Новости за 15.08.2017

Colombia’s formerly largest armed insurgent group is set to turn into a political party with the same acronym.

Financial services director Ramesh Krishnan was awarded 4 million Singaporean dollars ($2.9 million) from his previous employer, AXA Life Insurance Singapore, after they wrote a contemptuous reference letter in 2012 that prevented him from getting a new job, The Times of India reported.

In a bizarre Tuesday press conference, US President Donald Trump condemned violence by "both sides": white supremacists and neo-Nazis, and the so-called "alt-left."

US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the United States is aware of reports that Ukraine transferred sensitive rocket technology to North Korea.

Turkish combat jets carried out several strikes in northern Iraq, killing three militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

Iraq and Saudi Arabia are reportedly planning to open the Arar border for trade for the first time in nearly 30 years. The border has been shuttered since the two nations severed their relationship in 1990 after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

Elon Musk’s pet space project, SpaceX, launched a Falcon 9 rocket and its accompanying Dragon spacecraft on a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Monday.

The US Marine Corps developed a mobile three-dimensional printing facility to manufacture spare parts.

After weeks of threats and posturing, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pulled back on his threat to test fire ballistic missiles off the coast of the US Pacific territory of Guam.

Police are looking for the person responsible for writing the words “F--- law” on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, according to a press release by the National Park Service.

Frustrated and upset with the violence that erupted in Charlottesville, the popular Anonymous hacking group has publicized its new operation to strike down white supremacists and the alt-right movement in a video release Tuesday.

On today's BradCast: Digging deeper and/or trying to catch up with the runaway news on North Korea, Charlottesville and Trump's continuing threats to radically undermine the Affordable Care Act.

Iran is not likely to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), but both Washington and Tehran appear to be willing to take dangerous risks to reach their goals, experts told Sputnik.

A potential Republican proposal to gut subsidies known as “cost sharing reductions” that help millions of people access healthcare would increase healthcare premiums by 20 percent in 2018, the US Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.

The adverse effects of heavy alcohol consumption are well-known. However, exciting news for the occasional drinker was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology recently, which suggests that light drinking may actually prolong life.

Iranian leaders are responding to the latest round of sanctions signed by US President Donald Trump with a two-pronged approach: increased defense and intelligence spending by roughly $600-800 million and marshalling military vessels to the Atlantic Ocean.

Khaleesi the bulldog is back and she loved watching The Conjuring last month so much that she decided to give the second movie a try.

Residents of Guam were rattled Tuesday after an emergency warning indicating an imminent attack was accidentally broadcast over two radio stations on the US territory. The timing was inopportune to say the least, considering North Korea’s recent threats to launch missiles near the island.

At least 27 people were killed in suicide bombing attacks in Nigeria on Tuesday, Reuters reported citing local media.

On today's show Thom is joined by Anthony McAleer, board chair and co-founder of the organization Life After Hate, which helps people, who seek to leave extremist and racist groups.

Famous film director Oliver Stone berated US media for its apparently biased view of Russia and its leader, President Vladimir Putin, at a film festival in Sarajevo.

The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) on Tuesday issued a statement confirming reports that the think tank and a representative of US President Donald Trump's election team had discussed a potential meeting, but the media statements were quoted out of context in order to adapt the story to the narrative of Trump's "Russian collusion."

Tehran needs to stick to the Iran nuclear deal and urge the parties involved to do the same in accordance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Tariq Rauf, an expert on nuclear disarmament, told Sputnik, adding that Iran's withdrawal from the agreement will play directly into the US’ hands.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened with his generals in order to review plans for an upcoming missile test that may be conducted in the vicinity of the US Pacific territory of Guam.

US Senator John McCain said that during the past two decades under NAFTA, trade with Mexico and Canada has increased, creating American jobs, improving US wages and lowering costs for goods and services.