Yemen Crisis: UK 'Burying Its Head in the Sand' Over Saudi Arms Sales
UK government ministers need to stop "burying their heads in the sand" over the impacts of Britain's continued sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, campaigners have told Sputnik, following criticism from MPs...
View ArticleLavrov to Sputnik: Russian-US Joint Work on Syrian Ceasefire 'Satisfactory'
The joint work of Russian and US militaries on Syria's ceasefire is satisfactory in light of an unexpected decrease in violence after the truce came into force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
View ArticleItalian Court Acquits Hungry Ukrainian Who Stole Sausages 'Out of Need'
An Italian court recently acquitted a Ukrainian citizen who tried to steal food from a Genoa store after he had barely eaten for several days.
View ArticleEU Commission on Migration Proposes Visa-Free Travel for Kosovo Citizens
The European Commission has proposed a visa-free regime for Kosovo.
View ArticleRussian government to grant free port status to key ports in Far East
The Cabinet is also preparing a bill on lowering electricity tariffs in the Far East to the average value in Russia
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Indiana upset: Sanders fights on as polls show him beating Trump by 13 points
A surprise victory for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in the Indiana primary Tuesday puts focus on how well he’s doing in the polls against the now-presumptive Republican nominee...
View ArticleLavrov: Int'l Syria Support Group Meeting May Be Held in Coming Weeks
An International Syria Support Group (ISSG) foreign ministers' meeting may be held within the coming weeks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Sputnik.
View ArticleDaesh Can Hit US With Attacks Similar to Those in Paris, Brussels - Clapper
Daesh terrorists can launch an attack on the United States which can be similar to the Paris and Brussels attacks, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said.
View ArticleMoldovan socialists say they will not allow display of NATO vehicles in...
"Do not try to come to Chisinau on May 9," the Party of Socialists leader warns addressing the US military who came to Moldova to take part in the Dragon Pioneer 2016 exercises
View ArticleTTIP, TTP Discriminate Against Certain Participants - Russian Official
The US-sponsored Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) deals discriminate against and are unfair to some of their participants, Sergei Naryshkin,...
View ArticleMacedonia Unrest: Protests Resume in Skopje After Easter Break
Anti and pro-government protests have resumed in Macedonia ahead of elections in June described by the country's President Gjorge Ivanov as the beginning of a "new chapter" for the country - but...
View ArticleLavrov: US Tried to Include Al-Nusra Front Positions in 'Silent' Period
The United States tried to include areas captured by al-Nusra Front terrorist group in northern Syria’s Aleppo in a recently established "silent" period during Washington’s talks with Moscow on the...
View ArticlePay-Not-to-Play: EU Countries Face Charge for Keeping Migrants Out
EU countries unwilling to accept refugees should be ready to pay a steep fine to keep them out, according to a draft migrant acceptance reform plan Brussels is going to discuss on Wednesday, Polish...
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Lawrence of Arabia’s robes & dagger must remain in the UK, says...
Conservative minister Tobias Ellwood is fighting for the legendary Arabist and guerrilla fighter Lawrence of Arabia’s possessions to stay in the UK after they were auctioned off to a foreign buyer....
View ArticleLavrov: Moscow Hopes Ceasefire in Latakia, Eastern Ghouta to Be Indefinite
Russia hopes that the ceasefire in the Syrian province of Latakia and in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus will be open-ended, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told Sputnik.
View ArticleGerman Foreign Ministry says situation in eastern Ukraine has improved
Members of the Contact Group on the settlement in eastern Ukraine reached an agreement in late April on a full ceasefire in the Donbass region as of midnight on April 30
View ArticleLIGO Gravitational Wave Discovery Team Wins $3 Million Award
The Selection Committee of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics has awarded a Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics to the scientists and engineers who contributed to the detection...
View ArticleGerman Gov't Moves to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Seriously Ill Patients
The German cabinet approved a bill Wednesday that will allow seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if they have no other treatment options, the federal health ministry said in a statement.
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Officer tasers shackled NC inmate, leaves him for dead (VIDEO)
Footage has emerged that purports to show a North Carolina inmate being tased three times by an officer, despite the man being in shackles. The incident killed the inmate and his death was ruled a...
View ArticleUkraine’s president signs law on indefinite moratorium on debt payment to Russia
The Ukrainian parliament passed a law on April 12 to impose an indefinite moratorium on the payment of Ukraine’s external debt, including the $3 billion loan raised from Russia
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