Expert analyses reveal the prevalent use of illicit substances like cocaine, ketamine, and 'esctasy' in Europe, especially in major European coastal cities with seaports, risking a major crisis.
The European Union is preparing tough new restrictions on the import of grain and seed oils from Russia and Belarus at the urging of five of its eastern members, purportedly over the threat that Russian and Belarusian foodstuffs pose to local farmers’ livelihoods. Is that really the case? Sputnik crunched the numbers to find out.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been engaged in a legal struggle in the UK against being extradited to the US, where he faces 17 counts of espionage and one charge of computer misuse, possibly resulting in a prison term of up to 175 years. However, there apparently may be a way to cut short this protracted London court case.
Medics at one of Russia’s biggest oncological facilities have made a breakthrough in removing a record number of lung metastases using a homegrown, patented technique called "isolated chemoperfusion."
Russian President Vladimir Putin received 87.28% of votes, Russian Central Election Commission chief Ella Pamfilova revealed on Thursday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch a Soyuz spaceship with an international crew of three on Thursday that will include the first female spacefarer from Belarus in the European country's post-Soviet history.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has found 11 million shekels ($3 million) in US dollars and Jordanian dinars during a search at the Shifa hospital in the north of Gaza City.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has appointed Luis Montenegro, a candidate from the Social Democratic Party, as the country's new prime minister following political consultations on forming a new government, the president's office said on Thursday.
Over the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin was reelected for another six years in a record landslide, securing 87.8% of the vote, a figure that largely matched outside polling.
