UK's May quits as party leader, starting succession race
The winner will have only a few months to decide whether to try to salvage May's plan, delay Brexit again ? or sever ties with Britain's closest trading partner with no agreement at all. ?She remains prime minister for a good few weeks yet,? May's spokesman insisted, noting that any successor must meet Queen Elizabeth II and assure the ...
Trump brands NATO chief his ‘biggest fan’
During his trip to the UK, where he took part in D-Day commemoration events and met European leaders, the US president sat down with Fox News to debunk critics who predicted his international policy would mean failure, NATO?s fracture, and the isolation of the US. US President Donald Trump has denounced critics of his NATO policy, saying while the ...
Macron in hot water over Putin D-Day anniversary snub
The French opposition is grilling President Emmanuel Macron for his refusal to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to a D-Day ceremony in Normandy marking 75 years since the Western Allies invasion and liberation of Nazi-occupied France. D-Day, or the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, was the largest seaborne invasion in history, carried out by the Western Allies during ...
MP accused of mosque bombing appears in court Indian
MUMBAI (AFP) - A firebrand Hindu nationalist nun accused of participating in the deadly bombing of a mosque appeared in court Friday, two weeks after she won a parliamentary seat in India?s election. The MP for Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared before a special terror offences court in Mumbai, her first appearance since charges were ...
Armenian Prime Minister Says Discussed With Putin New Weapons Supplies
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Armenian Nikol Pashinyan told Sputnik he had discussed arms supplies at a meeting with President . Asked whether the issue of supplying with new Iskander missile systems was discussed during the meeting, Pashinyan said that had enough of them.
Iraq Not Condoning 'Very Hurting' US Sanctions Against Iran's Energy Sector - Oil Minister
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) T. PETERST. ( Point / Sputnik - 07th , ) BURG, 7 ( ( Point News / Sputnik - 07th , ) putnik), Anastasia Dmitrieva - does not condone UST. ( Point News / Sputnik - 07th , ) "very hurting" restrictions against , "sanctions for ...
Russia Hopes To Almost Double Food Export Revenues In 5 Years - Agriculture Minister
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) has what it takes to increase export revenues last year's $25 to $45 within five years, Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday.
British PM Theresa May quits as party leader, starting succession race
May will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain´s tortuous departure from the European Union. Brexit is still scheduled for October 31 but while her rivals thrash it out, the project remains stuck, with the only divorce plan agreed with Brussels stuck in parliament. May took office ...
Indian MP accused of mosque bombing appears in court
The MP for Prime Minister Narendra Modi?s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared before a special terror offences court in Mumbai, her first appearance since charges were laid last October. She courted controversy throughout the campaign, telling journalists that the radical Hindu assassin of Indian independence hero Mahatma Gandhi was a "patriot" -- earning her a rebuke from Modi. Thakur ...
Russia Registers 16 Truce Breaches In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Military
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) The side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire registered 16 truce breaches in the country over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side recorded 14 ceasefire violations, the Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in said on Friday. ...
Release Of Orcas From 'Whale Prison' In Russian Far East May Start Within 10 Days-Official
ST. PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Release of orcas and white whales the so-called whale prison in the Far East could start within 10 days, the head of the Agency for Fishery, Ilya Shestakov, told Sputnik on Friday. Perhaps, the earliest releases will start within the next 10 days. We'll see ...
Pregnant Simonyan Says Remains On Drip At Hospital After Incident With Navalny Supporter
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Pregnant Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the RT broadcaster and Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, told Sputnik on Friday that she was still receiving intravenous fluids at a hospital following a confrontation with Lubov Sobol at the Echo of radio station, and that she could lose her baby. On ...
Explosion In Sweden's Linkoping Leaves 25 People Hurt, But Not Badly - Police
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) A powerful blast in Swedish southern city of Linkoping left 25 people hurt, but not badly, as the investigation into reasons behind the blast continues, a spokesperson told Sputnik on Friday.
Russia, Saudi Arabia Discuss Investment Plans Worth Dozens Of Billions Of Dollars - Novak
ST.PETERSBURG (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) and are discussing various investment projects, including in the LNG sector and petrochemical production, worth dozens of of US , Energy minister Alexander Novak said Friday.
Lavrov, Dacic Confirm Commitment To Coordinate Steps On Kosovo - Russian Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 07th June, 2019) Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Serbian counterpart, Ivica Dacic, confirmed at their meeting on Friday commitment to continue closely coordinating steps on Kosovo, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. They confirmed commitment to continue closely coordinating steps on Kosovo," the Foreign Ministry said. Several people ...
US will not accept more Turkish F-35 pilots over Russia defences
The United States has decided to stop accepting any additional Turkish pilots who planned to come to the United States to train on F-35 fighter jets, US officials say, in a clear sign of the escalating dispute over Ankara?s plans to purchase Russian air defences. The two NATO allies have sparred publicly for months over Turkey?s order for Russia?s ...
Colorado school officials consider razing site of Columbine massacre
Public education officials in Colorado are considering a plan to tear down and rebuild Columbine High School, saying the site remains a ?source of inspiration? for potential gun violence 20 years after a mass shooting there left 15 people dead. The Columbine site, Glass said, ?continues to serve as a source of inspiration for potential school shooters, and its ...
Disenchanted activists demand Kazakhs ‘wake up’ before presidential vote
So citizens have no ability to express their opinion other than through creative actions.? Now out of prison, Tulesova is calling for young people to get active and her slogan ? ?You can?t run from the truth? ? has become a popular meme on social media, with thousands using the hashtag. In a display of power a week after taking ...
Drawing the pain: Sketch therapy for C. Africa’s war-torn children
In a makeshift tent, glasses perched on her nose and her feet in the dust, psychologist Mamie Nouria Meniko pores over the creations ? an indicator of the children?s mental health, and a much-needed outlet. ?Their problem is that they suffer daily exposure to violence,? she says. It shows what children cannot say out loud,? Nouria Meniko says. ?Sometimes, ...
Uganda woman leads teens in fight for safer cities
Two years ago, Faridah?s world changed ? she and a friend were attacked by drug addicts on a poorly lit street in the Ugandan capital Kampala, their hometown. ?I don?t want my girl to grow up and experience what I experienced ? being called names when accessing the streets,? Faridah, a 20-year-old mother of two who asked to be ...
