Following the signing of a cooperation agreement between Rossiya Segodnya Media Group and the World Youth Festival Directorate, Sputnik will become a media partner of the World Youth Festival, to be held in Yekaterinburg in September. The World Youth Festival will take place from 11 to 17 September 2026 in Yekaterinburg. Rossiya Segodnya will act…

According to the latest announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO), the hantavirus outbreak that resulted in the loss of three lives in April has officially come to an end. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced in a press conference in Geneva that the contacts have completed their quarantine periods and the outbreak, which caused…

US President Donald Trump made statements regarding NATO membership expenditures. Trump argued that the US allocates significantly more resources than all other member countries, yet receives no benefits in return. Trump stated that the US spent $999 billion on NATO between 2014 and 2025. He also mentioned the expenditures of other NATO members, citing the…

Following the devastating earthquakes that struck Venezuela, a 44-year-old security guard, Hernan Alberto Gil Flores, was rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed shopping mall parking garage in La Guaira after an 8-day ordeal. Gil's wife, Usbimar Gonzales, stated, 'When I learned that my husband was alive, I felt hopeful again. He really resisted…

In Russia's Bryansk region, a passenger bus traveling from Minsk to Gomel to Anapa was attacked by a Ukrainian military drone. The incident occurred in a parking lot near the Krasnaya Gora settlement in the Bryansk region. At the time of the attack, there were 19 people on the bus, and at least three were…

The Ministry of Family and Social Services has announced that it has been closely following the judicial process in the Rojin Kabaiş case, from which the Van Bar Association has withdrawn. In its statement, the Ministry noted that it has been closely monitoring the judicial process since the Van Bar Association's withdrawal. The Ministry of…

There have been notable developments in the gold market recently. In the Borsa Istanbul Precious Metals and Precious Stones Market (KMKTP), the kilogram price of standard gold reached 6 million 299 thousand 500 lira. The kilogram price of standard gold fluctuated between 6 million 57 thousand lira and 6 million 200 thousand 500 lira throughout…

An investigation conducted by the Associated Press (AP) has revealed startling findings about an attack on a school in Iran. According to AP's report, the attack targeted the Shajariah Tayyibeh elementary school in Minab, near the Strait of Hormuz, on February 28, 2026. A US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AP that…

An explosion occurred in a cafe in the El-Mercah area of Damascus, Syria. The blast, which happened on El-Nasır Street, caused limited damage to the cafe and prompted security forces to establish a security perimeter around the area. Witnesses in Damascus reported that the explosion was heard near the Hicaz train station and El-Mercah Square,…

The Deposit Management System implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change in Turkey achieved significant success on its first day. Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum shared information about the system's first-day data. Minister Kurum announced that 1.5 million packages were collected on the first day of the Deposit…