Новости за 23.07.2019

Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May has been chairing the government's emergency committee Cobra after a British-flagged tanker was seized by Iran in the Gulf. Iranian Journalist Hamidreza Gholamzadeh expressed his opinion about it.

Former Johnson Space Center Director Christopher Columbus Kraft Jr., the man who created the iconic role of NASA flight director during the Mercury and Gemini programs, died on Monday.

South Korea's Ministry of National Defence official said that it was the first time a Russian military aircraft had violated South Korean airspace.

The US Justice Department told former Special Counsel Robert Mueller in a letter on Monday that he should limit his testimony before Congress this week to discussing his public report on the US President Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and US Syria Envoy James Jeffrey held talks in Ankara to discuss the establishment of a safe zone in Syria east to the Euphrates river that would be free from PKK and YPG, whom Ankara views as a single organization and considers to be terrorists, the Turkish Defence Ministry said.

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Sputnik) - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad will travel to Afghanistan and Qatar July 22 to August 1 to facilitate the Afghan peace process, the Department of State said.

Apple is reportedly talking to Intel about its intent to buy up the chipmaker’s 5G mobile modem business for $1 billion, and a deal could be announced next week.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said that making a deal with Iran is now harder than before.

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Bob Schlehuber, a Sputnik News analyst and the producer of the Sputnik News show By Any Means Necessary, which is on 105.5 FM and 1390 AM in the Washington DC area from 2:00-4:00 pm every day.

The inventor of the Flyboard Air, Franky Zapata, said he plans to cross the English Channel on Thursday, marking the 110th anniversary of the first airplane flight between Britain and France.

BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Venezuelan Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information Jorge Rodriguez confirmed that the country was facing a massive power outage, adding that it could be caused by an electromagnetic attack.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Space Agency (ESA) has published information on the location of secret US reconnaissance satellites in geostationary orbit using data provided by Russian research centres.

While healing the distrust between Tehran and Washington will be difficult, the “first condition” of restoring normal relations between the US, Iran, and other signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal is to return to the terms of that deal, Dr. Zeinab Ghasemi, a professor of American studies at the University of Tehran, told Sputnik.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has agreed to a request from major telecommunication companies for his administration to make timely licensing decisions on restricting US sales to Huawei, the White House said in statement.

Canadian Calypso Waterpark, which previously fought a human rights complaint from a woman who wanted to slide topless, has changed its dress code, reserving “the right to determine the appropriateness of swimwear.”

On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Bob Schlehuber, producer for By Any Means Necessary and Sputnik news analyst.

Boricuas erupted in a general strike Monday, with hundreds of thousands going out into the streets in by far the most powerful demonstration yet against Governor Ricardo Rosselló.

The UK has been indecisive regarding its allowance of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei access to its 5G infrastructure network. Britain has found itself caught up in the trade war between the US and China, where the US has imposed tariffs and restricted purchases from Chinese companies on the basis of "national security".

Pakistani PM Imran Khan arrives in the US; Ukraine Parliamentary elections give Zelensky more power; Puerto Ricans hold mass protests again.

Officials at London’s Heathrow Airport recently seized nearly $5 million worth of gold bars that are believed to be linked to drug cartels thriving in South America.

US President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon that a deal had been arrived at with congressional leaders to set new budget and debt ceiling levels for the next two years, "with no poison pills."

Montana dentist Joel Booth knew that he wanted to propose to his girlfriend of 3 years sometime in the summer. He had to keep secret his amazing plan to propose to his partner in the cutest possible way.

New Delhi (Sputnik) The Indian foreign ministry has responded to the claim and said “no such request has been made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US President Donald Trump”.

A man enjoying the beaches off the coast of Maryland’s Assateague Island National Park recently found himself doubling over in pain after taking a kick to the groin from a wild horse.