Israeli Jets Attacked by Missiles From Syrian Territory – Military Israeli Air Force planes were targeted from the ground after they attacked several targets on the territory of Syria, a spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told Sputnik on Friday. 17.03.2017
Turkish Foreign Minister: 'Holy Wars Will Soon Begin in Europe' Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has claimed that there is no difference in the Netherlands between liberal and fascist politicians. 16.03.2017
Chinese-Russian Trade Rising Further to Meet Target Volumes - Chinese Premier Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is impressed by the Russia and China bilateral trade ties. 15.03.2017
US Immigration Agency Arrests 248 Foreign Nationals in 2 Weeks US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers apprehended 248 illegal immigrants in a three-state region over the past couple of weeks, the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release on Tuesday. 14.03.2017
Brexit Begins to Feel Too Real, But With Strings Attached British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to activate Article 50 divorce proceedings with the EU on Monday, and could demand the return of almost 11 billion dollars’ worth of British assets in the European Investment Bank. 13.03.2017
Armenia Violates Karabakh Ceasefire 118 Times Over Last 24 Hours The Armenian military has violated the ceasefire along the contact line in Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh 118 times over the past 24 hours, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said Sunday. 12.03.2017
European Leaders Plan Response to Brexit Notice Within 48 Hours It has been 260 days since the British electorate shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. 11.03.2017
Russian Aerospace Forces to Get 16 Sophisticated Su-34 Bombers This Year Russia's Aerospace Forces will get 16 new Sukhoi Su-34 fighter-bombers this year. 10.03.2017
'Minus Migration': German AfD Party Pledges to Deport 200,000 Migrants Per Year Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has released a draft election manifesto which promises to achieve "minus migration" of at least 200,000 people per year. 09.03.2017
Japan Considers First Strike Options Against North Korea In the wake of intercontinental ballistic missile testing by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), legislators in Japan are calling for the nation to adopt a new military posture against its nearby nuclear-capable neighbor. 08.03.2017
Will Syria and Russia be able to protect Palmyra from terrorists? On March 2, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin that Palmyra had returned to Syrian government control. 07.03.2017
Trump Signs New Executive Order on Immigration US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on immigration after after his January order suspending immigration from seven predominantly-Muslim nations, all of which are considered to be hot spots for terrorism, was frozen by the courts. 06.03.2017
Russian General Reveals Details of Palmyra's Liberation The success of the operation for the liberation of Syria’s Palmyra was made possible thanks to the actions of the Russian Air Force and the dedication of the Syrian military, Col. 05.03.2017
Russian Prime Minister Says Expects Country's Economy to Grow 1-2% in 2017 Russian economy has begun growing and the 2017 growth is expected to reach 1-2 percent, while the government is working on an action plan to bring the growth up to 3 percent and more, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday. 04.03.2017
'If Trump Loses Sessions, It'll Be the End of His Administration' On Thursday, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any investigations involving President Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, amid demands by Democrats that he resign. 03.03.2017
Democrats Can’t Stop Lying About Russia Ties McCarthyist-style hysteria was in full force again on Thursday, as Democrats continue to scramble to link members of the Trump administration to Russia. 02.03.2017
US Politicians Distort the Facts About Montenegro's Enthusiasm to Join NATO Montenegro opposition leaders Andrija Mandic and Milan Knezevic have sent a letter to White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, pointing out that the reports of two US high-ranking officials on Montenegro's readiness to join NATO are based on inaccurate and distorted facts. 01.03.2017
President Donald Trump to Deliver First Speech to Congress During his first address before Congress, US President Donald Trump is expected to focus on economic policy, health care, infrastructure, and of course, military spending -- as the speech comes one day after promising a massive military buildup and corresponding cuts to other government programs. 28.02.2017
No Evidence of Trump Team's Ties With Russia - US House Intel Committee Chair The US House Intelligence Committee did not find any evidence so far proving that President Donald Trump’s advisers had any contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 US presidential campaign, Committee Chair Devin Nunes said in a press conference on Monday. 27.02.2017
Crimean Top Official on Poroshenko's Promise of 'Support': 'Just Leave Us Alone' Crimean residents want Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko "to leave them alone" and refrain from interfering in their local affairs, Russian State Duma deputy representing Crimea and former Crimean Vice President, Ruslan Balbek, told Sputnik. 26.02.2017