The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is weighing in creating a counterterrorism post amid calls by US President Donald Trump to make the block more relevant, US media reported on Monday.
The social media giant Facebook has opened internal investigation after a confidential corporate document on its advertising methods, which has targeted emotionally vulnerable teenagers, was published by media.
Islamabad has refuted on Monday New Delhi's accusations of Pakistani troops killing Indian servicemen at the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir.
Donald Trump promised to focus on America's domestic affairs, but his first months in office have been marked by aggressive posturing abroad, something few have expected. This strategy is a cover-up tactic that Trump uses to tackle those opposed to his policies at home, journalist and political analyst Anatoly Wasserman wrote for Sputnik.
The US foreign policy has seen positive developments under President Donald Trump, particularly in terms of China's cooperation, Congressman Charlie Dent said in an interview on Monday.
Italian labor unions marked Labor Day by holding demonstrations and demanding the government to do more in tackling the country's staggering unemployment, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Monday.
In a bid to provide unprecedented punch to the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jet, India will conduct the maiden trial of BrahMos supersonic missile’s air version in June. A year ago, in June 2016, India conducted the first test flight of a customized Su-30MKI fitted with a modified BrahMos missile.
A White House economic adviser said that the US House of Representatives would secure enough votes to pass the amended healthcare bill this week.
The situation in Iraqi Mosul is "catastrophic" due to lack of food and medication in the city, Iraqi Vice-President Osama Nujaifi said Monday.
The US-led coalition against Daesh (banned in numerous countries) carried out 28 strikes consisting of 73 engagements in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, the Operation Inherent Resolve said in a press release.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Alaska on the border with Canada, the US Geological Survey reported Monday.
The Russian Grand Prix, an annual auto race held at Sochi Autodrom, is part of the Formula One World Championship.
The Iraqi security forces killed senior Daesh terror group (banned in Russia) leader Abu Ishaq Tounsi in Mosul, local media reported Monday citing Federal Police Commander Gen. Raed Shakir Jawdat.
The Bundeswehr will train Saudi military in Germany, according to a corresponding agreement reached between the countries during Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Jeddah.
As the WWII victory day approaches St. George's ribbons are distributed in every city in Russia. However, this year the ribbons have seen tremendous popularity in Syria as well. A St. George's ribbons campaign was launched in Syria for the first time ever and within just minutes thousands of ribbons were distributed around.
According to the spokesman of the Palestinian leader, the upcoming talks between Mahmoud Abbas and Donald Trump will represent an opportunity for the international community to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
US President Donald Trump has agreed not to terminate its participation in North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and instead renegotiate the terms of the deal after talks with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to an interview aired on Monday.
The organizers of this year’s Eurovision song contest in Ukraine have sold some 2,000 tickets for seats that were either unfit for use or nonexistent altogether, the head of the Ukrainian ticket agency Concert.ua, Dmitry Felixov, told Sputnik.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has ordered on Monday another 60-percent increase in minimum wages amid ongoing crisis, which would benefit government workers and the military, media reported.
Astana talks on Syrian reconciliation are likely to happen despite some disagreements between Tehran and Ankara, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Monday.
Fighter jets of Nigeria's Air Force have destroyed artillery of the Boko Haram terrorist group in the country's Sambisa forest, local media reported Monday.
Everyone knows the good old detachable thumb trick. This magician took it further, seemingly removing all of his fingers at jaw-dropping speed.
A protestant church community in Flintbek, Germany has quartered a refugee from Eritrea in the cellar of a children's daycare.
The NATO-led Resolute Support mission announced on Monday that F-16 fighter jets along with US airmen have departed their base in Italy for Afghanistan.
The upcoming summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Sochi is critical for Berlin since it wants to become a powerbroker in international affairs, Ekaterina Timoshenkova, deputy director of the Center of German Studies at the Moscow-based Institute of Europe, told Sputnik Germany.