Новости за 15.04.2018

As recent studies detail the enormous Greenland ice sheet to be melting at its fastest rate in 450 years, climatologists now point to a new threat; the collapse of the mid-Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream, which would severely affect weather patterns in Europe, Africa and the northeastern US.

Saturday morning’s missile attacks by the US, France and UK on Syrian installations allegedly used in the production of chemical weapons has compelled Moscow to retaliate in support of Bashar al-Assad’s government in the form of “Russian trolls,” claims the Pentagon.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some 40 percent of UK citizens oppose the recent strikes conducted by the three Western nations — the United States, France and the United Kingdom — on Syria, a fresh survey revealed on Sunday.

PODGORICA (Sputnik) - Former Montenegrin Prime Minister and head of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists Milo Djukanovic leads in the country's presidential election with more than half of the vote, an exit poll revealed on Sunday.

The US spy agency appears to have a magazine for agents who review movies and books, especially those featuring their work, most naturally along with corruption and conspiracy theories.

Graffiti has reportedly appeared in the militant-controlled city of Binnish in Idlib province, Syria, showing Saturday's US, French and British missile strikes in an unflattering light.

Graffiti has reportedly appeared in the militant-controlled city of Binnish in Idlib province, Syria, showing Saturday's US, French and British missile strikes in an unflattering light.

DHAHRAN (Saudi Arabia) (Sputnik) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi demanded on Sunday an international investigation into the last week's alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.

The drills, codenamed Eager Lion, are taking place at the Joint Training Center in Amman and Zarqa, Jordan, and are set include a mobile laboratory response to a 'simulated chemical incident.'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that Paris convinced the US administration to "stay in Syria long term."

On the sidelines of the VII Moscow conference on international security Yakov Kedmi, Israeli politician, former head of Nativ intelligence service and member of the Israeli security service committee on Iranian forces issues, has given his take on the future of the ties between three Middle Eastern countries – Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

DHAHRAN (Saudi Arabia) (Sputnik) - The heads of the Arab League states condemn the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Syrian authorities, according to the final statement of the Arab League Summit.

After US-led coalition members hit Syria with over 100 missiles last Friday, the fans from the Syrian Tishreen Football Club pulled no punches while expressing their attitude toward the US administration's recent actions.

Commenting on the Western countries' missile attack against Syria on April 14, the head of the Geopol Consulting think tank, told Sputnik that the US, the UK and France are seeking to disrupt Russia's clout in the region.

The US-led missile strike against Syria, allegedly aimed at suspected chemical weapon sites, has reportedly resulted in the destruction of a pharmaceutical facility used to produce cancer drugs.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hungary’s ruling coalition headed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban that includes party Fidesz and the Christian Democratic People's Party (KDNP) received almost half of the votes in the election held on April 8 and thus got a two-thirds majority in the country's parliament, the final results showed on Sunday.

The clashes have been ongoing for almost a week in Notre-Dame-des-Landes near the French city of Nantes, as dozens of squatters oppose plans to clear the area of an anarchist camp located there.

The charred body of a famed attorney, known for his impassioned struggle for LGBT rights and environmental issues, was found Saturday in a New York City park near a walking path.

The charred body of a famed attorney, known for his impassioned struggle for LGBT rights and environmental issues, was found Saturday in a New York City park near a walking path.

Spiez Laboratory's report that it found traces of the NATO military-grade incapacitating agent BZ in its sample of the chemical used in the Skripal attack has left people in the UK and around the world rushing to find out more. Having dug through all the details, Sputnik has compiled everything you need to know about BZ.

A Russian lawmaker, who met the Syrian president in the wake of the recent attack, dismisses media reports claiming that Bashar Assad fled to Iran after the airstrikes on Damascus.

A Russian lawmaker, who met the Syrian president in the wake of the recent attack, dismisses media reports claiming that Bashar Assad fled to Iran after the airstrikes on Damascus.

The US space agency is to find out with a series of experiments if making space babies is possible, which would be of crucial importance when the time to colonize planets comes. Elon Musk assists with his Space X rocket.

After the US imposed a fresh round of sanctions against Russia over the latter’s alleged “malign” activity in the world, Moscow now ponders on how to return the favor.

Except for one minor incident, a protest in the German city of Cottbus remained quiet; however, the counter-protesters invented an unusual way to advance their cause.