Former US President Lyndon B. Johnson, cautioned that his support of the Civil Rights Act was too bold and politically risky, famously responded: “What else is the presidency for?”
In his speech at a rally in South Carolina, Donald Trump appeared to double down on his previous insistence that all NATO members should follow the bloc’s guidelines and spend at least two percent of their respective gross domestic products on defense.
What started as silent discontent over the EU's stringent agricultural policies has now swept across the entire Europe and has become a serious domestic matter, threatening a deeper fracture between governments and their voters.
Former Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb of the liberal-conservative National Coalition Party has narrowly won the Nordic nation's presidential election.
The Institut International d’Etudes Bancaires, which was founded by four European lenders in 1950, prefers to keep mum on its agenda, while its members are advised against revealing details of the gatherings.
VIENNA (Sputnik) - Vienna is looking into the possibility of terminating gas supply agreements between Austrian oil, gas and petrochemical company OMV and Russia's energy giant Gazprom and will study all available withdrawal options, Austrian Energy Minister Leonore Gewessler said on Monday.
The ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict took a new tragic turn as Israeli forces launched missile strikes against Rafah, a town in the Gaza Strip, earlier on February 12.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The incumbent 81-year-old US President, Joe Biden, is considered by 86% of Americans too old to serve another presidential term, a fresh ABC News/Ipsos poll showed.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Kremlin considers reactions from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson “emotional,” but believes that the most important thing is that they are aware of its content, Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
Various types of drones currently in service with the Russian Armed Forces are designed for many purposes, including surveillance and precision strikes.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been moved to critical care unit after being hospitalized with a bladder issue, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said on Monday, adding that it is unclear now when the Pentagon chief will return to his duties.
A multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) is a type of rocket artillery system that contains multiple launchers which are fixed to a single platform, and shoots its rocket ordnance in a fashion similar to a volley gun.
The Council of Europe has asked that the UK process asylum claims in their country as opposed to sending asylum seekers to Rwanda where they could face human rights violations.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was again hospitalized for medical examination due to bladder problems, the US Defense Department said on Sunday, adding that Austin would perform his duties while staying in a hospital.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - The Palestine Red Crescent Society said on Monday that Israel was carrying out "violent" strikes on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing the organization.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The departure of UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales to participate in major NATO exercises was postponed at the last minute for unknown reasons, The Telegraph newspaper reported on Sunday.
A centaur is a type of minor planet characterized by an asteroid-like body that orbits the Sun and is found between Jupiter and Neptune.
MARIUPOL (Sputnik) - Infants were allegedly used by major Western pharmaceutical companies for testing drugs during experiments that were held on patients of the psychiatric ward of the Mariupol hospital, according to documents seen by Sputnik.
Rafah, a city located in the southern Gaza Strip, is considered to be one of the last safe zones for Palestinians fleeing the war with well over half of Gaza’s population now living there in refuge.
