Biden Admin Wages Information War Against Americans to Fund Ukraine Conflict
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/biden-admin-wages-information-war-against-americans-to-fund-ukraine-conflict-1110469223.html
May 19, 2023, 6:17 PM
Vast military assistance the US provides to Kiev already caused major concerns amid Americans, with White House spending billions to fund its proxy war against Russia.
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Yellen Says More Bank Mergers Probably Necessary - Report
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/yellen-says-more-bank-mergers-probably-necessary---report-1110469015.html
May 19, 2023, 5:38 PM
The Biden administration has intervened to block several corporate takeovers, including JetBlue’s attempted purchase of Spirit Airlines and Microsoft’s attempted takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard. However, it’s singing a different tune when it comes to the country’s largest financial institutions.
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Shrapnel-Flinging Airbags Could Trigger Largest-Ever Car Recall in US History
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/shrapnel-flinging-airbags-could-trigger-largest-ever-car-recall-in-us-history-1110466984.html
May 19, 2023, 4:38 PM
An investigation by a US federal safety regulator has identified some 67 million defective airbags with the ability to fire shrapnel across the interior of an automobile as they inflate, according to American media reports.
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Biden Deal With Republicans Over Debt Ceiling Would 'Reward Hostage-Taking'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/biden-deal-with-republicans-over-debt-ceiling-would-reward-hostage-taking-1110461153.html
May 19, 2023, 3:58 PM
Democrat Joe Biden and Republican leaders are trying to reach a deal on lifting the government borrowing limit before crunch time on June 1. Dr Robert Hockett, professor of law at Cornell University and senior counsel for Westwood Capital, compared the opposition to Civil war-era Confederate rebels.
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In Aurum We Trust: Which Countries Have The Biggest Gold Reserves
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/in-aurum-we-trust-which-countries-have-the-biggest-gold-reserves-1110466101.html
May 19, 2023, 3:51 PM
Investors are having hard times these days. Crypto-companies turn out to be frauds, banks go bankrupt, and corporate brand ambassadors fail to manage their bipolar disorder – in other words, it is easier to lose your money than to earn anything – even if (or especially if) you have an MBA degree.
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Ukraine's Depleted Uranium Blast: Europe on Brink of 'Environmental Disaster'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/ukraines-depleted-uranium-blast-europe-on-brink-of-environmental-disaster-1110462939.html
May 19, 2023, 3:46 PM
Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev warned on Friday that a radioactive cloud was heading towards Western Europe following the destruction of a Ukrainian warehouse storing British-supplied depleted uranium ammunition.
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Price of Life: Russia Rains Leaflets Disguised as Money on Kiev Militants
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/price-of-life-hryvnia-styled-leaflets-rain-on-kiev-militants-1110462699.html
May 19, 2023, 2:46 PM
While Kiev is declaring big plans for a so-called "counteroffensive", the real state of the Ukrainian military and the gruesome death toll remain concealed from the public in order to give the regime an opportunity to force more people into service as cannon fodder.
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'G7 No Longer Globally-Determining Force' Amid Emerging Multipolarity
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/china-central-asia-summit-beijing-becoming-more-consequential-player-on-global-stage-1110462550.html
May 19, 2023, 2:33 PM
While the old Western-centered formats are withering away, China hosting the Xian summit and expanding its international clout is "critically important", Mehran Kamrava, a professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, told Sputnik.
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UK to Invest Up to $1.2Bln in Semiconductor Industry Over 20 Years
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/uk-to-invest-up-to-12bln-in-semiconductor-industry-over-20-years-1110463997.html
May 19, 2023, 2:12 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom pledged up to 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) in funding on Friday for national chipmakers, to be rolled out over the next two decades in a bid to secure a place in the growing semiconductor market.
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Hiroshima G7 Summit Just 'Photo-Op' for Biden's Confrontation With China
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/hiroshima-g7-summit-just-photo-op-for-bidens-confrontation-with-china-1110458775.html
May 19, 2023, 12:35 PM
US President Joe Biden's blow-up with Beijing may dominated the G7 summit in Hiroshima, said best-selling author and historian of Asia and the Indo-Pacific James Bradley, but it will be forgotten as soon as he flies home.
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What Could Shoot Down Ukraine's Hopes of Getting US F-16s?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/what-could-shoot-down-ukraines-hopes-of-getting-us-f-16s-1110457442.html
May 19, 2023, 11:53 AM
Although economically, the US could capitalize on its F-16 supplies to Kiev, the potential political implications may keep the White House from greenlighting the deliveries, Earl Rasmussen, a retired US army lieutenant colonel and international consultant, told Sputnik.
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'Australia, What Has Happened to You': Netizens Shocked by Police Tasering of 95-Year-Old Grandma
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/australia-what-has-happened-to-you-netizens-shocked-by-police-tasering-of-95-year-old-grandma-1110457693.html
May 19, 2023, 11:42 AM
Tasering is not unheard of in Australia, but it is usually on Indiginous aborigenal people. However, this is practically the first time that officers have used a stunner on a granny.
