Sputnik News - World News, Breaking News & Top Stories

15:32 GMT21 February 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, 12 February 2020.

12:22 GMT 21 February 2020 / updated: 12:55 GMT Middle East

Turkey to Remain in Idlib As Long As Damascus Continues 'Violent Onslaught' - Erdogan

HAL About That? AI 'Deep Learning' Delivers Breakthrough Treatment of Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens

A Falling Meteor Caught on Camera in Russia's Karelia - Video

Liverpool's German manager Jurgen Klopp holds a press conference at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on February 17, 2020 on the eve of their Champions League football match against Club Atletico de Madrid

Sorry, No Can Do: Jurgen Klopp Responds to 10-Year Old Man Utd Fan Who Wants Liverpool to Lose

Photos: Trophy T-90 MBT Allegedly Captured From Syrian Army Again Spotted in the Field

Latest
Most Read

News

all news

Top Stories

Last update: 12:28 GMT 21.02.2020
12:28 GMT 21.02.2020
Military & Intelligence
‘Largest American Troop Deployment to Europe in 25 Years’: US Joins Major NATO Exercise
Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov promised that Moscow would naturally “react” to the Defender Europe 20 drills, but that Russia’s response would “not create unnecessary risks.”
Last update: 14:56 GMT 21.02.2020
14:56 GMT 21.02.2020
Tech
Finns Wowed by Speedy Russian ‘Snow-Eater’ Train
Ordinarily, the snowy northern nation relies on tractors and special excavators to clear its estimated 5,900 km of railway tracks.
Last update: 14:30 GMT 21.02.2020
14:30 GMT 21.02.2020
Europe
Germany Steps Up Security After Hanau Shisha Bar Shooting
On Wednesday, at least nine people were killed and several others injured in shooting attacks on shisha bars in the western German town of Hanau.
Last update: 12:05 GMT 21.02.2020
12:05 GMT 21.02.2020
UK
Daesh Supporter Pleads Guilty To Plotting To Blow Up St Paul's Cathedral In Brazen Terrorist Act
The news comes after a string of attacks linked to radical extremism have gripped the UK capital, with the British government set to crackdown on terrorism via harsher sentencing and cancelling early parole eligibility.
Last update: 11:05 GMT 21.02.2020
11:05 GMT 21.02.2020
World
Pompeo Says US-Taliban Deal Signing Expected on 29 February
The US and the Taliban have been involved in talks over a political settlement to the Afghan conflict and a reduction in the US military presence in the region, according to a statement by Mr Pompeo.
Last update: 14:09 GMT 21.02.2020
14:09 GMT 21.02.2020
Viral
TikTok Briefly Down as K-Pop Stars BTS Become First Band to Preview New Song via App
The thirty-second preview of the song was uploaded to the social media platform earlier in the day. According to the band, the track will be "better and harder than whatever you're expecting".
Last update: 14:22 GMT 21.02.2020
14:22 GMT 21.02.2020
Tech
New Zealand Scientists Hail ‘Groundbreaking Experiment” in Quantum Physics
In quantum physics, when three atoms interact, one aftermath is that two of these collide to form a molecule, while the third gets a “kick” of energy, in a process that takes place everywhere from “laboratory plasmas to star-forming gas clouds”, but had yet to be directly observed.
Last update: 12:45 GMT 21.02.2020
12:45 GMT 21.02.2020
Sport
How Much Pocket Money Does Cristiano Ronaldo Give To His Fiancee?
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his wife-to-be Georgina Rodriguez live a lavish lifestyle in Turin, where the forward boasts a salary of around €31 million from his contract with Juventus, which runs until 2022.