Новости за 09.04.2024

In an op-ed penned on the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, a landmark agreement signed between the British Empire and France in 1904, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne penned an op-ed essentially calling for the revival of the alliance.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Exclusive: Venezuela has submitted a counter-memorandum to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Guyana's case regarding the territorial dispute over the Essequibo region, ICJ Associate Information Officer Avo Sevag Garabet told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control of the settlement of Pervomaiskoye in the Donetsk area of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), military and political expert Yan Gagin told Sputnik, adding that Russian servicemen had raised a Russian flag there.

Tel Aviv's special services and the army have been letting an AI-based machine decide on the life and death of tens of thousands of people for several months, according to a recent investigation based on interviews with the Israeli military.

As the Kiev regime keeps shelling civilian infrastructure and targeting people in Russia’s new regions and border territories, the number of innocent victims rises day after day.

In 1944, Russia invented a weapon that would become one of the most versatile and powerful heavy machine guns in its arsenal - and across the globe.

Since last winter, the Simbirsk Design Bureau has successfully delivered over 8,000 drones to the Russian military, with production rates exceeding 100 units daily.

Six months after the devastating conflict sparked by the October 7 Hamas attacks, Israeli forces have finally withdrawn from the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis. Months of fierce battles with Hamas militants left the area completely devastated.

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in China on Monday for an official visit, many observers said the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership will be further strengthened despite US pressure.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was earlier berated by his allies over the Jewish state’s deadly airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza, with the US warning that future support for Tel Aviv will depend on Israel’s concrete moves to protect civilians and aid workers.

The first launch of the Angara-A5 heavy-class rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome was postponed this week, a Sputnik correspondent has reported. Another attempt is expected on April 10.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to China is expected to take place later in 2024, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A total of 27 terrorist attacks on transport, fuel, energy and defense industry facilities have been prevented in Russia since the beginning of the year, the National Antiterrorism Committee said on Tuesday.

The Angara-A5 was developed by the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center in Moscow. The 761-ton, three-stage rocket is made entirely of Russian parts and is designed to increase national self-sufficiency in domestic industries.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Russia and China have agreed to start dialogue on the creation of Eurasian security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has confirmed his participation in a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod in June, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

On the first day of his visit to China on April 8, Lavrov held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. According to the Russian FM, they discussed bilateral cooperation in the international arena with an emphasis on joint work in the UN, BRICS, SCO, G20 and APEC.

Yellen’s visit to China marks the first high-profile meeting between the two nations since US President Joe Biden hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November. Relations between China and the US remain strained on issues such as trade, Taiwan and the South China Sea, as well as Beijing's growing relationship with Moscow.

The announcement came amid lingering questions over Western intelligence agencies' foreknowledge of last month's deadly attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow.

The foreign ministers of the two nations discussed trade, counterterrorism, and other matters.

Amid accusations made by the NATO secretary general, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun stated that the US was targeting Russia and China while “seeking to retain its hegemony around the globe."

Americans continue to cope with a high cost of living even as inflation has slowed from its previous peak.

Harris' comments come amidst concern over deindustrialization after decades of neoliberal economic policy in the United States.

The US and its allies received an unpleasant surprise in 2022 after the Solomon Islands signed a security pact with China, ripping a hole in Washington’s “Island Chain Strategy” for “containing” Beijing. As a local election looms, a Sputnik inquiry based on expert analysis and insider testimony reveals how the US Empire plans to strike back.

BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - Former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was forcibly detained by authorities during a recent raid on the Quito-based Mexican Embassy, was hospitalized Monday.