Oil demand has slumped significantly since a mid-2022 high point which followed Western countries' short-sighted move to cut energy dependence on industry major Russia, signalling a drop in global economic activity.
Another American Abrams tank was destroyed by the Russian troops with FPV drones, a representative of the UAV's manufacturer told Sputnik.
Scientists studying the expanse of cosmic structures assert that neutrinos are approximately four million times lighter than an electron.
The Yemeni militia began a campaign of hijackings, missile and drone attacks against commercial ships operating in the crucial Red Sea global trade chokepoint in November, vowing to target any vessel thought to be affiliated with Israel, and subsequently shutting down a good chunk of global trade.
Deputy Speaker of the State Duma — the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia — Boris Chernyshov believes that the World Youth Festival being held in Russia can influence the global agenda.
The universe was veiled in darkness during its formative ages several billions of years ago, until light penetrated the dense sheets of fog covering it. A recent study using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has led to the discovery of the earliest source of this luminescence.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke on Sunday pledged to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that vanished from air traffic radar en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The framework of a proposed deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip includes an exchange of some 400 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel for 40 Israeli hostages, the Axios news website reported on Sunday, citing unnamed US officials.
Iowa’s farmers warned that the Biden administration in January that his “green agenda” policies would “cripple the farm economy” if allowed to continue.
The People’s Republic was anointed the global ‘workshop of the world’ in the 2000s following its accession into the World Trade Organization in 2001, with its manufacturing exports edging out the US and European competition thanks to a combination of Western corporate executives’ greed and a shrewd Chinese play to promote exports through subsidies.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was established in 1949 during the period of mounting geopolitical tensions during the Cold War.
Russia's Lancet drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and loitering munition - another name for a sophisticated kamikaze drone. It poses a significant threat to high-value equipment and has proven to be an ideal weapon on the battlefield.
The M113 APC was introduced into service by the US Army in 1961 and was first used in combat in 1962. Since then, has participated in all armed conflicts involving the US and its allies, including the Vietnam War.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pakistani lawmakers have elected Shehbaz Sharif, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, as the country's prime minister for a second time in a 201 to 92 vote, lower house speaker Ayaz Sadiq said on Sunday.
CAIRO (Sputnik) - The delegations of Qatar, the United States and the Palestinian movement Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo for a new round of talks on a possible truce in the Gaza Strip, Al Qahera News channel reported on Sunday.
The World Youth Festival is being held on March 1-7 on the Sirius Federal Territory. It is the largest youth event ever organized by the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the cargo vessel attacked by Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, on February 18 sank.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Italian guided missile destroyer Duilio shot down a drone heading towards it in the Red Sea on Saturday, the Italian Defense Ministry said.
NASA announced on Friday that it will shut down its $2 billion On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1) program after a year-long “in-depth, independent review.”
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had carried out a strike against infrastructure of the Islamic Jihad movement near the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
On Friday, RT and the Rossiya Segodnya media group (Sputnik's parent company) Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan published leaked audio of a conversation involving four German senior military officers, including the head of the German Air Force, General Ingo Gerhartz.
ANTALYA March 2 (Sputnik) - The League of Arab States (LAS) is welcoming the meeting of Palestinian factions in Moscow, LAS Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki told Sputnik, adding that this endeavor by Russia could lead to mutual understanding between them.
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji and his Iraqi counterpart Hayan Abdel-Ghani discussed expanding cooperation, including the development of joint fields, on the margins of the 7th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Algeria, the Iranian government said on Saturday.
