https://sputniknews.comSputnik International is a global news agency keeping you updated on all the latest world news 24/7. Browse Sputnik for breaking news and top stories on politics, economy, social media and the most viral trends.enSputnik News - World News, Breaking News & Top Storieshttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081948170-melania-would-elevate-trump-after-every-rally-say-he-was-wonderful--great-ex-pal-claims/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081948170-melania-would-elevate-trump-after-every-rally-say-he-was-wonderful--great-ex-pal-claims/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202012251081566442-she-held-his-hand-fake-melania-conspiracy-theory-reignites-after-trumps-head-to-mar-a-lago/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:37:36 +0000Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman once claimed that Melania was “counting every minute” until the end of Trump’s presidency so she could divorce him. However, following Biden’s inauguration, the two appear to have happily departed to Florida together. articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947282-trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-over-war-free-presidential-tenure/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947282-trump-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-over-war-free-presidential-tenure/https://sputniknews.com/us-elections-2020/202011221081243396-trump-will-be-in-terrific-position-to-run-in-2024-if-concedes-correctly-nixons-grandson-says/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:43:18 +0000The Nobel Peace Prize committee is set to convene in October to vote on the laureates for the prestigious award. Among this year’s nominees, applications for which had to be submitted by 1 February, is the Black Lives Matter movement which rocked the world with protests throughout 2020.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947318-us-central-intelligence-agency-trolled-on-twitter-after-millennial-diversity-hiring-campaign-launch/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947318-us-central-intelligence-agency-trolled-on-twitter-after-millennial-diversity-hiring-campaign-launch/https://sputniknews.com/science/202012221081525862-cia-linked-nonprofit-accuses-russian-news-of-cookie-campaign-amid-sputnik-v-vaccine-rollout-effort/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101111081731006-joe-biden-eyeing-former-career-diplomat-william-burns-for-cia-nomination-report-says/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101201081828245-nomination-of-ex-ambassador-to-russia-fo-cia-chief-positive-signal-amcham-head-says/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101271081896945-cia-reportedly-cautions-ex-spies-against-talking-too-much-working-for-foreign-governments/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:07:33 +0000The news comes after polling revealed millennials were more critical of the agency compared to past generations, with the intelligence agency facing tougher competition from private sector employers and a lack of a clear foreign policy, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/science/202102011081946987-anyone-for-mind-pong-tech-guru-elon-musk-says-he-wired-up-monkeys-brain-to-play-video-games/https://sputniknews.com/science/202102011081946987-anyone-for-mind-pong-tech-guru-elon-musk-says-he-wired-up-monkeys-brain-to-play-video-games/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202101171081792689-you-owe-me-a-couple-cats-britney-spears-sister-calls-elon-musks-tesla-serial-pet-killer/https://sputniknews.com/science/201907171076272808-total-recall-elon-musks-neuralink-startup-livestreams-major-progress-on-brain-computer-interfaces/https://sputniknews.com/science/202007111079859240-elon-musk-says-his-brain-computer-chip-neuralink-will-be-able-to-cure-addiction-depression/https://sputniknews.com/science/202008281080309328-a-fitbit-in-your-skull-elon-musk-unveils-neuralink-device-that-connects-brain-to-computer/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:50:51 +0000The industrial designer, engineer and SpaceX CEO last summer elaborated on his brain-computer chip startup Neuralink, claiming the brain implant it has been working on could solve a variety of brain disorders, neurological problems and spinal injuries, ranging from memory loss to depression and blindnessarticleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947081-watch-mark-zuckerberg-trash-trump-pledge-to-work-with-biden-in-leaked-internal-videos/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081947081-watch-mark-zuckerberg-trash-trump-pledge-to-work-with-biden-in-leaked-internal-videos/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101281081900348-facebook-to-permanently-impose-limits-on-political-content-zuckerberg-says/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:47:23 +0000Last month, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram banned Donald Trump from their platforms, with Google, Apple, and Amazon going on to de-platform Parler after it turned into a safe haven for his supporters. The unprecedented censorship against the now former president follows years of claims of bias against conservatives by the tech giants.