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Russia Ready to Increase Fuel Supplies to Countries of Global South – Energy Ministry
13 May 2026 @ 4:57 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is ready to step up its fuel exports to countries of the Global South to ensure their energy security, the Russian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday, citing Russian Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin.
US Energy Secretary Admits to Have Mistakenly Fired Several Critical Nuclear Workers
13 May 2026 @ 4:23 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright admitted on Wednesday that he had fired several critical nuclear security specialists by mistake.
Pakistani Navy Commissions 1st Submarine From China – Reports
13 May 2026 @ 4:20 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pakistani navy has put on combat duty the Chinese-built PNS Hangor, the first of eight Hangor-class submarines, the Economic Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.
US Monitoring Global Nuclear Activities 24/7 After Expiration of New START - Wright
13 May 2026 @ 4:18 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States is monitoring all nuclear activity in the world around the clock after the expiration of the Russian-US New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said on Wednesday.
Putin, Turkmen National Leader Discuss Boosting Countries' Strategic Partnership - Kremlin
13 May 2026 @ 4:14 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkmen national leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a phone call, during which they discussed strengthening strategic partnership in trade, economic, cultural, and humanitarian areas between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
Russia, Central Asia Boost Oil Exports by 17% in March to 6.6Mln Bpd - OPEC
13 May 2026 @ 2:47 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia and Central Asia increased their oil exports by approximately 17% in March 2026 compared with February, or by 933,000 barrels per day, reaching 6.6 million barrels per day, according to estimates in OPEC's March report published on Wednesday.
US, Allies to Prepare Plan for Orbital Warfare by End of Year - SPACECOM Chief
13 May 2026 @ 2:44 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US Space Command (SPACECOM) and US allies expect to finalize a joint plan for future orbital warfare by the end of the year, SPACECOM Commander Gen. Stephen Whiting said.
Russia Not Ruling Out West's Preparing Another 'Bloody Hoax' in Ukraine – Diplomat
13 May 2026 @ 2:41 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia does not rule out that the West is preparing another "bloody hoax" in Ukraine similar to the one arranged in the city of Bucha in 2022, Yulia Zhdanova, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, said on Wednesday.
Russia's Lavrov Arrives in India on 3-Day Visit, Will Attend BRICS Ministerial Meeting
13 May 2026 @ 2:35 pm
NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in India's capital, New Delhi, for a three-day visit where he will meet with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and attend a BRICS ministerial, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
Iranian Health Ministry Revises Death Toll From Conflict With US, Israel to 3,483
13 May 2026 @ 2:32 pm
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - The death toll in Iran during the conflict with the US and Israel stands at 3,483, the head of the press office of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Hossein Kermanpour, said on Wednesday.