The initially designed technology demonstration spacecraft has transformed into a surveillance helicopter supporting a rover, demonstrating the feasibility of powered flight in Mars' atmosphere.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States intends to once again station nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom amid increased tensions with Russia, The Telegraph reported on Friday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Naval forces of the Houthi movement in Yemen attacked a British oil ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, and the vessel caught fire after it was hit by a missile, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott said on Friday that he is prepared for a conflict with federal authorities over a legal dispute about barriers placed along the state’s portion of the US border with Mexico.
The head of the young farmers' union in France has vowed to extend their demonstrations "as far as the capital [Paris] is concerned," in the first crisis for the newly-appointed PM Gabriel Attal.
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, aimed to promote young photographers and support them as they strive for professional perfection. The 2024 jury team includes laureates and Grand Prix winners from previous years.
The calamity threatens to put a major damper on Germany’s ambitious €100 billion rearmament plan, and undermine Defense Minister Boris Pistorius’s loose talk of the need to rearm in preparation for a direct Russia-NATO clash.
Washington is developing a new Black Sea strategy envisaging bolstering the US and NATO role in the region, as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Jim O'Brien announced at a German Marshall Fund meeting on January 25.
In an overview of the ministry's endeavors, Russian Defense Minister unveiled the major achievements and strategic priorities that shaped the nation’s military landscape in 2023 — from rapid infrastructure development for nuclear deterrence to ensuring the well-equipped readiness of the participants in the special military operation zone.
Former US Marine Corps intelligence officer Scott Ritter traveled to Russia in December for what became almost a month-long visit to get a sense of how the country is standing up to Western sanctions pressure, and to visit the regions which became part of Russia after referendums held in 2022. Ritter shared his impressions with Sputnik.
S. PETERSBURG (Sputnik) - Currently there are a total of 600,000 Russian soldiers in the special operation zone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that 486,000 volunteers were recruited into the Russian Armed Forces in 2023.
Despite unprecedented Western sanctions backfiring on their most ardent proponents, and Russia repeatedly underscoring the importance of safeguarding nuclear energy from geopolitical turbulence and “protectionist restrictions," the US and its allies are actively exploring ways to end dependency on Russian fuel.