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Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Received Parcel With Traces of Explosives
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/sputnik-editor-in-chief-received-parcel-with-traces-of-explosives-1110459530.html
May 19, 2023, 11:40 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Editor-in-Chief of the RT broadcaster and the Rossiya Segodnya media group Margarita Simonyan said on Friday that a parcel that was sent to her from Hong Kong did not contain any explosive device.
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Radiation From Depleted Uranium Ammo in Ukraine Approaches Europe – Top Security Official
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/radiation-from-depleted-uranium-ammo-in-ukraine-approaches-europe--top-security-official-1110459293.html
May 19, 2023, 11:22 AM
SYKTYVKAR, Russia (Sputnik) - The destruction of depleted uranium ammunition supplied by the West to Ukraine has led to the appearance of a radioactive cloud that is heading toward Western Europe, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said on Friday.
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From Syria to Sudan: What is the Arab League Summit’s Agenda?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/from-syria-to-sudan-what-is-the-arab-league-summits-agenda-1110456153.html
May 19, 2023, 9:53 AM
On Thursday, Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Saudi Arabia to take part in the gathering, which will also be attended by the leaders of Oman, Mauritania, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Lebanon, Palestinian Authority and Yemen.
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US Explains What Happened When Patriot Tried to Intercept Russia's Kinzhal
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/us-explains-what-happened-when-patriot-tried-to-intercept-russias-kinzhal-1110455838.html
May 19, 2023, 9:20 AM
Earlier, US officials said they were "still assessing" damage dealt to the Patriot air defense system by a hypersonic Kinzhal missile.
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US, Taiwan Clinch '21st Century Trade' Pact Deal Amid Washington-Beijing Tensions
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/us-taiwan-clinch-21st-century-trade-pact-deal-amid-washington-beijing-tensions-1110454865.html
May 19, 2023, 8:45 AM
The US and China remain at loggerheads over Taiwan, with Beijing considering its sovereignty over the island indisputable. China has repeatedly warned the US against official contacts with Taipei.
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Finland Urged to Maintain Nuclear Bans Despite NATO Membership
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/finland-urged-to-maintain-nuclear-bans-despite-nato-membership-1110455270.html
May 19, 2023, 7:30 AM
In joining NATO, Finland notoriously abandoned its long-standing non-alignment policy. Still, a renowned group of pundits advised against joining any nuclear attack drills whatsoever and specifically cautioned against such exercises taking place in Finnish airspace.
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UK, Norway Launch 'Strategic Partnership' in Undersea Domain
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/uk-norway-launch-strategic-partnership-in-undersea-domain-1110453810.html
May 19, 2023, 6:30 AM
Despite the nations ostensibly teaming up to protect undersea infrastructure following Nord Stream blasts, the extent of their own alleged culpability in the attacks, which robbed Central and Western Europe of a major source of natural gas, remains unclear.
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Argentina Eager to Cooperate With Russia on Nuclear, Aviation Industries
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/argentina-eager-to-cooperate-with-russia-on-nuclear-aviation-industries-1110455468.html
May 19, 2023, 6:16 AM
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Sputnik) - Argentina is keen to use Russian technologies and develop mutually beneficial cooperation in nuclear, shipbuilding and aviation industries, Argentine Ambassador to Russia Eduardo Antonio Zuain told Sputnik.
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Protests Taking Place in Japan's Hiroshima as G7 Summit Kicks Off
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/protests-taking-place-in-japans-hiroshima-as-g7-summit-kicks-off-1110454467.html
May 19, 2023, 5:35 AM
HIROSHIMA, Japan, (Sputnik) - Demonstrations and protests are taking place in the Japanese city of Hiroshima where the G7 summit opened early Friday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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'Not My Account': House Dem Stuns Amid Effort to Link FBI Whistleblower, Twitter Handle
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/not-my-account-house-dem-stuns-amid-effort-to-link-fbi-whistleblower-twitter-handle-1110453426.html
May 19, 2023, 4:25 AM
At the time, the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government was hearing testimony from FBI whistleblowers who alleged the agency targeted pro-life groups, Catholics, and parents attending school board meetings as potential domestic terrorism threats.
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Magnitude 7.7 Quake Strikes Off New Caledonia,Tsunami Threat Declared - USGS
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/magnitude-77-quake-strikes-off-new-caledoniatsunami-threat-declared---usgs-1110453314.html
May 19, 2023, 4:10 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of New Caledonia Friday morning, the data of the US Geological Survey showed.
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Report: Ukraine Has Five Months to Impress US Before Being Pressured Into Peace Talks
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/report-ukraine-has-five-months-to-impress-us-before-being-pressured-into-peace-talks-1110453032.html
May 19, 2023, 4:03 AM
According to some estimates, the United States has already provided or pledged more than $113 billion in aid to Ukraine.
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The Biden Articles
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/the-biden-articles-1110452906.html
May 19, 2023, 3:45 AM
The impeachment articles filed against US President Joe Biden mark the first since the lower congressional chamber's majority was shifted to the Republican Party after the 2022 midterm elections.
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Plan to Rebuild Artemovsk Will Be Prepared After City's Liberation - Moscow
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/plan-to-rebuild-artyomovsk-will-be-prepared-after-citys-liberation---moscow-1110452769.html
May 19, 2023, 3:30 AM
KAZAN, Russia (Sputnik) - A plan to rebuild the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) will be finalized once the city is liberated, although it is possible to rebuild the city as there is no "terrible" destruction, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin has told Sputnik.
