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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/world/202001021077917847-epstein-pimp-ghislaine-maxwell-protected-from-fbi-investigators---report/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001021077917847-epstein-pimp-ghislaine-maxwell-protected-from-fbi-investigators---report/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912281077889242-new-epstein-victim-claims-banker-abused-her-with-sex-toy-raped-her-when-she-was-16---reports/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912271077882267-ghislaine-maxwell-fbi-investigating-jeffrey-epsteins-madam-and-several-accomplices--report/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912271077881945-prince-andrew-reportedly-set-up-fund-under-false-name-to-dodge-scrutiny-over-scandalous-epstein/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912281077889242-new-epstein-victim-claims-banker-abused-her-with-sex-toy-raped-her-when-she-was-16---reports/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912291077895223-epsteins-cohort-reportedly-accused-of-coercing-a-minor-into-having-sex/0Thu, 02 Jan 2020 01:50:36 +0300The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly narrowed the scope of its wide-ranging investigation into the sex trafficking ring of high-rolling American paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Federal sleuths are now reportedly concentrated on finding the key witness in the tangled network of deceased sex offender.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077918030-captain-america-actress-accused-of-stabbing-her-mother-to-death/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077918030-captain-america-actress-accused-of-stabbing-her-mother-to-death/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912231077726414-spinoff-series-actor-on-last-star-wars-movie--absolute-fuing-failure/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912271077873730-disney-cuts-same-gender-kiss-from-latest-star-wars-movie-in-singapore/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201712111059895596-captain-america-bullying-video-boy/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201903281073631535-captain-america-brady-trump/0Thu, 02 Jan 2020 01:50:10 +0300The accused actress played roles in movies including 'Captain America: The First Avenger' and 'Trouble Is My Business', and produced and directed movies such as 'The Creeps' in 2017 and wrote and directed other movies like 'The Lawful Truth' in 2014.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077917746-trumps-lawyer-giuliani-says-hes-willing-to-testify-at-pending-senate-impeachment-trial/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077917746-trumps-lawyer-giuliani-says-hes-willing-to-testify-at-pending-senate-impeachment-trial/https://sputniknews.com/us/201909301076928919-rudy-giuliani-subpoenaed-over-ukraine-documents-by-house-democrats/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912261077872946-donald-trump-pelosi-crazy-over-scam-impeachment-in-holiday-spat/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912291077892894-donald-trump-impeachment-probe/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912301077871337-from-trump-impeachment-to-area-51-raid-top-12-landmark-us-news-stories-from-2019/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077905140-us-judge-dismisses-kupperman-lawsuit-regarding-trump-impeachment-testimony-declares-claims-moot/0Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:26:10 +0300President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, made his statement speaking to reporters on Tuesday night while on his way into the president’s Florida resort to attend a New Year’s Eve party.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077917854-former-nba-commissioner-david-stern-dies-at-77/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001021077917854-former-nba-commissioner-david-stern-dies-at-77/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201911241077387989-the-king-has-tooted-nba-superstar-lebron-james-farts-at-fans-who-asked-for-autograph/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912101077527319-video-former-nba-player-fined-for-not-eyeing-chinese-flag-during-national-anthem/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912121077554892-better-than-michael-jordan-twitter-fans-hail-nbas-james-harden-as-the-goat-/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912201077662173-los-angeles-lakers-lose-in-nba-premier-match-up/0Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:05:17 +0300A former commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), David Stern, in December reportedly suffered a brain hemorrhage and remained under intensive care after urgent surgery. In a statement on Wednesday, the NBA said that the ailment caused the death of David Stern at the age of 77.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917652-video-drunk-moped-driver-in-dramatic-shanghai-cash-for-crash-road-accident-/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917652-video-drunk-moped-driver-in-dramatic-shanghai-cash-for-crash-road-accident-/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912091077526194-fishy-business-us-navy-sailors-charged-one-pleads-guilty-in-seaworld-ticket-scam/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912101077528942-once-jailed-for-involvement-in-sex-scam-actress-shweta-basu-prasad-ends-marriage/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912231077744118-netflix-drops-trailer-for-upcoming-series-on-scams-in-indias-phishing-capital/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912261077872946-donald-trump-pelosi-crazy-over-scam-impeachment-in-holiday-spat/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:59:40 +0300An apparently drunken man was caught on CCTV footage in Shanghai, China, showing him imitating an odd road accident. The incident, which reportedly occurred recently, looks like an attempt at an insurance scam.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077917383-western-balkans-feel-betrayed-over-eu-enlargement-talks--croatias-foreign-minister/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077917383-western-balkans-feel-betrayed-over-eu-enlargement-talks--croatias-foreign-minister/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201908271076643723-merkel-macron-eu-leadership-contest-western-balkans/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:16:00 +0300Croatia is the most recent country to join the European Union, back in 2013, although other Balkan states are currently expecting to open negotiation talks into their accession to the bloc, although the process has not yet begun.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077917671-austrian-conservatives-greens-lawmakers-reach-coalition-agreement---reports/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077917671-austrian-conservatives-greens-lawmakers-reach-coalition-agreement---reports/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201905291075442212-lavrov-scandal-austria-russians/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201911181077334621-greek-tennis-player-tsitsipas-wins-atp-finals-against-austrias-thiem/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201911211077369755-scandal-russian-girl-austria-suspects-arrested/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912081077517655-horned-demons-wreak-havoc-in-austria-italy-as-folklore-celebrations-spin-out-of-control-/https://sputniknews.com/interviews/201912111077541348-we-austrians-have-never-been-so-transatlantic---karin-kneissl-austrias-ex-foreign-minister/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 23:10:40 +0300Leader of the Austria's conservative People's Party (OVP), Sebastian Kurz, who had been granted a mandate to form a cabinet, expressed in December 2019 his intention to form a stable government by mid-January.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917612-cigar-shaped-ufo-video-arizona/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917612-cigar-shaped-ufo-video-arizona/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912251077843150-bizarre-flashing-ufo-traveling-at-1600-kph-with-no-sound-caught-on-video-over-las-vegas/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912251077843150-bizarre-flashing-ufo-traveling-at-1600-kph-with-no-sound-caught-on-video-over-las-vegas/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912311077911024-ufo-or-aircraft-parading-lights-in-sky-over-wales-puzzle-locals/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912271077879457-spooky-ufo-like-lights-streaking-across-skies-in-italy-launch-internet-into-chaos/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912291077894220-huge-triangular-ufo-ejecting-red-orb-caught-on-video-gliding-across-sky-above-new-york/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 22:47:46 +0300The 2010s have been marked by numerous appearances of unidentified flying objects, tingling the curiosity of alien hunters and regular people all over the world. Although the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence has not yet been proven, consistent sightings at least give conspiracy theorists something to nourish their