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US Weighs New Strikes on Iran as Tensions Rise — Reports
18 May 2026 @ 4:21 am
US President Donald Trump met with senior national security officials to discuss the next steps in the war against Iran, American media reported.
Senate Official Blocks $1B Tied to Ballroom Project — Reports
18 May 2026 @ 4:17 am
The US Senate parliamentarian rejected a $1 billion funding provision for White House and Secret Service security that was partly connected to the planned White House ballroom, American media reported.
Suspicious Iran War Bets Raise Insider Trading Concerns — Reports
18 May 2026 @ 4:13 am
Federal investigators are probing suspicious oil market trades made shortly before a US announcement on talks with Iran, American media reported.
China's Gold Recycling Just Hit Decade-High
17 May 2026 @ 6:41 pm
Record-high gold prices and surging investment demand have triggered the fastest industry growth in gold recycling in China in a decade.
Zelensky's Wife Faces Imminent Arrest – Source
17 May 2026 @ 5:24 pm
Ukraine's two main anti-corruption bodies - the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) - have "more than enough grounds to detain Volodymyr Zelensky's wife," a security source told Sputnik.
China’s Pinglu Canal is About to Redraw Asian Trade Maps
17 May 2026 @ 3:29 pm
China has nearly finished a mega-project that will give its southwest the shortest direct access to the sea — and slash shipping distances by more than 560 km.
Harbin Kicks off Annual Russia-China Expo in Milestone Year
17 May 2026 @ 2:17 pm
The tenth Russia-China EXPO is underway from May 17 to 21, filling 12,000 square meters of venue with exhibitors and officials from 16 Russian regions.
Russian Athletes Set Two New World Records
17 May 2026 @ 12:37 pm
Russian athlete David Shamey has set new world record in the push press with a ball dumbbell, while athlete Ramil Ramazanov set a record in the overhead lift of a giant dumbbell, Mikhail Paller, president of the international Bogatyr movement and the All-Russian public organization "Strongest Nation of the World," told Sputnik on Sunday.
Drone Attack on Moscow Was EU-Financed Ukrainian Terrorist Strike - Russian MFA Spox
17 May 2026 @ 12:30 pm
The overnight mass terrorist attack carried out by Ukraine once again targeted exclusively peaceful civilians, apartment buildings, and private homes, stated Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Shipping Firms Scramble for Emergency Truck Routes Amid Hormuz Crisis
17 May 2026 @ 10:59 am
The US-Israeli war on Iran has triggered a logistics shockwave — and the Gulf is now paying the price.