Israel's Push to Buy Locally-Made Rifles: 'Precautionary Step if Trump Wins'
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/israels-push-to-buy-locally-made-rifles-precautionary-step-if-trump-wins-1116906906.html
February 21, 2024, 2:46 PM
It’s only natural that Israel is looking to revamp its military-industrial complex, especially “in moments of war”, Mehran Kamrava, a professor of government at Georgetown University in Qatar, told Sputnik.
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Sweden Struggling to Replenish Weapons After Ukraine Expenditures – Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/sweden-struggling-to-replenish-weapons-after-ukraine-expenditures--reports-1116906320.html
February 21, 2024, 1:30 PM
Sweden, along with many other European nations, has supplied several packages of military support to the Kiev regime, including heavy equipment such as artillery, tanks and combat vehicles, as well as ammunition. It has now become evident that this has had an adverse effect on its own defense capabilities.
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Pro-Assange Rally Continuing Outside High Court in London for 2nd Day in Row
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/pro-assange-rally-continuing-outside-high-court-in-london-for-2nd-day-in-row-1116906660.html
February 21, 2024, 1:10 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is going on for the second consecutive day outside the High Court of Justice in London, according to a live broadcast by Sky News.
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Ukraine Loses Up to 450 Soldiers Near Avdeyevka in Past Day - MoD
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/ukraine-loses-up-to-450-soldiers-near-avdeyevka-in-past-day---mod-1116906175.html
February 21, 2024, 12:39 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine has lost up to 450 soldiers in the Avdeyevka area over the past 24 hours, the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Wednesday.
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Germany Loses Over $216Bln Due to Ukraine Conflict - Institute Director
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/germany-loses-over-216bln-due-to-ukraine-conflict---institute-director-1116905979.html
February 21, 2024, 12:30 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany has probably lost around 200 billion euros ($216 billion) due to the conflict in Ukraine, with major losses due to scaling up electricity prices, Director of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Marcel Fratzscher said on Wednesday.
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Ukraine’s Bloody Maidan Coup: See How It Started
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/ukraines-bloody-maidan-coup-see-how-it-started-1116905208.html
February 21, 2024, 12:26 PM
This February marks the 10th anniversary of the Maidan coup that shook Ukraine to the core and sparked a chain of dramatic events throughout the country.
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Scott Ritter on Avdeyevka: Ukrainian Forces Failed to 'Hold Their Own on Battlefield’
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/scott-ritter-on-avdeyevka-ukrainian-forces-failed-to-hold-their-own-on-battlefield-1116903184.html
February 21, 2024, 10:32 AM
Kiev's troops failed to "stabilize the battlefield" in Avdeyevka due to scanty firepower, former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter told Sputnik.
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Ex-UN Expert: If Assange is Extradited to US No Journalist in World Will Be Safe
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/ex-un-expert-if-assange-is-extradited-to-us-no-journalist-in-world-will-be-safe-1116904070.html
February 21, 2024, 10:25 AM
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be extradited to the US in the wake of the two-day hearing at London's High Court. What would that mean for freedom of speech?
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Highlights From the Singapore Airshow 2024
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/highlights-from-the-singapore-airshow-2024-1116902535.html
February 21, 2024, 10:12 AM
This February, Singapore is hosting another of its famous aerospace shows, available to both defense industry professionals and the general public. New and advanced types of equipment and an exciting air program suggest nothing short of a truly impressive spectacle.
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Why Are Polish Farmers Blockading Ukraine Border?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/why-are-polish-farmers-blockading-ukraine-border-1116898994.html
February 21, 2024, 9:09 AM
The unwillingness of the Ukrainian authorities to resolve this deadlock can be explained by the fact that "Poles feel economically dominated by Kiev," Konrad Rekas, Polish politician and independent commentator, told Sputnik.
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Russia's Lavrov to Hold Several Bilateral Meetings With Top G20 Diplomats - Moscow
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/russias-lavrov-to-hold-several-bilateral-meetings-with-top-g20-diplomats---moscow-1116900393.html
February 21, 2024, 7:43 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, South Africa, Egypt, Bolivia and Brazil on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.
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Only West Can Undermine Zelensky, Not Loss of Avdeyevka - Ukrainian Opposition Politician
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/only-west-can-undermine-zelenskys-position-not-loss-of-avdeyevka---medvedchuk-1116899592.html
February 21, 2024, 7:32 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The fact that Russian military took control of Avdeyevka cannot undermine the position of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, only Western countries can do this, Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk told Sputnik.
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US House Republicans Expect Federal Gov't Shutdown
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/us-house-republicans-expect-federal-govt-shutdown-1116899397.html
February 21, 2024, 7:16 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US Republican Party lawmakers in the House of Representatives are predicting a federal government shutdown in the absence of a decision on further funding, as House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to seek a solution, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed Republican Party lawmaker in the House of Representatives.
