Novichok strikes (but doesn't kill) again, and all the old questions re-emerge Four months to the day after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter kicked off a massive blame game and diplomatic crisis, there's a new chemical incident in the UK. 05.07.2018
Daesh Head's Son Killed in Militants' Attack on Syrian Forces – Reports In early May, Iraqi officials reported the possibility that Daesh* leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is operating out of the desert area near Syria's border with Iraq, one of the few parts of the country it continues to control. 04.07.2018
European Court of Human Rights Obliges Russia to Repay Soviet Bond Debt Moscow mulled ending its cooperation with the Court earlier this year due to the fact that many of its decisions were said to run counter to Russia's interests. 03.07.2018
Trump Adviser Bolton Shifts Tone From 'Assad Must Go' to 'Iran Must Leave Syria' President Trump's national security adviser, John R. 02.07.2018
Russia Makes History by Crushing Spain 4-3 During Penalty Shootout Russia will now face either Croatia or Denmark, which also play on Sunday in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. 01.07.2018
'Can’t Be True': Dem Senator Mocks Trump Over Report on DPRK Boosting Nukes Senator Chris Murphy has mocked US President Donald Trump’s claims that North Korea is no longer a nuclear threat amid reports, citing the CIA, that the country is actually boosting its nuclear production. 30.06.2018
EU Has No Aggressive Policy Toward Russia - Macron The European Union is not leading an aggressive policy toward Russia, and wants to establish a long-term strategy in relations with other states, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday after the European Council. 29.06.2018
Confirmed: Trump-Putin Summit to Be Held on July 16 in Helsinki US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have scheduled a bilateral meeting for July 16 in Helsinki, Finland, the White House said in a press release on Thursday. 28.06.2018
Brexit Divorce Could Cost Over £10 Billion More Than Estimated – MP Committee The direct cost of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) has been a topic of debate even prior to the Brexit referendum in 2016, and the issue is seemingly once again creeping into the limelight after a parliamentary committee issued a warning. 27.06.2018
US to Introduce Sanctions Against Turkey if It Buys Russia's S-400 - State Dept. Earlier this month, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu slammed Washington for "creating artificial crises is the West's style," referring to the Senate's move to block F-35 supplies over Ankara's intention to buy Russia's S-400 air defense systems. 26.06.2018
Al-Nusra Attack on Pro-Gov't Settlements in South Syria Repelled - Russian MoD Nusra Front terrorists had carried out an attack targeting settlements that had joined the government forces in the southern de-escalation zone, the Russian military reported. 25.06.2018
HDP Member Suggests Erdogan's Election Victory May Trigger Political Crisis The victory of incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the upcoming presidential vote scheduled for June 24 will be illegitimate and will most likely trigger a governmental crisis, deputy chair of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentary group Filiz Kerestecioglu told Sputnik on Saturday. 24.06.2018
Iraqi PM Abadi and Anti-American Shiite Cleric Sadr Announce Alliance The Sairun Alliance, backed by the prominent Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr, won 54 parliamentary mandates during the first Iraqi parliamentary election since Daesh defeat. 23.06.2018
Kremlin on Possible Putin-Trump Talks in July: 'Not Ready Yet to Name Dates' The Kremlin is not ready yet to name specific dates for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik. 22.06.2018
Trump: North Korea Has Eliminated 4 of Its "Huge Objects" for Nuclear Tests Trump claimed during a rally in Minnesota that Pyongyang was pursuing a path of denuclearization and had "stopped everything we wanted them to stop," adding that he and Kim Jong-un had "great chemistry" during the summit in Singapore on June 12. 21.06.2018
Adopted Measures in Response to US Tariffs to Enter Into Force June 22 - EC The European Commission said Wednesday it had adopted the regulation on rebalancing measures in response to US tariffs, targeting a list of products worth 2. 20.06.2018
Europe Engulfed by Growing Fear of Returning Fighters – Professor Radio Sputnik discussed the issue of the French and German nationals, who fought for Daesh in Syria and now may potentially re-enter Europe, with Dr. 19.06.2018
Merkel's 'Destiny Day': German Chancellor Takes Her Refugee Headache to EU Level Amid an ongoing refugee row between Merkel's Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, Germany's Chancellor is expected to go head-to-head with Italy's new Prime Minister. 18.06.2018
Merkel Wants to Hold Urgent Summit With EU States on Migration Issues - Reports German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to hold an urgent summit dedicated to the migration crisis and to discuss this issue with a group of the EU member states, local media reported. 17.06.2018
German Migration Office Head Fired Over Bribery Scandal - Reports German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer fired head of the country's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) Jutta Cordt and her deputy Ralph Tiesler following the asylum bribery scandal, local media reported Friday, citing the Interior Ministry. 16.06.2018
