S Korean President May Encourage Kim to Negotiate With US - Reports
August 28, 2018 at 10:17 AM
TOKYO (Sputnik) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in may help advance talks between Washington and Pyongyang by acting as a mediator during his visit to North Korea for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in fall, the Yonhap News Agency reported citing an official from the presidential office. Read More »
Thousands of Militants Preparing Attack on Syria Hama, Aleppo – Russian Military
August 28, 2018 at 10:14 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Several thousand militants armed with heavy weaponry and armored vehicles are preparing for an offensive on the Syrian provinces of Hama and Aleppo, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. Read More »
Iranian Defense Minister Arrives in Syria for Talks With Assad - Reports
August 27, 2018 at 10:15 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad, media reported on Sunday. Read More »
Trump Says Palestinians Will Get 'Something Good' in Talks as It's 'Their Turn'
August 27, 2018 at 10:12 AM
The US moved its embassy to Jerusalem in May 2018 prompting violent protests from Palestinians. Read More »
Daesh in Syria Supplied with Arms by Foreign Agencies – Russian Envoy to UN
August 26, 2018 at 04:03 PM
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - Russia has proof that the Islamic State terror group* has been receiving weapons from other countries with the help of foreign security agencies, Russian envoy to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said. Read More »
Russia choosing projects for $40bn infrastructure upgrade mega-plan
August 24, 2018 at 02:50 PM
Russia has pledged to invest three trillion rubles (around $40 billion) in infrastructure. Now, the authorities are choosing projects on which to spend the money. Read More »
ISIS & Al-Nusra terrorists are hiding in Syrian refugee camp within US-controlled zone – Moscow
August 24, 2018 at 02:47 PM
Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorists use civilians as human shields as they hide in a refugee camp in Syrian territory controlled by the US – and the Americans are well aware of it, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. Read More »
Russia to hold biggest military drills since Soviet times – Defense Minister
August 23, 2018 at 02:00 PM
Russia is preparing to hold the largest military exercises in decades. The drills, in which China and Mongolia will participate as well, will be of an “unprecedented” scale, the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said. Read More »
Done With 17 Years of US ‘Help’: Homegrown Afghan Peace Movement Takes Root
August 21, 2018 at 02:25 PM
A US-led coalition in Afghanistan finished its combat mission in December 2014, marking the formal end of the longest war in American history. Read More »
Moscow, Pyongyang Will Discuss Best Timing for Kim Visit to Russia – Putin Aide
August 21, 2018 at 02:18 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov handed over earlier an invitation to Kim to visit Russia, possibly the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). Read More »