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Feinstein Was Sicker Than Earlier Detailed Amid Claims Pelosi Propping Her Up to Aid Schiff
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/feinstein-was-sicker-than-earlier-detailed-amid-claims-pelosi-propping-her-up-to-aid-schiff-1110451256.html
May 19, 2023, 3:15 AM
The Pelosi and Feinstein families are said to have been close for decades. Both lawmakers have been pillars of San Francisco politics and even lived on the same street for a time.
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US Debt Ceiling Issue to Undermine G7 Capacity in Shaping World - Biden Official
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/us-debt-ceiling-issue-to-undermine-g7-capacity-in-shaping-world---biden-official-1110451884.html
May 19, 2023, 2:51 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The situation regarding the United States debt limit and the potential for the US government to default on its financial obligations undermines the ability of the Group of Seven (G7) countries to continue shaping the world, a senior Biden administration official told reporters.
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UK PM Reportedly Bans Imports of Russian Diamonds, Copper, Aluminium & Nickel
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/uks-prime-minister-bans-imports-of-russian-diamonds-copper-aluminium--nickel-1110451750.html
May 19, 2023, 2:31 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday an embargo on imports of diamonds, copper, aluminium, and nickel from Russia.
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Perseverance Rover Sends First Images of Mars' Belva Crater
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/perseverance-rover-sends-first-images-of-mars-belva-crater-1110450813.html
May 19, 2023, 1:37 AM
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has captured a mosaic of images using its Mastcam-Z instrument, providing valuable insights into the Jezero Crater's interior. The images were taken while the rover was positioned near a large impact crater within Jezero Crater.
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Report: US May Be Able to Train Ukrainian Pilots to Fly F-16s in Just 4 Months
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/report-us-may-be-able-to-train-ukrainian-pilots-to-fly-f-16s-in-just-4-months-1110451049.html
May 19, 2023, 1:19 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - It could take the United States substantially less time to train Ukrainian pilots to operate American-made fighter jets than previously thought, US media reported on Thursday, citing US Air Force documents.
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Ukraine Planning to Break Through Flanks in Artemovsk to Curtail Russia's Advance - DPR Head
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230519/ukraine-planning-to-break-through-flanks-in-artyomovsk-to-curtail-russias-advance---dpr-head-1110450085.html
May 19, 2023, 12:21 AM
KAZAN, Russia (Sputnik) - Ukrainian troops are deliberately planning to break through flanks in the city of Artemovsk (Bakhmut) to complicate the advance of Russian forces in the city, but "exhaustive measures" are being taken to prevent it, Denis Pushilin, the acting head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), told Sputnik on Friday.
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Wisconsin Issues Air Quality Warning Amid Raging Wildfires in Canada
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/wisconsin-issues-air-quality-warning-amid-raging-wildfires-in-canada-1110449522.html
May 18, 2023, 11:08 PM
The western provinces of Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan) are being gripped by catastrophic forest fires. The current situation poses a threat not only to the health of citizens, but also to economic activity in these areas.
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Suspected Pentagon Leaker Was Repeatedly Warned About Improper Handling of Classified Docs
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/suspected-pentagon-leaker-was-repeatedly-warned-about-improper-handling-of-classified-docs-1110449322.html
May 18, 2023, 10:50 PM
US Air Force airman Jack Teixeira was arrested in April for allegedly leaking classified documents in a Discord chatroom called Thug Shaker Central.
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Footage Captures Shocking Moment US Cop Clings to Car Roof After Arrest Attempt
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/footage-captures-shocking-moment-us-cop-clings-to-car-roof-after-arrest-attempt-1110447414.html
May 18, 2023, 10:22 PM
In a shocking incident captured on video, a wanted man evaded the police during a routine traffic stop in Carroll, Iowa, back in 2021. During recent hearings, the defendant's lawyer argued the man didn't know how to behave in situations involving a moving vehicle.
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Biden Admin Frets About 'Optics' Amid Illegal Immigration Surge Post-Title 42
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/biden-admin-frets-about-optics-amid-illegal-immigrant-surge-post-title-42-1110445879.html
May 18, 2023, 10:05 PM
Todd Bensmann, a senior national security fellow and author, has spent years documenting illegal immigration on the Mexican side of the border. He said the government and mainstream media have ignored the problem for far too long.
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Disney Scraps Planned Florida Corporate Campus Amid DeSantis Feud
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/disney-scraps-planned-florida-corporate-campus-amid-desantis-feud-1110448972.html
May 18, 2023, 9:53 PM
Walt Disney Co. is in the process of laying off more than 7,000 workers after losing billions of dollars in streaming revenue, on which it has heavily gambled in recent years. Disney employs some 77,000 people at the Walt Disney World Resort outside Orlando.
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Shots Fired as Car Rams Through Vatican Gate, Suspect Detained
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/shots-fired-as-car-rams-through-vatican-gate-suspect-detained-1110448797.html
May 18, 2023, 9:17 PM
In 2017, the Swiss Guard indicated that Vatican City security measures had been updated to ensure no vehicle ramming attacks could take place in the area. The initiative was taken after the 2017 attack in Barcelona's Las Ramblas and the Nice attack the previous year.
