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
New’ F-15 Could Complement Future US, Israeli F-35 Squadrons The Israeli Air Force once planned for the F-35 Adir to be the last manned fighter aircraft flown by Israeli pilots, but a looming agreement between Boeing and Tel Aviv indicates the IAF has ditched these plans to buy updated F-15s. 26.07.2018
US Government Seeks to Gag Lawyer for Russian National Maria Butina A trial date remains unset in the case of Russian national Maria Butina, who was arrested on July 15 for acting as foreign agent of Russia but failing to register with US authorities, a claim Butina’s defense denies. 25.07.2018
UK Prime Minister Assuming Personal Control of Brexit Talks UK Prime Minister Theresa May informed the Parliament on Tuesday that she would personally lead the UK-EU withdrawal negotiations, with newly appointed Brexit minister Dominic Raab "deputizing" for her. 24.07.2018
Israel Downs 2 Missiles From Syria Fired Amid Fight Between Gov't, Militants The news comes after reports on Sunday of Israeli aviation carrying out air strikes on targets near the western Syrian city of Masyaf in the province of Hama. 23.07.2018
Maria Butina's Father Opens Up on Her Life in US Maria Butina’s arrest ahead of the Putin-Trump meeting was a clear attempt to minimize the effect of the summit, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. 22.07.2018
‘It Holds No Benefit': Ayatollah Says Negotiating With US is a ‘Blatant Mistake' Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei revealed on Saturday that holding talks with the US to mend their issues is a "blatant mistake" because Washington fails to stick to its agreements. 21.07.2018
Henry Kissinger Laments Putin-Trump Summit Submerged by US Domestic Issues While US President Donald Trump continues to weather a severe backlash over his conduct during a recent meeting with his Russian counterpart, a guru of American diplomacy has stepped forward to offer his take on the summit. 20.07.2018
Trump Says He Will Be Putin's 'Worst Enemy' If US-Russia Relationship Falters US President Donald Trump said in an interview with CNBC that if his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin does not "work out," Trump "will be the worst enemy he's ever had. 19.07.2018
French Trade Mission May Reportedly Return to Russia With Another Organization The French trade and investment mission in Russia, which shut down earlier this week, may resume its work on the basis of a different organization, Russian media reported Wednesday, citing a French diplomatic source. 18.07.2018