beliefs. articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077917591-globally-acclaimed-singer-linda-ronstadt-compares-trump-to-hitler-says-he-made-mexicans-new-jews/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077917591-globally-acclaimed-singer-linda-ronstadt-compares-trump-to-hitler-says-he-made-mexicans-new-jews/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911201077355664-us-deports-145-illegal-indian-migrants-over-visa-violations/https://sputniknews.com/latam/201908181076576470-maduro-accuses-trump-of-doing-to-venezuela-what-hitler-did-to-the-jewish-people---reports/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201911111077279869-if-migrants-have-cash-for-smugglers-high-tech-gear-they-should-expect-asylum-fees-in-us---prof/https://sputniknews.com/us/201908261076640755-cnn-vilified-after-guest-likens-trump-to-hitler-claims-hes-responsible-for-millions-of-deaths/https://sputniknews.com/us/201911071077241318-people-in-mexican-military-uniform-helped-migrants-illegally-cross-into-us---border-patrol/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201910041076958363-dhs-collecting-migrants-dna-first-step-in-total-population-control-of-us-citizens/https://sputniknews.com/us/201911191077345042-us-preparing-to-implement-rule-to-deport-migrants-to-northern-triangle-countries---filing/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911201077355664-us-deports-145-illegal-indian-migrants-over-visa-violations/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 22:03:13 +0300Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration, including the construction of a border wall with Mexico, has long drawn condemnation from his opponents, but also won a lot of support from his backers. It has led to heated discussion within the US, as well as several scandals and crises, such as the longest government shutdown in the country's history.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917567-mysterious-crater-planetary-catastrophe-glass-pieces/https://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917567-mysterious-crater-planetary-catastrophe-glass-pieces/https://sputniknews.com/science/201910081076988505-scientists-moon-experiment-meteorite/https://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917321-meteorite-crater-sheds-light-earths-real-age/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912281077888536-meteor-or-rocket-mysterious-fireball-caught-on-video-over-guam/https://sputniknews.com/science/20100520159095418/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:55:12 +0300Almost a million years ago, a large meteorite impacted the Earth, throwing glass pieces known as tektites thousands of kilometres away, to the territories of what are now modern Australia, Southeast Asia, and Antarctica. Now, scientists are finally able to say where the mega-strike happened. articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917226-self-proclaimed-sex-god-meat-loaf-claims-greta-thunberg-has-been-brainwashed/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077917226-self-proclaimed-sex-god-meat-loaf-claims-greta-thunberg-has-been-brainwashed/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:50:01 +0300The singer, who has undergone four back surgeries in recent years, revealed that although he is more than good at making love, his relationships with women were never motivated by sex.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077917460-about-400-people-arrested-in-hong-kong-during-protest/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077917460-about-400-people-arrested-in-hong-kong-during-protest/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916913-hong-kong-protesters-vandalise-hsbc-offices-across-hong-kong/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:25:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) -The Hong Kong Police have detained at least 400 people during 1 January's anti-government protest, Senior Superintendent of Hong Kong Island Region Jim Ng Lok-Chun said.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077917475-israeli-pm-netanyahu-says-hell-seek-parliamentary-immunity/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077917475-israeli-pm-netanyahu-says-hell-seek-parliamentary-immunity/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077904212-netanyahus-office-denies-broadcasters-claim-that-pm-has-formally-requested-immunity/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:14:58 +0300Israel’s High Court of Justice on 31 December rejected a petition submitted by 67 plaintiffs to deprive current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right to form a new government, claiming that such issues should not be brought to the court prior to an election, the Haaretz newspaper reported.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/latam/202001011077917429-panama-canal-reportedly-suffering-from-major-water-shortage-lacks-over-40-of-needed-volume/https://sputniknews.com/latam/202001011077917429-panama-canal-reportedly-suffering-from-major-water-shortage-lacks-over-40-of-needed-volume/https://sputniknews.com/latam/201606261041974810-panama-canal-nicaragua-us-opens/https://sputniknews.com/society/201910181077078185-netflix-sued-by-mossack-fonseca-founders-depicted-in-upcoming-panama-papers-film/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201907261076368012-iran-frees-9-indian-crew-members-from-detained-panama-flagged-tanker/https://sputniknews.com/world/201907211076308692-panama-withdraws-its-flag-from-tanker-mt-riah-for-deliberate-violation-of-intl-regulations---report/https://sputniknews.com/latam/201908081076498777-venezuelan-government-says-ship-carrying-soy-detained-in-panama-canal-due-to-us-sanctions/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 21:04:34 +0300The complicated situation regarding water resources in the region that are needed for the canal to function has been ongoing for over two decades. The canal's authorities blame a lack of rainfall allegedly caused by climate change for the problem.articleLatin Americahttps://sputniknews.com/africa/202001011077917415-tunisian-prime-minister-designate-submits-cabinet-lineup-to-president/https://sputniknews.com/africa/202001011077917415-tunisian-prime-minister-designate-submits-cabinet-lineup-to-president/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912251077828983-erdogan-claims-turkey-still-ready-to-send-troops-to-libya/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:58:00 +0300CAIRO (Sputnik) - Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli has presented the makeup of his government to President Kais Saied, the presidential office said.articleAfricahttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077917351-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-to-ensure-reliable-supplies-to-eu-completion-of-nord-stream-2--analysts/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077917351-russia-ukraine-gas-deal-to-ensure-reliable-supplies-to-eu-completion-of-nord-stream-2--analysts/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077906874-russian-prime-minister-medvedev-all-gas-issues-with-ukraine-have-been-settled/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912311077907262-israels-gas-reserves-too-small-to-be-used-as-tool-for-political-leverage--analyst/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909850-merkel-lauds-russian-ukrainian-gas-deal-for-ensuring-eu-supply/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913576-bulgaria-starts-getting-transit-free-russian-gas-via-turkstream---bulgargaz/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910531-bumpy-road-to-new-russia-ukraine-gas-agreement/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077905121-russia-ukraine-sign-documents-ensuring-gas-transit-starting-from-1-january---miller/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:46:24 +0300Moscow and Kiev argued in court for nearly five years over mutual accusations of violating a 2009 gas deal, with the court only partially fulfilling the demands of the respective parties in 2017 and 2018. But disagreements persisted despite the rulings, stalling the signing of a new gas deal.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917321-meteorite-crater-sheds-light-earths-real-age/https://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917321-meteorite-crater-sheds-light-earths-real-age/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912161077590217-gigantic-craters-at-long-last-pinpointed-decades-after-us-nuclear-tests-in-pacific/https://sputniknews.com/science/20130321180166867-Russian-Scientists-Find-Crater-in-Meteorite-Hit-Lake/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201507131024558603/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:43:11 +0300After studying rocks and a dune at one of the world’s most stunning geological landmarks, Australia's Wolfe Creek Crater, a team of researchers concluded that a meteorite hit the site 120,000 years ago - 180,000 years later than previously thought. This could cast doubt on the widely-accepted estimate that Earth is 4.6 billion years old.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077917174-psychic-who-correctly-predicted-jfks-assassination-claims-armageddon-will-come-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077917174-psychic-who-correctly-predicted-jfks-assassination-claims-armageddon-will-come-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912051077495122-the-key-to-armageddon-russias-nuclear-suitcase-gets-unlocked-for-the-public/https://sputniknews.com/military/201911091077266706-armageddon-averted-four-times-faulty-technology-nearly-caused-a-nuclear-holocaust/https://sputniknews.com/business/201910261077157637-petrodollar-armageddon-approaches-as-one-of-the-worlds-largest-oil--gas-companies-dumps-greenback/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:58:21 +0300The bombshell claims appear to be taken by many with a pinch of salt, as it emerged that Ms Dixon first forecast that the end of the world would fall on the year of 1962, but here we still are.