What Is Ex-Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov Known for? Yury Luzhkov died earlier today aged 83 in a Munich hospital where he was to undergo a heart operation. 10.12.2019
Normandy Four summit on Ukraine’s future: What’s at stake? Paris is set to host the first summit of the so-called Normandy Four in over three years. 09.12.2019
Cash Apocalypse Looming? World’s Biggest Money Printer May Stop Working Soon The reason why is somewhat ironic – the world’s largest banknote provider is running out of money. 08.12.2019
How Might Denmark, Other NATO States Profit From Russian Northern Sea Route by Ignoring US Policies? The US, Denmark's NATO ally, has recently been expressing concern over Russia's increased activities and claims in the Arctic region, seeing it as a "security" issue. 07.12.2019
Russia to Respond to US Sanctions Imposed Over Alleged Cybercrimes Russia will not leave unanswered the US sanctions that Washington has imposed against Russian individuals and companies over alleged cybercrimes, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday. 06.12.2019
What is Known So Far: Pearl Harbor Military Base Shooting A US sailor opened fire on civilian staffers at the Pearl Harbor base in Hawaii on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring one. 05.12.2019
‘Some good things can happen’: At NATO, Trump talks nuclear deals with Russia & China but his record tells another story US President Donald Trump once again brought up the possibility of a nuclear proliferation agreement between Washington, Moscow and Beijing, claiming that Russia and China are eager for it. 04.12.2019
‘Sorry, but it’s fake…again’: Russian military debunk NYT report on bombing of civilians in Syria The New York Times has issued yet another damning report, which this time accused Russia of bombing what it called a ‘refugee camp’ in the militant-held Idlib province. 03.12.2019
Fruit of ‘US-backed colonization’: Israel to DOUBLE Jewish population in West Bank’s Hebron Two weeks after the US announced that it did not consider illegal Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories to be in breach of international law, Israel announced a plan to double the Jewish population of Hebron. 02.12.2019
Local Security Says Church Attack Leaves At Least 14 Dead in Burkina Faso According to local sources, the attack happened in the village of Foutouri in the east of the country, which is notorious for crime and the activities of suspected jihadist groups with links to al Qaeda and Daesh. 01.12.2019
Boris Johnson to Minimise Appearing With Donald Trump Ahead of Election – Report The US president has repeatedly spoken favourably about the UK prime minister, elected this year, and called him a “wonderful guy”. 30.11.2019
‘Israeli WhatsApp-hacking spy van’ scandal triggers privacy breach probe in Cyprus Cypriot police are deepening their probe into a high-tech ‘spy van’ spotted on the island, owned by an Israeli surveillance firm and capable of hacking into any smartphone from a kilometer away. 29.11.2019
Ex-Brazilian President Temer Says Trump Asked His Advice on How to Intervene in Venezuela Former Brazilian President Michel Temer has said that US President Donald Trump asked him and two other leaders of the region to help him with plans for a military intervention in Venezuela, the ALnavio news portal reported on Wednesday. 28.11.2019
Czech Prime Minister Rejects Germany's New Plan to Distribute Refugees Among EU States Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Wednesday rejected the recently proposed German initiative for a quota-based distribution of migrants among EU countries and said that the constantly resurfacing discussions on the matter were confusing. 27.11.2019
Beijing summons US ambassador to voice ‘resolute opposition’ & warn of ‘consequences’ for meddling in Hong Kong affairs The Chinese Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador to lodge “strong protests” over a pair of Hong Kong “human rights” bills that sped through the US legislature last week, insisting that Washington minds its own business. 26.11.2019
Iraqi Defence Minister Threatens to Sue Swedish Media Over Disclosure of Citizenship, Alleged Fraud After the Swedish Defence Ministry confirmed the scoop about Najah al-Shammari's status as Swedish citizen, an investigation into grant fraud has been launched. 25.11.2019
Five Bodies Found After Migrant Boat Crash Off Sicily's Coast - Italian Coast Guard Five bodies were found on Sunday during a search and rescue for migrants from a boat that capsized off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, the Italian coast guard said. 24.11.2019
Bolivia Crisis: Senate Passes Bill Annulling Evo Morales’ Presidential Win The former Bolivian president resigned in the wake of mass demonstrations over his re-election to a new term and left the country for Mexico. 23.11.2019
‘Attempted coup’: Defiant Netanyahu slams corruption indictment, says probe ‘tainted by foreign interests’ Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu tore into the judicial authorities, calling the bribery indictment against him an “attempted coup” and hinting at the presence of “foreign interests” behind the three-year investigation. 22.11.2019
Morales Says Wants to Return to Bolivia, Needs Security Guarantees From Interim Gov't Bolivia's former President Evo Morales told Sputnik in an interview that he would like to return to the country as soon as tomorrow but needed security guarantees from the interim government for it. 21.11.2019
