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Trump Says Washington Will Contribute $10Bln to Board of Peace Gaza Reconstruction Effort
19 February 2026 @ 3:37 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will contribute $10 billion to the Board of Peace reconstruction efforts for Gaza, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
Trump Says Clarity Around Iran Nuclear Negotiations Will Likely be Known in Next 10 Days
19 February 2026 @ 3:22 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will likely be getting more clarity around the negotiations on Iran's nuclear program in the next ten days, President Donald Trump said on Thursday.
UK Intel Pulls ‘Disposable Asset’ Zelensky’s Strings – Analyst
19 February 2026 @ 2:28 pm
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term expired in 2024, essentially just parrots cues coming from European and British globalist circles, Alexander Dudchak, a leading researcher at the Institute of CIS Countries, tells Sputnik.
US Plans to Build 5,000-Person Military Base in Gaza Strip – Reports
19 February 2026 @ 2:04 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to establish a military base in the Gaza Strip for 5,000 personnel, the Guardian reported on Thursday, citing Board of Peace contracting documents.
Work Within Negotiation Groups on Situation in Ukraine Underway - Kremlin
19 February 2026 @ 1:47 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The work within the framework of the negotiating groups on the situation in Ukraine is underway and it is difficult, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
US Amasses Strike Force for ‘Unprovoked Aggression’ Against Iran – Analyst
19 February 2026 @ 1:26 pm
The US military buildup in the Middle East isn’t about defense — it’s aimed at “inflicting serious damage on Iran,” Dmitry Drozdenko, military analyst and chief editor of the Fatherland Arsenal portal, tells Sputnik.
US Air and Naval Surge Raises Iran Strike Risk, but Peace Remains Possible - Military Expert
19 February 2026 @ 12:58 pm
The probability of US aggression against Iran is high, although a window of opportunity for a peaceful resolution still exists, military expert Yury Lyamin, senior research fellow at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), tells Sputnik.
SputnikPro Continues Engagement With Daffodil University
19 February 2026 @ 11:42 am
Sputnik international news agency and radio held another SputnikPro session for Daffodil International University, one of the leading private universities in Bangladesh, based on its cooperation agreement with Sputnik.
Russian Delegation Says Would Like Europe to Tune In to Peace, Not to Fund Ukraine Crisis
19 February 2026 @ 11:40 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and member of the country's delegation Mikhail Galuzin said on Thursday that he would like Europe to tune in to peace and not to fund the conflict in Ukraine.
Moscow on Ex-Prince Andrew's Detention: Long Overdue Problem of UK Law Enforcers
19 February 2026 @ 11:35 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik on Thursday that the UK law enforcement system should have dealt with problems of its own country long ago.