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UK Navy Carries Out Unsuccessful Launch of Trident II Ballistic Missile
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/uk-navy-carries-out-unsuccessful-launch-of-trident-ii-ballistic-missile-1116898840.html
February 21, 2024, 6:39 AM
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The navy of the United Kingdom has carried out an unsuccessful launch of a Trident II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from the HMS Vanguard ballistic missile-armed submarine while UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps was on board, The Sun reported on Tuesday, citing sources and the UK Ministry of Defense.
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Euromaidan Was Part of West's Proxy War Against Russia – CIA Veteran
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/euromaidan-was-part-of-wests-proxy-war-against-russia--cia-veteran-1116894202.html
February 21, 2024, 5:00 AM
Exactly ten years ago, former President Viktor Yanukovych signed an agreement with the Euromaidan opposition to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine. The very next day, the opposition tore up the agreement and seized power by force.
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Russian FM Lavrov Arrives in Brazil to Meet With G20 Top Diplomats
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/russias-lavrov-arrives-in-brazil-to-participate-in-g20-foreign-ministers-meeting-1116897693.html
February 21, 2024, 4:14 AM
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Brazil to participate in a meeting of G20 foreign ministers, taking place in the city of Rio de Janeiro from February 21-22, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Tuesday.
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US Training 12 Ukrainian Pilots on F-16s in 2024, Will Graduate This Summer - Air Force
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/us-training-12-ukrainian-pilots-on-f-16s-in-2024-will-graduate-this-summer---air-force-1116897564.html
February 21, 2024, 3:48 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is slated to train 12 Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets this year and they are all expected to graduate between May and August, a US Air Force spokesperson told Sputnik.
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Up to 1,000 Ukrainian Troops Believed to Be Captured in Retreat From Avdeyevka - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/up-to-1000-ukrainian-troops-believed-to-be-captured-in-retreat-from-avdeyevka---reports-1116897430.html
February 21, 2024, 3:37 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Between 850 and 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers appear to have been captured or are unaccounted for during the Ukrainian retreat from Avdeyevka, a former Ukrainian stronghold north of the city of Donetsk, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two Ukrainian soldiers.
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US ‘Grooming Asia for War’ With Military Exercises
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/us-grooming-asia-for-war-with-military-exercises-1116896877.html
February 21, 2024, 3:24 AM
The United States is grooming Asia for a war with China, peace activist and political analyst KJ Noh told Sputnik’s The Critical Hour on Tuesday.
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Lavrov: Russia Eyes Partnership With Venezuela on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/lavrov-russia-considers-promising-cooperation-with-venezuela-on-peaceful-atom-1116897209.html
February 21, 2024, 3:07 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian foreign minister is currently on a tour of Latin American countries. He has already visited Cuba and will now travel to Brazil to take part in a meeting of the G20 foreign ministers.
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Tucker Carlson Says Boris Johnson Wants $1Mln to Discuss Ukraine Conflict
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/tucker-carlson-says-boris-johnson-wants-1mln-to-discuss-ukraine-conflict-1116896550.html
February 21, 2024, 2:19 AM
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US journalist Tucker Carlson said that former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants $1 million from him to talk about the Ukraine conflict in the wake of Carlson’s recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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How Avdeyevka Was Liberated and What Comes Next
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240221/how-avdeyevka-was-liberated-and-what-comes-next-1116895814.html
February 21, 2024, 1:20 AM
Late last week, Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu announced that Avdeyevka had been liberated by Russian forces, who captured the small city that had served as the stronghold for the Armed Forces of Ukraine for over ten years.
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What Led to Israel's Economic Contraction Amid Gaza Strip Conflict?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/what-led-to-israels-economic-contraction-amid-gaza-strip-conflict-1116893940.html
February 20, 2024, 7:13 PM
Tel Aviv's brutal military campaign in the Gaza Strip, aside from claiming thousands of lives and wreaking havoc upon the region, has put a serious dent in the Israeli economy.
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Russia Always Against Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Space - Putin
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/russia-always-against-deployment-of-nuclear-weapons-in-space---putin-1116893379.html
February 20, 2024, 5:34 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has always been against deployment of nuclear weapons in space, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday during a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
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Russian Forces Captured Avdeyevka With Minimal Losses - Shoigu
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/russian-general-staff-carried-out-operation-to-take-control-of-avdeyevka-with-minimal-losses-shoigu-1116891879.html
February 20, 2024, 4:25 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has been preparing the operation to take control of Avdeyevka since the fall of 2023, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
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Putin and Shoigu Hold Meeting in Kremlin
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/putin-and-shoigu-hold-meeting-in-kremlin-1116887178.html
February 20, 2024, 3:44 PM
The Russian president is attending a briefing by his defense minister at the Kremlin in Moscow this Tuesday, February 20.
