Tornadoes Leave Over 200,000 People Without Electricity in Texas, Tracker Shows

Tornadoes Leave Over 200,000 People Without Electricity in Texas, Tracker Shows

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - More than 200,000 consumers have been left without electricity in the US state of Texas due to tornadoes, according to data...
Russian Military Destroys Submariners' Base in Nikolaev City – Local Resistance

Russian Military Destroys Submariners' Base in Nikolaev City – Local Resistance

DONETSK (Sputnik) - A base of Ukrainian submariners in the city of Nikolaev, where UK military instructors had been preparing drones for attacks on...
US Rate Hikes Should 'Begin to Bite' in Spring,  Atlanta Fed Chief Says

US Rate Hikes Should 'Begin to Bite' in Spring, Atlanta...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Federal Reserve should stick with quarter-point rate hikes as its monetary policy is expected to make a meaningful impact on...
G20 Roundup: New Payment Systems, Supply Chains Will Weaken West’s Grip on Global South

G20 Roundup: New Payment Systems, Supply Chains Will Weaken West’s Grip...

Officials from the world’s 20 largest economies met in Delhi, India Thursday for the second and final day of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting....
French Left-Wing Senators to Request Referendum on Pension Reform: Opposition Leader

French Left-Wing Senators to Request Referendum on Pension Reform: Opposition Leader

PARIS (Sputnik) - Members of the French upper house belonging to left-wing parties will submit a proposal to hold a referendum on the controversial...
Experts Warn of Massive Arms Flow from Europe to Africa

Experts Warn of Massive Arms Flow from Europe to Africa

Evidence of illegal arms flows from Europe to Africa surfaced in early 2023. These illict weapons are now not just in the hands of...
Pentagon: US Advances Possible 9Mln Sale of F-16 Munitions to Taiwan Amid China Tensions

Pentagon: US Advances Possible $619Mln Sale of F-16 Munitions to Taiwan...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US State Department has granted preliminary approval for a $619 million sale of F-16 munitions and related equipment to Taiwan,...
Boosting Police Funding Not the Answer to DC Crime Wave, Experts Say

Boosting Police Funding Not the Answer to DC Crime Wave, Experts...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Increasing police funding, putting more officers on the street, and imposing tougher sentences are not the solutions to Washington, DC’s rising...
Israeli Parliament Approves 2nd Part of Judicial Reform Amid Mass Protests

Israeli Parliament Approves 2nd Part of Judicial Reform Amid Mass Protests

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Wednesday approved the second part of a controversial...
'Buildup for War': US Spins COVID Lab Leak Narrative to 'Pin Blame on China'

'Buildup for War': US Spins COVID Lab Leak Narrative to 'Pin...

Ostensibly "bombshell" new leaks suggesting the coronavirus likely originated from a lab incident in China's Wuhan stem from a need to pin the US...
Survey Results Show Erdogan As Front-Runner in Turkish Presidential Race

Survey Results Show Erdogan As Front-Runner in Turkish Presidential Race

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkiye's incumbent President Recep Erdogan is the front-runner in the country's race for the presidency, according to an opinion poll conducted...
Senator Cruz Calls on Biden to Rethink US-Brazil Ties After Allowing Iranian Ships to Dock

Senator Cruz Calls on Biden to Rethink US-Brazil Ties After Allowing...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration needs to reevaluate the United States’ ties to Brazil on antiterrorism efforts and impose relevant sanctions after Brasilia...