Chinese business, taking advantage of an increasingly destabilized global geopolitical climate, are expanding operations into Cambodia, as Phnom Penh consistently criticizes Washington for funding sedition and unrest in the southeastern Asian country.
Ireland, long branding itself as a rain-washed green paradise, may now get far more precipitation than usual, as an unlikely meteorological event in the form of a rare North Atlantic hurricane is predicted to make landfall on Monday, bringing gale-force winds and heavy rainfall.
The Syrian law enforcers reportedly prevented a possible terror attack in the town of Baniyas, western Tartus province.
Sebastian Kurz's Austrian People's Party (OVP) is winning the snap parliamentary elections in Austria, securing over 31 percent, according to the preliminary results of the vote as all ballots except those sent by mail have been counted.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent comment on Donald Trump's hardline approach toward North Korea has lit social media on fire.
It seems that Hustler’s publisher feels that his duty as a “patriot” has not been fulfilled with his pornographic magazine, so now he has offered to buy dirt on the US President Donald Trump for $10 million.
Damascus calls the recent deployment of the country's troops to the Syrian Idlib province an invasion, while Turkey defines it as a move coordinated with other states.
US President Donald Trump's move concerning the nuclear pact signed with Iran raises the threat of conflict and undermines global stability, Dr. Rasool Nafisi, a professor at Strayer University in Washington DC, told Radio Sputnik.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it is necessary to strive for the situation when the rivalry between states does not develop into hostilities and war. He also has commented on Russia's stance on the Paris climate accord.
Jasim Mihamed, a 14-year-old resident of Raqqa fled the city and found refuge in the north of the city at the Eyn Issa refugee camp. In an interview with Sputnik, Mihamed shared a terrible story about how Daesh terrorists killed his father in front of him and what he had to do in order to flee the city.
In an interview with CNN, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has yet again commented on media speculations that he allegedly called the US president a "moron," a claim denied by both the top diplomat and Donald Trump.
Many Afghan interpreters who worked with NATO forces and the international coalition are now afraid for their lives as they have been abandoned by the US and foreign troops and left to live in constant fear of being persecuted in Afghanistan. Sputnik met up with some of them for a candid interview.
A video of an eruption of a volcano in Japan has been published on Youtube.
A member of North Korea's Parliament spoke about the threat of destruction the country faces from the United States.
The Bundestag elections were "undoubtedly" influenced by the US, an ex-head of a German trade union, Friedhelm Klinkhammer, said, commenting on a recent Ifop poll according to which many Europeans believe the US interferes in political processes in other countries. However, German researcher Dr. Martin Thunert adheres to a different point of view.
Hallucinogenic mushrooms have been found to help alleviate depression, even in severe cases where other kinds of treatment fail to do the job. Sputnik discussed this finding with Professor Mitul Mehta, from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London and what could be the possible risks of such a treatment.
The Austrian People's Party (OVP) led by Sebastian Kurz is leading in the country's parliamentary elections with 30,5 of votes, according to the Austrain APA agency.
The acquisition by Russia’s Rosneft oil and gas company of a 30 percent stake in a Mediterranean gas field from Italy’s ENI means that despite sanctions, the level of cooperation between the two companies remains high and reflects Italy’s desire to build up ties with Russia, Italian scholar Marco Valerio Solia told Sputnik.
The Syrian parliament has reiterated Damascus' reported demand concerning the Turkish troops' withdrawal from Idlib amid Ankara's military operation in the region previously announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has announced the US position on pressing nuclear-related issues, such as Iran nuclear deal and tensions with North Korea.
With his tough statements and hard-power strategy on Iran and North Korea, US President Donald Trump is undermining the credibility of US promises made to other countries, a former presidential candidate from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, said, adding that Trump's approach could result in a nuclear arms race.
The death toll from the Saturday's explosion in Somali capital reportedly climbed to 230 people. The country's President blames al-Shabaab for the attack.
Israeli lawmakers speak about US President Donald Trump's latest decisions, the Iran nuclear agreement and of the withdrawal from UNESCO, a move also followed by Tel Aviv.
A year after the violent clashes in Marseille between football fans during Euro-2016 Serge Ayoub, an ex-ultra and one of the most radical supporters in the history of French football, shared with Sputnik France his thoughts about the game, his relations with the authorities, his worldview, and about politics.
The Peruvian Air Force is reviewing the possibility of buying the latest modification of the Russian MiG-29 jet fighter, the 4++ generation MiG-29M2. There are some important advantages that a country can gain from military cooperation with Russia.