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077917279-canadian-tribunal-initiates-probe-into-dumping-of-oil-sucker-rods-from-mexico-brazil-argentina/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077917279-canadian-tribunal-initiates-probe-into-dumping-of-oil-sucker-rods-from-mexico-brazil-argentina/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912261077872725-oil-prices-continue-to-reach-new-highs-based-on-expectations-of-us-stockpile-reductions/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:57:30 +0300Canada remains one of the leading global producers of crude and also holds one of the largest oil reserves in the world. articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077917211-turkey-will-not-send-troops-to-libya-if-haftar-ceases-offensive-in-tripoli/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077917211-turkey-will-not-send-troops-to-libya-if-haftar-ceases-offensive-in-tripoli/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912261077849850-haftars-army-accuses-turkey-of-smuggling-is-nusra-terrorists-to-libya-via-tunisia/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:42:30 +0300ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that Ankara would not send its troops to Libya if the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, stopped its attack on Tripoli.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917122-head-of-robotics-company-warns-of-catastrophic-consequences-for-mankind-if-ai-is-used-in-conflicts/https://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077917122-head-of-robotics-company-warns-of-catastrophic-consequences-for-mankind-if-ai-is-used-in-conflicts/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:01:24 +0300In November, a report by Army Times detailed how the US military plans to enhance the capabilities of soldiers via a human-machine fusion, including connecting human brains to computers in order to control vehicles.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077916724-little-sailor-rat-floats-on-shoe-to-sirvive-heavy-rain/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077916724-little-sailor-rat-floats-on-shoe-to-sirvive-heavy-rain/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0300Many people suffer from natural disasters – including severe floods, but animals are also highly vulnerable to the wrath of nature. Some of them, however, know that human inventions can help them survive even the harshest downpours.articleVideoclubhttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916932-approved-by-russian-spies-hangover-remedy-used-by-intelligence-agents-revealed/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916932-approved-by-russian-spies-hangover-remedy-used-by-intelligence-agents-revealed/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:52:25 +0300It doesn’t matter if one has had two glasses of wine or five pints of beer – a hangover is something that almost all of us have to deal with. Having one is a big problem, and curing it seems impossible.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077916944-frances-macron-vows-to-finalise-pension-reform-despite-vocal-protests/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077916944-frances-macron-vows-to-finalise-pension-reform-despite-vocal-protests/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912241077756605-macron-renounces-his-pension-soon-bernard-arnault-will-give-up-his-restaurant-tickets--politician/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077897346-macron-sisi-agree-to-enhance-cooperation-for-settling-libyan-crisis/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912291077895395-germans-think-merkel-putin-macron-will-play-leading-role-in-world-politics-in-2020--poll/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:28:21 +0300Labour unions have long weighed in on the pension reform debate, with some expressing disappointment about the proposed points system, while many feel sceptical about raising the minimum retirement age.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077917087-watch-alleged-us-troop-redeployment-to-iraqi-embassy-besieged-by-protesters/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077917087-watch-alleged-us-troop-redeployment-to-iraqi-embassy-besieged-by-protesters/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077902918-iraqs-top-cleric-blasts-us-airstrikes-says-us-must-respect-countrys-sovereignty/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903556-israel-congratulates-us-after-strikes-on-shia-forces-in-iraq-syria--netanyahus-office/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906043-irgc-slams-us-airstrikes-in-iraq-says-pmf-reserves-the-right-to-retaliate---report/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077912540-dod-to-immediately-deploy-750-soldiers-to-the-middle-east-after-us-embassy-attack-in-iraq---esper/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:24:06 +0300Iraqis surrounded the American Embassy in Baghdad on 31 December and on 1 January following US strikes against Kata’ib Hezbollah bases in Iraq and Syria that claimed the lives of 25 people.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077917105-smoke-from-australian-bushfires-reaches-new-zealand/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077917105-smoke-from-australian-bushfires-reaches-new-zealand/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:00:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Smoke from raging fires in Australia that killed at least seven people this week reached several cities in New Zealand and turned the sky orange, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reported.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916987-which-past-predictions-about-life-in-2020-came-true/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916987-which-past-predictions-about-life-in-2020-came-true/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912221077722485-bright-future-or-terminator-esque-dystopia-ahead-robots-and-software-that-wow-and-spook-people/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:34:29 +0300Several decades back, various futurists, academics, economists, and technologists expressed their visions for what the future might look like in 2020. Now is the right time to decide whether their forecasts came true.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916913-hong-kong-protesters-vandalise-hsbc-offices-across-hong-kong/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916913-hong-kong-protesters-vandalise-hsbc-offices-across-hong-kong/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:25:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Hong Kong protesters vented their anger at the HSBC banking group on Wednesday as they vandalised its headquarters, offices and cash machines across the city in a new wave of anti-government unrest.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077916864-us-iran-standoff-ignites-tensions-in-gulf/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077916864-us-iran-standoff-ignites-tensions-in-gulf/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077916532-i-like-peace-trump-claims-he-doesnt-want-war-between-us-and-iran/https://sputniknews.com/business/201911111077277080-iran-says-instex-mechanism-implemented-incompletely-not-working-effectively/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077915586-irans-supreme-leader-if-anyone-threatens-us-we-will-confront-them/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:10:00 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik), Valentina Shvartsman - Ending a year of "strategic patience" following the United States' unilateral withdrawal from the landmark nuclear deal, Tehran gradually cut its commitments under the accord throughout 2019, with hopes of returning to the pre-2018 status quo fading away.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915527-tracing-the-journey-of-pakistani-tik-toker-hareem-shah-to-her-becoming-the-queen-of-scandal/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915527-tracing-the-journey-of-pakistani-tik-toker-hareem-shah-to-her-becoming-the-queen-of-scandal/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201911011077197909-who-watches-the-watchers-pakistani-tik-tok-queen-claims-to-record-famous-pak-cricketer-masturbating/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201910231077128852-pakistan-tik-tok-queen-occupies-pms-chair-draws-twitteratis-fury/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912081077514775-controversial-pakistani-tiktoker-hareem-shah-claims-being-mobbed-inappropriately-touched-by-a-fan/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 17:01:35 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): Hareem Shah, who shot to infamy after her stint of occupying Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s chair, has continued to hog the attention of the people and media ever since her alleged exposés of various prominent people in the country.