Dozens of Korean Families to Have Almost Week-Long Reunion - Reports Following a rapid diplomatic thaw on the Korean peninsula, 89 elderly and frail South Koreans will meet their family members in Mount Kumgang resort in North Korea on Monday, almost seven decades after they were separated by the Korean war that kept the peninsula and relatives divided, local media reported. 20.08.2018
Afghan President Announces Eid Holiday Ceasefire With Taliban Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani office’s said that a "conditional" ceasefire with the Taliban will run for a three-month period. 19.08.2018
World Mourning as Former UN Chief and Nobel Prize Laureate Kofi Annan Dies Kofi Annan served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January, 1997 to December, 2006. 18.08.2018
‘We are not going to take it sitting down’: Trump on detention of US pastor in Turkey US President Donald Trump has vowed to take new steps to free an American pastor detained in Turkey, stating that “we haven’t seen the last of it. 17.08.2018
In Russia's Footsteps? Turkey Dumps US Sovereign Debt as Political Rift Deepens US Treasury reports previously showed that Russia had also drastically decreased its share in the US debt amid a deterioration of relations between the two countries and following a set of harsh sanctions imposed by Washington. 16.08.2018
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
