Новости за 18.05.2024

Shortly after the United States announced its move to impose fees on Chinese electric vehicles, its neighbor Canada started to mull similar restrictions.

The third saturday of May is celebrated in the United States as Armed Forces Day, an observance honoring all members of the country’s military. But many experts are not joining the celebrations, raising concerns about the state of the US troops.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US Congress' Republican Party members intend to replace incumbent House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson after the November elections to the lower chamber, despite the fact he has support from former President Donald Trump, the Axios news outlet reported on Saturday, citing sources.

Putin concluded his visit to China this week, where he met his counterpart Xi Jinping and discussed issues of mutual cooperation in the global economy and politics.

Slovakia's Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok has revealed that police are investigating some 40 “hateful” publications on the internet that could have played a role in the shooting of the country’s Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday.

“Golden Dragon” exercises are held on May 16-30 in Cambodia's Kampong Chnang province with troops and military equipment.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will address the XXXII meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy. The top diplomat is expected to highlight national priorities in international relations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's Sever (North) Group of Forces has liberated the town of Staritsa in the region of Kharkov in the past 24 hours and continues the offensive, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A vessel proceeding northwest off the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah has been slightly damaged as a result of a strike by an unknown object, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A man died and two people were wounded in a shootout in France's New Caledonia, bringing the total death toll to six amid public unrest organized by the supporters of the island's independence, French media reported on Saturday.

With the China-US trade war showing no signs of ceasing, the fully-fledged partnership between Beijing and Moscow continues to prosper as President Vladimir Putin pledges privileges to Chinese investors in Russia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is expected to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday before traveling to Israel amid rising tensions over the Israeli military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The repeatedly delayed first crewed launch of the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed for at least another four days from Tuesday, May 21 to Saturday, May 25, NASA announced in an official blog.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), jointly with the Israel Security Agency (ISA), said they eliminated one of "significant" targets in an airstrike on their operations center in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Sputnik investigates the role of the media and foreign-backed NGOs in turning up the political temperature in the Central European country.

KAZAN (Sputnik) - Russia's trade turnover with the member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2023 increased by 30 percent, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said after a plenary meeting of the International Economic Forum "Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2024."