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077916818-british-comedian-greta-thunberg-sex-joke/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077916818-british-comedian-greta-thunberg-sex-joke/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912301077902636-greta-thunberg-i-wouldnt-have-wasted-my-time-speaking-to-donald-trump/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077907372-fatboy-slim-says-he-almost-cried-hearing-remix-of-his-song-featuring-greta-thunbergs-speech-at-un/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077914056-do-your-greta-thunberg-face-piers-morgan-trolls-eco-warrior-with-youve-stolen-my-childhood-jab/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:56:16 +0300The teenage activist from Sweden, who inspired student eco-protests around the globe, has been named the person of the year 2019 by TIME, so her name inevitably popped up in the chitchat during a two-hour special British comedy show The Last Leg on 31 December. The turn it took, however, seemed a bit out of line for some.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077916654-russian-nuclear-plants-break-2018-energy-generation-record/https://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077916654-russian-nuclear-plants-break-2018-energy-generation-record/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:46:30 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian nuclear power plants set a new record in 2019, generating almost 209 billion kilowatt hours of electricity, up 4.5 billion kWh from the year before, the national power stations operator said Wednesday.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077916799-wadas-2020-list-of-prohibited-substances-enters-into-force/https://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077916799-wadas-2020-list-of-prohibited-substances-enters-into-force/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912211077698473-russia-has-proof-that-wada-informant-rodchenkov-modified-doping-data-in-moscow-laboratory/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:44:13 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced that its new list of banned substances and methods has come into force.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916640-terrorism-charged-irish-daesh-bride-released-on-bail-in-time-to-ring-in-new-year-with-family/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916640-terrorism-charged-irish-daesh-bride-released-on-bail-in-time-to-ring-in-new-year-with-family/https://sputniknews.com/society/201910191077090396-us-detention-center-worker-alleges-employer-barred-her-from-wearing-hijab---complaint/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201911131077297262-porn-star-khalifa-wedding-preagnancy/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912261077868182-ex-hijab-porn-star-mia-khalifa-knows-how-to-wish-fans-a-merry-christmas/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:22:55 +0300Lisa Smith, from Ireland, has allegedly been kept in a Syrian camp since February after escaping the Daesh enclave in Baghouz, before the Turkish military took control of it.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916598-at-least-9-people-killed-during-severe-floods-in-indonesia/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916598-at-least-9-people-killed-during-severe-floods-in-indonesia/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:19:37 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Massive floods that struck the Indonesian capital of Jakarta and the surrounding areas have led to the deaths of at least nine people, The Jakarta Post reported.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077916532-i-like-peace-trump-claims-he-doesnt-want-war-between-us-and-iran/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077916532-i-like-peace-trump-claims-he-doesnt-want-war-between-us-and-iran/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906043-irgc-slams-us-airstrikes-in-iraq-says-pmf-reserves-the-right-to-retaliate---report/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077912540-dod-to-immediately-deploy-750-soldiers-to-the-middle-east-after-us-embassy-attack-in-iraq---esper/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912301077896758-esper-says-strikes-in-syria-and-iraq-successful-officials-initially-discussed-options-with-trump/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903556-israel-congratulates-us-after-strikes-on-shia-forces-in-iraq-syria--netanyahus-office/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906043-irgc-slams-us-airstrikes-in-iraq-says-pmf-reserves-the-right-to-retaliate---report/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077902918-iraqs-top-cleric-blasts-us-airstrikes-says-us-must-respect-countrys-sovereignty/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:03:52 +0300At the same time, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has announced the deployment of an additional 750 troops to the region in light of the recent attack on the American Embassy in Baghdad, while media reports have suggested that deployments might reach 4,000 troops.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077916439-uncovered-2004-us-intelligence-memo-shows-cryptic-predictions-of-world-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077916439-uncovered-2004-us-intelligence-memo-shows-cryptic-predictions-of-world-in-2020/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:03:45 +0300The document's authors made several spot-on predictions about the political situation in the United States and the world, the decline of international organisations such as the United Nations and in part predicted the emergence of Daesh*.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916470-tehran-slams-us-for-blaming-iraqi-protests-on-iran-urges-to-abandon-destructive-policies/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916470-tehran-slams-us-for-blaming-iraqi-protests-on-iran-urges-to-abandon-destructive-policies/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077902918-iraqs-top-cleric-blasts-us-airstrikes-says-us-must-respect-countrys-sovereignty/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906043-irgc-slams-us-airstrikes-in-iraq-says-pmf-reserves-the-right-to-retaliate---report/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077912540-dod-to-immediately-deploy-750-soldiers-to-the-middle-east-after-us-embassy-attack-in-iraq---esper/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903556-israel-congratulates-us-after-strikes-on-shia-forces-in-iraq-syria--netanyahus-office/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:51:34 +0300The American Embassy in Iraq came under attack on 31 December by a group of people protesting against recent US airstrikes on alleged Kata'ib Hezbollah bases in Iraq that claimed lives of at least 25 people.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916301-pope-francis-reveals-why-he-slapped-overzealous-admirer/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077916301-pope-francis-reveals-why-he-slapped-overzealous-admirer/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:49:24 +0300When the Pontiff was making his way to visit the Nativity Scene in Saint Peter's Square, in Vatican City a woman suddenly grabbed the pope's arm and pulled him to her side in a seemingly aggressive way prompting a swift pair of slaps.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077916177-ravishing-in-red-chinese-ambassador-to-nepal-garners-love-with-her-new-year-wish/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077916177-ravishing-in-red-chinese-ambassador-to-nepal-garners-love-with-her-new-year-wish/https://sputniknews.com/world/201911271077413512-nepal-seeks-full-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-membership--foreign-minister/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911171077331437-nepals-prime-minister-vows-to-remove-india-troops-from-border-region/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912241077764111-joint-china-nepal-police-operation-leads-to-arrest-of-over-120-chinese-nationals-in-kathmandu/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:33:42 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqi has become the darling of Twitterati with her stunning New Year's post. Wearing a red dress and black stole, the ambassador is posing with temples in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu in the background. articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916236-india-to-investigate-radical-muslim-body-for-allegedly-stoking-violence-during-citizenship-stir/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916236-india-to-investigate-radical-muslim-body-for-allegedly-stoking-violence-during-citizenship-stir/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:30:45 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): India witnessed large-scale protests, some violent, against a controversial citizenship law that was enacted by the federal government early in December. The northern state of Uttar Pradesh witnessed large-scale violence and arson during the demonstrations, killing at least 18 people in clashes with security forces.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915835-family-of-four-with-gunshot-wounds-found-inside-car-on-yamuna-expressway-in-uttar-pradesh/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915835-family-of-four-with-gunshot-wounds-found-inside-car-on-yamuna-expressway-in-uttar-pradesh/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201901071071268684-mine-accident-india-meghalaya/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201910211077103471-crackdown-by-indias-aviation-regulator-results-in-drop-in-accident-rates----reports/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201905121074924884-india-accident-collision-casualties/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:16:55 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): According to police, the family was undertaking a trip from Delhi to neighbouring Mathura in India’s Uttar Pradesh on New Year. The man was under financial debts and ended his life after allegedly firing at his wife and two children, a boy, 6, and a girl, 10.