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Assange's Extradition Will Show Whether 'Freedom' Exists in West
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/assanges-extradition-will-show-whether-freedom-exists-in-west-1116891306.html
February 20, 2024, 3:21 PM
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may be extradited to the US to face up to 175 years in prison after a two-day appeal hearing in London’s High Court. Assange's wife Stella fears her husband may die if extradited.
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A Walk Through the Streets of Liberated Avdeyevka in Photos
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/a-walk-through-the-streets-of-liberated-avdeyevka-in-photos-1116889576.html
February 20, 2024, 3:10 PM
Last week, Russian troops managed to break through the heavily fortified Donetsk suburb of Avdeyevka, with Russia's Ministry of Defense (MoD) announcing that soldiers had advanced over 8.5 km into Ukrainian positions in the area.
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Ten Years On: Ukraine Collapsed After Maidan Coup – Former PM Azarov
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/ten-years-on-ukraine-collapsed-after-maidan-coup--former-pm-azarov--1116890668.html
February 20, 2024, 2:54 PM
The Maidan coup saw the ousting of the legally-elected Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich in February 2014, which was followed by the Kiev regime staging so-called anti-terrorist operations against supporters of Donbass' independence.
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US Non-Stop Military Drills With Allies Push Asia-Pacific Toward More Dangerous Situation
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/us-non-stop-military-drills-with-allies-push-asia-pacific-toward-more-dangerous-situation-1116890948.html
February 20, 2024, 2:24 PM
The conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East have not distracted Washington from flexing its military muscles in the Asia-Pacific. Through one drill after another, the US is coercing regional countries into taking its side, further intensifying regional conflicts and transforming the Asia-Pacific into a more dangerous place.
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More Than 90,000 to Attend World Youth Festival 2024
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/more-than-90000-to-attend-world-youth-festival-2024-1116887788.html
February 20, 2024, 1:30 PM
The World Youth Festival will be held from March 1-7 on the Russian federal territory of Sirius, established by the decree of President Vladimir Putin .
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Dark Echoes From the Past: 10 Years Since Ukraine’s Maidan Coup
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/tenth-anniversary-of-ukraines-maidan-coup-a-chronicle-1116886897.html
February 20, 2024, 12:18 PM
The events that rocked Kiev between 2013 and 2014 not only resulted in a coup and brought regime change to the country, but became the catalyst for today's geopolitical crisis engulfing the world.
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US 'in Decline' Today Due to 'Ignorance, Arrogance' - Pakistani Senator
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/us-in-decline-today-due-to-ignorance-arrogance---pakistani-senator-1116887021.html
February 20, 2024, 11:22 AM
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The reasons why the United States failed in Afghanistan and Iraq and is "in decline" today are its "ignorance and arrogance," the chairman of the defense committee of the Senate of Pakistan, Mushahid Hussain Sayed, told Sputnik.
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About 32,000 NATO Troops Deployed Near Russia, Belarus Borders - Lukashenko
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/about-32000-nato-troops-deployed-near-russia-belarus-borders---lukashenko-1116886395.html
February 20, 2024, 10:00 AM
MINSK (Sputnik) - About 32,000 NATO soldiers, over 1,000 armored vehicles, 235 airplanes and helicopters are deployed near Russia's and Belarus's borders, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday.
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Ukraine Had Secret Torture Chambers, Burials in Avdeyevka
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/ukraine-had-secret-torture-chambers-burials-in-aveyevka-1116886236.html
February 20, 2024, 9:24 AM
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Ukraine had secret torture and burial places in the city of Avdeyevka as per preliminary information, Russian Foreign Ministry special envoy Rodion Miroshnik told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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US House Lawmakers Urge Colleagues to Back Ukraine Aid & Border Security Bill
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/us-house-lawmakers-urge-colleagues-to-back-ukraine-aid--border-security-bill-1116885482.html
February 20, 2024, 8:52 AM
The US Senate earlier passed the $95 billion foreign aid bill, which includes $60 billion for Washington's military assistance to Kiev, but excludes domestic border policy reforms.
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Myanmar Interested in BRICS, Bloc's Work on Single Currency - Investment Minister
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/myanmar-interested-in-brics-blocs-work-on-single-currency---investment-minister-1116885046.html
February 20, 2024, 6:18 AM
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Myanmar is interested in BRICS, including the introduction of a common BRICS currency, and is studying the bloc, Myanmar's Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Kan Zaw told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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Canada Announces Supply of Over 800 Drones Worth $95Mln to Ukraine
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/canada-to-supply-over-800-drones-worth-95mln-to-ukraine---govt-1116884722.html
February 20, 2024, 5:01 AM
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Canada will send more than 800 multi-purpose SkyRanger R70 drones worth over $95 million to Ukraine, the Canadian government said on Monday.
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Most Luminous Object in the Known Universe Eats a Sun’s Worth of Material Every Day
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/most-luminous-object-in-the-known-universe-eats-a-suns-worth-of-material-every-day-1116884361.html
February 20, 2024, 4:04 AM
The black hole powering the most luminous object observed in the solar system is eating roughly the equivalent of the Sun every day through the gas and cosmic dust it sucks up.
