According to the former UK ambassador to Riyadh, Sir William Patey, Saudi Arabia has been funding mosques throughout Europe and many of these places are encouraging terrorism and religious extremist ideologies.
Saturday, July 15, is the first anniversary of the launch of the failed coup in Turkey, which has led to the purge of thousands by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. The coup collapsed in the early hours of July 16 after Erdogan did an interview on Facebook Live with a TV host, and told people to come onto the streets.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that the seizure of Russian diplomatic property in the United States is seen as "beyond the pale" by the global diplomatic community.
Russia will soon begin development of its fifth-generation fighter-interceptor, the PAK DP, according to the head of the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Ilya Tarasenko.
The UK government has launched a revised drug strategy, which shifts policy from abstinence towards harm-reduction and recovery, and increases restrictions on legal highs. The initiative, welcomed by drug charities, comes at a time when drug-related deaths in the country are sharply rising, despite falling levels of use.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Nikolay Pankov said that Moscow is going to spend over 20 million rubles ($335,402) annually on the maintenance of its Hmeymim airbase in Syria.
Russian human rights activists asked the Human Rights Watch to ascertain the detention conditions of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko and businessman Viktor Bout, both of whom are currently serving lengthy prison sentences in the United States.
In an interview with Sputnik, Russian expert Vladimir Sazhin commented on Israel's strong opposition to Iranian troops behind deployed to a de-escalation zone in southern Syria.
The Russian Navy is expected to hold a series of drills off the coast of Syria beginning Friday and lasting until the end of the month. Speaking to Sputnik, military observer Vladislav Shurygin noted that Russia's military has demonstrated a level of combat readiness in Syria which Russia's NATO counterparts have yet to get used to.
A representative of the Yemeni army, Brigadier General Aziz Rashid explained to Sputnik why the war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen might benefit the US. The recent reports of the Western mainstream media that Yemen possesses advanced weapons could facilitate the confrontation between the warring parties, forcing them buy more arms from the US.
American singer Beyoncé shared a photo of her and Jay-Z's baby twins on Instagram, Variety reports. The baby's names are Rumi and Sir.
On Friday, July 14, a High Court judge has agreed to allow a specialist from the United States to visit a terminally ill baby in London to assess whether he would benefit from experimental treatment. On Thursday, the specialist had admitted there was only a one in 10 chance the treatment would improve the condition of 11-month-old Charlie Gard.
Two Ukrainian tourists were killed and four other tourists wounded by a knife-wielding attacker at an Egyptian holiday resort in Hurghada, though the motive for the attack was still under investigation, Egypt's Interior Ministry and security sources said on Friday.
A US-based NGO called Center for Citizen Initiatives seeks to revive its Soviets, Meet Middle America program in a bid to improve the relations betweet the United States and Russia.
Recent reports suggest that Ukraine and France have been discussing the idea of building a solar power station within the deserted radioactive Chernobyl nuclear reactor plant and the surrounding area. The total cost of the project is estimated at about $1 billion. Sputnik discussed the project with Jenny Chase, Head of Solar Analysis at Bloomberg.
Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein of Jerusalem was detained by Israeli police after an attack at the Temple Mount complex, Jerusalem's holy site, according to report of local media.
The recent breaking off of one of the world's biggest-ever icebergs from an Antarctica ice shelf is an uncommon event which is unlikely to be caused by a warming climate, Antarctica expert Professor Martin Siegert told Sputnik.
US-led coalition warplanes carried out 20 strikes against Daesh assets in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, July 13, according to a press release issued by the Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve.
An increasing number of Indians are infertile and are going in for artificial methods of reproduction, a trend that is worrying health experts and doctors, who blame this on the fast-paced unhealthy lifestyle of the people and environment pollution, mainly in urban areas.
The ‘American Dream,’ that cover-all phrase which has been over used since it was first coined by James Adams in 1931, is something that is hard to define. Yet it is being used to critically appraise the US economy. Does the American Dream still exist? This program provides an unconventional view on the subject.
The Office for Budget Responsibility has said the UK's public finances are in bad shape – such bad shape, the country would suffer even more greatly than during the financial crisis if a recession took hold, an increasingly likely eventuality with Brexit looming on the horizon.
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards finally announced its hotly-anticipated nominations on July 13. Emmy night won't happen for another two months, but you can still vote for your favorite actors and actresses among the 2017 Emmy nominees.
US forces took part in a raid with Somali National Army against al-Shabaab terror group on July 12, according to US Africa Command spokesperson Jennifer Dyrcz.
Two separate cyber and space agencies for defense will soon enter operation in India, Defense Secretary Sanjay Mitra revealed this week.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun assessing the damage caused by intense flooding in the northeast part of the country.