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916222-over-400-arrested-for-drinking-alcohol-in-modis-dry-home-state-of-gujarat/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077916222-over-400-arrested-for-drinking-alcohol-in-modis-dry-home-state-of-gujarat/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:16:32 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The Gujarat government last year opposed petitions seeking a relaxation in its prohibition policy and demanding permission to be allowed to drink in private, citing a violation of fundamental rights.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077916312-is-black-mirror-reality-almost-here-sex-robot-manufacturers-reveal-what-to-expect-in-2020s/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077916312-is-black-mirror-reality-almost-here-sex-robot-manufacturers-reveal-what-to-expect-in-2020s/https://sputniknews.com/society/201910261077156107-sex-robot-that-breathes-poised-to-take-adult-entertainment-market-by-storm/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912211077703752-porn-stars-and-sex-robots-las-vegas-braces-for-biggest-adult-trade-show-in-the-us/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912221077719658-ex-robots-customers-want-sex-dolls-that-look-like-their-ex-girlfriends-celebs-says-doll-maker/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912291077890566-sex-robot-manufacturer-realdoll-hires-hollywood-producers/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:12:40 +0300Although the sex doll industry made a giant leap in the 2010s thanks to tech advances and the implementation of artificial intelligence tools, the next decade promises to take sex robots to a new level, key manufacturers suggest.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915748-bollywood-veteran-neena-guptas-the-last-color-eligible-for-best-picture-at-oscars/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915748-bollywood-veteran-neena-guptas-the-last-color-eligible-for-best-picture-at-oscars/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077900985-bollywood-superstar-kangana-ranaut-sends-legal-notice-to-forbes-india-for-showing-her-low-income/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077913627-biopics-on-real-life-heroes-to-sequels-of-bollywoods-greatest-hits-await-indian-moviegoers-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911271077417504-michelin-starred-chef-vikas-khanna-remembers-late-legend-gary-rhodes-as-one-of-the-greats/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:05:53 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): “The Last Color”, starring Neena Gupta in the main role, is an Indian feature film produced and directed by Indian-American Chef Vikas Khanna. The film addresses an age-old taboo surrounding widows in Vrindavan and Varanasi, both religious cities in northern Uttar Pradesh in India.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915865-indian-soldiers-deployed-at-northern-borders-greet-country-on-new-year/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915865-indian-soldiers-deployed-at-northern-borders-greet-country-on-new-year/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911081077255093-indian-troops-use-israeli-drones-to-combat-smuggling-on-border-with-bangladesh---reports/https://sputniknews.com/military/201909181076829370-indian-troops-launch-grenades-at-pakistans-special-service-group-in-repulse-attack---video-/https://sputniknews.com/military/201911271077419133-indian-government-claims-chinese-troops-transgress-over-700-times-in-two-years/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:03:49 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The new Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane extended his heartiest wishes to the entire country New Year’s Day. He took over the coveted post on Tuesday after General Bipin Rawat left the office and became the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in the country.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077909754-why-west-spreads-rumours-about-chinas-hybrid-warfare/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077909754-why-west-spreads-rumours-about-chinas-hybrid-warfare/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0300The deepening US-China controversy has led to the emergence and rapid development of a new genre of political literature: describing Chinese methods as so-called "hybrid warfare". Theories concerning the Chinese threat follow similar studies of "Russia's Hybrid Warfare", but are several years behind the latter.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/photo/202001011077915465-world-rings-in-2020-with-fireworkds-and-presents/https://sputniknews.com/photo/202001011077915465-world-rings-in-2020-with-fireworkds-and-presents/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 15:00:00 +0300People all over the world said farewell to the past decade with music, drinks, festivals, New Year's Eve spectacles, and religious rituals.photoPhotohttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916051-protests-outside-us-embassy-in-baghdad-resume-for-day-2/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077916051-protests-outside-us-embassy-in-baghdad-resume-for-day-2/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:34:00 +0300President Donald Trump said a day earlier that the US Embassy in Iraq was safe despite being attacked by people protesting against American airstrikes on Shia militants in Iraq, and warned that Iran would be held fully responsible for any damage caused to US facilities.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915599-indian-banks-to-liquidate-fugitive-liquor-tycoons-seized-assets/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077915599-indian-banks-to-liquidate-fugitive-liquor-tycoons-seized-assets/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201907231076327865-indian-banks-file-fresh-plea-in-uk-court-to-recover-bad-debts-from-liquor-baron-vijay-mallya/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201908051076464651-uk-firm-diageo-to-enforce-loan-repayment-by-fugitive-indian-tycoon-vijay-mallya/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:10:12 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): A consortium of state-funded Indian banks has filed a fresh plea in the UK High Court seeking full disclosure of assets owned by Vijay Mallya, an Indian liquor baron on the run. Mallya faces criminal charges in India for failing to return about $1.5 billion in loans he obtained from banks.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077915967-iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-warmongering-statements/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077915967-iran-summons-swiss-envoy-over-us-warmongering-statements/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:08:45 +0300Earlier in the day, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the US airstrikes on Kata’ib Hezbollah Shiite militants in neighbouring Iraq and Syria, promising to strike anyone who threatens his country.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077915642-lets-call-the-exorcist-pug-expresses-his-energy-too-hard/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077915642-lets-call-the-exorcist-pug-expresses-his-energy-too-hard/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:00:00 +0300A pug called Leonid has become very famous and popular on Instagram since its owner started posting photos and videos of him online and even made T-shirts with his face.articleVideoclubhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915847-donald-trump-reveals-why-hes-keeping-his-new-years-resolution-under-wraps/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915847-donald-trump-reveals-why-hes-keeping-his-new-years-resolution-under-wraps/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912261077872946-donald-trump-pelosi-crazy-over-scam-impeachment-in-holiday-spat/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077907189-did-ivanka-have-reasons-to-skip-dad-donald-trump-and-melanias-christmas-dinner/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912301077902636-greta-thunberg-i-wouldnt-have-wasted-my-time-speaking-to-donald-trump/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:54:24 +0300Unlike FLOTUS, President Trump seems to be way more superstitious when it comes to making wishes at festivities.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915784-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-opens-up-about-her-relationship-with-swedish-fianc-in-emotional-insta-post/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077915784-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifa-opens-up-about-her-relationship-with-swedish-fianc-in-emotional-insta-post/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:35:58 +0300In March, American-Lebanese sports commentator and former porn actress Mia Khalifa announced her engagement to Swedish chef Robert Sandberg, who now makes a regular appearance on her Instagram feed. articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077915763-watch-russian-fighter-ali-isaev-knock-out-jared-rosholt-in-pfl-finals/https://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077915763-watch-russian-fighter-ali-isaev-knock-out-jared-rosholt-in-pfl-finals/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:29:32 +0300The Russian fighter, who has won nine matches in a row and remains undefeated, became the Professional Fighting League (PFL MMA) champion and received a $1 million award.