The White House is considering the possibility of returning Russian diplomatic property in the United States to Russia to give a chance to cooperation between Moscow and Washington, according to Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to US President Donald Trump.
It seems that those in uniform are unable to defend themselves from the growing popularity of mobile games, though officers have warned that soldiers should combat the urge to neglect their duties.
Peruvian court has sentenced former President Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia to preliminary imprisonment for 18 months over corruption, according to local media.
The 19th EU-Ukraine summit in Kiev summed up the results of joint work on the reforms in Ukraine and the development of bilateral relations, but failed to deliver any joint statement, traditional document for such events, in which the parties declare plans for further cooperation.
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson mourned on Thursday for deceased Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo and urged the Chinese authorities to lift all restrictions on his widow, Liu Xia.
The US-Qatari agreement to counter terrorist financing is too narrowly focused to be effective and is more of a diplomacy stunt with Doha needing help amid its crisis while the United States wants to maintain its strategic military base in Qatar, experts told Sputnik.
One of the leaders of Venezuela's opposition movement Voluntad Popular (Popular Will) has been detained by security forces of Venezuela, according to Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Freddy Guevara.
NATO's actions in Ukraine are possibly aimed at encouraging Ukrainian authorities to continue its rigid policy and preventing the situation in Donbas of overcoming the impasse, according to Russian Permanent Representative to NATO Alexander Grushko.
US special envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker will visit Ukraine again the coming days, the deputy head of the president’s administration, Kostiantyn Yelisieiev, said on Thursday.
Iraq cannot confirm the death of Daesh (banned in Russia) terror group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi with absolute certainty, according to Iraqi Ambassador to Russia Haidar Mansour Hadi.
The US Navy is spending almost $100 million to expand its infrastructure in Hawaii and the Pacific region, according to the Pentagon.
The European Union should cancel any kind of financial support to industries related to fossil fuels and encourage low-carbon investments in order to support EU climate policy and contribute to implementation of Paris climate accord, the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance said on Thursday.
Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) will not recognize the results of 2018 presidential election unless Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is allowed to run for the office, the party’s leader, Gleisi Hoffmann, said Thursday.
China's cyber regulator has requested all livestreaming platforms to register at local cyber offices before providing services online, the latest move to fight against illegal online content.
Germany calls on Japan to abolish capital punishment, Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid at the Federal Foreign Office Baerbel Kofler said Thursday.
Senior Russian lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev expressed hope on Thursday that the Western countries would submit specific proposals in the sphere of fighting terrorism in Syria amid their claims that countering terrorism will be their key goal.
UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed Thursday the signing of the counterterrorism memorandum between the United States and Qatar.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May assured Spanish King Felipe, who is currently in London with a state visit, that securing the rights of the Europeans living in the United Kingdom, including Spanish citizens, is a priority for her at Brexit negotiations, May’s press service said on Thursday.
A group of US Democratic senators in a letter to Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon asked him not return two Russian diplomatic compounds that were closed down over Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Russian peacekeeping mission in South Ossetia is considered to be one of the most successful peacekeeping operations in the world, Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.
Germany, together with the international coalition, is ready to further support Afghanistan, but the country itself must engage more in the process of transformation and uniting the country, according to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
The сommission on state sovereignty protection of the Russian Federation Council intends to monitor the preparations for and the process of regional elections, scheduled to take place in the country in September, the head of the commission, Andrei Klimov, said on Thursday.
A 57-year-old woman from New Zealand died on the island of St. Maarten after standing near the jet blast from a departing plane at the Princess Juliana Airport Tuesday.
Mexico and the United States agreed on Thursday to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the energy sector during the visit of US Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Mexico City, according to the administration of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
India’s nuclear modernization program “indicates that it is putting increased emphasis on its future strategic relationship with China,” two renowned nuclear weapons researchers noted in an article published Wednesday by NDTV.