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GOP Anti-Iran, Russia Bill Part of Larger ‘War Between the Two Parties’ in Washington
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/gop-anti-iran-russia-bill-part-of-larger-war-between-the-two-parties-in-washington-1110448149.html
May 18, 2023, 9:05 PM
A push by some Republican lawmakers for new sanctions against Russia and Iran would be “meaningless,” according to an expert on Iranian affairs, and are really nothing more than a complex political game in Washington where one party tries to outdo the other.
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New US House Bill Looks to Dock Congress' Pay During Government Default or Shutdown
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/new-us-house-bill-looks-to-dock-congress-pay-during-gov-default-or-shutdown-1110447206.html
May 18, 2023, 8:38 PM
Economic experts say a government debt default would be disastrous for the US economy and international markets. With less than two weeks before the Treasury Department's projected June 1 deadline, congressional leadership has yet to put forth a measure bringing the debt ceiling crisis to a close.
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Up to 80% of Germans Oppose Upcoming Ban on Oil, Gas Heating Systems - Survey
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/up-to-80-of-germans-oppose-upcoming-ban-on-oil-gas-heating-systems---survey-1110447068.html
May 18, 2023, 8:02 PM
BERLIN (Sputnik) - Four out of five Germans oppose the recently announced plans of the German government to impose a ban on installing new oil and gas heating systems starting from 2024, according to a survey by German Allensbach Public Opinion Research Institute (IfD), published on Thursday.
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As Russia-Iran Cooperation Increases, US Sanctions 'Lose Their Bite'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/as-russia-iran-cooperation-increases-us-sanctions-lose-their-bite-1110444376.html
May 18, 2023, 7:02 PM
Economic, military, and cultural cooperation between the Russian Federation and Islamic Republic of Iran has burgeoned in recent years, with trade turnover reaching $5 billion in 2022. The two states have found themselves targeted by US sanctions and meeting in the same Eurasian political fora.
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MILEX-2023: Top Belarusian Arms Featured at Military Expo in Minsk
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/milex-2023-top-belarusian-arms-featured-at-military-expo-in-minsk-1110434855.html
May 18, 2023, 6:55 PM
Belarus inherited its military-industrial complex from the Soviet Union, and now the country is among top 20 weapon-selling nations, earning billions of dollars in arms exports each year.
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G7 Hiroshima Summit: Fading Bloc Sticking to Its Guns to Contain China, Russia
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/g7-hiroshima-summit-fading-bloc-sticking-to-its-guns-to-contain-china-russia-1110444787.html
May 18, 2023, 6:19 PM
Leaders of the Group of Seven will gather this weekend for the summit in Hiroshima, Japan, to discuss a vast variety of topics, with focus on Russia and China, as Western sanctions and the proxy war in Ukraine bear little, if any, fruit. What's the G7 and does the format correspond to the ongoing geopolitical changes?
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Hunter Biden Faces no 'Retribution' After IRS Probe Team Disbanded
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/hunter-biden-faces-no-retribution-after-irs-probe-team-disbanded-1110442793.html
May 18, 2023, 6:03 PM
US President Joe Biden and his son appear to be untouchable despite a series of allegations against them. Angie Wong, national media spokesperson for Veterans for America First, said they enjoy impunity from both authorities and the media.
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UK to Probe Up to 100 Lawyers for Helping Criminals Get Asylum
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/uk-to-probe-up-to-100-lawyers-for-helping-criminals-get-asylum-1110445064.html
May 18, 2023, 5:46 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) is preparing to launch an investigation into up to 100 lawyers suspected of helping criminals get asylum in the country, Rob Richardson, the head of the NCA’s modern slavery and human trafficking unit, told British press on Thursday.
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Pride of the Northern Seas: Russia Celebrates Baltic Fleet Day
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/pride-of-the-northern-seas-russia-celebrates-baltic-fleet-day-1110467115.html
May 18, 2023, 4:30 PM
The Baltic Fleet is a symbol of Russia's victory in the Great Northern War and the epitome of Russian military glory and stalwart heroism.
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Video: 11 Dead, 20,000 Homeless After Worst Flooding in Italy in a Century
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/video-11-dead-20000-homeless-after-worst-flooding-in-italy-in-a-century-1110442958.html
May 18, 2023, 4:27 PM
Central Italy is reeling after days of pounding rain caused the worst flooding the region has seen in more than 100 years. The raging waters have claimed several lives and destroyed thousands of homes.
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Russian Strike Eliminates Massive Stock of Foreign Weapons and Ammo in Ukraine
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/russian-strike-eliminates-massive-stock-of-foreign-weapons-and-ammo-in-ukraine-1110442643.html
May 18, 2023, 4:06 PM
According to the Russian MoD’s calculations, since the beginning of the special operation to protect Donbass, Russia has destroyed 428 Ukrainian airplanes, 234 helicopters, and 9,218 tanks.
