Новости за 06.04.2018

China’s People’s Liberation Army-Navy believes that drones flying alongside manned fighter aircraft is the way of the future in naval aviation and has begun flying manned-unmanned aircraft sorties in recognition of that fact, Asia Times reports.

With the US planning to impose sanctions on Russian businessmen it seems that relations between the two countries are set to be strained as American President Trump appears to be taking a hostile stance towards Russian President Putin, despite previously praising him. Sputnik spoke with Moscow-based American businessman Paul Goncharoff for more.

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Continued concerns about a US-China trade war and an underwhelming jobs report induced a spike in volatility on Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 Index tanked.

A state-run hospital in Beijing is telling potential sperm donors that they have to be communists if they want to contribute to the cause during a six-week donation drive.

LONDON (Sputnik) - The Russian Embassy in UK criticized on Friday the statement by the UK Foreign Office about the violation of immigration rules by Viktoria Skripal who applied for a UK visa, saying that it "does not hold water" and suggested that the UK Embassy should have assisted Skripal in correcting her application.

Russia's Foreign Ministry stated Friday that it "will provide a harsh response to new US sanctions or any future hostile move against Russia."

After dealing with a heat wave for several days, residents living in India's National Capital Region and Delhi witnessed a dramatic weather change on Friday after getting hit with rains and dust storms.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The overwhelming majority (88 percent) of Bulgarian citizens supported their government's decision to not expel Russian diplomats over the poisoning of former GRU agent Sergei Skripal on UK soil due to lack of evidence of Russia's involvement in the incident, according to a poll conducted by the Gallup International Institute.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Violent protests by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip prompted a warning against the use of excessive force and a call for peaceful demonstration in what has become a weekly challenge to a barrier that separates Israel from the Hamas-ruled territory, United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will not turn himself in to the police despite the recent court decision to jail the country’s ex-leader for alleged bribery, local media reported Friday.

Virgin Galactic successfully conducted the first flight of its rocket powered spaceplane, the VSS Unity, Friday. The test flight in Nevada brings us one step closer to commercial space tourism.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US Attorney General Jeff Sessions told all US Attorney offices along the southwest border of a new "zero-tolerance" policy for those entering the US after the Department of Homeland Security reported a 203 percent rise in illegal border crossings during the month of March, the Department of Justice said in a press release.

The US president is set to dispatch National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border. The troops will assist the US Border Patrol, but will not be involved in enforcement.

ANKARA (Sputnik) - A Turkish court has approved pre-trial detention for former civil servant Sahin Sogut, who is suspected of organizing the assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, the Anadolu news agency reported on Friday, citing a judicial source.

Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg has voiced support for new regulations in the United States that would require people running political ads on the platform to clearly identify themselves and their location.

Russian President Vladimir recently met with cultural luminaries in the Kremlin and, most notably, handed out awards for outstanding artistic and literary achievements.

Local authorities reported several acts of apparent anti-Arab vandalism that took place in Jerusalem amid the ongoing tensions in the region and clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli security forces.

Israel has repeatedly voiced concerns over Iran’s nuclear deal, warning about its grave consequences. Now warnings about a “terrible mistake” have come from Mossad’s boss, who calls to change or scrap the plan.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly had a "tense" phone call with US President Donald Trump, according to two White House officials familiar with the situation.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump had said that Washington had lost a trade war with Beijing, whiled commenting on the plans to raise US tariffs on additional Chinese goods worth of $100 billion.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - A US federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday rejected a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on assault weapons, newly released court documents showed on Friday.

A hazardous chemical leak recently detected in one of Siberia’s many lakes reportedly poses a serious threat to a "closed city" nearby.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - At least six individuals were killed and some others injured as a result of twin car bomb attacks in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, the Garowe Online news website reported Friday, citing security officials and eyewitnesses.