Новости за 22.12.2017

With seats up for grabs in the US House of Representatives and Senate next year, Democrats are divided over Hillary Clinton appearing on the campaign trail.

This little girl has a bone to pick with the groomer!

Health researchers are ringing the alarm as life expectancy in the US dropped for the second year in a row, a trend that has ended the steady rise of longevity that started in 1963. The cause? The opioid epidemic, among other things.

Japanese engineers has developed a pair of humanoid robots with ‘skeletons’ and ‘muscles’ designed to accurately mimic human anatomy.

US Forces Korea issued an alert Thursday calling on service members to "be aware" of North Korean propaganda after a "significant number" of leaflets were found on several US military bases in South Korea.

A Polish man was ecstatic after discovering his animal friend, feared lost forever, passed out at a local farm, drunk on fermented fruits.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Congressional Republicans have failed to address Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 US presidential election and the Trump campaign and must ensure the investigation is conducted thoroughly, US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday.

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un warned that his country’s military poses a “substantial nuclear threat” to the US, according to comments published by state media December 21.

On Thursday, police in California's Central Valley launched a manhunt for at least one suspect after 10 vehicles were targeted in a series of shootings that resulted in one woman being injured.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who is jailed in the United States, feels good after undergoing a surgery, Yaroshenko’s lawyer Aleksei Tarasov told Sputnik on Friday.

An adult store robbery in Russia was thwarted by a concerned citizen armed with nothing but courage and several inches of thick hard rubber.

Ukrainian media has gotten its hands on documents from a meeting of the expert council of the national State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee (Derzhkomteleradio) to try to figure out what's behind the agency's decision to ban the sale of two anthologies of Russian fairy tales.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Israel is negotiating with "several countries" the transfer of their embassies to Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday in an interview with CNN television. However, the prime minister declined to specify with which countries the talks are being held.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The UN Security Council has unanimously voted on Friday in favor of the resolution to introduce new sanctions against North Korea for its continuing ballistic missile tests.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia, Turkey and Iran, the guarantors of the ceasefire in Syria, have agreed to establish a working group on the release of detainees, adopted a statement on humanitarian mine clearance in the country and decided to meet in in January to prepare for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress during the 8th round of the Astana talks.

Spanish authorities have compiled a list of Catalan separatists which includes a popular footballer who vocally supported the region's drive for independence.

A train accident outside of Vienna has caused major havoc on transportation routes in Austria. At least 15 people have been reported injured.

As per an estimate, more than 40000 illegal Rohingya Muslims are presently staying in India most of whom have crossed over from Bangladesh. The recent arrest of a Rohingya Muslim in India’s northeastern state of Manipur has confirmed that they are exploring other routes to enter India.

On the final episode of Fault Lines before Christmas, hosts Garland Nixon and Lee Stranahan talk more about Nikki Haley and her strong words at the UN. They also discuss news stories involving North Korea, Poland, and Iran during a foreign policy focused show.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The FBI and US Department of Homeland Security are urging Americans to stay on alert over Christmas and New Year’s holidays in light of the recently attempted terror attack in New York City, according to a joint public announcement released on Friday.

In the last five months, Indian defense scientists have conducted a series of tests of the quick reaction surface to air missile (QRSAM) meant to be deployed along the border with Pakistan. The developers are soon expected to start series production of the missile system.

Catalonia-born soccer star and Manchester City manager Josep 'Pep' Guardiola has been included in a list of Catalan separatists compiled by Spanish police, according to local media.

In an unprecedented situation, Washington failed to convince its closest allies in the Arab world to support Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in the UN General Assembly, Aiman Abdel Shafi an academic specializing on international relations and the US affairs told Sputnik.

A medical student has been suspended by the University of Miami, which is investigating allegations he copied dozens of pictures of female undergrads and posted them on foot fetish websites. Sputnik looks at some of the weirdest sex fetishes, which make feet look positively tame.

The new US National Security Strategy (NSS) announced by President Donald Trump on December 18 declares China and Russia as the primary threats to America's economic dominance. Speaking to Radio Sputnik, Dr. Tong Zhao, a fellow with the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing, expressed concerns over the document's Cold War rhetoric.