Chechnya Provided Humanitarian Aid to Five Settlements in Syria's Latakia

Chechnya Provided Humanitarian Aid to Five Settlements in Syria's Latakia

GROZNY (Sputnik) - Five settlements in Syria's Latakia province, affected by the February 6 earthquake, received humanitarian aid from Chechnya, the Russian region's head,...
Australian Professor, Fellow Researchers Taken Hostage in Papua New Guinea, Media Reports

Australian Professor, Fellow Researchers Taken Hostage in Papua New Guinea, Media...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An Australian professor and his three colleagues have been taken hostage by an armed group in Papua New Guinea demanding a...
Global Oil Demand Rose to Record High in December, IEF Says

Global Oil Demand Rose to Record High in December, IEF Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The level of world oil demand in December rose by 1.3 million barrels of oil per day reaching a new record...
Belarus Wants to Continue Ramping Up Exports to Russia, China This Year

Belarus Wants to Continue Ramping Up Exports to Russia, China This...

MINSK (Sputnik) - Over 60% of Belarusian exports went to the markets of Russia and China last year, and Belarus plans to continue increasing...
Japan, US Hold Joint Air Drills Over Sea of Japan After North Korea's Missile Launch

Japan, US Hold Joint Air Drills Over Sea of Japan After...

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Japan and the United States conducted joint air exercises over the Sea of Japan in response to North Korea's recent missile...
Blinken Warns Against Further Escalation of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Blinken Warns Against Further Escalation of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US...
G7 FMs Reaffirm Importance of Continuing, Expanding Grain Deal

G7 FMs Reaffirm Importance of Continuing, Expanding Grain Deal

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The G7 foreign ministers on Saturday reaffirmed the importance of continuing and expanding the Black Sea Grain Initiative and called on...
Death Toll From Earthquakes in Turkiye Rises to 40,642

Death Toll From Earthquakes in Turkiye Rises to 40,642

ANKARA (Sputnik) - The death toll from powerful earthquakes in Turkiye that hit the country earlier this month has risen to 40,462 people, Yunus...
Sturgeon's Departure Leaves Scottish National Party Without Obvious Successor, Experts Say

Sturgeon's Departure Leaves Scottish National Party Without Obvious Successor, Experts Say

MOSCOW (Sputnik), Kirill Krasilnikov - Outgoing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's time in office is marked by progressive rhetoric that has not been fully...
Trump Will Visit Ohio Town Impacted by Toxic Train Derailment, Media Reports

Trump Will Visit Ohio Town Impacted by Toxic Train Derailment, Media...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Former US President Donald Trump will visit the town of East Palestine, Ohio, next week to meet with people impacted by...
US Congress Will Direct Commission to Report on Fleet Electrification, Batteries

US Congress Will Direct Commission to Report on Fleet Electrification, Batteries

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Congress will direct a commission to report to lawmakers on the electrification of the United States’ vehicle fleets and...
Trudeau Says Canada to Deploy Navy Vessels, Airlift More MRAPs to Haiti

Trudeau Says Canada to Deploy Navy Vessels, Airlift More MRAPs to...

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Canada will deploy Navy vessels to conduct surveillance off the coast of Haiti and airlift more Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles,...