Japanese Politician: Moscow, Tokyo Need Visa Waiver Program for Kurils Russia and Japan need to establish a land visa-free regime on the disputed Kuril Islands, apart from the existing exemption on the sea, in order to let joint economic activities develop, Muneo Suzuki, head of the Hokkaido-based New Party Daichi and an unofficial adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Russian affairs, told Sputnik. 06.06.2018
US-led Coalition Intensifies Airstrikes in Syria - Spokesman The US-led coalition to defeat the Daesh* terrorist group has substantially increased strikes against targets in Syria since March and killed a senior Daesh leader, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Col. 05.06.2018
Over Half of Turks Ready to Vote for Erdogan at Upcoming Early Election - Poll Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leads the presidential race ahead of the upcoming snap election, with over 53 percent of the population expressing readiness to cast their ballots for him, a fresh opinion poll said on Monday. 04.06.2018
Merkel Backs Macron's Proposal on European Defense Force The politician's decision to give the project a green light is of crucial importance, since German opposition had for a long time been the main obstacle to its implementation. 03.06.2018
Israel Exaggerates Scale of Iran’s Military Presence in Syria – Syrian FM Iran’s military presence in Syria is misinterpreted by Israel amid escalating tensions, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Saturday. 02.06.2018
Kiev’s fake Babchenko murder erodes media & information credibility – Intl Journalist Federation The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemned the Ukrainian intelligence stunt with staging the murder of journalist Arkady Babchenko, stating it damaged credibility of Kiev and harmed international journalism. 01.06.2018
EU Vows to Respond to 'Unjustified' US Metal Tariffs, Launch WTO Dispute Despite media speculations that the US could possibly introduce long-term tariff exemptions for its close allies, Trump has opted for moving ahead with steel and aluminum duties. 31.05.2018
Russian Journalist Rises From The Dead Following Ukrainian ‘Hoax’ Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko was pronounced dead by Ukrainian police on Tuesday before appearing at a news conference one day later. 30.05.2018
IDF Starts Op in Gaza as Netanyahu Vows Forceful Response to Missile Attacks The barrage of 28 mortars was fired from the enclave earlier in the day, most of them were claimed to be intercepted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). 29.05.2018
This Can't Last for Long: Italian Scholar Speaks About 'Cost' of Migrant Crisis Migration crisis was one of the main topics on the pre-election agenda of political parties in Italy, as the heavy inflow of newcomers has stirred discontent among the country's population. 28.05.2018
S Korean President: North Korea, US Need Direct Dialogue to Establish Peace North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in held on Saturday the fourth inter-Korean summit in the village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ). 27.05.2018
Putin Says Discussed Post-WWII Peace Treaty With Japanese Prime Minister Abe Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said he discussed with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a post-WWII peace treaty between Russia and Japan, noting that it was important to continue patiently searching for issue’s solution. 26.05.2018
New US Sanctions Intend to Down Iran’s ‘Air Force One’ One of the companies included in new US sanctions against Iran is Dena Airways, a small-fry operation that owns a single jet. 25.05.2018
'There is No Unified EU Position on the Israeli-Palestinian Issue' - Researcher Israeli media has reported an unnamed EU official said Israel should not underestimate Europe. 24.05.2018
Viktoria Skripal Believes Yulia's First Video Address Made Under Pressure Viktoria Skripal, the niece of the former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned in the United Kingdom believes that the filmed statement of her cousin Yulia has been recorded under pressure, Viktoria's husband Arseniy Elifantyev told Sputnik Wednesday. 23.05.2018
Erdogan Calls Reports About US Halting Aid to Syria Inconsistent - Media Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that statements claiming the United States would stop sending aid to northwestern Syria did not reflect what was really going on, since there was no US presence in the region. 22.05.2018
‘US can’t decide for the world:’ Rouhani rejects Pompeo’s Iran demands Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has rejected demands made of Tehran by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, vowing to continue “our path,” insisting that the era when the US could “decide for the world” is over. 21.05.2018
Things to Know About Formidable Russian Satan Missile Converted Into Carrier A Sputnik source in the Russian space industry has confirmed that it is considering the option of reviving a program of peaceful launches of Voevoda missiles to deliver cargo into orbit around the Earth. 20.05.2018
Erdogan Calls Status of Jerusalem a 'Red Line' for Muslims His remark comes amid recent violent protests in the Gaza Strip that have seen some 60 Palestinians killed and more than 2,400 injured as a result. 19.05.2018
Journalists Across the Globe Slam Kiev for Russian Reporter's Arrest The unwarranted detention of the head of the RIA Novosti Ukraine news portal, Kirill Vyshinsky, in Kiev has caused an angry outcry from his colleagues around the world. 18.05.2018
