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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.
Five Nuclear Powers May Hold Expert Meeting in NYC During 2026 NPT Conference
25 April 2026 @ 9:43 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A meeting of experts from the five nuclear-weapon states (N5) is planned in New York on the sidelines of the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, the head of the Russian delegation, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Andrey Belousov, told Sputnik.
Cost of US Operation Against Iran Exceeds $61Bln - Reports
25 April 2026 @ 9:40 am
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The cost of the US operation against Iran has exceeded $61 billion, according to the Iran War Cost Tracker.
US-Israel vs Iran: How Middle East War Unfolded Step-By-Step
25 April 2026 @ 9:28 am
From "preemptive" strikes and threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, to attacks on regional bases and widening fronts, this timeline shows how rapidly the conflict spiraled toward a broader regional crisis.