Новости за 26.01.2017

US President Donald Trump's administration should consider the implications of establishing a safe zone in Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

The Lithuanian Baltic News Service (BNS) has decided to terminate the contract with Sputnik Lithuania on the delivery of information materials, the Sputnik Lithuania press service said Thursday.

The main US stock index posted its all-time highest, passing the psychological threshold of 20,000, but any celebration in this regard would be rather premature.

South Korea is seeking extended economic ties with both China and the United States, a ministry official said.

Murdered UK Labour Party lawmaker Joe Cox's pro-intervention report, calling for the United Kingdom to continue protecting civilians abroad, was published on Thursday.

Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) member and former presidential candidate Norbert Hofer gave an interview to Sputnik on Thursday, speaking about the controversial TTIP and Austrian internal political situation.

An increasing number of Swedish retirees have been found to have moved to Portugal to avoid tax on their pensions in a completely legal tax-dodging scheme.

The European Union has established a task force, known as East StratCom, to counter what it perceives as "fake news" and disinformation ostensibly spread by Russia to weaken the bloc. However, the group's name appears to suggest that it has an ulterior agenda.

Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) member Norbert Hofer thinks that the EU needs to cut rade tape and eradicate bureaucracy in order to overcome economic stagnation.

High Negotiations Committee (HNC) representative Hisham Marwa did not confirm on Thursday that a draft Syrian constitution leaked by media outlets was genuine.

Brexit is unlikely to lead to mass exodus of member nations from the bloc, Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) member and former presidential candidate Norbert Hofer told Sputnik on Thursday.

At least four senior staff serving in US President Donald Trump's administration have private server-based emails accounts, local media said.

The Russian Aerospace Forces have restored the united radar field, which provides control and warns of missile launches and attacks outside the state borders, media reported Thursday, citing Russian military.

Meenakshi Amma at 76 years still practices Kalaripayattu, one of the world's martial arts believed to have originated in 3rd Century BC.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday toned down his support for the collapsing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal in the face of US withdrawal and parliamentary opposition.

Chinese smartphone brands have become the flavour of the season in India despite a motivated campaign to boycott them.

Take a closer look at the Don-2N radar facility, a key part of the Russian anti-ballistic missile system keeping an eye on the skies over the capital.

The Indian Army has been searching for a replacement of Kvadrat self propelled air defence system for a long time. But it has been unable to find a suitable option for the air defense of 500 vulnerable areas and vulnerable points across the country.

Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin died at the age of 67 in New Delhi, the Russian Embassy in India said Thursday.

The Greek Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs approved with the majority of votes the protocol on Montenegro's accession to NATO, parliamentary documents showed.

The meeting with US President Donald Trump remains on the agenda of Mexican leader Enrique Pena Nieto despite Trump's order to launch the construction of the wall on the border between the two states, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Thursday.

China has imposed a ban on dual-use technology exports to North Korea, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said Thursday.

Over 2,600 militants have laid down arms in Syria's Wadi Barada valley, which supplies the Damascus province with drinking water, Col. Alexander Blinkov, a spokesman for the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, said Thursday.

China does not meet all necessary US criteria to be labeled a currency manipulator, People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Yi Gang said Thursday.

The Northern Ireland Assembly will be dissolved on Thursday paving the way for the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2.