Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) does not rule out banning France’s National Front party leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen over her remarks on Crimea, which contradict the general EU stance on the issue, the SBU chief said Tuesday, as quoted by the local media.
In a recent CNN story about retaliatory White House sanctions against Russia over unproven allegations of election hacking, the network amusingly used screenshots from the extremely popular Fallout 4 video game to depict ‘Russian hackers.’
Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar said at a news conference Tuesday that New Delhi is inviting global bids for a foreign-designed single-engine fighter that would be assembled in India. According to Parrikar, a western partner for the fighter will be chosen based on pricing and terms for the transfer of the technology.
Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States Valeriy Chaly on Tuesday expressed hope that the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump would revise the US policy banning lethal arms supplies to Kiev.
After pouring billions into a project to develop key air and sea travel hubs in the southern-most regions of Sri Lanka, it appears that the Sri Lankan government will officially approve undisclosed Chinese companies to manage the Port of Hambantota for the rest of the 21st century.
The White House advised the incoming Trump administration to seek cooperation with countries like China and Russia in order to resolve the North Korea nuclear program issue.
Police on Tuesday found the suspect in the attack that left two police officers injured in Switzerland, and the man tried to kill himself, media reported.
The NATO Air Command and the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) integrated efforts to monitor conditions at Afghanistan’s busiest civilian airport, the US Central Command said in a press release on Tuesday.
The Washington Post, a media outlet leading the charge against “fake news,” is apologizing again after publishing an alarming story falsely claiming that Russian hackers had penetrated the US power grid through a Vermont utility.
Former US President Bill Clinton and former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will attend the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, media reported on Tuesday.
After a disturbing series of reports regarding women being groped and molested during New Year’s celebrations in the Indian city of Bangaluru, a high-ranking Indian official has sparked outrage for blaming the incidents on the 'Western' dress of the women.
Talking about North Korea’s intention to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), State Department spokesman John Kirby said that the United States may impose more sanctions on Pyongyang for its nuclear program.
Days after needling Taipei by sailing 90 nautical miles south of the island, Beijing’s Liaoning aircraft carrier conducted drills in the South China Sea, exacerbating strained relations between China and Taiwan. China claimed that the drills were routine and in accordance with international law.
The United States remains confident its anti-ballistic missile system can shoot down any North Korean missile even though its Ground-based Interceptors (GBIs) have not had a successful test since June 2014, US Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said in a briefing on Tuesday.
The United States had different responses to hacking by China and Russia because the two countries did not act against the United States in the same manner, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
In a move few could have predicted to start off 2017, the Russian destroyer Admiral Tributs and sea tanker Boris Butomato have arrived in the Philippines to conduct military training exercises in an unprecedented navy-to-navy contact between the two nations.
Strange lights spotted on New Year’s Eve over the town of Queen Creek, Arizona, may have been explained in an eyewitness report. The mysterious lights, which were speculated to be anything from fireworks to an alien invasion, were simply paper lanterns, according to the local woman’s explanation.
Republicans have scrapped a plan to end the independence of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), following massive backlash from the public, Democrats, and even President-elect Donald Trump.
White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said Donald Trump's administration should cooperate with Russia and China on the North Korean issue.
The prospective bailout of Italy's Monte dei Paschi is symptomatic of the symbiotic relationship between the EU and the financial industry which threatens to end in "financial fascism," financial expert Ernst Wolff told Sputnik Deutschland.
The murderer of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was looking for data on the Russian diplomat via his former roommate's computer back in October 2016, according to local media.
It's been a busy few weeks for President Obama. Last week, he snubbed Israel at the UN. Then, he slapped sanctions on Moscow. Before that, he eased restrictions on arms shipments to Syrian jihadists. Put it all together, and it seems Obama is dead-set on exacting petty revenge on Donald Trump, even at the cost of America's own national interests.
US Congressman Paul Ryan won re-election as House of Representatives speaker when the 115th Congress convened on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
The Pentagon spokesman said Washington was confident that the US Ballistic Layered System is capable of defending the country from a North Korean attack.
US Department of Defense spokesperson Peter Cook said that the Obama adimistration remains confident in the capabilities of the F-35.