Новости за 22.04.2018

North Korea’s leader has promised to suspend ballistic missile and nuclear weapon tests – that's what he told a meeting of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea on Friday as quoted by state-run KCNA news agency. Sputnik discussed Mr. Kim's statements with Dr. Joseph Cheng, professor of political science at the City University of Hong Kong.

On Friday, Europe’s largest bank HSBC announced it would no longer fund construction for new coal-fired power plants, also curtailing oil sands and arctic drilling investment, as a means to curb greenhouse gases produced from burning fossil fuels.

If you are not precisely certain of where your US-grown romaine lettuce is from, throw it out now, says the CDC.

Evangelical Christian broadcasting in America is Trump’s grassroots get-out-of-jail-free card.

On Tuesday, a 25-year-old customer reportedly found a hidden camera in the WC in one of Atlanta’s Starbucks coffee bars. Police are now investigating the case, which the general public met with vehement criticism – and dismay.

The Turkish president claimed that roughly 5,000 trucks, all loaded with weaponry, were dispatched to northern Syria.

The Turkish president claimed that roughly 5,000 trucks, all loaded with weaponry, were dispatched to northern Syria.

Sputnik Italia contributor, author and international law expert Giuseppe Paccione explains why the crisis in Syria is a perfect illustration of the need to reform the United Nations.

ATHENS/MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Members of the Greek Rouvikonas anarchist group threw paint bombs at the buildings of the French embassy and consulate in Athens in protest at the involvement of Paris in strikes in Syria, local media reported on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia did not receive any US requests regarding the origin of NotPetya malware, Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cooperation in Information Security Andrey Krutskikh said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US attempts to dissuade Iran's economic partners from cooperating with it violate the terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday.

An estimated 6,000 Jaysh al-Islam militants and their families are expected to withdraw from East Qalamoun, northwest of Syrian capital, to Jarablus in northern Aleppo province.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Over 30 people have been killed in violent protests against the government of President Daniel Ortega and its reform of the social security system in Nicaragua, the Prensa news portal reported on Sunday.

A new report funded by the European Commission stated that easier access to firearms, including automatic weapons, poses a new threat to Europe’s security and could result in deadlier terror attacks in the future. Sputnik discussed this with Gerold Otten, a member of Germany's parliament from the AfD - Alternative for Germany party.

BEIRUT (Sputnik) - Militants in Syria have shelled the southern outskirts of Damascus with mortars leaving 12 people injured, SANA news agency reported on Sunday.

The annual list of the world’s most influential people, unveiled by Time magazine this week, has passed two historical milestones. This year’s list has a record number of women.

The annual list of the world’s most influential people, unveiled by Time magazine this week, has passed two historical milestones. This year’s list has a record number of women.

The annual list of the world’s most influential people, unveiled by Time magazine this week, has passed two historical milestones. This year’s list has a record number of women.

As a meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the United States draws near, a third party steps forward to reveal why making deals with Washington might not be a good idea.

No birthday party can be held without lighting candles on a birthday cake and then blowing them out in order to make a wish. It seems that some animals are also eager to join the tradition.

Law enforcement officers have detained 228 demonstrators in Yerevan, Armenia, which have recently seen a number of protests against former President Serzh Sargsyan, having been elected the country’s premier, according to the police press service.

North Korea's vow to suspend its nuclear testing could be a trap ahead of potential summits with South Korean and US heads of state, President Trump's aides told The Washington Post on condition of anonymity. Radio Sputnik discussed Mr. Kim's statement with Tong Zhao, a fellow at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy in Beijing.

While the European Union leaders appear uncertain about accepting new member states into their fold, it appears that Brussels instead seeks to use the Balkans to deal with its migrant problems, according to a Serbian politician.

Spaceships using conventional hydrogen-oxygen fuel will be able to take people to the Moon, Mars or Venus. But human exploration of other planets in our solar system, and beyond it, will require the creation of ships harnessing the power of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, including via the concept of nuclear pulse propulsion.

Speaking to Sputnik Italy on the sidelines of the 2018 Global Energy summit, Francesco Profumo, the head of Compagnia di San Paolo and a former Italian minister of education and technology innovation, specifically touted Russia's role on the European energy market.