Новости за 26.01.2019

An exhaustive report from the New York Times has revealed gaping falsehoods in claims made by US President Donald Trump about migrant movements and smuggling on the US-Mexico border.

The number of people killed by collapse of the dam, owned by the Brazilian mining corporation Vale, has increased up to 34, firefighting service reported.

Li Keqiang, mainland China's premier, expressed confidence in the nation's economy, saying it remains solid despite mounting structural challenges and international headwinds.

The barrister advised Banks to familiarise herself with Section 127 of the Communications Act 2003, which outlines what constitutes offensive and threatening messages sent over a “public” electronic communications network.

Late last year, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) launched operation Northern Shield, aimed at exposing Hezbollah's attack tunnels dug into Israel, later announcing that the Israeli military had located a total of four tunnels.

Osaka came up from behind to defeat the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova on Saturday in a dramatic culmination to the Australian Open.

One of the scientists involved in the study pointed out that although the number of space rocks striking earth is increasing, the probability of an asteroid strike wiping out mankind is extremely low.

During the ongoing wave of Yellow Vests protests on Saturday, French police used tear gas and water canons to disperse rioters at the Place de la Bastille in Paris, according to a Sputnik correspondent.

Australia Day is a national holiday marked on 26 January, which celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships in Australia and the beginning of the European settlement. However, thousands of people protest against the holiday, saying that it is disrespectful to the Aboriginal people.

The British paper's weekend edition, Saturday Magazine, faced backlash for publishing a cover story titled "The Mystery of Melania" which included several fabricated statements.

Warsaw has been one of the most vocal critics of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, with Poland's president recently calling it "an energy threat" and urging Berlin to back away.

Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia addressed the UN Security Council, which is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela.

The recognition by Donald Trump of opposition assemblyman Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela further escalates the already-existing conflict. According to Mercosur parliamentarian Oscar Laborde, this “is another step in the brazen meddling of the United States in Venezuela’s political reality”.

The last time the US was pummeled by a snow and ice storm of comparable magnitude was in early 2014, when heavy snowfall and crippling ice left hundreds of thousands of people without power, grounded over 2,000 flights, and resulted in the death of nearly two dozen people.

MADRID (Sputnik) - Early elections in Venezuela should take place in six to nine months or earlier, and Venezuelans themselves must resolve the conflict in the country, the speaker of Venezuela’s opposition-run National Assembly, opposition leader Juan Guaido, who proclaimed himself Venezuela's interim president, said.

Donald Trump on Friday agreed to re-open the government after the longest shutdown of US federal agencies in history, which had affected nearly 800,000 government employees. The POTUS stood by his demand to build a border wall with Mexico, threatening to repeat the shutdown - or go to greater lengths - if he doesn't receive the funding.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is holding an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Venezuela. The political crisis in the country flared up as Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the interim president.

Emiliano Sala and his experienced pilot have not been heard from since 21 January, when their charter jet vanished over the English Channel en route to Wales from France. Authorities have formally ended the search for the jet, but Sala's next-of-kin are hoping to find the footballer and his pilot alive, pleading for rescuers to continue looking.

The talks to finalise the agreement were held in Qatar, where the Taliban has a political office, and lasted six days - more than originally planned, according to Reuters.

The Anonymous hacktivist group recently published a new batch of documents with more details on the UK's Integrity Initiative (II), which has been carrying out a covert operation to influence allies to target Russia.

Brexit chaos and Theresa May's besieged leadership are said to have put the Conservative Party's income in jeopardy amid fears of a snap general election in Britain.

As the person who recorded the video explained, the boxer wanted to win so badly that he “just punched whatever or whoever was near him”, and it took the referee quite some time to calm him down.

Iranian authorities have said repeatedly that the country's rocketry and missile testing activities were in full compliance with international treaties, including the UN Security Council resolution governing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

Some European Union states, namely - France, Germany and Spain are calling on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to hold "free and transparent" snap election. Otherwise, they vow to follow the US example and recognize Juan Guaido as the president of Venezuela.