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Lavrov: Top Cuban Diplomat to Visit Russia in 2024
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/lavrov-top-cuban-diplomat-to-visit-russia-in-2024-1116884517.html
February 20, 2024, 3:54 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian foreign minister is currently on a tour of Latin American countries. From February 19-22, he will also visit Venezuela and Brazil and take part in a meeting of the G20 foreign ministers.
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EU Mission in Red Sea Will Be Led by Italy, France, Greece - Hungarian Foreign Minister
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/eu-mission-in-red-sea-will-be-led-by-italy-france-greece---hungarian-foreign-minister-1116883989.html
February 20, 2024, 3:20 AM
BUDAPEST (Sputnik) - The EU naval mission to protect navigation in the Red Sea from Yemen's Houthi movement will be led by Italy, France and Greece, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
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Brazilian Foreign Minister Summons Israeli Ambassador for Meeting - Reports
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/brazilian-foreign-minister-summons-israeli-ambassador-for-meeting---reports-1116883828.html
February 20, 2024, 1:49 AM
BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira summoned the Israeli ambassador for a meeting after the Latin American country's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was declared persona non grata in Israel, Brazilian news portal G1 reported on Monday.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry: NATO ‘Should Stop Its Tricks’ In Regards to Navalny
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240220/chinese-foreign-ministry-nato-should-stop-its-tricks-in-regards-to-navalny-1116883138.html
February 20, 2024, 1:26 AM
On Friday, Russian Alexey Navalny died while serving a 19-year sentence in a Russian prison for fraud and extremism. He reportedly lost consciousness after feeling unwell following a walk. The cause of his death is still being investigated.
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Israel Sets Deadline on Rafah Invasion as US Drafts Ceasefire Resolution in Major Reversal
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/israel-sets-deadline-on-rafah-invasion-as-us-drafts-ceasefire-resolution-in-major-reversal-1116882732.html
February 19, 2024, 10:56 PM
More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed and another 69,000 have been injured in Israeli attacks since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that killed more than 1,100 Israelis.
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Sputnik Launches a Series of International Expert Events
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/sputnik-launches-a-series-of-international-expert-events-1116882447.html
February 19, 2024, 7:00 PM
Sputnik International News Media has launched a series of expert events entitled "Russia's Cooperation with Asia, Africa and Latin America - Challenges and Prospects" dedicated to discussing topical issues of Russia's interaction with the countries of the Global South.
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Israel’s Economy Plummets Off a Cliff Amid Gaza War
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/israels-economy-plummets-off-a-cliff-amid-gaza-war-1116881985.html
February 19, 2024, 6:48 PM
Hamas launched a surprise attack into southern Israel from Gaza last October in response to the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and the alleged “Judaization” of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque. Tel Aviv responded with a months-long aerial and ground war in Gaza. To date, over 1,450 Israelis and 30,000+ Palestinians have been killed.
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German Firms Accelerate Capital Flight to US Amid Deindustrialization
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/german-firms-accelerate-capital-flight-to-us-amid-deindustrialization-1116879167.html
February 19, 2024, 6:35 PM
The US has emerged as the leading investment destination for German companies seeking refuge from high energy costs — caused by Washington-led sanctions — since the onset of the Ukrainian conflict.
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How Eurobonds to Arm Ukraine May Strip EU Members of Sovereignty
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/how-eurobonds-to-arm-ukraine-may-strip-eu-members-of-sovereignty-1116880328.html
February 19, 2024, 6:16 PM
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has proposed issuing €100 billion ($107.8 billion) in Eurobonds to boost Europe's defense industries. Is the plan realistic, and what risks does it carry?
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EU Plans for New Russia Sanctions Driven by Desire to 'Please' US - Budapest
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/eu-plans-for-new-russia-sanctions-driven-by-desire-to-please-us---budapest-1116880874.html
February 19, 2024, 5:49 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union's plans for a new package of Russia sanctions make no sense, as they will constitute just a demonstrative step designed to "please" Washington and liberal media, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
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Expert: US Supplies Chemical Weapons to Ukraine in Violation of Law
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/expert-us-supplies-chemical-weapons-to-ukraine-in-violation-of-law-1116879425.html
February 19, 2024, 5:42 PM
Russia recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US-made chemical grenades in the special military operation zone, according to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces.
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Report on Leak of NATO Sub Secrets Near Nord Stream Aims to Muddle Public Opinion
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/report-on-leak-of-nato-sub-secrets-near-nord-stream-aims-to-muddle-public-opinion-1116879972.html
February 19, 2024, 5:23 PM
German media has marched lockstep with its US counterparts amid Western countries’ ‘investigations’ into the September 2022 attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline network, claiming the piece of infrastructure was targeted by amateur Ukrainian saboteurs, and not the United States.
