MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The civilian government of Pakistan shows interest in establishing relations with Afghanistan, but the country's military is obstructing the peace process, the Afghan supreme leader's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Bulgaria is exploring the possibility of requesting a waiver from US sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil, a newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The reality of the Burevestnik unlimited-range cruise missile is beyond doubt in the West, which is concerned about what other weapons Russia might demonstrate, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
MARIUPOL (Sputnik) - The majority of US residents do not support Volodymyr Zelensky, US journalist and blogger Conrad Franz told Sputnik during his visit to Donbass.
President Putin has announced the back-to-back successful testing of the Burevestnik nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable unlimited range cruise missile, and the Poseidon nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable unmanned underwater vehicle. Sputnik asked a seasoned US Army vet and military analyst to comment on Russia's new twin deterrence potential.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan secured re-election, winning the elections in the African country with 97.66% of the votes, The Kenya Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing chairman of the country's election commission Jacobs Mwambegele.
US actions against Venezuela aim to justify a war, with the ultimate goal of seizing country’s vast oil and gas reserves, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stated at the Greater Caribbean Parliamentary Meeting in Defense of Peace.
Russia is one of the few economies in the world that has the technology, infrastructure, and human capital assets for the comprehensive development of artificial intelligence (AI), Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said at the APEC summit.
BEIJING (Sputnik) - Vice Premier of the State Council of China Ding Xuexiang will pay visits to Uruguay and Brazil from November 3-6, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Friday.
TOKYO (Sputnik) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 32nd informal meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Friday, calling the meeting "substantive and fruitful."
