Turkey favors switching from dollars to national currencies in trade with Russia & China Ankara has given a green light to Moscow’s proposal to switch to ruble-lira trade between the countries. 15.08.2018
Ex-White House Aide Says Trump Knew About Clinton Emails Before WikiLeaks Posted Former White House Official Omarosa Manigault Newman said in an interview on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump knew about the emails stolen from the campaign of Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton before they were posted by WikiLeaks. 14.08.2018
Washington Freezes Open Sky Treaty With Moscow in New Defense Bill US President Donald Trump signed the $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the fiscal year 2019 at Fort Drum, New York on Monday. 13.08.2018
Mueller Aims to Quiz Alleged Mediator Between Ex-Trump Aide & Assange – Reports The US Special Counsel's office continues to investigate alleged collusion between Russia and President Trump's election campaign in 2016, including information about WikiLeaks' publication of stolen Democratic Party emails which were ostensibly obtained by Russian hackers. 12.08.2018
Russian PM Compares Further Anti-Moscow Sanctions to Economic Warfare Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned the United States on Friday that sanctions it plans to impose in August over the ex-spy poisoning might be treated as a declaration of economic war. 11.08.2018
50 dead, mostly kids, in Saudi-led coalition's 'legitimate' airstrike on Yemen bus Fifty people died in a bus attack in Yemen and 77 were injured, most of whom were children, the International Committee of the Red Cross stated, citing officials. 10.08.2018
Kremlin Rejects US Claims of Skripal Case Links, Calls Sanctions 'Unacceptable' Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has addressed the most recent round of sanctions introduced by the US against Moscow. 09.08.2018
Israeli Airstrikes Hit 12 Palestinian Targets in Gaza Strip Israeli combat aircraft on Wednesday attacked 12 Palestinian targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks that continue from the territory of the Palestinian enclave, the Israel Defense Forces said. 08.08.2018
Europe Seeking to Boost Ties With Russia, Turkey Apart From the US – Analysts Turkey is seeking to host a new Syria summit without the US, which indicates the beginning of the end of Washington's influence in Syria, Turkish analysts told Sputnik, further suggesting that France and Germany are also interested in expanding ties with Russia and Turkey. 07.08.2018
North Korea Urges US to Drop Sanctions After Showing Good Faith On Monday, North Korean state media urged the US to drop its sanctions against the country, accusing Washington of using sanctions to “raise its negotiating power. 06.08.2018
In post-attack speech, Venezuela's Maduro blames 'ultra-right' & Colombia Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, speaking shortly after an attempted attack during his Saturday public address, has said some of the perpetrators have already been captured. 05.08.2018
Tehran Reveals Terms of Its Withdrawal From Syria Iran might decrease its military presence in Syria and even leave altogether after the situation in the war-torn country normalizes and the fight against terrorism there brings significant results, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said. 04.08.2018
Putin Signs 'Tax Havens Bill' to Shield Russian Companies From Foreign Sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a package of laws allowing Russia-controlled foreign offshore companies to be re-registered in offshore financial centers (OFCs) established in Russia's Kaliningrad Region and Primorsky Territory in order to minimize the possible consequences of sanctions and political risks from foreign countries. 03.08.2018
Dozens of victims in reported Saudi-led coalition bombing of Yemen hospital An airstrike launched by the Saudi-led coalition has reportedly killed at least 26 people and injured dozens of civilians in the vicinity of a general hospital in Hodeidah, Yemen. 02.08.2018
South Africa to change constitution to legalize taking away white farmers' land South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the ruling African National Congress must initiate a parliamentary process to enshrine in the constitution a proposed amendment, paving the way for land grabs without compensation. 01.08.2018
3 prominent Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic A three-man crew of Russian journalists was killed in the Central African Republic, with colleagues saying they were shooting a film about mercenaries in the country. 31.07.2018
Turkey: Unacceptable for US to Use Threatening Language Against It The Turkish National Security Council said Monday that the US moves to link defense deal to certain conditions in violation of the international agreements would irreparably hurt strategic ties with Turkey. 30.07.2018
Syrian Opposition Says Wants to Discuss Constitutional Commission The delegation of the Syrian opposition wants to discuss the situation in Idlib province, the release of detainees as well as the constitutional commission at the Astana-format talks on Syria in the Russian resort city of Sochi on July 30-31, head of the delegation Ahmad Toma told Sputnik on Sunday. 29.07.2018
'Assange's days in Ecuadorian Embassy in London are numbered' – Correa to RT The days of Julian Assange’s residence in the Ecuadorian embassy in London are numbered, the country’s former president Rafael Correa, who was still at the helm when he offered the WikiLeaks founder asylum, has told RT. 28.07.2018
Ecuador President Says Assange Must Eventually Leave London Embassy The Intercept earlier cited a source close to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the president's office as saying that Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno was involved in talks with the UK and was close to finalizing an agreement to hand over the WikiLeaks’ founder to the British government within the next several weeks. 27.07.2018
