Новости за 25.05.2024

Negotiations on an ‘International Treaty on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response’ began in late 2021, with proponents of a global pact arguing that Covid-19 had exposed major deficiencies in individual governments’ response to health emergencies. Critics have expressed concerns that a binding treaty may impact national sovereignty.

The US and Britain hastily assembled a coalition of the willing in December 2023 to target the Houthis, a month after the indefatigable Yemeni militia began a campaign of ship seizures, drone and missile attacks targeting Israeli-linked merchant vessels in the Red Sea, in solidarity with Gaza.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed bilateral cooperation, implementation of joint projects and agreements between Moscow and Tehran in a telephone conversation with Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

A global pioneer in space technology, Russia has ambitious plans in store for the near future. The Sphere program is a major component of these plans. Here's everything we know about it.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian armed forces have taken control over the Arkhangelskoye settlement in the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Russian artillerymen are highly respected and skilled personnel who play a crucial role in the special military operation zone. They are equipped with a range of modern artillery systems, including howitzers and multiple rocket launchers.

The controversial German co-sponsored Srebrenica resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly will not be taken lightly, and, will inevitably open up “old wounds” in the Western Balkans region, political analyst Stevan Gajic believes.

Previously, Netanyahu and Biden denounced the charges as “outrageous”, with the Israeli prime minister calling it antisemitic.

In January, it was revealed that the American defense secretary had been hospitalized twice and undergone surgery without informing President Joe Biden. Some senior Republicans called for Austin’s dismissal, but the president expressed continued confidence in his defense chief.

Earlier this month, the Financial Times reported that Europe is aging rapidly. As a result, European employers have begun looking for workers from outside Europe to help fill the gap.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany currently has no plans to recognize Palestine as a state, since a token recognition would lead nowhere, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO is forming a network of cyber laboratories along the perimeter of Russia’s borders in Estonia, Latvia, Finland and Romania, Artur Lyukmanov, the special presidential representative for international cooperation in information security of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said in an interview with Sputnik.

The recognition of Palestine is an important step in acknowledging the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and statehood. It is a major milestone in the ongoing struggle in the Middle East.

The West has committed many atrocities in the name of spreading liberal European values, notes one commentator.