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077915721-one-killed-over-20-injured-by-firecrackers-across-frances-north-east---reports/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077915721-one-killed-over-20-injured-by-firecrackers-across-frances-north-east---reports/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:20:55 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Incidents related to the negligible handling of firecrackers during New Year's celebrations in northeastern France have left one person dead and more than twenty others injured, France Bleu reported on Wednesday.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913864-former-andhra-chief-joins-farmers-protest-demanding-amaravati-as-capital-of-southern-indian-state/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913864-former-andhra-chief-joins-farmers-protest-demanding-amaravati-as-capital-of-southern-indian-state/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201907241076344555-indian-mother-elephant-avenges-her-babys-death-in-andhra-forest/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911281077424226-thousands-call-for-march-to-indias-amaravati-after-govt-halts-construction-of-planned-city/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201908291076671688-three-insurgents-surrender-in-indias-andhra-pradesh-state---report/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:19:04 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The state government in India’s Andhra Pradesh has been considering a proposal to create three capitals in the state – a move that has agitated a lot of farmers and triggered protests by all those farmers who gave up their farm lands for the capital city project in Amaravati.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913896-two-indian-army-soldiers-killed-in-gunfight-with-suspected-infiltrators-from-pakistan/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913896-two-indian-army-soldiers-killed-in-gunfight-with-suspected-infiltrators-from-pakistan/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:18:28 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The intruders were reportedly intercepted in the Khari Thrayat forest area as they were attempting to enter India from Pakistan's side of Kashmir. The counter-offensive against the suspected infiltrators is said to still be on, media reports quoted official sources as saying.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913848-indias-untouchables-celebrate-202nd-anniversary-of-revolt-against-upper-caste-domination/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913848-indias-untouchables-celebrate-202nd-anniversary-of-revolt-against-upper-caste-domination/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911061077235787-caste-astrophe-untouchable-netizens-want-discriminatory-twitter-to-cancelallblueticksinindia/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911181077336942-power-of-the-oppressed-how-untouchables-are-scaling-new-heights-on-social-media/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912121077552682-indian-organisation-for-untouchables-set-to-take-a-plunge-in-electoral-politics/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:58:41 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The war between the last Maratha emperor, Peshwa Bajirao II, and the East India Company on 1 January 1818 was considered a revolt against social hierarchy – the lowest and socially deprived against the highest in the caste ladder.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077913948-priyanka-chopra-and-nick-jonas-welcome-the-new-year-with-the-perfect-kiss/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077913948-priyanka-chopra-and-nick-jonas-welcome-the-new-year-with-the-perfect-kiss/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912111077542604-i-will-never-be-pro-war-priyanka-chopra-revisits-her-stance-on-war/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912161077588059-nationaljiju-priyanka-chopra-cant-stop-gushing-as-audience-welcomes-nick-in-jumanji/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912221077716912-stay-away-priyanka-chopra-gets-a-legal-notice-for-planning-a-biopic-on-bioterror-attack-convict/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:53:24 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): Actress Priyanka Chopra tied the nuptial knot with Hollywood singer Nick Jonas in Udaipur, the city of palaces, located in India’s Rajasthan, since then they've been setting couple's goals with all their antics - whether accompanying each other on promotions or walking hand-in-hand on the red carpet.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077915586-irans-supreme-leader-if-anyone-threatens-us-we-will-confront-them/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001011077915586-irans-supreme-leader-if-anyone-threatens-us-we-will-confront-them/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912291077895583-us-strikes-five-military-facilities-in-syria-and-iraq/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:51:52 +0300Iraqi protesters on 31 December stormed the US Embassy in Baghdad and torched its outer fence in protest against recent US airstrikes targeting Kata’ib Hezbollah Shiite militants in Iraq and Syria.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077914015-elon-musk-takes-a-jab-at-ex-nissan-head-carlos-ghosn-in-a-bizarre-twitter-post-/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077914015-elon-musk-takes-a-jab-at-ex-nissan-head-carlos-ghosn-in-a-bizarre-twitter-post-/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:34:46 +0300Musk is no stranger to entertaining his 30-million army of followers on Twitter with jokes and memes, but he also likes to leave people baffled by posting weird messages. articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913749-china-beats-japan-in-securing-spot-in-indias-upcoming-5g-trials-are-anti-caa-protests-to-blame/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913749-china-beats-japan-in-securing-spot-in-indias-upcoming-5g-trials-are-anti-caa-protests-to-blame/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912271077882362-weather-forecasting-5g-development-us-britain/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912281077887465-china-huawei-5g-network-smartphones/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077906966-ideological-ally-of-indias-bjp-questions-governments-move-to-allow-huawei-in-5g-trials/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:17:36 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s federal Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad recently confirmed that India was set to go ahead with much-awaited 5G trials in January, while announcing that all vendors including China’s tech major Huawei would be allowed to participate.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913790-india-pakistan-exchange-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-amid-war-threat/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913790-india-pakistan-exchange-lists-of-nuclear-facilities-amid-war-threat/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912241077757086-india-develops-air-defence-gun-for-army-amid-potential-aerial-threat-from-pakistan/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912241077769623-india-builds-thousands-of-bunkers-to-shield-kashmiri-families-amid-massive-fire-from-pakistan/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912261077867790-six-killed-in-massive-border-fire-exchange-between-india-and-pakistan/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:13:20 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): Despite downgrading diplomatic relations in the aftermath of a "unilateral decision" by the Indian Parliament to revoke the disputed Kashmir region's special status last August, arch-rivals India and Pakistan have continued to fulfill their formal obligations under bilateral agreements. articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077914056-do-your-greta-thunberg-face-piers-morgan-trolls-eco-warrior-with-youve-stolen-my-childhood-jab/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077914056-do-your-greta-thunberg-face-piers-morgan-trolls-eco-warrior-with-youve-stolen-my-childhood-jab/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:59:07 +0300The Swedish teen’s September speech at the UN Climate Action Summit, in which she accused world leaders of robbing her of her childhood, has caused some strong reactions from both her fans and opponents, with many jokes later emerging to mimic the climate activist’s address.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077913919-liverpool-on-course-to-win-english-premier-league-undefeated---ex-arsenal-chief-wenger/https://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077913919-liverpool-on-course-to-win-english-premier-league-undefeated---ex-arsenal-chief-wenger/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:57:56 +0300Liverpool, a UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup winner, has been names the best sports team of 2019 in a International Sports Press Association poll.