Новости за 16.06.2017

A US Navy ship collided with a trade vessel around 5:50 am local time. The number of injured troops has yet to be determined, according to the US Pacific Command.

Vladimir Putin said that the Gulf states have a reason for concern because of the policy of democratization implemented by the United States.

The State Department said that the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called off a planned trip to Mexico next week to focus his efforts on resolving a crisis between Qatar and other Arab states.

The oxygenation problems in the fifth-generation F-35As that have caused the grounding of 25 percent of all F-35s produced by Lockheed Martin date back six years, the US Air Force has just admitted.

The United States added a German member of Daesh terror group to its counter-terror sanctions list.

Vladimir Putin said that the United States still perceived Russia as a threat and a geopolitical rival, adding that such an approach is a mistake.

After being hit with charges of tax evasion, Real Madrid captain and soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave his club and seek membership in a non-Spanish organization.

The US Department of Justice said that Retired US Navy Capt. Michael Brooks was sentenced to 41 months in prison for taking bribes, the latest sentence in an ongoing corruption scandal involving the service and a private contractor.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will not extradite Edward Snowden to the United States, because the whistleblower is not a criminal.

MedStar Washington Hospital Center Trauma Services Director Jack Sava said that Steve Scalise, who was shot on Wednesday during a Republican baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia and is in critical condition, will require additional surgery to treat his wound.

The US State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security said that US citizens in Istanbul, Turkey should be aware of an ongoing police activity in the city in response to a possible terrorist threat.

The government of Taiwan has expressed their appreciation for American lawmakers who have called for expedited arms sales to the island nation as tensions between it and the mainland continue to escalate.

If you’ve been thinking you haven’t seen much of North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, you’re right. The 33-year-old is apparently so afraid of being assassinated that he’s cut way back on public appearances, according to South Korea’s top espionage agency – making his latest meeting with former NBA star Dennis Rodman extra precious.

Warning: This video contains serious whining and groaning.

A meeting, at the level of experts, on drafting Syria’s new constitution, will take place in Geneva on July 10-13, while the group of support for the Astana-brokered de-escalation zones in Syria will also be established, the leader of the Astana political platform of the Syrian opposition, Randa Kassis, told Sputnik.

Many Daesh leaders have fled Raqqa and Mosul to the Syrian city of al-Mayadin amid the fierce battles raging to defeat terrorism in these cities. The city of al-Mayadin is situated in a valley of the Euphrates River on the border with Iraq.

Russophobia in the United States is "the result of internal political struggle," Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual "Direct Line" Q&A session on June 15. In an interview with Radio Sputnik, Russian political expert Sergey Sudakov confirmed the fact that the split in American society is today greater than ever before.

The RT broadcaster received three awards at the US International Film & Video Festival, including for a series of reports from Libya, a panoramic video of the International Space Station and two documentary films, the channel’s press service said on Friday.

The death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl marks a mourning day for his country, research director of German-Russian Forum Alexander Rahr said Friday.

US President Donald Trump said Friday that the US will exit the agreement made by the previous administration to normalize relations with Cuba. Trump called it a "one-sided deal" and said his decision to back out of the commitment was "effective immediately."

Washington is considering the possibility to introduce new sanctions against Russia, targeting the energy sector. In an interview with Radio Sputnik, political expert Leonid Krutakov said that the US will further make every effort to impose its conditions on other countries.

Two US warships arrived at the port in Doha for joint exercises. Moreover, the defense ministers of the US and Qatar have signed agreements on the supply of 36 F-15 fighters for $12 billion. Do these moves signal an end to the Qatari crisis?

Serbian right-wing opposition movement Dveri expressed concerns to Sputnik on Friday that Belgrade might choose further rapprochement with Europe, while the country’s relations with Russia might deteriorate if the candidacy of recently nominated pro-European Prime Minister Ana Brnabic is approved.

French voter support for President Emmanuel Macron's still untested La Republique en Marche (REM, or LREM) party in parliamentary elections is backed by an overspill of Macron's popularity in the presidential election and the disarray reigning in traditional parties, experts told Sputnik.

The decision of a number of Arab states to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar is a great opportunity to deal with the issue of Doha’s alleged support for terrorism, United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Friday.