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BoE Admits 'Uncertain Outlook' for Inflation as UK Faces Wage-Price Spiral
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/boe-admits-uncertain-outlook-for-inflation-as-uk-faces-wage-price-spiral-1110441666.html
May 18, 2023, 3:45 PM
Soaring food and non-alcoholic drink prices in the UK continue to drive the country’s current double-digit inflation.
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Silicon Valley Bank Execs 'Criminal' to Pay Themselves Bonuses Before Collapse
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/silicon-valley-bank-execs-criminal-to-pay-themselves-bonuses-before-collapse-1110439855.html
May 18, 2023, 2:29 PM
Silicon Valley Bank's sudden collapse in March shocked the financial markets. Aquiles Larrea, CEO of Larrea Wealth Management, said the bank's management were either "crazy" or "arrogant" to go looking for new investors when they could see the "writing on the wall" for the doomed industry lender.
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Watch Russian Kamikaze Drone Zap Ukrainian Howitzer Into Oblivion
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/watch-russian-kamikaze-drone-zap-ukrainian-howitzer-into-oblivion-1110440938.html
May 18, 2023, 2:17 PM
Loitering munitions, often called kamikaze drones in the media, are sort of intelligent projectiles capable of high-precision, surgical strikes.
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Russia's Upper House to Consider Denunciation of CFE Treaty on May 24
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/russias-upper-house-to-consider-denunciation-of-cfe-treaty-on-may-24-1110442405.html
May 18, 2023, 2:06 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The upper house of the Russian parliament will consider on May 24 a bill on the denunciation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) that was signed in the last years of the Cold War, according to the agenda of the meeting released on Thursday.
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One Million UK Citizens Find Internet Connection Too Expensive Amid Rising Costs - Survey
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/one-million-uk-citizens-find-internet-connection-too-expensive-amid-rising-costs---survey-1110442026.html
May 18, 2023, 1:41 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - As many as one million UK citizens decided to cut back or stop spending on a broadband internet connection last year due to the increased cost of living, according to a survey published by the Citizens Advice service on Thursday.
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Watch Russian Defense Chief Sergey Shoigu Conduct Combat Training Inspection
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/watch-russian-defense-chief-sergey-shoigu-conduct-combat-training-inspection-1110439496.html
May 18, 2023, 1:09 PM
Previously, Sergey Shoigu inspected the Southern Military District in order to check the readiness of military equipment needed for the special op, including tanks and armored vehicles.
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Watch Russia’s Su-34 Pilots Take to the Skies in Special Op Mission
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/watch-russias-su-34-pilots-take-to-the-skies-in-special-op-mission-1110439896.html
May 18, 2023, 12:16 PM
The Su-34 warplanes use missile armament of various classes as they cover actions by Russian Armed Forces units in Ukraine.
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Grain Deal's Future Not Connected With Turkish Presidential Election's Outcomes - Lavrov
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/grain-deals-future-not-connected-with-turkish-presidential-elections-outcomes---lavrov-1110439655.html
May 18, 2023, 11:08 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The future of the grain deal has nothing to do with the outcomes of the Turkish presidential election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.
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Watch Russian Amphibious Combat Vehicles Wipe Out Ukrainian Stronghold
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/watch-russian-amphibious-combat-vehicles-wipe-out-ukrainian-stronghold-1110438665.html
May 18, 2023, 10:30 AM
The stronghold was spotted by a reconnaissance group of the Russian Airborne Forces, who used an unmanned aerial vehicle to track the Ukrainian soldiers’ position.
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Kremlin Confirms Grain Deal Extension, Cites Some Results, Hopes
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/kremlin-confirms-grain-deal-extension-cites-some-results-hopes-1110438541.html
May 18, 2023, 10:24 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The grain deal will be prolonged for two months, and there is a relative result in the negotiations, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
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Deutsche Bank Agrees to Pay $75Mln to Settle Jeffrey Epstein Victims' Lawsuit - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/deutsche-bank-agrees-to-pay-75mln-to-settle-jeffrey-epstein-victims-lawsuit---reports-1110438985.html
May 18, 2023, 9:59 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a collective lawsuit alleging that the financial institution assisted US financier Jeffrey Epstein's group in human trafficking for sexual exploitation, the American business news outlet reported, citing the lawyers of alleged victims.
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Danish Soldiers Sent to Latvia Placed in Toxic, Dilapidated, Gas-Ridden Tents
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/danish-soldiers-sent-to-latvia-placed-in-toxic-dilapidated-gas-ridden-tents-1110433834.html
May 18, 2023, 9:50 AM
According to the Danish soldiers' trade union, the persistent problem of diesel-powered heat guns, which recently sparked criticism from the defense chief himself, has plagued personnel for decades, marring overseas deployments as far back as the 1990s.
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Projected Winner of Thai Election Vows to ‘Fully Demilitarize’ Сountry
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/projected-winner-of-thai-election-vows-to-fully-demilitarize-sountry-1110437567.html
May 18, 2023, 9:40 AM
With the election victory of two main Thai opposition parties yet to be officially announced, their possible win could mean an end to a decade of the country’s military-backed conservative government.
