Sylvie Bermann, currently France's ambassador to the United Kingdom and former ambassador to China, can change Jean-Maurice Ripert as the head of the French diplomatic mission in Russia, according to a source.
Two US Sherman tanks deployed in the World War II were lifted by Russia's Northern Fleet divers from the Barents Sea near the Kildin Island on July 12.
A Russian scientific research center's work on the 'OnkoRobot', a new robot designed to assist in the surgical treatment of prostate cancer, has advanced to the pre-prototype stage, with the first fully-functional prototype expected to be created by next year.
A former television producer who hired a series of hitmen to kill his partner has been jailed for 17 years. David Harris, who planned to run off with a Lithuanian lover, who was 40 years younger, had claimed he was just doing research for a crime novel.
As China questions India's right to interfere on behalf of Bhutan in the ongoing border standoff in the Doklam area, a former diplomat and security expert reveals that there are voices within Bhutan which seek to resolve the dispute with China once and for all without caring for New Delhi’s interests.
US scientist have developed a computer game called Janelia Automatic Animal Behavior Annotator (JAABA), which uses machine learning to map groups of neurons responsible for the different behaviors observed in fruit flies.
July 14 marks Bastille Day, a national holiday commemorating the Storming of the Bastille in 1789, a key turning point in the French Revolution. It's also the first anniversary of the devastating Nice truck attack, which produced hundreds of casualties and understandably reduced the country to a state of despondent collective mourning.
Bashar Jaafari, the head of the Damascus delegation, stated that the Damascus delegation at the intra-Syria talks will welcome any awareness in western capitals on the issue of fighting terrorism in Syria seriously.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Paris on Friday amid Bastille Day celebrations to protest against US President Donald Trump's visit to the French capital.
You are a man-of-the-people left-wing politician riding the crest of a wave of popularity. Members of the public regularly ask you to pose for photographs with them.
Russia's ever-increasing number of intercepts of foreign reconnaissance planes near its borders indicates NATO's drive to detect weak points in the country's air defense, Russian military expert Boris Rozhin told Sputnik.
North Korea will take "subsequent steps", if the UN Security Council adopts new sanctions against Pyongyang, according to official statement of North Korea's Foreign Ministry.
For years, militant Islamists have been trying to infiltrate France's military and law enforcement, and have had some success, Claude Tchicaya of the Institut de Prospective et Sécurité en Europe told Sputnik.
Commenting on the European trip of US President Trump and the difference of his rhetoric before and after his meeting with President Putin, Jaromír Kohlícek, a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament made a very interesting comparison: he compared the US leader with young wine, which "causes a headache" when too much is consumed.
Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry called the attempts to influence any of the Venezuelan conflict’s parties and interfere in the country’s domestic affairs unacceptable.
Concerned with the NATO buildup in the Baltic countries, Russian Senator Aleksei Kondratyev warned this week that the alliance may be preparing offensive plans against Russia in the region. Independent military and political observers comment on the senator's remarks, and the extent to which alliance expansion poses a threat to strategic stability.
Ongoing fighting with Daesh militants prompted the Iraqi military to restrict journalists' access to western Mosul due to safety concerns.
The activity in joint projects shows a changing attitude.
China is challenging India's monopoly in providing internet services to Nepal with its optical fiber network expected to roll out internet services from August 1 in the Himalayan republic.
The White Helmets NGO is involved in a defamation campaign targeting the Syrian government, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Two Israeli police officers died in hospital after they were wounded earlier in the day during terrorist attack at the Temple Mount complex, Jerusalem's holy site, according to Israel Police Foreign Press Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that Ankara will propose to extend the state of emergency in the country for three more months.
Syrian opposition's High Negotiations Committee (HNC) spokesman Yahya Aridi praised the ceasefire agreement in southwestern Syria, calling it "a very good step" towards the political resolution of the Syrian crisis.
Molly is a four-year-old Golden Retriever living happily with paralysis. She was born unable to use her hind legs and needed lots of loving care. The special needs dog spent years travelling from one shelter to another, until she finally found a family who were prepared to look after her.
Mass production of the Russian MiG-35 multirole fighter jet is expected to begin during the next two years.