As Pyongyang digs in its heels and Washington continues its threats, global experts suggest that new UN sanctions against North Korea will not have the desired effect, only increasing the possibility of nuclear conflict in the region.
Commenting on the fallout from Washington's threats to cut aid to its allies if they voted against the US's Jerusalem decision at the UN, Russian geopolitical analyst Gevorg Mirzayan outlined why this attempt at blackmail is really a signifier of the decline of US global geopolitical hegemony.
Madrid may call the shots in Spain's political arena, but in the football arena FC Barcelona was able to soundly defeat Real Madrid CF 3:0, providing independence-minded Catalonia with a win worth celebrating.
Saturday morning witnessed a tropical storm in the southern Philippines with a death toll that has climbed to 182, with 153 people reported missing, police said.
Saturday morning witnessed a tropical storm in the southern Philippines with a death toll that has climbed to 182, with 153 people reported missing, police said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The German Public Prosecutor General opened in 2017 five times more cases related to terrorism than in the previous year, local media reported on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The German Public Prosecutor General opened five times more cases related to terrorism in 2017 than in the previous year, local media reported on Saturday.
A space rocket launch conducted in California produced a peculiar optical phenomenon in the night sky over the American state, leading some to speculate about a possible extraterrestrial spaceship sighting.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - German military pilots will use civil helicopters for training because of the shortage in military ones, local media reported on Saturday.
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - New Delhi is interested in the shift to the lifecycle contracts in defense industry cooperation with Moscow, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Saturday, adding that would reflect a new quality of relations between the two countries.
A young Syrian boy named Zulfikar Ibrahim apparently can get metallic objects stuck to his body literally thanks to his magnetism.
On Saturday, the Long Range Aviation branch of Russia's Aerospace Forces celebrates its professional holiday. In honor of the event, military observer Andrei Kotz decided to take a look at a few of the best-known air-launched ballistic and cruise missiles in Russia's arsenal.
ASTANA (Sputnik) - The Syrian opposition will present detailed lists of prisoners as part of the reconciliation process, Syrian opposition delegation head in Astana Ahmad Toma told Sputnik on Saturday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco ruled that US President Donald Trump's third immigration order exceeds the scope of his delegated authority.
In a bid to combat growing tensions, including racism and anti-Semitism, between different migrant and minority groups, Sweden's Ministry of Education is launching a new effort to defuse the problem and promote “democratic values.”
The ongoing improvement in consumer and business spending lifts prospects for 4Q17 GDP growth, however, a decline in household savings might indicate this is the last hoorah of the Obama-era debt-driven economic growth model.
With New Year's Eve just around the corner and Orthodox Christmas Day just about two weeks away, the Russian capital stands ready to meet these holidays in its full glory, lights blazing!
The US ambassador to the United Nations has fallen victim to a phone prank perpetrated by a famous Russian duo, with whom she discussed the affairs of a fictional South China Sea island nation and the alleged harassment of the Ukrainian president by Kevin Spacey.
The US ambassador to the United Nations has fallen victim to a phone prank perpetrated by a famous Russian duo, with whom she discussed the affairs of a fictional South China Sea island nation and the alleged harassment of the Ukrainian president by Kevin Spacey.
The US ambassador to the United Nations has fallen victim to a phone prank perpetrated by a famous Russian duo, with whom she discussed the affairs of a fictional South China Sea island nation and the alleged harassment of the Ukrainian president by Kevin Spacey.
10-year-old Calum Courtney from Basildon in the UK sang a flawless rendition of "Who's Lovin' You" by Smokey Robinson in a local grocery store. The boy's mother posted a video on December 13, but it spread online just now.
10-year-old Calum Courtney from Basildon in the UK sang a flawless rendition of "Who's Lovin' You" by Smokey Robinson in a local supermarket. The boy's mother posted a video on December 13, but it spread online just now.
Does a change in a passport color mean breakthrough for a country seeking to withdraw from the EU? The European Parliament's high-ranking official seems to know the answer.
Scent is believed to play a major role in guiding romantic and sexual behavior and preferences. This concept is exploited by perfume makers, who push artificial pheromones, aphrodisiacs and other potions on consumers hoping to increase their sexual potency. However, as science journalist Tatyana Pichugina discovered, things aren't really so simple.
The United Arab Emirates is pulling out all the stops to develop its own modern and professional intelligence service modeled on Western counterparts. Former agents in Western intelligence agencies are finding it hard to turn down the lucrative propositions.