The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly's (OSCE PA) General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions supported on Saturday a draft resolution against religious discrimination proposed by Russia, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
A young moose stopped by a golf course in Sweden and decided to get better acquainted with one of the golfers there, prompting the man to run for cover.
Even though US employers keep hiring robustly, and there are signs of workforce shortages in some sectors of the economy, wages and salaries are barely growing, hindering household incomes, purchasing power, and the overall quality of life.
Despite her efforts, US First Lady Melania Trump proved unable to remind US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that it was time to adjourn their meeting as the two world leaders appeared to be completely engrossed in conversation.
The Russian Communications Ministry supports launching pilot projects involving cryptocurrencies, even if the experiments do not have a positive outcome, Communications Minister Nikolay Nikiforov said Saturday.
According to police reports, a peaceful rally of opponents of the ongoing G20 summit in Hamburg gathered about 12,000 participants.
The German Intelligence Agency (BND) claims that Iran is "actively seeking products and scientific know-how" from German companies "for developing weapons of mass destruction and missile technology," but Iranian political observer Hassan Beheshtipour dismissed the accusation as a "US-Israeli conspiracy against Iran" where BND is merely a pawn.
Russian Communications Minister said that Vladimir Putin has proposed the participants of the ongoing G20 summit to prepare ideas focusing on regulation of the digital economy.
The EU plans to invest in the construction of a humanitarian center at the Ponikve airfield in Serbia, and the United States is reportedly considering taking part in the project.
The European Parliament's call for the Russian state corporation Rosatom to stop construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in southern Turkey is politically motivated, President of the International Association for Energy Economics Gurkan Kumbaroglu told Sputnik.
On this episode of Fault Lines, Garland and Lee discuss the highly anticipated meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin, more information on the controversy over the Crowdstrike report and over the top political satire, and the positive job figures released by the government.
The US State Department has apparently found a replacement for Victoria 'Cookies' Nuland to coordinate Washington's Ukraine policy. Former CIA analyst, prominent neocon, and McCain Institute for International Leadership executive director Kurt Volker has been named the US Special Envoy to Ukraine to negotiate an end to that country's civil war.
On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Jane Cutter, editor of LiberationNews.org; by Ray McGovern, activist and former CIA analyst; and by journalist Ben Norton.
India's new Goods and Services Tax was meant to increase state revenue collection and do away with varying rates across the country, but it has run into procedural hassles for merchants and caused disagreements between national and regional government authorities. It is also unpopular because certain items are being taxed for the very first time.
Putin and Trump meet at G20 as protest roil on and Amazon looks to monopolize US shopping.
According to MSF spokesman, the effect of a new agreement between Jordan, Russia and the US on a ceasefire in southwestern Syria may have on the Syrian ground and humanitarian operations in the area is yet unclear and remains to be assessed.
During the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the expectations from joint efforts of Moscow and Ankara in Syrian settlement were very high, praising Russia's role in the process.
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
According to Defense Ministry, Russian representatives have registered a total of eight violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria.
Dmitry Peskov said that protests against the ongoing G20 summit have not affected the schedule of Vladimir Putin.
This seagull managed to pull off a sleek aerial maneuver to avoid a collision with a drone at the last possible moment.
Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Saturday the Turkish Stream gas pipeline project.
Before leaving for the G20 Summit in Hamburg, President Erdogan reaffirmed Turkey's support for Doha in its dispute with four Gulf neighbors and said that his military will stay in Qatar despite their demands to shut down the base. Sputnik Arabic discussed the issue with Qatari political analyst Muhammed al Musaffir.
With Washington considering sanctions against the new gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, the European Commission also decided to take a closer look at the second gas pipeline project linking Germany with Russia. Despite enthusiasm in Berlin, other EU countries are trying to prevent the implementation of the project.
Thousands of people protest against G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.