US special presidential envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff is likely to step down later this year, The Times of Israel reported, citing a US official.| Sputnik International
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Iran for direct negotiations on the nuclear deal amid moves by the E3 states to reimpose sanctions against Tehran.| Sputnik International
Russia’s civilian nuclear sector boasts 70+ years of world-firsts and accomplishments, and just shook things up again this week as President Putin announced the country’s plans to launch “the world’s first nuclear energy system with a closed fuel cycle.”| Sputnik International
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hopes to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to the Russian-Arab summit in Moscow on October 15, Palestinian Ambassador to Moscow Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Sputnik.| Sputnik International
UK police are evacuating residents of Swindon town after a "massive explosion" at a warehouse in the industrial zone, the Sky News broadcaster reported, citing police.| Sputnik International
Danish police say drones have been observed by airports in the towns of Esbjerg, Sonderborg, and Skrydstrup, Reuters reported.| Sputnik International
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated that Russia’s GDP is growing faster than in some countries that have refused to cooperate with Russia.| Sputnik International
The Pentagon removed the previously projected $86.1 billion for Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program's total procurement from its fiscal year 2026 budget, after a 2024 review triggered by excessive cost growth led to the program’s recertification, a Sputnik correspondent's analysis of Pentagon budget documents revealed.| Sputnik International
A new comprehensive UN inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Ex-UN rapporteur and veteran international law expert Dr. Alfred de Zayas explains why that’s hugely important, and what the world can do about it (if it wants to).| Sputnik International
Chinese authorities expressed protest to the United States, accusing Washington of attempting to suppress the development of high-tech sectors in China, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.| Sputnik International
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) appreciates Russia's acknowledging its crucial role in shaping the regional architecture, Myanmar Minister for Finance and Revenue Kan Zaw said on Thursday.| Sputnik International
Previous to the US election results, Barack Obama wrote on X that it could take days to learn who won while Hillary Clinton also hinted the count would take time as in 2020. However, the 2024 presidential election didn’t become a repetition of 2020. Donald Trump was declared the winner the next day.| Sputnik International
As a result of the Russian missile attack on a training center in Poltava, about 500 military specialists were killed and wounded, a high-ranking military source reported.| Sputnik International
The US is constructing a global system of bilateral and multilateral alliances to assist it in more efficiently projecting power throughout the 21st century. As the world moves towards multipolarity, the US is prepared to exploit this...| Sputnik International
