Police deploy tear gas, smoke bombs against yellow vest protesters on outskirts of Paris
Nov 16, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Police in Paris have deployed tear gas and smoke bombs against yellow vest protesters who are demonstrating on the outskirts of the French capital, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
Ankara confirms will activate Russia's S-400s despite threats of US sanctions
Nov 16, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Anakara/Sputnik/UNI: Ankara intends to activate the Russian-made S-400s despite the threat of US sanctions, with only Turkish personnel planned to be involved in operating these air defense systems, the head of the country’s Defense Industries Directorate told СNN Turk after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Washington.
Free broadband internet for all, UK's labour promises
Nov 16, 2019, at 07:30 am
London/UNI: The Labour Party has promised to deliver free and fast full-fiber broadband internet to everyone in the United Kingdom.
Russian consulate general says requested to meet Russian citizen shot in Arizona
Nov 16, 2019, at 07:26 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Consular access to a Russian national shot by a US Border Patrol agent when allegedly trying to cross into the United States from Mexico has been requested, Russian Consulate-General in Houston press attache told Sputnik.
Spain says joint work with Russia needed for boosting bilateral trade relations
Nov 16, 2019, at 07:15 am
Madrid/Sputnik/UNI: Moscow and Madrid need to work together for stepping up bilateral trade ties, the Spanish Foreign Ministry said after a meeting between Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Fernando Valenzuela Marzo and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
Spanish King meets Raul Castro during royal visit to Cuba
Nov 16, 2019, at 06:23 am
Madrid/IBNS: Spanish King Felipe VI met with Raul Castro, the former president and current head of the ruling Communist Party, during his first state visit to Cuba, media said Friday.
ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Nov 16, 2019, at 06:14 am
New York/IBNS: Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000 and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring Bangladesh since 2016.
University Head in Hong Kong urges protesters to leave, could seek help of government
Nov 15, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The president of an embattled university in Hong Kong on Friday urged protesters, some of whom are not students at the university, to leave, while not ruling out the option of seeking assistance from the local government.
Yellow vest protests cost France $2.75Bln - Reports
Nov 15, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: France has lost 2.5 billion euros ($2.75 billion) over the yellow vest protests, which started exactly a year ago, French RTL radio station reported on Friday, citing the government.
Elderly man dies after being wounded in Hong Kong violence : hospital
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:29 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A 70-year-old man died after being injured in clashes between government supporters and anti-government protesters in Hong Kong's Sheung Shui area, a local hospital said.
Syria's Assad hints at CIA role in death of White Helmets co-founder Le Mesurier
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:24 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Syrian President Bashar Assad has suggested that whichever intelligence agency had killed White Helmets co-founder James Le Mesurier, the US Central Intelligence Agency was the one pulling the strings.
Renewal of cross-border aid operation critical to northern Syria: UN relief chief
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN humanitarian official was in the Security Council on Wednesday to appeal for the renewal of an operation that delivers life-saving food and other aid relief to some four million civilians in northern Syria.
UN agency sounds alarm: Dwindling agrobiodiversity ‘severe threat’ to food security
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: To help ensure the most-consumed foods don’t disappear in the face of the climate crisis, farmers must cultivate crops able to resist environmental shocks and other stresses, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) highlighted in a new set of conservation guidelines published on Thursday.
Bolivia crisis: UN chief sends envoy to support peace, amidst renewed clashes
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York/IBNS: UN chief António Guterres announced on Thursday that he had appointed a Personal Envoy who would be travelling to Bolivia later in the day, to offer support to national leaders, following the departure of former president, Evo Morales.
Human rights experts call for ‘paradigm shift’ on arbitrary detention in Qatar
Nov 15, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York/IBNS: A group of independent UN human rights experts is calling for a “paradigm shift” in Qatar to protect people in the Gulf State from arbitrary detention.
Police suspect university in Hong Kong of turning into 'Weapons Factory' amid clashes
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Police in Hong Kong shared on Wednesday their suspicions that the Chinese University of Hong Kong was used to stock or make weapons after hundreds of petrol bombs were thrown on its campus during Tuesday’s violent clashes between protesters and police officers.
Islamic Jihad group says 5 militants killed in clashes with Israel over 24 hours
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Gaza/Sputnik/UNI: Gaza-based Palestinian militants group Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said on Wednesday that five of its militants had been killed over the past 24 hours during an armed confrontation with Israeli forces.
Grenade explosion at festival in Southeastern Myanmar kills 4: Reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Four people were killed and another 10 sustained injuries in a grenade explosion that happened during a festival devoted to the end of the rainy season in southeastern Myanmar, local media reported on Wednesday, citing a local charity group.
US launches probe into Google's medical data project Nightingale: reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Health Department had opened a federal inquiry into tech giant Google’s Project Nightingale, which aims to collect and analyze personal medical data, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Rocket blast kills child in Syria’s Aleppo – Russian Military
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A child has been killed by rocket fire in the northwestern Syrian city of Aleppo, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s Syria reconciliation center said Tuesday.
Former police officer shoots 2 people dead in Thai court - Reports
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:25 am
Bangkok/Sputnik/UNI: A retired Thai police major general, involved in a long-term lawsuit related to a land dispute, shot his opponent and his lawyer dead right in the courtroom of Chanthaburi province before being killed by a police guard, Thai media reported on Tuesday.
Death toll from Israeli air strikes near Gaza strip rises to 10 - Health Ministry
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:17 am
Gaza/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip has grown to 10, the spokeswoman for the enclave's Health Ministry, Wafaa Yagi, told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York/IBNS: Spotlighting the role of targeted investment and innovation towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with special focus on ‘Harnessing the Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the Digital Economy,’ the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum kicked off on Tuesday in the Bahraini capital, Manama.
UN spotlights ‘explosive’ obesity rates, hunger in Latin America and Caribbean
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York/IBNS: Since 1975, adult obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean region has tripled, while one in four are going hungry, according to figures published by the UN on Tuesday.
Nairobi summit: Women’s empowerment a ‘game changer’ for sustainable development
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: The global goal of a sustainable future for all cannot be achieved until women, girls and young people gain control over their own bodies and lives, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told world leaders meeting in Nairobi on Tuesday.
Quality education an ‘essential pillar’ of a better future, says UN chief
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Education is an “essential pillar” to achieving the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, UN chief António Guterres told an audience on Tuesday at the Paris headquarters of UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization, ahead of the agency’s General Conference.
‘Forgotten’ pneumonia epidemic kills more children than any other disease
Nov 13, 2019, at 09:01 am
New York/IBNS: Pneumonia, an entirely preventable disease, kills more children than any other illness in the world, one child every 39 seconds. But although that statistic is well known, funding to improve survival rates continues to come up short, the UN and partners warned on Tuesday, World Pneumonia Day.
UN chief welcomes decision to delay formation of South Sudan unity government
Nov 13, 2019, at 08:54 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the decision to push back the deadline for the formation of a unity Government in South Sudan.
UK opposition Labour says suffered large cyberattack ahead of general election - Reports
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK main opposition party Labour said on Tuesday their online platforms had suffered a large-scale cyberattack, according to Sky News broadcaster.
UK PM calls emergency COBRA meeting over England floods
Nov 12, 2019, at 04:53 pm
London/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will convene on Tuesday emergency government consultations over the severe flooding situation that has affected the northern and central parts of England, the prime minister's spokesperson said.