The reported US supplies of Soviet-era munitions to Syrian rebels not only "openly violates" legal norms against financing terrorism, but also risks igniting a greater conflict across the Middle East, Scott Bennett, former US Army psychological operations officer and State Department counterterrorism contractor, told Sputnik.
India and Japan have agreed to strengthen cooperation against global terror groups including al-Qaeda, Daesh and Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The Kremlin has strongly condemned the first missile launch carried out by North Korea since the UN Security Council had imposed new sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest nuclear test.
Experts are of the opinion that the competition between China and Japan, especially in the ASEAN region, has been fairly intense and in India, there will be more competition for other phases of the bullet train project.
As the week draws to a close, let’s take a glimpse into some of the most interesting events snapped by photographers around the globe.
Swedish national broadcaster SVT has landed in hot water after a sexual scandal involving one of its managers. The man used a so-called "sugar dating" website and was caught making indecent proposals to what he believed was a teenage girl, yet was exposed in a journalist investigation.
According to ACT Wildlife Australia, who posted this video on YouTube, this little wombat, named Nugget, suffers a big allergic itch and a constant dry cough. To ease his problems, Nugget’s keepers gave him a steam oatmeal bath.
Japan has been persuading India to buy its ShinMaywa US-2i amphibious aircraft since the last four years but cost factor and India’s insistence on the transfer of technology has held Japan back from making its first arms export after lifting of its self-imposed ban.
According to a source, the guarantor-states of the Syrian ceasefire regime have finally agreed on the creation of a safe zone in Idlib, an issue that had been on the agenda for a long time as the region is mostly controlled by terrorists and rebels.
UK police have declared the reported blast inside London's Parsons Green tube station a terrorist incident.
Japan and India have agreed to enhance cooperation in the India-Pacific region where China is increasingly becoming assertive.
An explosion has reportedly hit a train car in London's Parsons Green tube station, resulting in injuries, panic and stampede. Emergency services are responding to the incident.
Japan, US and South Korea agreed to impose additional pressure on Pyongyang to change its policies.
Whereas China pioneered the world's first 3D-printed building in 2015, Europe has yet to follow suit. Denmark is poised to fill in this so far vacant niche. After running into difficulties with the EU building codex, Denmark is now all set to become the industry leader in 3D construction.
The 3.8 meter long Astra Mark-1 is a single-stage, solid-propellant missile that can hit a target at a range of 75 kilometers with a speed of more than four times the speed of sound at Mach 4.5. Its advanced version is expected to match the caliber of the French Meteor BVRAAM.
People suffered burns after a white container exploded inside a train car at London's Parsons Green tube station, according to local media, resulting in a stampede and injuries. Police and medical services are responding to the incident.
People suffered burns after a white container exploded at London's Parsons Green tube station, according to local media, resulting in a stampede. Police and medical services are responding to the incident.
A man armed with a knife attacked a soldier from the Sentinel operation patrolling the Châtelet metro station in Paris. The encounter occurred on Friday around 6:30 a.m. local time, according to the prefecture police. No one was hurt.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the recent North Korean missile launch "another reckless breach of UN resolution," South Korea fires back.
RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan discommends German magazine Spiegel Online over calling RT Deutsch "an instrument of Russian propaganda" and bashing German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel for an interview with the media outlet.
Two Hyunmoo-2 missiles were launched from a site near the inter-Korean border six minutes after the North fired a missile from the Sunan district of Pyongyang, Yonhap reported Friday citing the South Korean military.
Zmey Gorynych, a dragon-like monster from ancient Slavic folklore, has come to life in Russia. The 15-meter-tall sculpture of a serpent with three heads that spit fire was erected in the Kudykina Gora Park in the Lipetsk region.
Pyongyang overtly disregards the appeals of the international community to halt ballistic missile tests which makes it practically impossible to engage in any diplomatic procedures. Its South neighbor has lost patience and threatens with destruction.
Amid escalating tensions with North Korea experts speculate on wether it is possible to persuade Pyongyang to peacefully dismantle its nuclear program and what makes the international community appeal to denuclearization.
The ruling North Korean Workers' Party is not likely to abandon its ballistic missile tests, on the contrary, the party pledges to strengthen country's protective capabilities in case the US builds up pressure on Pyongyang.