Head of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Rosgidromet) Alexander Frolov stated that Finland will hold a large conference on scientific issues in the beginning of 2018.
57-year-old Jordanian national, who entered Israel a few days ago as a tourist, stabbed the policeman in Jerusalem's Old City, according to local media.
Although the Beijing-led One Belt, One Road initiative appears to be a geopolitical project in the first place, it has nothing to do with the post-WWII Marshall Plan. Speaking to RIA Novosti, Russian academic Viktor Larin stressed that China is seeking to create a "peaceful international environment" through economic collaboration.
The Russian environment monitoring service's head said that cooperation with the United States continues despite sanctions.
The scandal around Donald Trump firing FBI Director James Comey shows no sign of abating; the US President and White House officials voiced different versions explaining this staff decision.
Despite the US bricks-and-mortar retail segment feeling the pain from the astounding rise of e-commerce, the overall consumer market dynamics are moderately optimistic, which, coupled with the firming labour market, is push inflation expectations and GDP forecasts higher.
A new concept video of a high-speed futuristic tunnel was unveiled by famous entrepreneur Elon Musk via his Instagram account.
South Korea will be under pressure to import more oil and gas from the US, having ramped up Iranian imports in recent months to the displeasure of Washington.
Washington pledged to prepare proposals aimed at settling the issue of the Russian diplomatic property seized in the United States in the near future, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Saturday.
The US has sent the first batch of its heavy armaments to the Kurdish People’s Protection Units or YPG. Speaking to Sputnik Turkiye, former Turkish Ambassador to the US Faruk Logoglu reacted to the delivery, calling it a "diplomatic slap in the face of Turkey."
Friday, May 12, was the last working day of Francois Hollande, outgoing head of the French Fifth Republic, who is set to leave the Elysee Palace a few hours before midnight on May 14, when his presidential powers expire. Radio Sputnik contributor Mikhail Sheinkman reviews what he is leaving to his successor and what legacy he might be stripped of.
The Moscow Metro, Russia's first and most extensive rapid transit system, holds a train parade to commemorate its 82nd anniversary.
People have never been closer to actually SEEING how life of all possible organic forms in the Universe, including in human, functions at the most basic level.
After accidentally falling into a deep crevasse, this lucky skier managed to avoid serious injury and was soon extracted by a rescue team whom he managed to radio for help.
Russia plans to significantly increase the production of military equipment related to its electronic warfare systems; it is something that experts said may soon become one of the key factors to protect the country from a raft of modern-day challenges.
A bus with tourists traveling from the Turkish city of Izmir to the resort city of Marmaris overturned after the driver lost control of the vehicle. According to the latest information, 23 people were killed and eight others injured, with no foreigners among them.
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russian-Chinese Investment Fund (RCIF), funds from the Middle East and Russian Vi Holding company will invest in the construction of a science and technology park on the territory of former Tushino airfield in the Russian capital of Moscow, which is worth $1 billion, according to RDIF CEO Kirill Dmitriev.
Renault has suspended production at several of the company's plants in France after a cyberattack targeting the automaker, the company's spokesperson said Saturday.
Last week, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin met with senior US leaders, including President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Handshakes, smiles and niceties aside, Kiev seems to have been given a clear message: Washington will no longer continue to subsidize the previous administration's Ukrainian project.
As China continues to push forward with its Silk Road Economic Belt, it appears that so far the benefits from this project fall short of Russia’s expectations.
President Trump's executive order on cybersecurity is a "great start" for strengthening the protection of computer systems, but much more could be achieved with international regulation, cyber security expert Gary Miliefsky told Radio Sputnik.
The oil market would be balanced at the end of 2017 or in the beginning of 2018 if the Vienna agreement was prolonged, according to the Russian energy minister.
Alexander Novak said that Russia is going to maintain the oil output at the level of 300,000 barrels per day in May and June as the situation with the extension of the oil output cut deal is not clear yet.
The UN special envoy for Syria suggested that the concepts of Moscow and Washington on the creation of safe zones in the country could be compatible.
On Friday, Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed the Pentagon's report that Russia scrambled an Su-30 fighter on May 9 over the Black Sea to intercept a US Navy P-8A Poseidon, which was "conducting routine operations in international airspace." Some experts however suggested that it approached Russia's borders with an entirely different purpose.