Новости за 06.10.2017

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir says that it is possible to reach an agreement among members of international community to lift sanctions against Russia, and this may happen soon.

“This isn’t a laughing matter, human!”

The newest video game from developer Telltale Games’ series “Batman: The Enemy Within” features a photo of the corpse of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was assassinated in December 2016.

An unusual amount of radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 has been detected in the airspace of Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and France, according to multiple European monitors.

John Kelly, White House chief of staff, was apparently using a compromised phone without being aware of it for months.

With just three games to go in the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying tournament, Argentina's hopes of making it to the 2018 World Cup to be held in Russia hang by a thread.

A Sputnik correspondent reported Friday that the Syrian government forces have completed a military operation against Daesh in the eastern part of Syria's Homs province.

US country music singer and songwriter Eric Church presented his new song on Wednesday night to commemorate the victims of the Las Vegas massacre, just a few days after the shooting that claimed the lives of 58 people during a three-day country music event.

As the Nobel Peace Prize was given to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons earlier today, a Sweden-based expert at the transnational foundation for peace and future research, Jan Oberg, commented on the committee’s choice.

The visit of the Saudi King to Russia has already positively affected ties with Moscow and contributed to the Middle Eastern crises' settlement process. A Jordanian official has praised the political event, saying that it would benefit the situation in Syria.

While European countries are keeping sanctions against Russia amid its reunification with Crimea, more and more EU residents are eager to come to the peninsula and see the local situation with their own eyes.

The Catalan and Iraqi Kurdistan independence referenda may be a sign of a broader plan aimed at splitting Europe and the Middle East up, French politician and journalist Karel Vereycken told Sputnik, referring to Leopold Kohr's post-WWII idea to "cantonize" Europe and transform it into a conglomerate of small self-governed entities.

Amid the visit of the Saudi King to Russia resulting in several agreements to enhance energy cooperation, another Middle Eastern oil- and gas-rich state has voiced its intention to cooperate with Russia's Gazprom.

Despite Washington's decision to formally revoke some economic sanctions against Sudan, the country will still remain on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

The Pentagon spokesperson told Sputnik that the US was monitoring the situation around North Korea in view of the country's plans to test a missile capable of reaching the US.

Earlier in the day, Ukraine's parliament adopted on the status of Donbass. President Poroshenko has commented on Kiev's move.

Jamal speaks on the phone in a low voice, agreeing on a meeting with the little hero Isa, who, at just five years old, has already suffered substantially from terrorism.

The US Navy is sending two amphibious ships, Iwo Jima and New York, to the Gulf Coast region to provide any support needed amid Tropical Storm Nate, the US Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs Office said in a press release on Friday.

The "landmark" visit of the Saudi King to Russia is already bearing fruit as the Russian and Saudi energy giants have signed an agreement on cooperation paving the way for joint projects.

Turkey is set to develop its space agency following the passing of a draft law by the Turkish Parliament. According to some experts, Turkey will collaborate with Russia, China and India in order to move faster and more efficiently in this field.

The standoff between George Soros and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is raging on: The European Commission has recently issued yet another ultimatum to Budapest over the country's nongovernmental organization and education laws, which are allegedly targeting Soros's entities in Hungary. The country's ruling Fidesz party strikes back.

A Russian Foreign Ministry official warned against "saving" al-Nusra Front terrorist group, former al-Qaeda affiliate, in Syria as it might one day replace Daesh.

To make the impression complete, the animal only needs a TV set and a bucket of popcorn!

A member of German's The Left party told Sputnik that the party hoped for a strong opposition as the rule of the coalition could hardly be constructive.