Новости за 28.04.2018

As if an impending early-July visit by a strikingly unpopular US president will not be enough to unsettle city residents, now London is facing an invasion of toxic caterpillars.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini will attend the meeting of the Libya Quartet, comprised of the League of Arab States, the African Union, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations, which will be held in Cairo on Monday, the EU said Saturday in a press release.

A new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday reveals that almost two-thirds of US voters support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use.

The social media platform quickly responded to news of fakes spotted in a landmark French museum, with a lion's share of users pegging it 'embarrassing' and questioning the level of expertise of those who originally accepted the works into the museum's collection.

The administration of US President Donald Trump on Friday added Canada to its ever-growing list of nations that it believes do not adequately protect the intellectual property rights of American drug makers.

On Friday, European regulators banned a widely-used class of pesticides called neonicotinoids, a move called a “huge win” and “groundbreaking” by campaigners.

The administration of US President Donald Trump on Friday added Canada to its ever-growing list of nations that it believes do not adequately protect the intellectual property rights of American drug makers.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed in phone talks on Saturday the recent developments in the Syrian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Due to an increased level of radiation in the given block, maintenance works in the reactor have been most recently handicapped, but the maintenance company says there is no need to worry.

Due to an increased level of radiation in the given block, maintenance works in the reactor have been most recently handicapped, but the maintenance company says there is no need to worry.

UN Food Program head David Beasley has warmed that Daesh (ISIS)* commanders forced out of Syria are conspiring with extremists in Africa to create a new wave of migration destined for Europe. The Hague International Center for Counter-Terrorism research fellow Liesbeth van der Heide told Sputnik what Europe can do to protect itself.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis and South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo reaffirmed in phone talks on Saturday their commitment to a diplomatic solution ensuring the complete denuclearization of North Korea, the Pentagon said.

In the wake of raging controversy around Kanye West’s pro-Trump tweets, the rapper chose to transfer his supportive sentiment to the music studio and add a professional touch to his display.

A massive bridge spanning a strait in the Black Sea, an island in the Pacific Ocean, a spacecraft docking with an orbital facility, Martian landscapes and terrestrial auroras, distant stars and whole galaxies – all of this is contained in this month’s space photo gallery compiled by Sputnik for your enjoyment.

Coinbase, the world’s biggest bitcoin brokerage, has blocked Wikileaks from using the service prompting Wikileaks to call for a global boycott of Coinbase. According to statement from Wikileaks, Coinbase blamed the ban on US financial regulations. Sputnik discussed this with Peter Todd, an applied cryptography consultant.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A total of 160 illegal migrants have been held in Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale, the Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday, adding that six others were charged with human trafficking.

Scientists from the University of Southern California and the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) have come up with a machine-learning based AI system which boasts the ability to speed up troop training 13 fold.

SAMARA (Russia), (Sputnik) - Around 15,000 people attended the Saturday test match between Russia’s football clubs Krylia Sovetov Samara and Fakel Voronezh in the city of Samara, held at the local stadium built for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2018, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

A peace activist tried to prove that the reported 20 nuclear missiles pose a danger to German citizens, being a possible terror target, and violated basic rights; but a court in Germany found her complaint insufficiently justified.

A seal hangs out with a couple of surfers, trying to catch some waves. The animal doesn't let his Aloha spirit go despite several failures in his attempts to master the waves.

But for a large-scale subway project in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, scheduled to be completed by 2020, some curious facts about daily life in the ancient metropolis would have remained in total oblivion for years to come.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's active involvement in the settlement of the Syrian crisis has thwarted the plans of the United States to divide Syria, Venezuelan General Secretary of the National Defense Council Pascualino Angiolillo Fernandez told Sputnik on Saturday.

ATHENS (Sputnik) - The Greek Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense approved on Saturday an agreement with the United States on the upgrade of 85 F-16 fighter jets, the press service of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said.

Doha and Riyadh have yet to reach a compromise on who should pay for the US military presence in Syria. Speaking to Sputnik, a Lebanese retired general expressed doubts regarding the dispatch of troops by the Gulf kingdoms, while an Omani analyst opined that the US wants Qatar as its spearhead in the region.

With US President Donald Trump promising to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "in the coming weeks," the location of the summit has yet to be announced, leaving space for speculation.