Новости за 08.07.2017

According to Kremlin press service, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel discussed the conflict in Ukraine and its settlement.

The new Syrian ceasefire agreed by Russia and the United States may become a "giant step" to the political settlement in the war-torn country, Syria’s Ambassador to China and former Ambassador to the United States Imad Moustapha told Sputnik, adding that joint effort of Moscow and Washington is crucial to maintain the truce.

Vladimir Putin said that the situation in Syria has significantly improved, with the terrorists having suffered significant losses.

Donald Trump thanked Angela Merkel for the great organization of the G20 summit in Hamburg.

According to reports, Deputy UN Special Envoy Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy for Syria arrived in Damascus to discuss preparations for the next round of the Geneva talks on Syria.

A Chechen native suspected of having participated in the 2014 attack on the Press House in the southern Russian city of Grozny was arrested in Italy, local media reported Saturday.

Our final topic, picked by you, dear listeners, earlier in a poll on our Facebook page, is “Serbia & Kosovo: Can Brussels Broker a Rapprochement?” focusing on the EU’s efforts to compel Belgrade to recognize its southern province as an “independent country”.

Trump recently tweeted a video of himself punching a wrestler edited to look like the CNN logo, which unsurprisingly caused a major scandal in the US, with critics decrying it as an out-of-control attack on the media while his supporters chuckle at how outrageously funny they think the whole thing is.

The defeat of Daesh in Iraq has triggered intense talk about the future of the fractured nation, with serious concerns being expressed that it might descend into civil war if the Kurds declare independence later this year.

At their first face-to-face meeting in the German port city of Hamburg, the Russian and US Presidents pledged to ensure the implementation of the ceasefire in southwestern Syria, starting July 9. However, military analyst Andrei Koshkin explained to Sputnik why the US is not interested in a peaceful diplomatic resolution of the conflict.

A working breakfast with Russian President Vladimir Putin, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has started in Atlantic Hotel in Hamburg on the sidelines of the G20 summit, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump succeeded in reaching a consensus on four specific points from among a wider range of issues that they discussed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a briefing after the Russian and US Presidents wrapped up their talks.

The heavy rainfalls caused floods in China's southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region leaving at least 26 people dead and eight more missing, local media reported on Saturday.

The Liaoning, China's first operational aircraft carrier, made its first trip outside mainland China, which is part of the events marking the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China.

Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko told Sputnik that he was ready to hold negotiations with Russian partners on implementation of the so-called eight-point bilateral economic cooperation plan on the sidelines of the July 10-13 International Industrial Trade Fair INNOPROM-2017.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday will head for Ukraine to meet the country's president, Petro Poroshenko.

US President Donald Trump is set to hold bilaterals with the leaders of the United Kingdom, Japan and China on the second and final day of the G20 Summit in Germany, the White House said.

Daesh terrorist organization (banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that resulted in death of at least 23 servicemen, according to a watchdog group.

Two US Lancer bombers flew over South Korea on Saturday in a show of force after the North tested a new long-range missile, the South Korean Air Force was quoted as saying by local media.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged UK Prime Minister Theresa May to consider ways of deepening cooperation across various spheres during the G20 Summit in Hamburg.

Russia’s Pacific island of Sakhalin and Kurils will seek to get billions of rubles in funds for their industrial and tourism projects at September’s Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), according to local authorities.

Chinese soccer could benefit from deep ties with Germany in the sport in recent years, but China needs to find a way of adapting the knowledge to domestic conditions, said experts.

US President Donald Trump on Friday described the first day of the G20 leaders’ summit in Germany as "great" and said he was excited about this Saturday.

Flooding and mudslides have left 15 people dead and at least 14 others are missing after a rain storm hit the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu, local media reported Saturday.

The agreement to implement a regional ceasefire in southern Syria reached by US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg could lead to broader anti-terror cooperation although elements within Washington, Syria, and Iran will certainly resist, experts told Sputnik.