Asia and Pacific

MOSCOW, January 8 (Sputnik) - Sounds of explosions were heard in the Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporozhye late on Saturday night, Vladimir Rogov, a member...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated on Saturday newly-elected US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on his appointment to this position,...

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - The Peruvian Prosecutor-General's Office has launched a preliminary investigation into at least 28 deaths, which occurred during December violent protests...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Canada is “closely following” the events in Venezuela as the National Assembly voted to dissolve the interim government, Global Affairs Canada...

BEIJING (Sputnik) - A US destroyer's passage through the Taiwan Strait put China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on high alert amid local tensions, with...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Members-elect of the US House of Representatives held a service on Friday to commemorate the second anniversary of the January 6...

ASHGABAT (Sputnik) - Turkmenistan has delivered over 350 billion cubic meters of gas to China via the Turkmenistan–China gas pipeline since its launch in...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - More than 250 people were killed in gun violence across the United States over the New Year's holiday week with almost...

BERLIN (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in Germany has condemned Berlin's decision to send tanks and other military hardware to Ukraine, saying the move...

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - One individual has died, and 27 have been wounded in gunfights with the members of the Sinaloa Cartel in the...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States and Germany intend to supply Ukraine with infantry fighting vehicles and train Ukrainian troops to use them, US...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Congressman Kevin McCarthy offered Republican colleagues opposed to his speakership bid a deal with political concessions in exchange for their...