Council of Europe Expresses Concern Over Rising Xenophobia in UK
According to reports, Council of Europe called on the UK authorities to do more to counter growing xenophobia and intolerance in society.
According to reports, Council of Europe called on the UK authorities to do more to counter growing xenophobia and intolerance in society.
Statements of the Turkish government members, and in particular those of the Turkish president, who drew a parallel between the German authorities and Nazis, are so inappropriate that they cannot be seriously commented on, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday.
Former Utah governor and Obama-era ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has accepted Donald Trump's offer to serve as the next US ambassador to Russia. The move may come as a surprise to those who remember Trump's very public quarrel with Huntsman when the former governor was running for president in 2012, but that's only half the story.
Donald Tusk, former Polish prime minister, will be reelected as president of the European Council even in case if Poland is against, according to source in the European Council.
In an interview with Sputnik, Russian military expert Ivan Konovalov said that a decision to ban the Pentagon from cooperating with the Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport undermines US interests.
A total of 50 percent of Scots would vote for independence if a new referendum took place in Scotland, a poll by Ipsos MORI found on Thursday.
Berlin is keen to diplomatically deter the US from imposing a ten-fold increase on its import tariffs during bilateral meetings next week, but all options remain on the table, the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reports.
China is developing stealth military drones capable of evading radars and air defense systems, local media reported Thursday.
Allegations of Russia's disproportionate buildup in the western direction are not true, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
The famous Azure Window – an iconic Maltese natural rock arch located off the Gozo Island – collapsed on March 8 during a powerful storm.
More than 3,000 Internet resources have been blocked in Russia where calls for racial and religious hatred, as well as recruitment into the ranks of radical organizations, were circulated, according to Minister of the Interior Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
The Russian foreign minister said Washington was indispensable in resolving conflicts in the world, and said its involvement in the Minsk process on Ukraine would be very useful.
Denmark seems to be hell-bent on hammering out the EU's free trade agreement with Canada (CETA) as soon as possible. In doing so, the Danish government is looking forward to killing two birds with one stone: assuring Brussels of its participation and sidestepping civic involvement.
In the follow up to the recent spat between Berlin and Ankara over the cancelled Turkish rallies in Germany, Sputnik Deutschland sat down with Gulistan Gurbey, an expert in Turkish affairs, to talk about why Recep Tayyip Erdogan desperately needs the support of the German Turks and why this Turkish community supports the Turkish president.
Beijing strikes back with a devastating report on the human rights situation in the United States in response to Washington's overview of human rights violations in China.
German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that Germany prefers to believe that information on CIA hackers' interfere in country’s communications systems is rumors.
The ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Monday landed in the closest proximity to Japanese land, media report.
The Garsite/Progress Company has received a more than one third of a billion dollars contract to provide the US armed forces with ground-based jet refueling equipment.
The death toll from a fire at a rehabilitation center for abused teenagers in Guatemala has gone up to 21, media report.
Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that an upcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin would be extremely important for the security of Israel.
Water that looks like pink Kool-Aid sounds like something from a child’s drawings, or maybe an irradiated nuclear wasteland. But in a small town in Alberta, Canada, that is exactly what they are dealing with.
The GDP of Greece did not undergo any changes last year as compared to 2015, new data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) shows.
Germany's domestic intelligence service registered a boost in Turkish spying activities.
Despite backlash from Serbia, the US and the NATO secretary general, Kosovo will add heavy equipment and weaponry to the Kosovo Security Force, essentially transforming the ‘security force’ into a standing army.
Tensions between Germany and Turkey showed no signs of easing on Wednesday as Berlin accused Ankara of ramping up spying operations in Germany, and Turkey’s foreign minister accused Berlin of harboring hostilities against Turkey and the Muslim faith.