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Netanyahu Orders Major Strike Against Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon
25 April 2026 @ 6:25 pm
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to launch a major strike against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the prime minister's office said on Saturday.
While G20 Fades Into a Photo-Op Club, BRICS Builds Banks and Payment Rails
25 April 2026 @ 4:54 pm
The G20 Summit, which Donald Trump would like Vladimir Putin to attend, is merely another forum where a few non-Western countries could voice their opinion, but which lacks any enforcement mechanism, Dr. Alexis Habiyaremye, a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, tells Sputnik.
Trump Cancels Witkoff and Kushner's Trip to Pakistan for Talks With Iran
25 April 2026 @ 4:25 pm
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had canceled the trip of special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran.
US Authorities Allow Venezuela to Pay for Maduro Lawyers - Reports
25 April 2026 @ 1:14 pm
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US government has authorized Venezuelan authorities to pay for a lawyer for President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, who are being held in US custody, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing a letter from the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton.
Egypt Becomes Security Oasis in Middle East - President
25 April 2026 @ 1:06 pm
CAIRO (Sputnik) - Egypt has managed to become a security oasis in the Middle East despite serious challenges, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Saturday.
China Will Take Measures to Protect Companies Amid US Export Control Measures - Ministry
25 April 2026 @ 1:03 pm
BEIJING (Sputnik) - China will take necessary measures to protect the legitimate interests of its companies in response to US approval of a new export control bill, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Saturday.
Militarism and Transactionalism: Real Face of US' New Foreign Policy
25 April 2026 @ 11:37 am
The new foreign policy doctrine of the United States has three key aspects, Argentinian geopolitical expert Sonia Winer tells Sputnik:
How the US Locked-in Latin America's Economic Dependency
25 April 2026 @ 11:09 am
Modern debt mechanisms serve as instruments of neocolonialism in Latin America, bringing regional countries into the US sphere of influence, Alejandro Olmos Gaona, an Argentine expert on external debt and former member of Ecuador’s government commission for auditing bilateral agreements, tells Sputnik.
Russian Armed Forces Liberate Bochkovo Village in Kharkov Region
25 April 2026 @ 9:51 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have liberated the village of Bochkovo in the Kharkov region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Ceasefire in Name Only: IDF Strikes Lebanon After 200+ Violations
25 April 2026 @ 9:44 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had struck armed rocket launchers belonging to the Hezbollah movement in three areas of southern Lebanon.