Новости за 29.08.2017

Touching down in Corpus, Christi, Texas, Tuesday, US President Donald Trump gets a first-hand look into the damage that was caused by Tropical Storm Harvey when it made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane just five days prior.

New York has one of the highest real estate prices in the US, with one-bedroom apartments costing an average of $3,000 a month. Now, it’s about to become the most expensive place in the United States to purchase cigarettes, thanks to new legislation signed Monday by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Venezuelan Oil Minister Eulogio Del Pino and Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Vladimir Zaemskiy discussed on Tuesday the upcoming meeting of the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) devoted to the implementation of the oil output cut deal, according to Venezuela's state-owned oil and natural gas company PDVSA.

Guam will soon be the site of a US military live-firing range to support Marines relocating from Okinawa, following an $87 million contract that was awarded to Black Construction Corp last week.

Every new contract signed by Tehran with foreign energy companies in the oil and gas area proves that anti-Iranian US policy has failed, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said.

In the early hours of Tuesday, North Korea conducted their second missile test in four days and one of their most daring yet: a ballistic missile sailed over Japan and landed in the sea on the east side of the archipelago. Japan and South Korea have reacted by flexing their military muscles and tightening ties with the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country will spend $45.3 million on projects that promote economic development and gender equality in the Middle East, according to the Prime Minister's office.

The decision of the Iraqi province of Kirkuk to participate in the referendum on Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence is a mistake, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi said on Tuesday.

Forty members of the US Congress have asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reveal whether the Justice Department plans to scale back its effort to combat white supremacist terrorism in the United States, according to a letter from the lawmakers.

Standing before the scene of chaos, displacement and havoc in southern Texas where Hurricane Harvey has ripped apart homes and families, US President Donald Trump stood up on top of a fire truck and exclaimed “what a crowd, what a turnout.”

The Estonian Defense Forces confirmed on Tuesday the arrival of two UK Eurofighter Typhoon fighters at the Amari air base near Tallinn.

The issues related to the border between the United Kingdom and Ireland after London's withdrawal from the European Union will become a centerpiece during Wednesday's negotiations on Brexit, a source close to the talks told Sputnik on Tuesday.

The Trump administration's decision to restore the flow of surplus military gear to police has once again polarized the American society. While law enforcement officers laud Trump's latest executive order, a number of US politicians warned against sacrificing American liberty, stressing that the Fergusson lesson remained unlearned.

India’s commitment to the BRICS association has not changed despite border tensions with China, Indian Ambassador to Russia Pankaj Saran told Sputnik on Tuesday.

The USAF tested the "non-nuclear functions" of its newest nuclear weapon from an F-15E Strike Eagle August 8, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced on Monday. The jet took off from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

According to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS), Kim Jong-un and wife Ri Sol-ju welcomed a new addition to the family back in February.

Someone is definitely vying for a Darwin Award.

On Sunday, Eminem publicly denounced US President Donald Trump in front of all his fans at a festival performance in Leeds, England.

The first fully war-capable F-35 jets are set to be delivered to two US Air Force squadrons next month.The Joint Strike Fighters will be delivered with the latest Block 3F software, which will enable pilots to use its full suite of warfighting capabilities.

According to a 16-year study led by professor David Erlinge from Lund University and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Barcelona this week, heart attack incidence may be related to weather conditions like air temperature and pressure, sunshine and rain.

Donald Trump's latest executive order on lifting the ban on deliveries of military equipment to US police has prompted controversy. Instead of ensuring domestic security, Trump's measure is likely to ruin trust and deepen the racism scandal-marred rift between the American people and law enforcement, experts told Sputnik.

The international community has condemned Tuesday's North Korean firing of a ballistic missile, while several countries, such as the United States, Japan and South Korea, have even promised to give a tough response to the launch.

The EU sees it as its duty to provide economic and social support for the Palestinians, a representative of EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini's office said, commenting on the situation involving schools in Palestine being confiscated by Israel.

After US Ambassador to the UN Haley called for a powerful response to the North Korean latest missile launch, the Russian envoy to the organization said that more sanctions on Pyongyang would unlikely have a positive effect on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

A media relations representative of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mustafa Balli, told Sputnik Turkey that the SDF are getting closer to Raqqa’s city center as 15 districts have been liberated from Daesh terrorists.