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Macron's Hopes of Economic Revival Fade as 2024 Outlook Downgraded
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/macrons-hopes-of-economic-revival-fade-as-2024-outlook-downgraded-1116873434.html
February 19, 2024, 4:28 PM
France's frail economy is still haunted a gloomy economic outlook, while its neighbor Germany languishes in recession and geopolitical tensions continue.
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EU Approves Naval Mission to Protect Navigation in Red Sea - Italian Foreign Minister
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/eu-approves-naval-mission-to-protect-navigation-in-red-sea---italian-foreign-minister-1116879005.html
February 19, 2024, 4:16 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The EU foreign ministers have approved the launch of a naval mission to protect navigation in the Red Sea amid an increase in attacks on cargo ships by Yemen's Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, with Italy set to take over the command of the forces, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday.
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IRGC Navy Takes Delivery of Two New Stealth Warships
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/irgc-navy-takes-delivery-of-two-new-stealth-warships-1116878209.html
February 19, 2024, 3:32 PM
Iran’s Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman-adjacent southern coastline stretches roughly 1,700 km and is home to over half a dozen US military bases, making it vital for the Islamic Republic to maintain adequate military resources to defend its shores using asymmetric means.
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Vote for Ukraine Aid Exposes Deep Generational Gap Within Republican Party
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/vote-for-ukraine-aid-exposes-deep-generational-gap-within-republican-party-1116876639.html
February 19, 2024, 1:41 PM
The Senate's foreign aid bill has exposed a generational gap within the ranks of the Republican Party, according to the DC-based think tank the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.
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Ukraine Doesn’t Have Resources to Maintain Mish-Mash of Foreign Fighter Types: Official
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/ukraine-doesnt-have-resources-to-maintain-mish-mash-of-foreign-fighter-types-official-1116876784.html
February 19, 2024, 1:38 PM
Kiev expects the first of its long-promised F-16 fighter jets to arrive in the country as soon as June as pilots wrap up training. Russia’s military has vowed to make short work of NATO’s workhorse multirole jets as soon as they arrive.
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US Stores Dangerous Reactive Materials After Destroying Its Chemical Weapons - MoD
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/us-stores-dangerous-reactive-materials-after-destroying-its-chemical-weapons---mod-1116875805.html
February 19, 2024, 1:09 PM
Lieutenant-General Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, said that Russia has recorded cases of use of US chemical munitions by Ukrainian troops during the special military operation.
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Court Orders Air Canada to Pay Up For Chatbot Blunder
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/court-orders-air-canada-to-pay-up-for-chatbot-blunder-1116875530.html
February 19, 2024, 1:04 PM
A passenger's lawsuit against Canada's leading commercial airline has highlighted apprehensions surrounding corporate management of AI chat systems as the general trend toward service automation is gradually adopted by 21st-century businesses.
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'If You Don't Pay, You Get Kicked Out' - Senator Graham Chides NATO Members
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/if-you-dont-pay-you-get-kicked-out---senator-graham-chides-nato-members-1116872509.html
February 19, 2024, 12:18 PM
NATO members are obligated by a Defense Investment Pledge to devote no less than two percent of their GDP annually to defense spending, but most US allies are underperforming, according to Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Houthis Bring Down Second US Reaper Drone as Red Sea Crisis Escalates
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/houthis-bring-down-second-us-reaper-drone-as-red-sea-crisis-escalates-1116875086.html
February 19, 2024, 12:05 PM
A senior Houthi official said last week that the critical maritime corridor linking Europe and Asia was “no longer a resort in which the Americans can roam and have fun in.” On Sunday, US Central Command confirmed that the Navy’s nightmare scenario of Houthis armed with unmanned underwater and surface vessels had turned into a reality.
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Eurobonds Floated as EU Grapples With Ukraine Aid & Depleted Weapons Stocks
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/eurobonds-floated-as-eu-grapples-with-ukraine-aid--depleted-weapons-stocks-1116873838.html
February 19, 2024, 11:47 AM
How to scrape together funds to prop up the Kiev regime while not letting the EU exhaust its own defense capabilities were a prevalent concern at the Munich Security Conference. The mood of attendees was sobered by the recent routing of Kiev’s troops from their stronghold of Avdeyevka, and the US congressional deadlock over proposed Ukraine aid.
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Ukraine Used US Chemical Weapons Against Russian Troops - MoD
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/russia-recorded-cases-of-ukraine-using-us-chemical-munitions-in-action---mod-1116874393.html
February 19, 2024, 10:28 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has recorded cases of Ukrainian troops using US chemical munitions during the special military operation, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian armed forces, said on Monday.
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Spy Versus Spy: Chinese Intelligence Agency Slams CIA
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/spy-versus-spy-chinese-intelligence-agency-slams-cia-1116867364.html
February 19, 2024, 10:10 AM
China’s Ministry of State Security posted a rare bilingual article on the WeChat platform Sunday criticizing the US Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) recent focus on China.
