'Ankara is Deepening the Rift Between Turkey and EU by Its Own Hands' The decision to restart monitoring Turkey, made by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on April 25, reflects the depth of the crisis simmering between Ankara and the EU, Oguz Kaan Salici of Turkey's Republican People's Party (CHP) told Sputnik. 27.04.2017 07:17:00
Better Off Without You: Is Trump Giving Up on Poland by Slashing Aid by 100%? Poland is the only EU member state which is facing a suggested 100 percent cut in US financial assistance for 2018, joining other Central and Eastern European countries, such as Ukraine. 26.04.2017 09:09:01
Macron, Le Pen Advance to 2nd Round of French Presidential Vote Emmanuel Macron of the centrist En Marche! movement and right-wing National Front leader Marine Le Pen won the first round of French presidential election, thus triggering a run-off on May 7. 24.04.2017 07:53:01
Snap UK General Election Is a Desperate Attempt to Derail Scottish Independence British Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election bears all the hallmarks of a government in the throes of a continuing political crisis in the wake of last year's referendum result to rip the UK out of the EU, commonly referred to as Brexit. 21.04.2017 11:47:00
Tougher Times Ahead? How Turkey's Foreign Policy Could Change After Referendum Speaking to Sputnik Turkey, a number of Turkish experts commented on how their country's foreign policy will develop following last week's constitutional referendum in Turkey, in which President Erdogan claims to have received a majority "yes" vote to expand his presidential authority. 19.04.2017 09:26:08
Turkish Opposition CHP Party Plans to Challenge Referendum Results The Republican People's Party (CHP), one of the main Turkish opposition parties, announced an intention to challenge the results of Sunday's referendum on constitutional changes, Erdal Aksunger, the party's deputy chairman, said. 16.04.2017 09:30:00
Trump Refuses to Confirm He Authorized Use of Giant Bomb in Afghanistan On Thursday, US President Donald Trump declined to take responsibility for the use of the Pentagon's "mother of all bombs" that is said to be its most powerful non-nuclear weapon. 13.04.2017 19:29:44
Sweden Warming Up to Israeli Methods Against Terrorism The deadly recent truck attack in Stockholm has left Sweden in shock and prompted politicians and pundits to ponder ways of possibly putting an end to such attacks altogether. 12.04.2017 14:26:32
US Missile Strike 'Pushes Syria to the Brink of Afghanistan-Like Havoc' In response to the US missile attack on the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha'irat near Homs, a number of high-ranking Afghan politicians and experts interviewed by Sputnik have said that it resembles the scenario of the "punitive" US operation in Afghanistan back in 2001, which instigated havoc in the country and left the US bogged down there. 11.04.2017 08:05:50
'Dirty Geopolitical Game': West-Backed Jihadis Carried Out Syria Chemical Attack Tuesday's chemical weapons attack in Idlib province, which rebel groups claim was committed by the Syrian army, bears similarities to the "false flag" attack carried out by jihadists in Ghouta in 2013, Middle Eastern expert Michael Lueders told Germany's ZDF television. 09.04.2017 15:48:17
Why US Attack in Syria Seems to Be 'Pre-Planned' The US missile attack on Syria was de facto in the interests of terrorists, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. 07.04.2017 20:31:09
Chemical strike in Syria: Who is behind it and what might happen next? At least 72 people are dead after the chemical attack in the Syrian province of Idlib. 06.04.2017 18:52:35
'Facing Political Reality': Washington Changes Mind About Assad, Middle East The White House's recent statements confirming that the US is no longer focused on ousting Syrian President Bashar Assad indicates a change in Washington's policy on Syria and the Middle East, according to Vladimir Lepekhin, head of the Moscow-based EurAsEC Institute think tank. 01.04.2017 08:07:58
Open Season: German BND on the Lookout for 'Turkish Spies' Germany’s Federal Prosecutor's Office has launched a probe into suspected spying by Turkish security services on supporters of Fethullah Gulen, a US-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed military coup in July 2016, Munich-based newsmagazine Focus wrote. 30.03.2017 13:46:00
West 'Anxious' Trying to Find 'Way Out' of Ukrainian Conundrum On Tuesday, a group of representatives from the United States, Spain and the Czech Republic arrived in Lviv for a three-day examination of Ukrainian military facilities. 23.03.2017 07:57:01
At Least Four Dead in Westminster Attack in London, Some 20 Injured At least four people are dead as a result of the terrorist attack outside the UK parliament, the head of counterterror policing said. 22.03.2017 07:54:00
Dozen Most Insane Statements From US Congress’ Hearing on ‘Russian Spying’ Monday’s exhausting five-hour congressional hearing on Russia’s alleged meddling into the US presidential election produced quite a bit of breaking news -- but also downright crazy statements you’d more expect to hear from conspiracy theorists rather than US Representatives. 21.03.2017 06:44:44
Turkey 'Hears Footsteps of Fascism' Reviving in Germany – Deputy Prime Minister Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus claims that fascism is reviving in Germany with Turkey "hearing its footsteps". 20.03.2017 06:48:00
‘Without any hesitation’: Erdogan vows to reinstate death penalty Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he would approve the reinstatement of capital punishment in Turkey “without any hesitation” as he drummed up support for the upcoming constitutional referendum. 19.03.2017 07:27:54
Turkish Foreign Minister: 'Holy Wars Will Soon Begin in Europe' Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has claimed that there is no difference in the Netherlands between liberal and fascist politicians. 16.03.2017 06:43:00
US Immigration Agency Arrests 248 Foreign Nationals in 2 Weeks US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers apprehended 248 illegal immigrants in a three-state region over the past couple of weeks, the Department of Homeland Security said in a press release on Tuesday. 14.03.2017 07:54:00
Brexit Begins to Feel Too Real, But With Strings Attached British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to activate Article 50 divorce proceedings with the EU on Monday, and could demand the return of almost 11 billion dollars’ worth of British assets in the European Investment Bank. 13.03.2017 07:56:38
European Leaders Plan Response to Brexit Notice Within 48 Hours It has been 260 days since the British electorate shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union. 11.03.2017 07:06:18
'Minus Migration': German AfD Party Pledges to Deport 200,000 Migrants Per Year Germany's right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has released a draft election manifesto which promises to achieve "minus migration" of at least 200,000 people per year. 09.03.2017 20:17:38
Japan Considers First Strike Options Against North Korea In the wake of intercontinental ballistic missile testing by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), legislators in Japan are calling for the nation to adopt a new military posture against its nearby nuclear-capable neighbor. 08.03.2017 19:45:32