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077913627-biopics-on-real-life-heroes-to-sequels-of-bollywoods-greatest-hits-await-indian-moviegoers-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077913627-biopics-on-real-life-heroes-to-sequels-of-bollywoods-greatest-hits-await-indian-moviegoers-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077898228-off-we-go-from-snowy-switzerland-to-scenic-sydney-bollywood-stars-set-to-welcome-2020-with-aplomb/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077898492-whysilentsrbachchan-bollywoods-amitabh-bachchan-trolled-for-keeping-mum-on-new-citizenship-law/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912301077900585-bollywoods-own-greek-god-hrithik-roshan-gets-love-on-twitter-for-his-insane-comeback-in-2019/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077900985-bollywood-superstar-kangana-ranaut-sends-legal-notice-to-forbes-india-for-showing-her-low-income/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:32:30 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The year 2020 is going to be a treat for Indian moviegoers as some of the most anticipated films will hit screens. While films like “Chhapaak” depict the struggle of real-life heroines, “Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan” and “Angrezi Medium” have to live up to the expectation of their first installments.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077913833-trump-blasts-lamestream-media-for-reporting-he-was-playing-golf-during-iraqs-us-embassy-assault/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077901510-iraqi-us-ties-in-jeopardy-as-baghdad-blasts-us-over-strikes-on-shia-militia-group/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911735-videos-apache-attack-choppers-100-marines-deployed-to-patrol-us-embassy-in-baghdad/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910452-us-embassy-in-baghdad-besieged-as-iraqis-set-building-on-fire-videos/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:15:08 +0300“The corrupt lamestream media”, as POTUS referred to mainstream left-leaning news outlets, were well aware of his busy meeting schedule as he was monitoring the situation in Iraq, but "failed to report or correct" things to make them reflect reality.articleMilitary & Intelligencehttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913727-8-policemen-killed-in-afghanistans-balkh-province-following-taliban-attack/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913727-8-policemen-killed-in-afghanistans-balkh-province-following-taliban-attack/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 11:05:28 +0300KABUL (Sputnik) - Taliban militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, leaving eight people dead and three others injured, Balkh Police Chief Ajmal Fayez said on Wednesday.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077913459-israel-succeeded-in-averting-terror-attacks-but-militants-motivation-still-on-rise/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077913459-israel-succeeded-in-averting-terror-attacks-but-militants-motivation-still-on-rise/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:59:26 +0300The year 2019 was successful for Israel's security agencies, who although didn't manage to prevent the deaths of five Israelis murdered by Palestinian terrorists, did manage to avert multiple terror attacks.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077913672-get-facts-straight-first-us-tv-host-under-fire-after-falsely-claiming-pompeo-appeared-on-rt/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077913672-get-facts-straight-first-us-tv-host-under-fire-after-falsely-claiming-pompeo-appeared-on-rt/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:45:01 +0300In April 2019, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke at Texas A&M University about his experience as director of the CIA. The video with his remarks was later shared by Russian international network RT. articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913557-india-approves-third-lunar-mission-chandrayaan-3-isro-chief-reveals/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913557-india-approves-third-lunar-mission-chandrayaan-3-isro-chief-reveals/https://sputniknews.com/science/201910101077012791-orbiter-on-indias-second-lunar-probe-monitors-solar-flares-identifies-elements-of-lunar-surface/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201910231077124699-indias-lunar-probe-captures-specifics-of-secondary-craters-in-moons-south-polar-region/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911141077298335-indias-failed-moon-mission-still-active-sends-3d-images-of-lunar-surface/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:41:45 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): Three months after suffering a major jolt in its second lunar mission, India's space agency ISRO has announced a new mission, Chandrayaan-3, on New Year’s Day. New Delhi's ambition to soft-land on the Moon had crashed when the Chandrayaan-2 failed to touch down on the lunar surface as planned on 7 September 2019.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913438-we-stay-far-away-from-politics-follow-govts-directions---indias-first-chief-of-defence-staff/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913438-we-stay-far-away-from-politics-follow-govts-directions---indias-first-chief-of-defence-staff/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:36:29 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government’s avowed objective in appointing the country’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was to ensure optimum utilisation of defence resources through the integration of tri-service operations and establishment of joint or theatre-specific commands.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913576-bulgaria-starts-getting-transit-free-russian-gas-via-turkstream---bulgargaz/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913576-bulgaria-starts-getting-transit-free-russian-gas-via-turkstream---bulgargaz/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:21:58 +0300ATHENS (Sputnik) - Bulgaria's Bulgargaz and Russia's Gazprom have agreed for Bulgaria to start receiving Russian gas directly from the TurkStream pipeline rather than through Romania starting 1 January to save some 81 million leva ($45 million), the Bulgarian gas company has said in a statement.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077913464-japanese-player-takumi-minamino-takes-part-in-first-liverpool-training-session---photo-video/https://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077913464-japanese-player-takumi-minamino-takes-part-in-first-liverpool-training-session---photo-video/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 10:12:48 +0300According to English Premier League rules, the newly transferred player can't take part in Thursday's match against Sheffield United, however, he will be available for the game against Tottenham on 11 January.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913401-treat-for-the-eyes-holy-welcome-to-new-year-at-banks-of-ganges-in-pm-modis-varanasi/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913401-treat-for-the-eyes-holy-welcome-to-new-year-at-banks-of-ganges-in-pm-modis-varanasi/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201904151074150498-indian-elections-2019-modi-priyanka/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201903211073400676-indian-festival-of-clours-holi/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201901171071535346-cattle-jump-over-fire-india/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:38:00 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): There is an Indian tradition of welcoming the New Year at the banks of the Ganges with prayers. It’s a major annual draw for tourists from India and abroad.  The ceremony includes the lighting of lamps, invoking the divine through hymns and offering obeisance to the holy river regarded as a goddess in Hinduism.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077913366-ivanka-sparkles-at-trumps-estate-on-new-years-eve-after-skipping-fathers-christmas-event/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077913366-ivanka-sparkles-at-trumps-estate-on-new-years-eve-after-skipping-fathers-christmas-event/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077903592-migrant-families-ivanka-trump-interview/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077907189-did-ivanka-have-reasons-to-skip-dad-donald-trump-and-melanias-christmas-dinner/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912409-terrible-choice-ces-chooses-ivanka-trump-to-keynote-at-major-us-tech-expo/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:13:15 +0300The First Daughter and White House policy adviser’s absence from Trump’s Christmas gathering seemed somewhat conspicuous last week, but on New Year’s Eve the whole family were present, along with POTUS’ personal attorney Rudy Giuliani and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077913387-56-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-russias-kamchatka-coast---emergencies-ministry/https://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077913387-56-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-russias-kamchatka-coast---emergencies-ministry/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:12:30 +0300PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY (Sputnik) - A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred near the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia's easternmost region, the local branch of the Emergencies Ministry said on Wednesday.