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/business/202102011081946404-exxonmobil-chevron-reportedly-mulled-mindboggling-merger-to-weather-2020-downturn-in-energy-markets/https://sputniknews.com/business/202102011081946404-exxonmobil-chevron-reportedly-mulled-mindboggling-merger-to-weather-2020-downturn-in-energy-markets/https://sputniknews.com/africa/201910101077013413-nigeria-demands-62-bln-from-shell-chevron-exxon-after-being-short-changed-on-oil-profits/https://sputniknews.com/business/202004091078890913-exxon-mobil-faces-76-million-lawsuit-which-cites-coronavirus-as-act-of-god--report/https://sputniknews.com/business/202005011079159853-exxon-mobil-reports-610-mln-loss-amid-collapse-of-oil-prices/https://sputniknews.com/business/202006061079537545-american-oil-company-chevrons-crude-cargo-gets-embroiled-in-us-anti-venezuela-sanctions/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:07:21 +0000Exxon and Chevron's shares nosedived in 2020 after the value of oil cratered amid fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, with Exxon's stock hit hardest, prompting investors to raise concerns about the company's long-term profitability and spending decisions.articleBusinesshttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081946376-kushner-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-for-israel-peace-deal-negotiation/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081946376-kushner-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-for-israel-peace-deal-negotiation/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 13:02:05 +0000Kushner issued a statement, in which he said that he was honoured to be nominated for the prize.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081946164-trump-to-roll-back-joe-biden-orders-for-communist-chinese-in-landslide-2024-election-navarro-says/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081946164-trump-to-roll-back-joe-biden-orders-for-communist-chinese-in-landslide-2024-election-navarro-says/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101281081905436-biden-team-to-postpone-trump-era-ban-on-chinese-firms-allegedly-linked-to-military-communist-party/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202101261081884576-the-task-china-must-rally-whole-country-to-defeat-us-technology-blockade-top-ccp-official-says/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202101261081884576-the-task-china-must-rally-whole-country-to-defeat-us-technology-blockade-top-ccp-official-says/https://sputniknews.com/science/202101271081894912-chipmaker-group-urges-biden-govt-to-reassess-unilateral-trump-era-trade-measures-policy-on-china/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101281081905436-biden-team-to-postpone-trump-era-ban-on-chinese-firms-allegedly-linked-to-military-communist-party/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202101291081919553-huawei-smic-to-join-chipmaking-standards-group-as-china-pushes-foreign-tech-decoupling-in-trade-war/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:47:45 +0000The former White House aide claimed in a recent interview that numerous executive orders from the Biden administration would see more Chinese goods in the US in a reported reversal of former US president Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081944732-affected-our-children-us-capitol-police-wives-slam-acting-chief-for-lack-of-covid-19-protection/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081944732-affected-our-children-us-capitol-police-wives-slam-acting-chief-for-lack-of-covid-19-protection/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 10:05:27 +0000In the wake of the 6th January protests in Washington, DC, the acting Capitol Police Chief told Congress that “the department should have been more prepared for this attack”.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202102011081944184-washington-pyongyang-at-impasse-as-kim-jong-un-cannot-denuclearise-former-n-korean-diplomat-says/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202102011081944184-washington-pyongyang-at-impasse-as-kim-jong-un-cannot-denuclearise-former-n-korean-diplomat-says/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:19:36 +0000The diplomat defected from North Korea in 2019 taking his family to the South Korean embassy in Kuwait to claim asylum.