On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump said in a joint address to Congress that his administration would pursue an increase in defense spending. Wide-eyed Pentagon officials have responded by, among other measures, planning sweeping upgrades to the M1 Abrams tank.
US Senator Ben Cardin stated that US President Donald Trump’s administration should consider imposing additional sanctions on Syrian authorities for allegedly continuing to use chemical weapons.
A reconnaissance satellite has been launched from the the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The Operation Inherent Resolve commander noted that the tactic has proven to be effective because it overwhelms the enemy.
Only about half of the violent crimes and a third of the property crimes that occur in the United States each year are reported to police, according to a Pew Research Center study.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Wednesday it welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement urging his country to ‘heed the demands of the McLaren Investigation’.
Mahmoud Abbas is going to visit Russia in May, according to the Palestinian ambassador.
An advisory body of constitutional law experts has documented a "dramatic decline in democratic order" in Turkey in the lead up to its constitutional reform referendum - and a Turkish journalist has told Sputnik it will undoubtedly not meet international standards.
Washington has called upon Ankara to ease its position and activities in the Aegean Sea amid prevailing tensions in Greek-Turkish relations.
Former Utah governor and ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman could become next US ambassador to Russia, according to media reports.
19 individuals were charged in the United States for participating in a large international money laundering scam and various fraud that resulted in over $13 million in losses, according the US Department of Justice.
China is bolstering its positions in the Middle East: by vetoing the recent UN draft resolution on Syria sanctions Beijing has clearly demonstrated that its influence over the Syria situation is growing.
The US-led coalition's commander said he has not been ordered to create any "safe zones" in Syria.
Iranian authorities have blamed Iraq for a massive sandstorm that ravaged Iran’s western regions earlier this week.
The commander of the Operation Inherent Resolve said Moscow had stopped accidental bombing of the US-led coalition's allies after a deconfliction call.
These two panda cubs were born to Yang Yang on August 7, 2016, at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo. Sadly, half of all newborn pandas die in their first few weeks; that’s why they are only named after 100 days, according to Chinese tradition. These lovely twins grew big and healthy, and now they are released from an indoor enclosure for the first time.
Turkey managed to secure its border from Daesh after liberating Syria's al-Bab, the head of US-led coalition against Daesh said.
Chief of the British Manor Racing team wrote a letter to the International Automobile Federation (FIA) notifying about the team’s withdrawal from the 2017 Formula One championship over financial problems, according to local media.
Syrian Kurds are likely to participate in the liberation of Raqqa, according to the chief of the US-led coalition against Daesh. Apparently, Turkey will not be happy.
UK and Polish Foreign Secretaries Boris Johnson and Witold Waszczykowski have been dispatched to Kiev to reiterate both countries' "unwavering" support for Ukraine.
Sputnik Arabic has obtained exclusive photos of a mass grave south of Mosul near the village of Rujuu. Local activists found the remains of local residents executed by Daesh terrorists out of a local naturally formed pit, where the victims had been dumped after being killed.
Malaysian authorities will deport a ssuspect in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, an alleged half-brother of the North Korean leader, according to media reports.
The diesel emission scandal has exposed "serious shortcomings from both EU Commission and Member States," according to MEPs, following the revelations that Volkswagen had intentionally programed turbocharged direct injection (TDI) diesel engines to buck emissions-testing systems.
The exercise includes civilian and military participants from the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka, which is participating for the first time.
Germany's finance minister opposes an international cooperation which has to have winners and losers.