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Photos: Avdeyevka After Fierce Fighting for Liberation
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/photos-avdeyevka-after-fierce-fighting-for-liberation-1116872293.html
February 19, 2024, 9:39 AM
On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that as a result of the capture of Avdeyevka from Ukrainian nationalists, an area of 31.75 square kilometers was liberated.
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'Keeping Ukraine's Military From Collapsing' Only Plan Western Sponsors Have
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/keeping-ukraines-military-from-collapsing-only-plan-western-sponsors-have-1116868865.html
February 19, 2024, 9:16 AM
As supporters of NATO's proxy war against Russia in Ukraine gathered at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, where President Volodymyr Zelensky was in the middle of his latest fundraising trip abroad, news appeared of the Kiev nationalists' loss of the stronghold of Avdeyevka to Russia's forces.
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Russia Plans to Launch Over 40 Space Rockets in 2024 for 1st Time in 30 Years
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/russia-plans-to-launch-over-40-space-rockets-in-2024-for-1st-time-in-30-years-1116873247.html
February 19, 2024, 8:24 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian state space corporation Roscosmos intends to launch more than 40 space rockets in 2024 for the first time in 30 years, Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov has said.
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Houthis Attacked UK Ship in Gulf of Aden, Vessel Severely Damaged
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/houthis-attacked-uk-ship-in-gulf-of-aden-vessel-severely-damaged-1116873004.html
February 19, 2024, 8:20 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Yemen's Houthi movement, also known as Ansar Allah, has attacked a UK Rubymar cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Monday, adding that the vessel was severely damaged.
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NATO Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine Under Guise of Mercenaries - MoD
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/nato-soldiers-fighting-in-ukraine-under-guise-of-mercenaries---mod-1116868725.html
February 19, 2024, 7:44 AM
Earlier, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces had eliminated more than 5,800 foreign mercenaries.
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How Euromaidan Triggered Ukraine's Nine-Year War on Donbass
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/how-euromaidan-triggered-ukraines-nine-year-war-on-donbass-1116864693.html
February 19, 2024, 6:00 AM
The 2014 February coup d'etat became the trigger for the conflict in Ukraine, which Russia's special military operation was designed to end, Maidan witnesses from Donbass told Sputnik.
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Russian Troops Completely Liberate Coke and Chemical Plant in Avdeyevka
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/russian-troops-completely-liberate-coke-and-chemical-plant-in-avdeyevka-1116867967.html
February 19, 2024, 5:11 AM
On Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said that the Russian Armed Forces had taken full control of the city of Avdeyevka, a northern suburb of Donetsk.
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Support for Reducing Arms Supplies to Ukraine Increases to 38% in France - Poll
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/support-for-reducing-arms-supplies-to-ukraine-increases-to-38-in-france---poll-1116867587.html
February 19, 2024, 3:55 AM
PARIS (Sputnik) - Support for reducing arms supplies to Ukraine has increased among the French by 10 percentage points compared to June 2023 and reached 38%, a poll conducted by Ipsos for La Tribune newspaper showed on Sunday.
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Presidential Candidates Should ‘Probably’ Take Cognitive Test - Former First Daughter
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/presidential-candidates-should-probably-take-cognitive-test---former-first-daughter-1116867064.html
February 19, 2024, 3:43 AM
At the time, Reagan was the oldest person to ever be elected president at the age of 69. He developed Alzheimer’s in 1994 and died 10 years later. There have been rumors and speculation that his symptoms began while he was in office, which his doctors and spokespeople have denied.
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Second-Largest Hospital in Gaza Not Functional After IDF Raid, Says WHO Head
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/second-largest-hospital-in-gaza-not-functional-after-idf-raid-says-who-head-1116866704.html
February 19, 2024, 2:05 AM
The hospital is the Gaza Strip’s second-largest in the southern Khan Younis city and it is where 200 patients now remain.
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Another Headache for Biden as Democratic Lawmaker Urges Vote Against President
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240219/another-headache-for-biden-as-democratic-lawmaker-urges-vote-against-president-1116866384.html
February 19, 2024, 1:02 AM
Observers say the president faces a difficult path to reelection amidst opposition from various elements of the Democratic Party’s traditional coalition.
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Oregon Eyes Re-Criminalizing Illicit Drugs Shortly After Passing Most Liberal Drug Law
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/oregon-eyes-re-criminalizing-illicit-drugs-shortly-after-passing-most-liberal-drug-law-1116866024.html
February 18, 2024, 11:44 PM
In 2020, Oregon passed a ballot measure that created the most liberal drug law in the US, but lawmakers are now doubting its efficiency as drug overdose deaths increase.
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US Detects First Houthi Underwater Drone While Conducting New Round of Strikes
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/us-detects-first-houthi-underwater-drone-while-conducting-new-round-of-strikes-1116865553.html
February 18, 2024, 10:30 PM
The United States escalated tensions in the Red Sea on Saturday with a strike on the Houthis as the Yemeni movement continued its resistance against Israel’s destruction of Gaza.