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/world/202102011081943872-get-ready-for-big-revenge-death-threat-note-to-israeli-envoy-reportedly-found-at-india-blast-site/https://sputniknews.com/world/202102011081943872-get-ready-for-big-revenge-death-threat-note-to-israeli-envoy-reportedly-found-at-india-blast-site/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101291081923191-israel-to-send-investigators-after-new-delhi-embassy-bombing-suspects-irans-irgc-responsible/https://sputniknews.com/india/202101301081927492-police-hunting-for-details-about-iranians-arriving-in-new-delhi-day-after-blast-near-israel-embassy/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101311081934264-new-delhi-blast-outside-israeli-embassy-reportedly-prompts-mossad-involvement-/https://sputniknews.com/india/202101311081933993-israeli-envoy-evil-terrorist-attack-at-delhi-embassy-cant-destabilise-peace-talks-in-west-asia/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:17:08 +0000A low-intensity bomb detonated outside the building of the Israeli diplomatic mission in India on 29 January, with both Indian and Israeli officials condemning the attack, which has not resulted in any victims or injuries, as related to terrorism. articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202102011081939378-us-russia-nuclear-treaty-only-first-step-in-ensuring-future-existence-of-humanity-professor-says/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202102011081939378-us-russia-nuclear-treaty-only-first-step-in-ensuring-future-existence-of-humanity-professor-says/https://sputniknews.com/military/202010291080902057-honduras-joining-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-a-success-amid-insane-us-driven-arms-race-expert-says/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202008061080055399-nuking-of-japan-was-totally-unnecessary-and-didnt-end-world-war-ii-us-historian-explains/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202101281081905385-eu-welcomes-new-start-treaty-extension-calls-deal-crucial-for-global-security/https://sputniknews.com/world/202101291081922535-putin-signs-document-extending-new-start-for-five-years/https://sputniknews.com/military/202010291080902057-honduras-joining-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-a-success-amid-insane-us-driven-arms-race-expert-says/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202008061080055399-nuking-of-japan-was-totally-unnecessary-and-didnt-end-world-war-ii-us-historian-explains/https://sputniknews.com/politics/201508301026372757/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202011091081102308-north-korea-needs-relief-from-punishing-economic-sanctions-argues-long-time-peace-activist/https://sputniknews.com/us/202011011080945070-giant-mistake-reagans-secretary-of-state-condemns-us-withdrawal-from-inf-treaty-with-russia/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000The total number of nuclear weapons both Russia and the US could possess was limited by New START, signed between the two countries in 2010. The treaty would have expired on 5 February 2021, had the Biden administration not agreed to extend it for another five years.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081942970-fcc-auctioning-81-in-frequencies-for-companies-to-build-5g/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081942970-fcc-auctioning-81-in-frequencies-for-companies-to-build-5g/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 07:00:28 +0000The winners of the auction will be announced in the coming weeks, once the assignment phase is completed.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/military/202102011081942514-prof-norway-may-become-battlefield-for-russia-us-standoff-as-american-bombers-tipped-for-deployment/https://sputniknews.com/military/202102011081942514-prof-norway-may-become-battlefield-for-russia-us-standoff-as-american-bombers-tipped-for-deployment/https://sputniknews.com/military/202007231079960289-us-marine-corps-to-send-more-troops-to-norway-during-drills/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010141080771438-us-navy-wants-to-lease-norways-abandoned-submarine-cave-base-on-barents-sea/https://sputniknews.com/military/202010201080822037-made-in-us-norways-new-defence-plan-sparks-strong-criticism/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 05:29:36 +0000Tormod Heier, a professor at the Norwegian Defence College, has argued that the US is in a new Cold War with Russia and that Norway, as an important part of the US advanced defence in the High North, is actively involved in this superpower struggle.articleMilitary & Intelligencehttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081941223-gop-rep-kinzinger-says-family-friends-turned-against-him-after-trump-impeachment-vote/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081941223-gop-rep-kinzinger-says-family-friends-turned-against-him-after-trump-impeachment-vote/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101311081933452-five-lawyers-reportedly-leave-trump-impeachment-trial-team/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081940473-trump-office-announces-new-impeachment-trial-lawyers-to-replace-five-resignations/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101301081929823-george-w-bush-to-praise-liz-cheney-for-her-service-as-she-backed-trumps-impeachment-media-says/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:24:21 +0000On 13 January, the US House of Representatives voted to impeach former US President Donald Trump a second time following allegations from both Democrats and Republicans that his claims of ‘mass election fraud’ had incited supporters to storm the Capitol. Ten Republicans sided with the accusing Democrats.