Commenting on Kiev's agreement with Washington on US coal shipments to Ukraine, independent energy asset manager Eric Kraus told Sputnik that the document is all about politics rather than economics.
A genetically modified animal food product has entered the food supply in Canada without Canadians being aware of it. If you are a Canadian and don’t think GM products are a good idea, this is very big news, but there is little that Canadians can do to change the situation.
The Ukrainian armed forces resumed shelling of the territory of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) despite the ceasefire agreement reached in June, leaving over 30 people dead and 41 others injured, Eduard Basurin, deputy commander of DPR's Operational Command, said Friday.
Our show starts off by discussing the hubbub over the discredited reports that India had apparently sold its supersonic anti-ship Brahmos cruise missiles to Vietnam.
According to press service of the Myanmar's State Counsellor Office, at least eight police officers and one immigration service worker were killed in Myanmar in a series of simultaneous attacks targeting the country's police stations.
The vessels are primarily designed for patrolling, anti-smuggling and anti-terrorist operations, fisheries protection and search and rescue by the Indian Coast Guard. Besides, these vessels would support the India Navy during wartime as a coastal convoy escort and a communication link.
Variety has recently published two lists of the highest paid small screen actors - one for drama and one for comedy. Leading the lists were Robert De Niro and the stars of “The Big Bang Theory,” who are raking in the cash for their small screen appearances.
Given the eccentric nature of his culinary skills, it is perhaps a bold decision to ask anyone who has ever worked with world-renowned chef Heston Blumenthal to devise a special meal - far less to be served in the sky! Budget airline Monarch have decided to take up the challenge by recruiting the services of a leading food psychologist.
The recovery of Japanese-Russian trade and the increase in the number of Japanese companies in Russia confirm that Russian economy overcame the crisis, Daisuke Saito, the chief representative of Japan Association for Trade with Russia and the new independent states (ROTOBO), told Sputnik.
According to a medical source, a total of 14 people were killed and over a dozen injured in airstrikes carried out Friday by the Saudi-led coalition on the Yemeni.
For many years, the domestic Russian car industry has been the butt of a lot of jokes. Recently, however, a growing group of enthusiasts has taken up an interesting hobby: taking old broken down Soviet and Russian Ladas, Volgas and Moskvitchs and turning them into works of automotive art.
The tests of an aviation modification of BrahMos missile will take place in the Indian Ocean in the end of September - in the beginning of October, according to the statement of Praveen Pathak, the BrahMos Aerospace joint venture executive.
An explosion was heard after a group of gunmen entered Zamam Mosque in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul during Muslim prayers; casualties reported.
Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport will deliver two Mi-17Sh helicopters to Burkina Faso in 2018, and further defense industry cooperation between the two states is being considered, Sergei Kornev, the head of the company’s Air Force Special Equipment and Service Export Department, said Friday.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson stated that United Kingdom will pay "a divorce bill" to the EU as a result of Brexit strictly in accordance with its obligations.
Commenting on Qatar's recent statement that it decided to return its ambassador to Tehran and "strengthen ties in all fields" with the Islamic Republic, Iranian political analyst Hassan Hanizadeh explained to Sputnik Iran what this move might actually signify.
Everybody knows excessive alcohol consumption comes at a heavy price mainly serious health issues, loss of memory - and, of course, those horrible hangovers. The answer is just 11 minutes, especially if you listen to short audio recordings, according to new research published in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology.
The newspaper Bild has deliberately misled the public by publishing fake news about the early return of Germany's gold reserves, finance expert Peter Boehringer told Sputnik.
In this fantastic footage, a customized Jeep is seen defeating gravity at the Sand Hollows State Park in Hurricane, Utah, while driving down a vertical chute like a boss.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the bloc will be watching very closely the upcoming Russian-Belarusian military exercises dubbed Zapad-2017.
The Russian Aerospace Forces' campaign in Syria has helped expand the government's territorial control fourfold to over 30,000 square miles, the Russian General Staff said Friday.
The editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency and the RT broadcaster condemned the refusal of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to provide the agency with accreditation to cover the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers.
The head of the European Journalist Federation (EFJ) slammed on Friday the European Union's decision not to accredit Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency for a top-level ministerial meeting as a "serious attack on media freedom."
Around 9,000 terrorists of the Nusra Front terrorist group (banned in Russia) are attempting to take control over the Syrian province of Idlib, Col. Gen. Igor Korobov, chief of the Russian General Staff's Main Directorate, said Friday.
Turkish authorities fired on Friday more than 900 public workers and re-hired over 50 in a continued crackdown on groups that may harm national security, local media reported.