Merkel Holds Presser After Winning German Parliamentary Election (VIDEO)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a press conference after her bloc CDU/CSU won the parliamentary election.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel held a press conference after her bloc CDU/CSU won the parliamentary election.
The commander of Peshmerga, the military forces of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, has expressed his view on the referendum on independence from Iraq that is held in the autonomous region on Monday, saying that Kurdish troops are ready to protect the outcomes of the vote.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will give any comments on the German federal election results after results are summed up, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.
On Monday, French truck drivers went on strike against the labor reforms approved by President Emmanuel Macron last week.
During informal meetings WTO earlier this month, Indian envoy J S Deepak was successful in garnering the support of more than 100 developing and poor countries to a proposal seeking an end to farm subsidies in western countries and higher public stockholding by developing countries for food security.
British police said they had arrested a seventh suspect in connection to the bombing of London’s Parsons Green underground station that left some 29 people injured.
Residents from Iraqi Kurdistan are heading to the polls Monday to vote in an independence referendum amid stiff opposition from Baghdad, and concerns from neighboring Turkey, Iran and Syria. In this age of social media, Sputnik brings you some of the most popular and interesting reactions from ordinary Kurds, officials and foreign observers alike.
Germany's elections have send shockwaves through the political establishment: the main parties recorded their worst results since the immediate postwar era, and the far-right has entered the Bundestag for the first time since 1945.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), which came third in the general election in Germany on Sunday, is not going to form a coalition with any political party in the Bundestag but is ready to work with The Left Party to remove anti-Russian sanctions, the co-chairpersons of the party said on Monday.
A two-day-old infant who was born in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh with shocking abnormalities and cruelly branded an 'alien' by locals has not survived; he died a day after he was born.
When you really want to relax in a bath but it’s already time to jump into your car and drive to work, take this insane “Jacuzzi ride!”
Turkish Prime Minister did not rule out the termination of oil transit from Iraqi Kurdistan amid the independence referendum.
Sputnik news agency and radio has signed a cooperation agreement with Radio Beijing Corporation, China’s major municipal radio station.
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin on Monday spoke about the current situation in the Russian economy.
Angela Merkel will be the German Chancellor for a fourth term now that her bloc CDU/CSU has won the parliamentary election. However her political future is not at all cloudless amid the Social Democrats declaring opposition and the far right entering the Bundestag for the first time in half a century.
The right-wing Alternative for Germany party did not expect to achieve the 3-rd place at the general election in Germany, party leader Alice Weidel said Monday.
Amid the Russia-EU sanctions standoff, Count Jan Bernadotte of the Swedish Royal House shocked his nation with a visit to Crimea, during which he voiced plans to produce elite wines on the Russian peninsula, which is renowned for its vineyards.
Martin Schulz, the leader of Germany's Social Democratic Party has vowed to defend the country's democratic values by being an effective opposition the government, following a surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Syrian opposition official in an interview to Sputnik stated that the fact there were no clashes between the US Army and the Daesh can prove their coordination.
Independence referendum of the Iraqi autonomous region of Kurdistan is taking place on Monday amid the stiff opposition from Baghdad.
Despite clearly contradicting Swedish law, underage immigrant wives have been repeatedly allowed to stay with their husbands by Sweden's local municipalities, which defend their decisions by citing humanitarian issues.
In case the internal security is threatened, Ankara will take any measures to stabilize the situation during the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday.
US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner has used a private email account to discuss his official business issues.
Residents of Iraqi Kurdistan are voting in an independence referendum on Monday. Speaking to Sputnik Iran, Sabbah Zanganeh, former Iranian Ambassador to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, signaled his country's readiness to support Baghdad's push for a united Iraq.
Virginia native Pharrell Williams got down on two knees to salute the American flag as he performed at a charity concert in honor of the victims of violent clashes with far-right protestors in Charlottesville last month.