South Korea Vows to Step Up Defense Spending Over Next 5 Years

South Korea Vows to Step Up Defense Spending Over Next 5...

SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korea said Wednesday it wanted to increase military spending by 331.4 trillion won ($261 billion) over the next five years,...
Russia Concerned About Terrorists Moving to Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Says

Russia Concerned About Terrorists Moving to Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow is concerned about the movement of terrorists from the Middle East deep into Africa, which could lead to the establishment...
Russian RaHDit Hackers Unveil Data on Over 70 Ukrainians Involved in Cyberoperations

Russian RaHDit Hackers Unveil Data on Over 70 Ukrainians Involved in...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian hacker group RaHDit on Wednesday published information on its website NemeZida on over 70 Ukrainian soldiers and officers responsible...
US Erects Sprawling Tent Camp to House Anticipated Surge of Migrants on Southern Border

US Erects Sprawling Tent Camp to House Anticipated Surge of Migrants...

EL PASO, Texas (Sputnik) - The Biden administration is erecting a sprawling tent camp in El Paso, Texas, to house an anticipated surge of...
Polish Defense Ministry: France to Provide Poland With Two Military Satellites

Polish Defense Ministry: France to Provide Poland With Two Military Satellites

WARSAW (Sputnik) - Poland has signed an agreement with France for the supply of two surveillance satellites and a receiving station, Polish National Defense...
US House Bans TikTok From Official Devices Following Measure Passed Due to Security Risk

US House Bans TikTok From Official Devices Following Measure Passed Due...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US House of Representatives informed members and their staff that TikTok is hereby banned from their official devices due to...
Australia Reportedly Planning to Deploy New Missile Systems Amid China-Taiwan Tensions

Australia Reportedly Planning to Deploy New Missile Systems Amid China-Taiwan Tensions

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Australian government has been considering the possibility of deploying a new missile system in the country’s north coast presumably amid...
Reports: South Korean Leader Criticizes Poor Army Training After Pyongyang's Drone Launch

Reports: South Korean Leader Criticizes Poor Army Training After Pyongyang's Drone...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday said that the North Korean drone infiltration in the country shows the long-term...
Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Tigray After Years of War

Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Flights to Tigray After Years of War

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Ethiopian flag-carrier has announced that flights to the capital of the war-ravaged Tigray region will resume from Wednesday after rebels...
Turkish Foreign Ministry Summons French Ambassador Over Kurdish Rallies in Paris, Source Says

Turkish Foreign Ministry Summons French Ambassador Over Kurdish Rallies in Paris,...

ANKARA (Sputnik) - French Ambassador in Ankara Herve Magro was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday in connection with "anti-Turkish propaganda" of...
Some Biden Admin Officials Push for Forced Sale of TikTok's US Operations, Reports Say

Some Biden Admin Officials Push for Forced Sale of TikTok's US...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Some US administration officials, citing security concerns, are pushing for a forced sale of Chinese-owned TikTok's US operations, US media reported. Sputnik...
Reconciliation Center Says Terrorists Shelled Syria's Idlib Zone Seven Times in Past Day

Reconciliation Center Says Terrorists Shelled Syria's Idlib Zone Seven Times in...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Maj. Gen. Oleg Yegorov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at...