Новости за 18.02.2024

Iran became a fledgling ocean-going naval power in 2021, sailing a mini flotilla consisting of the Makran forward base ship and a destroyer around Africa, through the Atlantic to St. Petersburg, Russia. It repeated the feat last year, sending the Makran and another ship through the Pacific, into the Atlantic and around Africa before heading home.

Beijing's investment its domestic aviation industry has spurred the development of COMAC's C919, gearing up to give Airbus and Boeing a run for their money.

Last December, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov predicted that the combined GDP of the BRICS countries together with its new members — Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia — would far exceed that of the Group of Seven (G7) countries, with the trend set to further strengthen.

The Russian armed forces have taken full control of the city of Avdeyevka, a northern suburb of Donetsk, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The current policies of the German authorities are causing enormous damage to the future of the German economy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.

The Israeli government faces public anger for its handling of the Gaza conflict and the welfare of its citizens in Hamas captivity, with the public demanding their release.

The report noted an instance in which bottlenose dolphins were found stranded in San Diego after dying from sepsis caused by a bacterium that is usually transmitted through contact with feces or urine in contaminated water, food or soil.

King Philip II of Macedonia was assassinated in 336 BC in Aegae at the age of 46. He was the 18th king of Macedonia, and ruled from 359 until 336 BCE after succeeding his brother, and is credited with the military knowledge he used to expand his empire.

On Friday, Trump was ordered to pay nearly $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial. His legal troubles have now amounted to a debt that exceeds a half-billion dollars.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.

Policy designed to hurt Russia is harming average consumers, in both Europe and America.

A US governor defended Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip while speaking in front of a group of wealthy donors.