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Hegseth’s Pentagon Purge Designed to Prevent a Mutiny: Karen Kwiatkowski
3 April 2026 @ 3:23 pm
The secretary of war’s dismissal of Army Chief of Staff General Randy George and two other top generals signals intensifying rot in the Department amid the Iran war, former senior DoD insider-turned whistleblower Karen Kwiatkowski says.
Beyond Oil: How the Iran Conflict Is Disrupting Pakistan's Critical Labor Exports to the Gulf
3 April 2026 @ 3:00 pm
Pakistan's economy depends heavily on labor exports to the Gulf, where millions of its citizens work. The Iran war has complicated this, prompting the government to devise a new strategy.
Russia and Turkiye to Boost Joint Work on Black Sea Security
3 April 2026 @ 2:55 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Friday the implementation of joint strategic energy projects between the two countries, the Kremlin said.
'War is Women’s Business': Ukraine Forces Women Into the Meat-Grinder
3 April 2026 @ 1:49 pm
Calls to conscript women into the Ukrainian army are growing – but the reality is that they are already being recruited as contract soldiers, Institute of CIS Countries researcher Alexander Dudchak tells Sputnik.
Ukrainian SBU Planned Terrorist Attack in Moscow — FSB
3 April 2026 @ 12:25 pm
The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) planned to remotely detonate a bomb hidden in an electric scooter near a business centre in Moscow, The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday.
US Needs to Stop Fighting Iran, Not Talk About Problem of Strait of Hormuz - Lavrov
3 April 2026 @ 11:51 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States needs to stop fighting against Iran and not talk about the problem of the blocked Strait of Hormuz, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
How Does US Exercise ‘Predatory Hegemony,’ Extract Resources, Money and Influence?
3 April 2026 @ 11:05 am
Weeks have passed since the US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran on February 28. The US government, although it had told US media on March 11 that the military operation would end "soon," later announced air raids on multiple Iranian targets, including its oil hub Kharg Island, reported media outlets including Axios and Al Jazeera.
Russia Sees Attempts to Weaken SCO, Will Ensure They Do Not Succeed - Lavrov
3 April 2026 @ 10:55 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia sees attempts to weaken the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and will do everything to ensure they do not succeed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
How Long Can US Tomahawk Missiles Stocks Last in Iran War?
3 April 2026 @ 10:23 am
The US may exhaust its Tomahawk cruise missile stockpile in less than months at the current pace of the war on Iran.
Ukraine Loses 2,545 Soldiers to Russian Forces Over Past Week - MoD
3 April 2026 @ 9:44 am
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ukraine lost over 2,545 soldiers in combat against Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr over the past week, in addition to losses in manpower and equipment on other fronts, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday.