland High School Guard Found Not Guilty for Failing to Confront...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The former security guard for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was found not guilty on criminal charges brought...
US Nuclear Sub to Make Port Call in South Korea

US Nuclear Sub to Make Port Call in South Korea

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States has been building up its military presence in the Indo-Pacific and the South China Sea to counter...
UK Appeals Court Labels Rwanda Deportation Scheme for Illegal Migrants 'Unlawful'

UK Appeals Court Labels Rwanda Deportation Scheme for Illegal Migrants 'Unlawful'

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the government's plan to relocate illegal immigrants to Rwanda to deter irregular...
IAEA Head Plans to Visit Some States Over Tokyo's Water Discharge From Fukushima

IAEA Head Plans to Visit Some States Over Tokyo's Water Discharge...

TOKYO (Sputnik) - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is preparing its head, Rafael Grossi,'s upcoming visit to South Korea, New Zealand and the...
US State Dept. OKs Possible  Billion Sale of Missile Defense Systems to Poland

US State Dept. OKs Possible $15 Billion Sale of Missile Defense...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department has approved a possible $15 billion sale of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command...
Recession in US Possible as Fed Thinks Inflation Target Will Hit by 2025 – Powell

Recession in US Possible as Fed Thinks Inflation Target Will Hit...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A recession in the United States is not certain but still possible as the Federal Reserve’s target of returning inflation to...
US Singer Madonna Postpones World Tour Due to Bacterial Infection

US Singer Madonna Postpones World Tour Due to Bacterial Infection

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US singer Madonna is postponing concert dates for her upcoming world tour following hospitalization due to a serious bacterial infection, talent...
Russian Forces Strike Oil Refining, Fuel Storage Facilities in Ukraine

Russian Forces Strike Oil Refining, Fuel Storage Facilities in Ukraine

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have carried out strikes at oil refining and fuel storage facilities that support Ukrainian troops in Donbas,...