Новости за 05.11.2017

A Saudi prince and several government officials have reportedly died in an aircraft crash in Saudi Arabia near the Yemen border.

A mass shooting at a small church in mid-Texas has left 25 people dead, including children, while many more have been wounded, according to reports.

A mass shooting at a small church in mid-Texas has left up to 27 people dead, including children, while many more have been wounded, according to reports.

The recent sexual harassment scandal around Harvey Weinstein, a famous American film producer, prompted famous people to speak up about cases of sexual misconduct and now this issue is on the top of the European and the United States' political and media agenda.

The new details were revealed concerning the FBI investigation of alleged Russian interference in 2016 US Presidential campaign.

Viktor Bondarev, the head of the Russian upper house's Defense and Security Committee, has outlined in an interview with Sputnik his views on the relations between Moscow and its "historical partners" Hanoi and Havana in the current political landscape on the international arena.

The business empire of Elon Musk, built with the help of government subsidies, is suffering considerable financial losses as certain ventures of his appear to be unable to meet the previously declared expectations.

The market for oil, Saudi Arabia's most lucrative export, is unlikely to be affected by the arrest of dozens of former Saudi state officials and at least 11 Saudi princes in an anti-corruption drive, financial analysts have said.

The liberation of Deir ez-Zor is a great achievement for the Syrian army, but the Syrian government still faces the challenge of bringing Raqqa under its control, Dr. Kamel Wazne of the Center of American Strategic Studies in Beirut told Radio Sputnik.

The "Friends of Crimea" association is a prospective platform for political dialogue will that is expected to be founded during the forthcoming forum in Yalta.

While North Korea continues to test its missiles in close proximity to Japanese territory, Tokyo seeks to determine how accident-prone the V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft employed by its US allies are.

The huge influx of migrants, as well as an economic crisis, bolstered support for right-wing parties across Europe, however, Slovakia turns out to be an exception.

After the Catalan government adopted a resolution on the region's independence from Spain, Madrid introduced the direct governance of Catalonia and set the date for regional elections.

A trove of declassified files and documents that were obtained during bin Laden’s assassination appear to have vanished from the CIA's official website, where they were originally published.

The Royal Saudi Air Defense forces said on Friday they had intercepted a ballistic missile in the northeast of the Saudi capital that was fired from Yemen by Houthi rebels.

Half a thousand Reddit users were perplexed by a third grade math problem. Take the challenge yourself.

The Montenegrin government is considering legislation which will codify its agreements with NATO, and stipulates many privileges for the alliance's forces in the country. Speaking to Sputnik Serbia, local journalist Marko Vesovic said that such game rules should be rejected by all those states which cherish their sovereignty.

Carles Puigdemont has taken a bold step after the interim crisis between the Spanish authorities and the former Catalan leaders in the wake of the recent Catalan independence declaration.

Ivanka Trump arrived on her first visit to Japan this week. The media noted that Ivanka demonstrated once again her high taste in fashion.

Military intelligence, which is sometimes referred to as the eyes and ears of the Russian Armed Forces, has repeatedly proved that they are able to meet not only local tactical objectives, but also determine the fate of nations.

The investigation into the murder of former Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, which sparked genocide in the country in 1994, is still under way. Some continue to suggest that it might have been either instigated by France or by the country's Tutsi militia. French writer Jacques Morel explains why his country was definitely involved.

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in an interview published Sunday told media outlet Bild am Sonntag what perils he sees for the modern world amid strained situation around North Korea's launches and the US attempts to undermine Iran nuclear deal.

It seems when you want to flirt with a girl, you should never forget that you are a highly placed official.

The mystery of a cryptic message in a field in southern England which spread like wildfire on social networks has been solved; it was a romantic gesture from a farmer to his wife, who didn't get a chance to see the message before it went viral on the internet.