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Admitting Ukraine Into NATO Risks World War III — Italian Foreign Minister
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/admitting-ukraine-to-nato-risks-world-war-iii--italian-foreign-minister-1116863432.html
February 18, 2024, 6:48 PM
The European Union (EU) has flirted with the idea of Kiev becoming its member for over a decade, ignoring Russia's proposal to keep Ukraine as a neutral buffer state and doubling down on the bloc's "open door" policy.
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Iran Vows to Expand Naval Reach, Bursts Bubble of US ‘Maritime Exceptionalism’
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/iran-vows-to-expand-naval-reach-bursts-bubble-of-us-maritime-exceptionalism-1116864269.html
February 18, 2024, 6:35 PM
Iran became a fledgling ocean-going naval power in 2021, sailing a mini flotilla consisting of the Makran forward base ship and a destroyer around Africa, through the Atlantic to St. Petersburg, Russia. It repeated the feat last year, sending the Makran and another ship through the Pacific, into the Atlantic and around Africa before heading home.
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China's First Locally Made Airliner Shines Internationally in Singapore Airshow
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/chinas-first-locally-made-airliner-shines-internationally-in-singapore-airshow-1116861730.html
February 18, 2024, 6:08 PM
Beijing's investment its domestic aviation industry has spurred the development of COMAC's C919, gearing up to give Airbus and Boeing a run for their money.
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GDP, Sanctions, Two Economic Blocs: BRICS Versus G7 Performance in 2023
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/gdp-sanctions-two-economic-blocs-brics-versus-g7-performance-in-2023-1116860247.html
February 18, 2024, 4:59 PM
Last December, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov predicted that the combined GDP of the BRICS countries together with its new members — Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia — would far exceed that of the Group of Seven (G7) countries, with the trend set to further strengthen.
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Avdeyevka’s Liberation Shows Ukrainian Front ‘Has Begun to Crack’
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/avdeyevkas-liberation-shows-ukrainian-front-has-begun-to-crack-1116862066.html
February 18, 2024, 4:39 PM
Russian forces entered the heart of the hardened, heavily fortified Donetsk suburb of Avdeyevka on Friday, with the Defense Ministry announcing Sunday that Russian troops had advanced over 8.5 kilometers deep into Ukrainian positions behind the front. What are the strategic implications of Avdeyevka’s liberation?
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EU Lacks Funding to Produce Ammunition Supply for Ukraine - Borrell
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/eu-lacks-funding-to-produce-ammunition-supply-for-ukraine---borrell-1116860631.html
February 18, 2024, 3:37 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has sufficient production capacities to supply Ukraine with ammunition, but the bloc is lacking funding, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday.
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Watch Ukrainian Armed Forces Retreat From Avdeyevka
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/watch-ukrainian-armed-forces-retreat-from-avdeyevka-1116858746.html
February 18, 2024, 2:55 PM
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that Russian forces had taken full control of the town of Avdeyevka, a northern suburb of Donetsk.
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UN Security Council Gears Up for Gaza Ceasefire Vote as US Threatens Veto
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/un-security-council-gears-up-for-gaza-ceasefire-vote-as-us-threatens-veto-1116858194.html
February 18, 2024, 2:36 PM
The diplomatic friction among member countries of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in settling for a lasting ceasefire in the current conflict in Gaza hasn't led to any constructive end. However, the efforts of Russia, the UAE, and a few Arab countries to ensure a humanitarian ceasefire are sabotaged by the US.
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Biden Confuses NATO With Ukraine in Last-Minute Plea for Funding
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/biden-confuses-nato-with-ukraine-in-last-minute-plea-for-funding-1116859791.html
February 18, 2024, 2:11 PM
The House of Representatives went into winter recess without voting on the Senate-approved $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with Speaker Mike Johnson stressing the House would “not be jammed or forced into passing a foreign aid bill that was opposed by most Republican senators and does nothing to secure our own border.”
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Surrogat-V: What We Know About Russia's Stealthy Super-Heavy Sub Imitator
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/surrogat-v-what-we-know-about-russias--stealthy-super-heavy-sub-imitator-1116857278.html
February 18, 2024, 1:14 PM
Fighting between Russian and NATO-backed Ukrainian forces in the Black Sea and the US campaign against drone-armed Houthis in the Red Sea has shown the growing importance of naval drones in modern warfare. Russian designers have gone a step further, creating a heavy unmanned underwater vehicle that can act as a decoy to fool enemy warships.
