Catholic Church in Philippines Denounces Drug War 'Reign of Terror'
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is taking a stand against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in the country, saying he has created a "reign of terror."
The Catholic Church in the Philippines is taking a stand against President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs in the country, saying he has created a "reign of terror."
Belgium’s Parti Populaire (Popular Party, the PP) hopes that new US President Donald Trump will work together with Russia and the European partners to settle the conflict in Syria, including by promoting the idea of the safe zones’ introduction in the war-torn country, a spokesman for the center-right party, Luc Rivet, told Sputnik on Saturday.
US border authorities will allow residents of seven Muslim-majority states, targeted by US President Donald Trump's temporary entry ban, to enter the country after his executive order was suspended by a federal judge, local media reported on Saturday.
An informal look back at the big stories covered on World in Focus over the past week, with Carolyn Scott, Liam O'hare and Mark Hirst.
The self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk (DPR) increased security measures due to the threat of new terrorist attacks following the death of Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) Militia Office Col. Oleg Anashchenko in a car explosion on Saturday, DPR Deputy Defense Minister Eduard Basurin said.
The US Department of Homeland Security announced February 4 that it has suspended "any and all actions implementing" the executive order issued late last month barring nationals of seven mostly Muslim nations from entering the country.
A US Marine colonel awaiting trial on charges of child sexual abuse and other charges will plead not guilty.
Daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner were reportedly behind US President Donald Trump's decision to uphold the previous administration's workplace protections against discrimination based on gender or sexuality.
A change of management at Brazil's Petrobras has ramped up oil output to record levels, oil expert Rivaldo Neto told Sputnik Brasil.
On Friday, Der Spiegel, widely considered to be Germany's most influential news magazine, stunned observers with the cover of its latest issue, featuring President Donald Trump holding a decapitated Lady Liberty, accompanied by the phrase 'America First'. To observers, the image is a perfect illustration of the sorry state of US-European relations.
A new SpaceX video gives a glimpse of what a ride in the proposed Hyperloop transportation system might be like.
Watch Russian strategic Tu-22M3 bombers flattening Daesh targets in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor.
Center for Information Analysis and Combat to tackle the propaganda activities of foreign media targeting the local government could be created in Turkey, according to local media.
Italian Coast Guard reporthed that more than 1,500 undocumented migrants were rescued over the past two days attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea.
For cosmonauts, survival training is no field day - even when the training takes place in the woods.
Seven skiers who were hit by an avalanche in the Sella Nevea mountain pass in the northeastern Italian province of Udine, were rescued, according to a spokesperson of the Alpine Rescue Service.
By 2020 almost every Russian land force serviceman will be equipped with the Ratnik uniform kit.
The Transnistrian crisis should be settled by granting the breakaway republic a special status, Modlova's president said.
The avalanche hit up to seven skiers in Sella Nevea mountain pass in the Italian province of Udine, the rescue services managed to help one skier in a critical condition, according to local media.
A Russian consulting company Sravni.ru opened a temporary position for a daredevil willing to risk his life and limb to personally gauge the risks in extreme tourism.
Moscow and Washington could resolve global issues together, the Russian foreign minister said.
The 73-year-old was apprehended by police on a highway close to the German city of Augsburg, after he used flashing lights and a siren to impersonate a police vehicle and get ahead of traffic.
Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) Anna Popova stated that she hopes the draft law on the liability of sellers on internet sites would be adopted soon.
Francois Fillon, the candidate of The Republicans party, may end up in the third place in the first round of the upcoming French presidential elections, which would effectively eliminate him from the race, a survey conducted by BVA polling firm showed Saturday.
Last week, UK Secretary of Defense Michael Fallon accused Sputnik and RT of "weaponizing misinformation," and said that the outlets need to be "called out" for "misleading or not duly impartial" reporting. Speaking to Sputnik, political scientist Vladimir Olenchenko said that there was a good reason for the UK to be concerned over Russian media.