NATO has been following the situation around the reports of growing Russian influence in the Western Balkan states, such as Montenegro, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday.
As the situation in eastern Ukraine escalates, photos have emerged on social networks showing tanks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces located among the residential buildings in the industrial town of Avdiivka.
Foreign nationals arriving in Belarus under presidential decree abolishing visa requirements for citizens of 80 countries will not be allowed on internal flights to Russia without the Russian visa, Belarusian Ambassador to Russia Igor Petrishenko said Thursday.
The United States is not easing sanctions against Russia although the Treasury Department has made exceptions for some transactions with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), White House spokesman Sean Spicer said in a press briefing on Thursday.
The Romanian authorities are not going to cancel Criminal Code amendments, which triggered mass protests across the country, Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu said Thursday.
US President Donald Trump’s recent proposal on creating safe zones for civilians in Syria should be coordinated with the Syrian government directly or through Moscow, which coordinates its actions on the Syrian territory with Damascus, member of the Syrian parliament Mohammed Kheir Jasim Nadir told Sputnik.
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) did not receive any application from Belarus regarding its withdrawal from the organization, the CSTO said Thursday in a statement, referring to relevant media reports.
The local community in Saalfelden, Austria, offers one of the loneliest jobs in the world. The locals are looking for a hermit, who is expected to live in a hut in the mountains without any modern facilities.
The ongoing protests over Donald Trump's executive order lack a genuine democratic message and sincere regret about the US' policies toward Muslims, Iranian political commentator Ali Reza Rezakhah told Sputnik. According to Rezakhah, what is going on is an all-out anti-Trump campaign launched by his political rivals.
Rex Tillerson has been sworn in as the new US Secretary of State. On Wednesday the Senate approved President Trump's choice for the post by 56 to 43 votes.
Saudi Arabia’s objective of pursuing "regime change" in Syria through the supply of weapons and support of various terrorist groups is still a clear obstacle for Riyadh’s accession to the "troika" of the Syrian peace process guarantor countries, namely Russia, Turkey and Iran, member of the Syrian parliament Mohammed Kheir Jasim Nadir told Sputnik.
US Congressman Eliot Engel issued a statement urging President Donald Trump to change the way he talks with foreign leaders after the media reported about a heated telephone conversation the US president had with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The outcome of the upcoming International Conference on Cyprus settlement in March entirely depends on Turkey’s readiness to change its position toward occupied Cypriot areas, a member of the European Parliament from Cyprus Takis Hadjigeorgiou told Sputnik on Thursday.
Australia is one of United States’ staunchest allies and Washington values its historic alliance with Canberra based on mutual interests and common values, US Senator John McCain said in a statement on Thursday.
Tehran will continue missile tests in accordance with its defense program despite recent warnings issued against Iran by the US national security adviser and President Donald Trump, the Iranian supreme leader’s top aide said Thursday.
UKIP's current leader Paul Nuttall and former frontman Nigel Farage could face US$626,000 in fines over allegations that they misused European Union money. Both politicians and six other UKIP MEP's have been accused of breaking EU rules by claiming EU money while working for a national party.
Russia should initiate the implementation of economic and energy cooperation as well as cybersecurity into the bilateral agenda with the United States, which may be beneficial to the relations between the two countries, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian upper house of parliament Konstantin Kosachev said Thursday.
The United States should provide Kiev with defensive lethal assistance amid the spike of violence in eastern Ukraine, US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain said in a letter to President Donald Trump released on Thursday.
According to the House of Representatives speaker, the US should impose additional sanctions against Iran.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed wearable tech that can help detect the "tone" of conversations based on speech patterns, meaning the days of crossed wires, missed cues and misconception are potentially over.
A Swiss International Air Lines plane was on its way from Zurich to Los Angeles when it suddenly experienced a technical problem and was diverted to the small Canadian city of Iqaluit.
Newly-appointed German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday that he would like to discuss with the administration of US President Donald Trump several aspects of foreign policy and the prospects of the NATO alliance during his forthcoming visit.
According to the US House of Representatives minority leader, Donald Trump must make it clear the United States will continue implementing sanctions against Russia.
Thursday: The UK Parliament took the biggest step yet since last year’s Brexit vote, as it passed the bill allowing the Prime Minister to begin the process of taking Britain out of the European Union; and the US military admits to “likely” civilian deaths in Yemen at the weekend.
Cyberattacks on the Czech Foreign Ministry are not a threat to the country’s national security as cracked emails did not contain strategic information, Czech Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said Thursday.