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Kremlin Reports on Progress of Avdeyevka Liberation Operation
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/kremlin-reports-on-progress-of-avdeyevka-liberation-operation-1116856241.html
February 18, 2024, 11:55 AM
The Russian armed forces have taken full control of the city of Avdeyevka, a northern suburb of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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Ukrainian Justice Minister Proposes Giving Weapons, Shovels to Mobilized Prisoners
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/ukrainian-justice-minister-proposes-giving-weapons-shovels-to-mobilized-prisoners-1116856630.html
February 18, 2024, 10:59 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukrainian Justice Minister Denys Maliuska on Sunday proposed giving prisoners weapons and shovels when they are mobilized to the Ukrainian armed forces.
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Putin Says Current German Policies Cause 'Enormous' Damage to German Economy
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/putin-says-current-german-policies-cause-enormous-damage-to-german-economy-1116856473.html
February 18, 2024, 10:56 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The current policies of the German authorities are causing enormous damage to the future of the German economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.
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What is Known About Liberation of Avdeyevka by Russian Forces
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/what-is-known-about-liberation-of-avdeyevka-by-russian-forces-1116855534.html
February 18, 2024, 10:44 AM
Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday announced that Russian forces had taken "full control" of the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdeyevka, long used by the Kiev regime’s nationalist troops to shell residential areas of the nearby Donbass city of Donetsk.
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Rossiya Segodnya Head Kiselev Sent Request for Interview With US President Biden
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/rossiya-segodnya-head-kiselev-sent-request-for-interview-with-us-president-biden-1116855886.html
February 18, 2024, 10:38 AM
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson to discuss the Ukraine conflict, the Nord Stream sabotage, Russia-NATO relations, artificial intelligence and other topics.
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Israelis Flood Tel Aviv in Renewed Protest Against PM Netanyahu
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/israelis-flood-tel-aviv-in-renewed-protest-against-pm-netanyahu-1116855107.html
February 18, 2024, 10:32 AM
The Israeli government faces public anger for its handling of the Gaza conflict and the welfare of its citizens in Hamas captivity, with the public demanding their release.
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'Russophobic US Elite' Sought to Weaken Russia with Euromaidan, 'But Failed' - Ex-MEP
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/russophobic-us-elite-sought-to-weaken-russia-with-euromaidan-but-failed---ex-mep-1116842866.html
February 18, 2024, 9:00 AM
On the 10th anniversary of the events in Ukraine known as the Euromaidan (lit. "Euro Square") unrest, which eventually resulted in a coup and the ouster of then-President Viktor Yanukovych, a Spanish politician has shared his opinion on how the EU allowed itself to be drawn into the existing crisis for the sake of US interests.
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Everything Happening in Ukrainian Direction Matter of Life, Death for Russia - Putin
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/everything-happening-in-ukrainian-direction-matter-of-life-death-for-russia---putin-1116854990.html
February 18, 2024, 7:39 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Everything that is happening in the Ukrainian direction is a matter of life and death for Russia, it is the fate of the country, whereas for the West it is only a matter of their tactical position, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
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UK Behind Attack on Russian IL-76 With Ukrainian POWs - Source
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/uk-behind-attack-on-russian-il-76-with-ukrainian-pows---source-1116854726.html
February 18, 2024, 5:56 AM
On January 24, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down a Russian Air Force Il-76 military transport plane over the Belgorod region that was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners set for exchange.
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Raw Sewage Found Near US-Mexico Border Deemed ‘Public Health Crisis’
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/raw-sewage-found-near-us-mexico-border-is-a-public-health-crisis-1116853576.html
February 18, 2024, 4:55 AM
The report noted an instance in which bottlenose dolphins were found stranded in San Diego after dying from sepsis caused by a bacterium that is usually transmitted through contact with feces or urine in contaminated water, food or soil.
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Alexander the Great’s Father Discovered in Tomb, Study Claims
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/alexander-the-greats-father-discovered-in-tomb-study-claims-1116850959.html
February 18, 2024, 4:15 AM
King Philip II of Macedonia was assassinated in 336 BC in Aegae at the age of 46. He was the 18th king of Macedonia, and ruled from 359 until 336 BCE after succeeding his brother, and is credited with the military knowledge he used to expand his empire.
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Trump Unveils Sneaker Line After Being Found Liable for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/trump-unveils-sneaker-line-after-being-found-liable-for-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-1116852680.html
February 18, 2024, 4:11 AM
On Friday, Trump was ordered to pay nearly $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial. His legal troubles have now amounted to a debt that exceeds a half-billion dollars.
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Houthis Launch 3 Missiles Towards Danish Merchant Ship in Red Sea - CENTCOM
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/houthis-launch-3-missiles-towards-danish-merchant-ship-in-red-sea---centcom--1116853262.html
February 18, 2024, 3:39 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
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US Sanctions on Russia Drive Up Energy Costs in Europe – And America Too?
https://sputnikglobe.com/20240218/us-sanctions-on-russia-drive-up-energy-costs-in-europe--and-america-too-1116853001.html
February 18, 2024, 3:18 AM
Policy designed to hurt Russia is harming average consumers, in both Europe and America.
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