Новости за 10.06.2017

German politician and deputy of the European Parliament Udo Voigt sent a request to the European Commission to examine the legality of Germany's membership in the European Union (EU).

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Saturday he would discuss wide range of issues including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project during the upcoming meeting with Vice-President of the European Commission on Energy Union Maros Sefcovic.

The first round of the legislative election in France will be held on June 11, with the second round of voting scheduled for June 18.

The Syrian government forces have reached the border with Iraq after fighting against Daesh terrorists near al-Tanf in the country's south after Damascus' allies had been bombed by the US-led coalition for the third time in the area, the Syrian Army's command announced.

Almost 60 percent of members of the UK Conservative Party are in favor of the resignation of Prime Minister Theresa May following the snap general elections that cost the Tories their parliamentary majority, a fresh poll revealed on Saturday.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said Saturday he had discussed the current situation on the oil market during the meeting with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan.

Starting July 1, Ahmed Orgas, an ethnic Turk who organized pro-Erdogan rallies in Europe, will be leading the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), a national elected body, to serve as an official interlocutor with the French state in the regulation of Muslim religious activities

You would never guess that all these pictures were taken in Russia; take a look at Sputnik's gallery to find out the many faces of the country.

More than 10,000 people have already visited EXPO-2017 in Astana earlier on Saturday, Chairman of the Board at NC Astana EXPO-2017 Akhmetzhan Yessimov said.

Restricting media based on assumption of its broadcast motivation is a bad decision, Fred Brown, the vice chairman of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Ethics Committee, told Sputnik.

Summer heat seems to be affecting some people in Los Angeles, California already.

Russia will continue dialogue with Qatar on all issues that are of interest to both countries, including the recent escalation of tensions in the Arab world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday during a meeting with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani.

Doha hopes to continue carrying out a constructive dialogue with Moscow on the key regional issues, Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani said during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday.

Brussels should not take advantage of divisions in the United Kingdom, caused by the Conservative Party's failure to keep its parliamentary majority, during EU-UK Brexit negotiations, a member of the right-wing Belgian Vlaams Belang (Flemish Interest) party, Bart Claes, told Sputnik.

Indians in Qatar are concerned about their safety due to the current crisis the Persian Gulf after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt snapped ties with Qatar over alleged terror links.

Discussions recently revived on the possibility to bring back to life the once abandoned South Stream gas pipeline project.

According to the European Parliament president, the results of the elections in the UK has demonstrated that the country's citizens rejected the idea of the "hard" exit from the European Union.

This year Italy will once again ramp up its military outlays to meet NATO’s requirement agreed upon in 2006 that members spend at least two percent of their GDP on defense.

The Russian Berkuts (the Golden Eagles) aerobatic team is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an aviation show at the Tver Region aerodrome on Saturday, June 10.

On June 9, the opening ceremony of EPICENTER: Dota 2 took place in VTB Ice Palace in Moscow. The contest will end on June 11.

Astana will transfer $300,000 to the UN trust fund for combating terrorism with the aim to support the organization's global counter-terrorism strategy, Kazakh Foreign Ministry's press service said on Saturday.

The Saudi Arabia's energy minister said that he was confident Russia, Kazakhstan and Saudi Arabia would continue to support the oil cut deal.

Serbia has formed an international legal team to file charges against NATO for using depleted uranium munitions during the 1999 bombing of Yugoslavia.

The Indian Army killed as many as five terrorists on Friday along the Line of Control (the de facto border between India & Pakistan) at Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian Army informs that counter-terror operation is underway to take take down others terrorists hiding nearby.

After repeated failures to purchase critical small arms for 1.3 million soldiers, the Indian Army has once again begun the process to purchase 200,000 close quarter battle carbines to add powers for fights in the 200-meter range.