WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US House Speaker Mike Johnson expressed hope for a breakthrough later in the day on reaching an agreement on extended funding for the US government, which had shut down at midnight amid a standoff between the Democrats and the Republicans.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the Valdai discussion club plenary session will be substantive, and this address is traditionally anticipated around the world, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Wednesday that the permanent members of the Russian Security Council to discuss issues of improving information security.
The 2025 US government shutdown began on October 1, 2025, after Congress couldn't agree on the federal budget for fiscal year 2026.
Newly released documents hint at a budding CIA revolt against 35th US President John F. Kennedy just months before his assassination, veteran journalist Jefferson Morley says.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Battlegroup Vostok took control of the settlement of Verbovoye in Dnepropetrovsk Region, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
SEOUL (Sputnik) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reaffirmed Pyongyang's readiness to strengthen strategic mutual understanding with Beijing and continuously develop friendly relations despite changes in the international situation, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian armed forces have liberated 19 settlements in the special military operation zone in September, Sputnik calculated based on data from the Russian Defense Ministry.
Moldovan opposition parties won most of the votes cast in Sunday’s parliamentary elections, former prime minister and Patriotic Bloc co-chairman Vasily Tarlev told Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Statements about possible Tomahawk missile deliveries to Kiev are prompted by pressure on Washington from European countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.