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US Reportedly Unconvinced Kiev Needs ‘Expensive’ F-16s Amid West’s Schism Over Jet Supplies
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/us-reportedly-unconvinced-kiev-needs-expensive-f-16s-amid-wests-schism-over-jet-supplies-1110433307.html
May 18, 2023, 9:21 AM
US President Joe Biden has repeatedly ruled out sending F-16 fighter jets to Kiev as part of US military aid to Ukraine, saying that there is no rationale for doing so.
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Moscow Positive About African Peace Initiative on Ukraine
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/moscow-positive-about-african-peace-initiative-on-ukraine-needs-to-be-studied-1110437819.html
May 18, 2023, 9:20 AM
KAZAN, Russia (Sputnik) - Moscow has a positive attitude towards African states' initiative on the Ukrainian settlement, but it needs to be studies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Thursday.
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Washington Weighs Possibility of Sending US Officials to China - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/washington-mulling-possibility-of-sending-us-officials-on-visit-to-china---reports-1110434626.html
May 18, 2023, 6:40 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Biden administration is considering the possibility of organizing a series of visits by top US officials to China in the coming months, in an attempt to resume interaction with Beijing, an American broadcaster reported, citing US senior officials.
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Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Chernyshenko Arrives in Cuba
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/russias-deputy-prime-minister-chernyshenko-arrives-in-cuba-1110434000.html
May 18, 2023, 6:05 AM
HAVANA (Sputnik) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has arrived in Cuba for a working visit, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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Sweden Democrats Seek to Review EU Strategy, Set Stage For 'Swexit'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/sweden-democrats-seek-to-review-eu-strategy-set-stage-for-swexit-1110432907.html
May 18, 2023, 5:25 AM
According to Sweden's largest right-wing party, the country's numerous concessions to Brussels erode the core of national democracy and lack popular support. The strategy they propose aims to stop ceding further power and maximize Stockholm's influence.
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US Brushes Off Ukraine's Blatant Terrorist Activities
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/us-turns-blind-eye-to-ukraine-no-longer-hiding-its-terrorist-actions---russian-embassy-1110433095.html
May 18, 2023, 5:08 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States turns a blind eye to the fact that Ukraine is no longer hiding its terrorist actions, the Russian Embassy in Washington said in a statement.
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Astronomers Discover Earth-Sized Exoplanet Likely Covered by Volcanoes
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/astronomers-discover-earth-sized-exoplanet-likely-covered-by-volcanoes-1110432464.html
May 18, 2023, 4:11 AM
Planet LP 791-18d orbits a red dwarf about 90 light-years from Earth, located in the Crater constellation. The planet is estimated to be only slightly (20%) larger and seven times Earth's mass, while also being in tidal grip - that is, facing the star with one side.
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Florida Governor DeSantis to Formally Launch His Presidential Bid Next Week - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/florida-governor-desantis-to-formally-launch-his-presidential-bid-next-week---reports-1110432329.html
May 18, 2023, 3:50 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, 44, will officially launch his 2024 presidential campaign next week as his campaign donors begin a fundraising blitz, the US media reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with his decision.
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New Evidence May Show Trump Was Warned Mar-a-Lago Docs Were Not Automatically Declassified
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/new-evidence-may-show-trump-was-warned-mar-a-lago-docs-were-not-automatically-declassified-1110431663.html
May 18, 2023, 3:47 AM
In August of last year, the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate and seized thousands of documents, including dozens that were marked as classified and top secret.
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First-Ever State-Wide TikTok Ban Imposed by Montana
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/first-ever-state-wide-tiktok-ban-imposed-by-montana-1110431282.html
May 18, 2023, 3:41 AM
Several US states have already banned the social media app from government devices but if the Montana law goes into effect it would be the first to ban the app completely.
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Global Warming to Mark Hottest-Ever Temps, Exceed 1.5-Degree Threshold in Next 5 Years
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/global-warming-to-mark-hottest-ever-temps-exceed-15-degree-threshold-in-next-5-years--1110430821.html
May 18, 2023, 3:11 AM
The 2015 Paris Agreement set long-term targets for all countries to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions with the aim of limiting global temperature below 2°C this century, while making efforts to ensure temperatures do not exceed 1.5°C; however, new findings suggest this ceiling may be breached soon.
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UK Carrier Strike Group Will Return to Indo-Pacific in 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/uk-carrier-strike-group-to-return-to-indo-pacific-in-2025-1110431100.html
May 18, 2023, 2:38 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The carrier strike group of the United Kingdom will return to the Indo-Pacific in 2025 - four years after it first sailed in the region, the UK government said on Wednesday.
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Dramatic Spending Cut Only Way to Avoid Recession But US Won't Commit - Investor
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/dramatic-spending-cut-only-way-to-avoid-recession-but-us-wont-commit---investor-1110430615.html
May 18, 2023, 2:25 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The only way out of the looming recession for the United States is to cut spending massively, but it is not what Washington is ready to do, renowned US investor Jim Rogers told Sputnik.
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Moldova's Farmers Stand Ready to Declare Indefinite Protest Starting June 7
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/moldovas-farmers-stand-ready-to-declare-indefinite-protest-starting-june-7-1110430472.html
May 18, 2023, 1:51 AM
CHISINAU (Sputnik) - Moldovan farmers have announced an indefinite protest starting June 7 if Chisinau fails to provide assistance by June 3 and fails to prohibit the import of Ukrainian grain, the press office of the association of Moldovan farmers, Asociatia Forta Fermierilor, said Wednesday.
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8,000-Year-Old Architectural Plans Discovered in Jordan & Saudi Arabia
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/8000-year-old-architectural-plans-discovered-in-jordan--saudi-arabia-1110430013.html
May 18, 2023, 1:01 AM
European and Arab archaeologists have discovered two ancient architectural plans in Jordan and Saudi Arabia that were drawn on rocks by ancient inhabitants of the Middle East between 8,000 and 9,000 years-ago.
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US Judge Rules Musk Subpoena Can Be Served to Tesla in JPMorgan-Epstein Case
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/us-judge-rules-musk-subpoena-can-be-served-to-tesla-in-jpmorgan-epstein-case-1110429604.html
May 18, 2023, 12:27 AM
Elon Musk is the owner of Twitter, the CEO of Tesla and chief executive of SpaceX. As of late, the South African native has been looped into a lawsuit linked to JPMorgan Chase's ties to the deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
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Ukraine Conflict Direct Result of Biden Foreign Policy Blunders, Iran Hopes - US Senator
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230518/ukraine-conflict-direct-result-of-biden-foreign-policy-blunders-iran-hopes---us-senator-1110430213.html
May 18, 2023, 12:19 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The conflict in Ukraine is a direct result of US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy mistakes and his administration’s attempts to secure a nuclear deal with Iran, US Senator Ted Cruz said on Wednesday.
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Video: Researchers Create First 3D Model of Titanic Wreck
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/video-researchers-create-first-3d-model-of-titanic-wreck-1110427119.html
May 17, 2023, 10:50 PM
The Titanic set off on its maiden voyage from Britain's Southampton to New York on 10 April 1912. On the night of 14 April, the liner collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sank. At least 1,400 people lost their lives as a result of the wreck. More than 700 passengers and crew managed to escape.
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Ecuadorian President Lasso Dissolves Legislature to Avoid Impeachment
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/ecuadorian-president-lasso-dissolves-legislature-to-avoid-impeachment-1110428268.html
May 17, 2023, 9:57 PM
The decree to dissolve the country's National Assembly comes one day into its impeachment trial of President Guillermo Lasso.
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US Debt Drama: As Biden Negotiates, Some Suggest He Use Law to Bypass Talks
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/us-debt-drama-as-biden-negotiates-some-suggest-he-use-law-to-bypass-talks-1110427758.html
May 17, 2023, 9:34 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden is being urged by some political allies to invoke a statute within the US constitution to help his government avert a default on America’s payments as his rivals in Congress stand in the way of raising the country’s debt limit, media reports said Wednesday.
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Pakistani Gov Promises ‘No Arrests’ at Khan’s Residence Before 24-Hour Surrender Deadline
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/pakistani-gov-promises-no-arrests-at-khans-residence-before-24-hour-surrender-deadline-1110426887.html
May 17, 2023, 9:11 PM
A spokesperson for the Punjabi state government pushed back on claims made by former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday, telling reporters there would be “no arrests” at Khan’s Lahore mansion before Thursday afternoon.
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Quad Leaders to Meet at G7 After Biden Nixes Summit to Handle Debt Ceiling Talks
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/quad-leaders-to-meet-at-g7-after-biden-nixes-summit-to-handle-debt-ceiling-talks-1110426242.html
May 17, 2023, 8:42 PM
The Quad is not a formal alliance, but is widely understood to be an attempt to coordinate a common anti-China policy across the region that Washington calls the “Indo-Pacific.” The four nations have all dramatically increased their military spending in recent years, saying it is in response to a “threat” posed by China.
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Bring Back New York's Transit Police
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/bring-back-new-yorks-transit-police-1110425407.html
May 17, 2023, 7:45 PM
Visitors to Bath, England, learned the town’s namesake first-century spa deteriorated after the collapse of Roman authority in the fifth century. Unmaintained, the reservoir silted up and blocked the drainage system, burying the facility and surrounding buildings under yards of mud.
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US Drug Shortage Nears Record High Amid Supply Chain Disruptions - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/us-drug-shortage-nears-record-high-amid-supply-chain-disruptions---reports-1110425572.html
May 17, 2023, 7:21 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US is facing a record shortage of drugs to fight cancer and other life-threatening illnesses due to supply chain issues and manufacturing shutdowns, American media reported on Wednesday.
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G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/g7-summit-kicks-off-in-hiroshima-japan-1110421292.html
May 17, 2023, 7:15 PM
Leaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Japan from May 19 to 21 to discuss current geopolitical and economic challenges – that is, NATO expansion amid the Ukrainian crisis and sanctions against Russia.
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Kinzhal Missile Strike Destroyed Five Patriot Launchers in Kiev - Russia
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/kinzhal-missile-strike-destroyed-five-patriot-launchers-in-kiev---russia-1110424974.html
May 17, 2023, 7:01 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - While Kiev claimed it had intercepted six Kinzhals, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told Sputnik in an interview that Ukrainian reports are mistaken in every regard, noting that only a couple of Russian missiles were enough to penetrate Kiev's defenses.
