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Israeli Ex-Prime Ministers Bennett, Lapid Announce Merger of Opposition Parties
26 April 2026 @ 4:43 pm
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced on Sunday that they would merge their opposition parties, Yesh Atid and Bennett 2026, and run jointly in Israel's upcoming elections, scheduled for autumn, state broadcaster Kan reported.
Trump Says Maintains Contact With Putin, Declines to Reveal Their Last Conversation
26 April 2026 @ 4:41 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he maintains contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but declined to reveal the date of their last conversation.
Iranian Foreign Minister to Visit Russia on April 27, Plans to Meet With Putin - Envoy
26 April 2026 @ 4:37 pm
TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Russia on April 27 and plans to hold a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Islamic republic's ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said on Sunday.
Trump 'Fine' After White House Press Dinner Shooting
26 April 2026 @ 3:45 pm
US President Donald Trump said he was fine after the shooting incident at Saturday night's White House Press Correspondents dinner gala.
Iran Rejects US Neocolonial Order – Analyst
26 April 2026 @ 1:30 pm
“The US seeks to maintain its regional dominance through a network of security alliances, military presence and economic influence, while Iran seeks to distance itself from this structure,” Iranian political scientist Vahid Hosseinzadeh tells Sputnik.
Russian Forces Hit Ukrainian Transport and Energy Infrastructure
26 April 2026 @ 12:16 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian forces struck drone storage and launch sites, Ukrainian transport and energy infrastructure facilities used by the Ukrainian armed forces, as well as temporary deployment points of Ukrainian armed formations and foreign mercenaries in 140 areas, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Veteran Russian Pilot Reveals How Iranian F-5 Ace May Have Snuck Through US Defenses
26 April 2026 @ 12:11 pm
There’s an array of tricks the Iranian F-5 variant that hit a US base in Kuwait on the second day of the war could have used, says Russian military analyst and Air Force Major (ret.) Andrei Krasnoperov.
Russia's Lavrov Stresses Importance for US to Resolve Hormuz Crisis Quickly, Then Ukraine
26 April 2026 @ 12:10 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - It is important for the United States to devise a solution for the Strait of Hormuz crisis as soon as possible, and then promptly address the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday.
Europe's Security Architecture Unthinkable Without Russia - Kremlin
26 April 2026 @ 10:48 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Europe's security architecture is unthinkable without Russia, as the country is an inseparable element of Europe, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday.
Suspect in Shooting at Dinner With Trump Targeted White House Officials - Reports
26 April 2026 @ 9:36 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The suspect arrested for gunfire at an event with US President Donald Trump told law enforcement officers his intended targets were White House administration officials, the CBS broadcaster reported, citing two sources.