WHO Chief Hopes COVID-19 Pandemic Ends in 2023

WHO Chief Hopes COVID-19 Pandemic Ends in 2023

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday expressed hope that the COVID-19 pandemic ends in 2023. Sputnik...
Last Chairman of Supreme Soviet of Russia Ruslan Khasbulatov Dies at Age of 80

Last Chairman of Supreme Soviet of Russia Ruslan Khasbulatov Dies at...

Ruslan Khasbulatov, the last chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), has died, his family told Sputnik. Sputnik News South...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Reports

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Fraud...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, pleaded not guilty to federal financial crime charges during a court...
German Chancellor's Approval Rating Decreased by 24% in 2022 – Poll

German Chancellor's Approval Rating Decreased by 24% in 2022 – Poll

BERLIN (Sputnik) - The confidence rating of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell by 24 percentage points over the year and reached 33%, a poll...
Admiral Gorshkov frigate armed with Zircon missiles goes on new combat mission

Admiral Gorshkov frigate armed with Zircon missiles goes on new combat...

Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony to launch the Admiral Gorshkov frigate. The warship is now armed with Zircon hypersonic missile...
Erdogan Expected to Hold Phone Talks With Putin, Zelensky on Wednesday, Says Spokesman

Erdogan Expected to Hold Phone Talks With Putin, Zelensky on Wednesday,...

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday,...
US Maintains Direct Contacts With Russia on Paul Whelan’s Potential Release, Says State Department

US Maintains Direct Contacts With Russia on Paul Whelan’s Potential Release,...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration maintains direct contact with the authorities in Moscow on the potential release home of US citizen Paul Whelan,...
Iran Inks Deal With Russia to Build Ship at Volga Port, Reports Say

Iran Inks Deal With Russia to Build Ship at Volga Port,...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Moscow and Tehran signed a contract on Wednesday to build a vessel based on an order by the regional office of...
Video from inside Altair ice arena appears on the Internet

Video from inside Altair ice arena appears on the Internet

A video from inside the Altair ice arena in Druzhkovka appeared on the Internet. The footage shows many charred mattresses and a huge hole...
Terrorists Carry Out Two Attacks on Syria's Idlib Zone in Past Day, Says Defense Ministry

Terrorists Carry Out Two Attacks on Syria's Idlib Zone in Past...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone twice over the past 24 hours, Maj. Gen....
Palestinian Teenager Killed in Clashes With Israeli Military, Says Palestinian Health Ministry

Palestinian Teenager Killed in Clashes With Israeli Military, Says Palestinian Health...

DOHA (Sputnik) - A 15-year-old Palestinian teenager died in clashes with the Israeli military in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank on...
Over 230,000 People Bid Farewell for Late Football Legend Pele, City's Mayor's Office Says

Over 230,000 People Bid Farewell for Late Football Legend Pele, City's...

SANTOS, Brazil (Sputnik) - Over 230,000 people came to say goodbye to late Brazilian football player Pele during a farewell ceremony at the stadium...