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Truss 'Cashing in' on Her Former UK Premiership With Superfluous Taiwan Speech
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/truss-cashing-in-on-her-former-uk-premiership-with-superfluous-taiwan-speech-1110424657.html
May 17, 2023, 6:34 PM
Now reduced to a mere lawmaker, Conservative MP and former premier Liz Truss has little influence over British policy any longer, and her provocative visit to Taiwan is mostly a repeat of policies already set in motion in London, an expert on Taiwanese affairs told Sputnik on Wednesday.
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Unstoppable Kinzhal: One US-Made Patriot 'Cracked Up', More to Come
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/unstoppable-kinzhal-one-us-made-patriot-cracked-up-more-to-come-1110424287.html
May 17, 2023, 6:05 PM
Russia's knocking-out of the US-made MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system stationed in Kiev with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile is a PR coup for Moscow, Boris Rozhin, a military expert with the Center for Military-Political Journalism, told Sputnik, adding that more Patriots may soon be "cracked up" too.
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Congress Inaction on Debt Limit 'Greatest Threat' to US Economy Since Pandemic - Treasury
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/congress-inaction-on-debt-limit-greatest-threat-to-us-economy-since-pandemic---treasury-1110424452.html
May 17, 2023, 5:54 PM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The inability of US Congress to allow the United States to meet its obligations by increasing the debt ceiling is the greatest threat to the US economy since the global pandemic, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said on Wednesday.
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US Debt Ceiling Standoff Just a 'Game of Chicken' With Deal at '11th Hour'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/us-debt-ceiling-standoff-just-a-game-of-chicken-with-deal-at-11th-hour-1110417897.html
May 17, 2023, 5:28 PM
Attorney Steve Gill, CEO of Gill Media, said the Republicans needed to stand their ground and force the Democrats to cut public spending, but economist and professor Mark Frost said neither party would risk bankrupting the federal government.
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Russian Deputy PM Novak Reveals Details of Ambitious Eurasian Trade Route
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/russian-deputy-pm-novak-reveals-details-of-ambitious-eurasian-trade-route-1110423788.html
May 17, 2023, 5:12 PM
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told Sputnik about the details of financing the construction of Rasht-Astara railway route – a move that brings the prospect of a Eurasian alternative to the Suez Canal closer to reality.
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New York City Sinking Under Weight of 6,000 Skyscrapers, Scholars Warn
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/new-york-city-sinking-under-weight-of-6000-skyscrapers-scholars-warn-1110422214.html
May 17, 2023, 4:38 PM
New York City’s architectural race to the heavens could soon give new meaning to the term "downtown" as the weight of its many skyscrapers has been found to be compressing the earth beneath them.
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Watch Russian Airborne Troops and BMD-4M Crush a Ukrainian Stronghold
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/watch-russian-airborne-troops-and-bmd-4m-crush-a-ukrainian-stronghold-1110422694.html
May 17, 2023, 4:17 PM
The Russian Armed Forces used infantry fighting vehicles known as BMD-4M – a cutting-edge machine that uses satellite navigation systems and features a digital computer control system.
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Moscow Confirms Grain Deal Extension for Two Months
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/moscow-confirms-grain-deal-extension-for-two-months-1110422393.html
May 17, 2023, 3:46 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Over the past weeks, tensions around the accord have been rising, with Russia stressing that crucial parts of the deal are ignored by the West.
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Does Poland Want Zelensky to Quit NATO's Proxy War as Sy Hersh Claims?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/does-poland-want-zelensky-to-quit-natos-proxy-war-as-sy-hersh-claims-1110421488.html
May 17, 2023, 3:30 PM
As per Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is privately beginning to lose the support of his neighbors, with a Poland-led group of European states urging him to find a way to end the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. Has Warsaw really grown weary of the standoff despite its bellicose anti-Russia rhetoric?
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West's Price Ceiling Caves in: Russian Oil Exports Hit Post-February 2022 High
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/wests-price-ceiling-caves-in-russian-oil-exports-hit-post-february-2022-high-1110419698.html
May 17, 2023, 3:22 PM
When the US-led West levied a price cap on Russian oil, they were hoping to limit hydrocarbon exports, in a bid to deprive Moscow of proceeds to fuel its special military operation aimed at protecting Donbass from Kiev's aggression. However, as a new report by the International Energy Agency shows, these assumptions were completely false.
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Nutcracker: What We Know About Russia's Kinzhal Hitting US Patriot System in Kiev
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/nutcracker-what-we-know-about-russias-kinzhal-hitting-us-patriot-system-in-kiev-1110418058.html
May 17, 2023, 2:22 PM
President Vladimir Putin earlier warned that if the West provided Ukraine with the Patriot systems, these air defenses would be knocked out.
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Leave 'La-la-land': Musk Slams Big Tech's 'Laptop Class' Over Remote Work
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230517/leave-la-la-land-musk-slams-big-techs-laptop-class-over-remote-work-1110416206.html
May 17, 2023, 2:17 PM
When speaking to a US media outlet, Elon Musk laced into the ongoing remote work trend, ushered in by what he called the "laptop class" of Big Tech and multinationals during the COVID lockdown era, blasting their hypocrisy for letting it linger on now since service workers have to show up to do hands-on work.
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