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202102011081940902-netizens-chortle-as-psaki-double-tweets-posts-blank-statement-on-myanmar/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202102011081940902-netizens-chortle-as-psaki-double-tweets-posts-blank-statement-on-myanmar/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202101311081937925-tiktok-video-of-psaki-morphing-into-zuckerberg-leaves-netizens-in-stitches/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202102011081940591-live-updates-myanmar-army-reportedly-seizes-yangon-city-hall/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202101311081939865-myanmar-leader-president-reportedly-arrested-amid-assumed-military-coup/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:50:50 +0000The United States was among the first nations to react to the Monday events in Myanmar, as the military declared a state of emergency for one year and announced that power in the country would be handed to the commander of the army.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081940798-robinhood--app-reduces-significant-part-of-restrictions-for-share-trading-amid-gamestop-chaos/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081940798-robinhood--app-reduces-significant-part-of-restrictions-for-share-trading-amid-gamestop-chaos/https://sputniknews.com/business/202101291081924474-is-dogecoin-next-robinhood-blocks-skyrocketing-cryptocurrency-championed-by-online-traders/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202101301081930614-google-removes-100000-bad-ratings-for-robinhood-trading-app-after-gamestop-stocks-scandal-/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202101311081936142-twitter-thread-bella-thorne-ruined-onlyfans-the-same-way-robinhood-is-blocking-stock-purchases--/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:43:00 +0000Earlier, online investment platform Robinhood restricted certain stock trades after a group of independent retail traders conversing in a Reddit chat group purchased GameStop call options, causing the company's once slumping shares to skyrocket, resulting a sharp drop in the value of several Wall Street institutional investment houses.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/science/202102011081940947-stardust-prototype-rocket-powered-by-biofuel-successfully-completes-test-launch/https://sputniknews.com/science/202102011081940947-stardust-prototype-rocket-powered-by-biofuel-successfully-completes-test-launch/https://sputniknews.com/science/202012231081545150-russia-plans-to-supply-us-with-10-engines-for-atlas-v-antares-carrier-rockets-in-2021/https://sputniknews.com/us/202012191081512181-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-delivers-us-spy-satellite-into-orbit/https://sputniknews.com/science/202010011080632780-launch-of-delta-iv-rocket-with-satellite-made-by-us-intelligence-aborted-seconds-before-lift-off/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:33:10 +0000MOSCOW (Sputnik) - BluShift Aerospace has successfully carried out a test launch of its Stardust 1.0 prototype rocket, which uses bio-derived fuel.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081940473-trump-office-announces-new-impeachment-trial-lawyers-to-replace-five-resignations/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081940473-trump-office-announces-new-impeachment-trial-lawyers-to-replace-five-resignations/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101311081933452-five-lawyers-reportedly-leave-trump-impeachment-trial-team/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101281081900037-dem-senator-ponders-alternative-to-impeachment-able-to-hold-trump-accountable/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101281081901936-trying-to-impeach-ex-us-president-has-nothing-to-do-with-unity-katie-hopkins-says/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101301081929823-george-w-bush-to-praise-liz-cheney-for-her-service-as-she-backed-trumps-impeachment-media-says/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 03:02:13 +0000Over the weekend, it was reported that five lawyers from North and South Carolina had exited the legal defense team of the former US president, Donald Trump, who was impeached a second time on 13 January for "incitement of insurrection" for encouraging the deadly 6 January Capitol riot.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081939824-senator-manchin-slams-vp-harris-tv-interview-on-covid-plan-calls-for-bipartisan-pathway-forward/https://sputniknews.com/us/202102011081939824-senator-manchin-slams-vp-harris-tv-interview-on-covid-plan-calls-for-bipartisan-pathway-forward/https://sputniknews.com/us/202101151081771683-crisis-of-deep-human-suffering-biden-unveils-19-trln-emergency-economic-plan-to-tackle-covid/https://sputniknews.com/uk/202101301081927420-avoiding-royal-drama-meghan-markle-not-expected-to-visit-uk-alongside-harry-in-summer-media-claims/0Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:39:17 +0000Joe Biden's 'American Rescue Plan' will target spheres that suffered from the coronavirus pandemic so as to provide additional direct payments for individuals, designating $1.9 trillion for the purpose. However, not everyone is enthusiastic, as suggestions have emerged that the monetary assistance should be "targeted".articleUS