Demonstrations led by farmers protesting cuts to subsidies have swept across Germany, with the European economic powerhouse brought to a standstill last week after farmers blocking roads were joined by striking rail workers. Sputnik asked AfD lawmaker Rainer Rothfuss to explain what’s driving Germans’ anger against the Scholz government.
DOHA (Sputnik) - The Houthis in Yemen on Monday confirmed that its missile hit a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden, the movement’s military spokesman Yahya Saria said.
NATO is getting ready for Russian aggression against the alliance’s eastern flank, Bild says, citing a "secret Bundeswehr document" about preparations for the possible flashpoint. But what's the actual chance of a Russian attack on NATO, and which side, historically, has dreamt about and planned for a World War III scenario in Eastern Europe?
The arrival of the mosquito species Aedes albifasciatus, also known as the flood mosquito, has prompted Argentine officials to issue a health warning following several reported cases of a deadly neurological disease the insects transmit to horses and humans.
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - The intensive phase of Israel’s military operation in the north of the Gaza Strip has ended, and soon this phase will also end in the south of the Palestinian enclave, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday.
Researchers have described a burial chamber they found in Egypt, a stone-sculptured one, as an archeological marvel exemplifying the ancient builder's impressive mastery of masonry.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Current tensions in the Red Sea and beyond are "sky-high" and may be impossible to contain in the near future, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.
A delegation from North Korea, headed by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, is paying a visit to Russia from January 15-17. The Kremlin said it expects the negotiations between the foreign ministers of Russia and the DPRK will be deep and informative.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A US-owned and operated container ship has been hit by a missile fired from the Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday.
As the Iowa caucuses kick off the 2024 presidential primaries, a poll showed that Donald Trump wielded a wide lead over his Republican presidential rivals. Meanwhile, former Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, known for her vehement Russophobic rants, took second place, surveys revealed, forcing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis into third.
Washington's increased military activities in the South China Sea could potentially destabilize regional peace and stability, as Manila is influenced and urged by the US to follow the path of confrontation.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani held a telephone conversation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - German defense firm Rheinmetall said on Monday that it signed an agreement worth about 50 million euros ($54.7 million) with Germany's Bundeswehr (armed forces) for the production of decoy flares to protect aircraft from infrared-guided missiles.
The volcanic eruption began Sunday on the Reykjanes peninsula in southern Iceland near the town of Grindavik, from which all residents were evacuated earlier, authorities said.
I have a friend here named Rafi Jabbar, who I served with in 2015 in Vostok Battalion. Rafi earned his DPR and Russian citizenship in combat, where he was known as a brave and expert soldier until he got wounded by a boobytrap in early 2019.
Chairman of the Russian Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin assured that Russian investigators will make a criminal-legal assessment of the actions of all those who committed crimes against the residents of Donbass.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is planning the production of more than 600 fully domestic passenger aircraft in the next six years and has allowed tapping the sovereign wealth fund to help plane manufacturers scale up their output, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a telephone conversation the escalation of the situation in the middles East, the US and UK strikes on Yemen, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
On January 15, 1955, at a meeting of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Chinese leadership decided to develop and build its own nuclear weapons.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that media reports about Russia's alleged plan to attack Germany are nothing but fake news.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia intends to further develop relations of partnership with North Korea in all areas, a dialogue will continue at all levels, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
In December 2023, the German government revealed its intention to eliminate diesel subsidies for farmers in order to tackle the budget crisis. This move was projected to generate 440 million euros ($481 million) for the federal budget. However, this announcement sparked widespread demonstrations by farmer across the nation.
Reports suggest that what appeared to be a flashy object traveling at breakneck speed over Japanese skies could be a meteorite after residents heard a loud explosion a few minutes after its passage.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Republic of Nauru (island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean) has decided to sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan in line with the UN resolution that recognizes China as the sole legal government representing the whole of China and seeks to resume full diplomatic relations with China, the country's government said.
In December, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the establishment of a multinational operation to secure the Red Sea, saying that the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the Seychelles, and Spain would take part in the mission.
