Новости за 20.05.2024

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US lawmakers will work "feverishly" to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court over its decision to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a senior Republican senator said on Monday.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - China has right to have economic relations with Russia and the United States should not interfere with such ties, Chinese Deputy Ambassador to the UN Geng Shuang said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Countries are growing weary of the US dollar and could abandon the currency due to inflation, US Congressman Thomas Massie said on Monday.

Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter was a US-made Bell-212, an outdated but very reliable vehicle most likely fitted with new engines, Vadim Bazykin, an honored Russian helicopter test pilot, told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun hosted South Africa’s Navy Chief, Monde Lobese, in Beijing on Monday, with the sides agreeing to bolster military ties between their countries, media reported.

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in the Islamic Republic’s East Azerbaijan province on May 19. The next day, those on board were declared dead.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his top staff that he was "angry" because of numerous leaks in the media concerning the United States’ diplomacy in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas and urged diplomats to quell them, the Politico newspaper has reported, citing three State Department officials.

After Russia launched the special military operation, Western nations froze almost half of Russia's $320 billion foreign currency reserves. The Kremlin called the move an expropriation of property and a violation of international law.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) -Earlier in the day, Iranian Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed media reports that Raisi and his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran.

Iranian Vice President Mohsen Mansouri confirmed reports of the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that he is shocked by reports of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whom he considers an exemplary and extraordinary world leader.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron has scheduled a regular meeting of the country's defense and national security council to discuss the situation in New Caledonia for Monday, French broadcaster BFMTV reported, citing the Elysee Palace.

There are no signs that anyone on board Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter is alive, Iranian news agency Press TV reported on Monday.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said that the European Union closed the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM), aimed at training Malian armed forces units and providing consultative aid, and withdrew its personnel from the African country.

Earlier this month, Cindy McCain, the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director said that parts of Gaza are experiencing "full-blown famine."

BRATISLAVA, (Sputnik) - The Slovak Security Council will discuss strengthening measures following the assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a meeting on May 22, Slovak newspaper Dennik N reported.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - North Korea was forced to increase its overall nuclear deterrence readiness after the US conducted another subcritical nuclear experiment at the Nevada National Security Site, a spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry said.

Protests have been rocking college campuses for months, with students demanding that a permanent ceasefire be called in Gaza, their schools divest from companies that support Israel and other demands.