Turkish President Says Ankara 'Positive' About Finland's NATO Membership Bid

Turkish President Says Ankara 'Positive' About Finland's NATO Membership Bid

ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey is positive about Finland's membership in NATO but cannot approve Sweden's bid as long as the Swedish authorities allow protesters...
FBI Personnel Conducting Search of Biden's Delaware Home, President's Attorney Says

FBI Personnel Conducting Search of Biden's Delaware Home, President's Attorney Says

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - FBI agents are carrying out a search of President Joe Biden's beach house in Delaware amid an ongoing investigation by the...
UK 'Making Huge Strides' in Using Trade Freedoms Unlocked by Brexit, Expert Says

UK 'Making Huge Strides' in Using Trade Freedoms Unlocked by Brexit,...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK "has made huge strides" in exploiting the trade and business freedoms opened up by the country's withdrawal from the...
Ukraine shells one of the world's longest oil pipelines

Ukraine shells one of the world's longest oil pipelines

The Druzhba oil pipeline in the Bryansk region of Russia is operating normally after it was shelled by the Armed Forces of Ukraine South Africa...
Iran Alleges Kurds' Role in Drone Strike at Defense Ministry Site, Media Reports

Iran Alleges Kurds' Role in Drone Strike at Defense Ministry Site,...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Tehran has evidence that Kurds helped smuggle drone parts and explosives into Iran from Iraq in preparation for last week's attack...
Japan, NATO Agree to Increase Cooperation in Indo-Pacific Region

Japan, NATO Agree to Increase Cooperation in Indo-Pacific Region

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have agreed during their meeting in Tokyo to boost bilateral...
Poland Says Sending F-16 Jets to Ukraine Now Not on Agenda

Poland Says Sending F-16 Jets to Ukraine Now Not on Agenda

WARSAW (Sputnik) - Sending F-16 fighters to Ukraine is not on the agenda now as it is a very complicated process, Polish Deputy Defense...
Beijing Hopes NATO, Japan Will Stop Inflating 'Chinese Threat' Issue

Beijing Hopes NATO, Japan Will Stop Inflating 'Chinese Threat' Issue

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Beijing hopes that NATO and Japan will avoid inflating alleged Chinese threat and provoking regional confrontation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao...
IMF predicts surprising growth in Russian GDP in 2023

IMF predicts surprising growth in Russian GDP in 2023

The International Monetary Fund unexpectedly revised its forecast for changes in Russian GDP in 2023 from minus 2.3 to plus 0.3 percent South Africa Today...
Kremlin on US Aid to Kiev: Direct Way for Escalation That Will Not Change Events Course

Kremlin on US Aid to Kiev: Direct Way for Escalation That...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The latest US aid package is a direct path to escalating tensions, but it will not change the course of events...
South Korea to Test New High-Power Hyunmoo Ballistic Missile on February 3, Media Reports

South Korea to Test New High-Power Hyunmoo Ballistic Missile on February...

SEOUL (Sputnik) - South Korea is going to test a new high-power ballistic missile, known as Hyunmoo-5, on February 3 as part of efforts...
Japan to Cull 135,000 Chickens in Saitama Prefecture Over Bird Flu

Japan to Cull 135,000 Chickens in Saitama Prefecture Over Bird Flu

TOKYO (Sputnik) - Around 135,000 chickens will be culled in Japan's Saitama Prefecture due to a bird flu outbreak, the 71st case in the...