Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with the Financial Times newspaper that Libya and Nigeria should join the oil output curtailment agreement after their oil production stabilizes.
Like a loaded truck with failed brakes, US President Donald Trump is calling for increased military spending for a country that spends far more on weapons than any other nation in the world.
Turkish police detained 61 demonstrators in Ankara on Sunday protesting against the arrest of two Turkish teachers who have been on a hunger strike after losing their jobs in the post-coup attempt crackdown, local media reported.
A video showing a Sputnik correspondent of the Arab news desk Sara Nureddin coming under fire on Sunday in Iraqi Mosul was released on the Sputnik website.
An exhibition celebrating the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) opened in Beijing, presenting a review of the PLA's history and showing China's increasing military prowess through images and models of some of the country's most advanced military equipment.
Turns out that rains of frogs or gold aren't just the subject of myth but sometimes occur in real life.
India's Financial Express newspaper has reported that a decision on the country's long-delayed Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project could be reached by the end of the month. Russian observers say Moscow has a good chance of winning the contract, but doing so will require sharing the defense industry's latest armored vehicle technology.
Report of Sputnik Arab desk's correspondent Sara Nureddin from Iraqi region of Tal Safuk on the border with Syria, which was recently liberated form the Daesh terrorists.
Three Daesh senior members were recognised among the bodies of terrorists killed west of Mosul on July 20, according to the statement of Iraqi militia.
This poor golden retriever ended up being dragged across the floor like a rag because his buddy really wanted to play with him.
The Syrian government has managed to restore the damaged infrastructure at the recently liberated Arak natural gas field in Homs province, and this important element of the country’s natural resource extraction industry was finally able to resume operation.
An extravagant speed contest involving a MiG-29 fighter jet versus some racing cars was held during the MAKS 2017 international airshow.
The US administration is supportive of being tough on Russia, particularly in putting sanctions in place, according to Sarah Sanders, currently serving as deputy White House press secretary.
The International Monetary Fund has slightly relaxed its conditions for the provision of a new loan tranche to Ukraine, removing the demand that Kiev first revise the country's laws on the privatization of agricultural land. Ukraine watchers Vladimir Zharikhin and Alexander Dudchak say that the IMF's move is just a ploy designed to entrap Ukraine.
Deputy head of Russia's State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Chepa stated that Qatar's initiative to contribute to Syrian conflict resolution deserves praise.
As a new report by the Army War College tracks the loss of "US primacy" around the world, it prescribes more of the same; propaganda, surveillance and war.
The UN's recent population prognoses make worrying reading for Poles; after being disturbed by the forecast sharp fall in the Polish population, they have turned their attention to the "turbo-depopulation" of neighboring Ukraine, which could have serious geopolitical consequences.
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, German air traffic law expert Elmar Giemulla explained why he believes that Ukraine is responsible for the MH17 plane crash in 2014 and why the case may eventually be put on the back burner.
As the fidget spinner craze continues to sweep across the world, it would be wise to remember that this trendy gadget is far from the first device developed by man to keep one’s idle hands busy.
A team of archeologists has uncovered the wreckage of a World War II-era Red Air Force fighter in a village in western Poland, Polish Press Agency reports.
On July 22-23, for the first time history, Russia is hosting the European Beach Rugby Championship.
Over 3,000 athletes took part in an attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the most number of people to simultaneously perform boxing exercises.
Sputnik Correspondent Sarah Nureddin has come under fire in the west of Iraq's Mosul, sustaining bruises. The Iraqi soldier who was escorting her was injured.
Amid violent clashes over access to the Temple Mount's Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, the League of Arab States plans to hold urgent meeting on the situation in the ancient city.
The Israeli army rejects any Iranian presence on the Syrian border with Israel and will work on this issue according to the decisions made by the political leadership, according to a spokesman for Israel Defense Forces (IDF).