Новости за 24.07.2017

It seems that the US intention to impose further sanctions against Russia may evoke a harsh response from the EU.

In Sweden, criticism is mounting over data protection security after sensitive information, including data on the country's military pilots, has been leaked to other countries. The leak has already resulted in a series of dismissals and has even evoked a vote of no confidence for the Swedish government.

At least 15 Conservative MPs have reportedly agreed to sign a letter of no confidence in Theresa May, a vote, which if successful, would see her unseated as party leader and prime minister – and another general election in short order. Anonymous sources suggest she may not last in her post beyond the party's October conference.

The bombing carried out by foreign forces in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province resulted in the death of eight civilians, including a woman, and left six women and children injured, according to Nangarhar governor's press service.

Moscow is seeking clarity from the Trump administration on the issue of anti-Russian sanctions following a string of contradictory statements from White House officials.

A senior cardinal in the Vatican has denied any involvement in a scandal involving money which went missing from a children's hospital. Around US$500,000 was allegedly taken from the Bambino Gesu (Baby Jesus) Hospital in Rome to pay for the refurbishment of Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone's Vatican apartment.

The Swiss city of Schaffhausen was partially sealed off after a man armed with a chainsaw injured five people.

The European Commission delegation is in talks with the US House of Representatives on the new sanctions against Russia, according to Commissioner Johannes Hahn.

Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, has denied allegations that he proposed to set a secret communication channel with Moscow during the meeting with then-Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak in December 2016.

Nigeria is ready to implement Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil production if it were to reach the output of 1.8 million barrels a day, OPEC said Monday.

Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage has been the inspiration for a hilarious new meme, after a picture of him emerged on social media with a blank facial expression during a visit to Kazakhstan.

A new poll has shown a double digit drop in French President Emmanual Macron's approval rating in the space of a month. Commenting on the phenomenon, French politics specialist Maxim Sokolov said that the odd waning of the president's approval rating can be explained by the way in which his rating was artificially built up in the first place.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras stated that the key priority of the Greek government at the moment is to regain the country's economic sovereignty.

The Kremlin considers continued US sanctions rhetoric counterproductive, harmful to the interests of Russia and the United States, and potentially harming the interests of other countries.

The speaker of the Russian upper house, the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko said on Monday that Moscow will take measures to make sure that no external actors could meddle in Russian affairs in the run up to the 2018 presidential election in the country.

Japan-based magazine The Diplomat commented on the rearming of another Russian missile brigade, stationed in the country's Eastern Military District, with the Iskander-M missile system, concluding that "the placement of Iskander-M Brigades reflects continued uneasiness about China." Russian military analyst Vasily Kashin commented on the issue.

About 30 members of French La Republique en Marche party, founded by President Emmanuel Macron last year, filed a lawsuit with the district court in Creteil, a commune in the suburbs of Paris, demanding to cancel the vote for the adoption of the party's charter, according to local media reports.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a controversial law which would give the government the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. Poland's Senate approved the legislation on Saturday, July 22, but a few hours later thousands of demonstrators came out onto the streets of Warsaw to protest.

Tzipi Livni, former Israeli Foreign Minister, has said she fears the country is on the verge of a religious battle with the Muslim world. Her comments follow days of violent clashes after security forces imposed controversial security measures at a disputed shrine in Jerusalem.

Russian upper house of parliament speaker Valentina Matvienko said that new possible sanctions will not affect the pace of Russia's economic development.

Construction workers at a new skyscraper in St. Petersburg, Russia, captured a video of a rainbow from the cockpit of a tower crane, and it doesn’t look like a familiar arch…

So, who is hampering international trade? Experts agree that the recent summit of the G20 in Hamburg was characterized by certain changes in the dividing lines between economic “globalists” and “nationalists.”

Last week saw wide-scale protests in Poland against the initiative of the country's ruling party to reorganize the Supreme Court and hand it to the Justice Ministry. Many Poles believe that the adoption of the relevant bill will empower the government to replace any member of the court it deems misaligned with its political agenda.

Mass protests in Poland against the reform of the country's judicial system are being financed by large media conglomerates, international corporations and banks in an attempt to overthrow the Polish government, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Monday.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is especially concerned over the fact that the energy-related restrictive measures against Russia might be used against European companies involved in the development or operation of energy export pipelines in Russia or to Europe, according to media reports.