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913336-musician-flips-off-australian-pm-morrison-during-new-years-eve-concert---photos/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077913336-musician-flips-off-australian-pm-morrison-during-new-years-eve-concert---photos/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 09:00:46 +0300There are many examples of friendship between artists and politicians, but sometimes things don't go too well, and people from two very different worlds end up feuding.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077913323-ex-labour-mps-mock-jeremy-corbyns-new-year-message-about-being-resistance-to-boris-johnson/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077913323-ex-labour-mps-mock-jeremy-corbyns-new-year-message-about-being-resistance-to-boris-johnson/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:57:04 +0300In a video posted online, the 70-year-old, who refused to step down after Labour’s humiliating defeat after a December election, among other things claimed that the party is strong and its voter base is growing. articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077913299-trump-says-does-not-really-care-about-impeachment-trial-at-senate/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077913299-trump-says-does-not-really-care-about-impeachment-trial-at-senate/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 08:36:10 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would be happy to stand trial in the Senate over the House of Representatives' impeachment process against him, but added that he did not really care.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913245-trump-says-us-to-start-phase-2-trade-talks-with-china-soon/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913245-trump-says-us-to-start-phase-2-trade-talks-with-china-soon/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:55:59 +0300WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing would soon start negotiations for the Phase Two economic and trade deal, adding that these talks can be completed.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077911093-omg-i-killed-him-golden-retriever-puppy-plays-with-toy/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077911093-omg-i-killed-him-golden-retriever-puppy-plays-with-toy/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:30:00 +0300Sometimes the games that dogs play can get out of hand, but in this case an adorable little puppy wound up cowering in fear, scared that its playmate, a toy dog, was “suddenly dead”.articleVideoclubhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077909336-what-new-threats-to-strategic-stability-in-asia-did-2019-bring/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077909336-what-new-threats-to-strategic-stability-in-asia-did-2019-bring/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:15:00 +0300The year 2019 has become a turning point in relations between great nuclear powers. According to Russian military expert Vasily Kashin, this has had a direct effect on the strategic situation in Asia.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913040-lebanese-media-reveal-cinematic-details-of-ex-nissan-chiefs-daring-escape-from-japan/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077913040-lebanese-media-reveal-cinematic-details-of-ex-nissan-chiefs-daring-escape-from-japan/https://sputniknews.com/business/201910241077133305-lawyers-for-nissan-ex-head-carlos-ghosn-ask-to-drop-sharges-over-prosecutor-misconduct/https://sputniknews.com/science/201911161077321377-nissan-recalls-over-450000-cars-wordlwide-over-fire-risks/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912271077875843-nissan-shares-fall-eight-year-low-top-executive-quit/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077905188-remanded-ex-nissan-chief-carlos-ghosn-departs-japan-for-lebanon-lands-in-beirut---reports/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906063-ex-nissan-chairman-carlos-ghosn-issues-statement-after-arrival-in-lebanon-from-japan/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:04:01 +0300Carlos Ghosn, 65, the former Renault-Nissan boss, was previously among the most powerful automotive figures in the world. The Brazilian-born executive, who recently fled Japan - where he faces four corruption charges and was expected to stand trial this year - mysteriously emerged in Lebanon.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/environment/202001011077913102-earthshot-prince-william-launches-big-cash-award-to-find-climate-change-solutions/https://sputniknews.com/environment/202001011077913102-earthshot-prince-william-launches-big-cash-award-to-find-climate-change-solutions/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912081077514873-not-like-theyre-all-tied-to-epstein-prince-william-bashed-for-alleged-talks-with-hillary-clinton/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912301077897981-greta-thunbergs-dad-says-it-was-a-bad-idea-for-her-to-lead-climate-change-protests/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912181077612791-kate-middleton-shrugs-off-prince-williams-hand-and-netizens-are-puzzled/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077909368-prince-william-and-kate-middletons-mystery-2020-announcement-leaves-netizens-guessing/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912181077615664-chance-that-we-can-hold-the-impacts-of-climate-change/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 07:02:22 +0300The 'Earthshot prize' will be given to five winners each year for the coming ten years beginning in 2021, as a means of creating 50 solutions to ongoing "climate change problems" facing humanity by 2030.articleEnvironmenthttps://sputniknews.com/columnists/202001011077913084-new-year-new-decade-new-struggle-for-change--be-the-storm/https://sputniknews.com/columnists/202001011077913084-new-year-new-decade-new-struggle-for-change--be-the-storm/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:31:59 +0300It is an extra special time of the year. We are not just seeing out an old year and ushering in a new one; we are also ending an old decade and preparing for a new one. It is time for personal reflection on what you have done or maybe failed to do over the past year. Indeed time for reflection of your life over the past ten years.articleColumnistshttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912882-trump-administration-to-ban-most-e-cigarette-pods--report/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912882-trump-administration-to-ban-most-e-cigarette-pods--report/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912171077593811-us-govt-spending-package-includes-provision-to-raise-legal-tobacco-buying-age-to-21/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912191077642906-us-tobacco-and-e-cigarette-purchase-age-raised-to-21--report-/https://sputniknews.com/us/201910081076982033-melania-trump-and-breaking-bad-star-attend-dea-event-warn-of-vaping-dangers/https://sputniknews.com/us/201910101077008420-melania-trump-teenagers-session-vaping/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:42:43 +0300The United States Senate passed a federal bill in December 2019 to raise the minimum age for the purchase of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, vaping supplies and other tobacco products from 18 to 21 years.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912940-trump-praises-good-relationship-with-kim-hopes-dprk-christmas-gift-is-beautiful-vase/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912940-trump-praises-good-relationship-with-kim-hopes-dprk-christmas-gift-is-beautiful-vase/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912301077896244-north-koreas-kim-holds-party-meeting-stresses-armament-and-defence---reports/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912201077688141-trump-says-had-very-good-talk-with-chinas-xi-on-trade-north-korea-hong-kong-protests/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912241077756962-china-urges-us-north-korea-to-create-road-map-for-peace-settlement---foreign-minister/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912251077840430-us-boosts-flights-near-north-korea-to-5-per-day-in-anticipation-of-kims-christmas-gift--report/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912291077895681-us-national-security-adviser-says-north-korea-may-have-reconsidered-christmas-gift/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:37:57 +0300North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier in the day vowed to unveil a new strategic weapon soon if the Trump administration continues what the DPRK regards as its hostile policy - a statement that many media outlets linked to Pyongyang's belligerent promise of a "Christmas Gift" for Washington.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912842-video-pope-francis-forcefully-pulls-hand-away-from-overzealous-woman/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912842-video-pope-francis-forcefully-pulls-hand-away-from-overzealous-woman/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912011077455674-thou-shalt-not-complain-pope-francis-claims-sad-people-are-not-christians/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912201077673037-pope-francis-resignation-would-precede-the-apocalypse-ancient-prophecy-predicts/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912241077757035-pope-francis-holds-christmas-eve-mass-at-saint-peters-basilica-in-vatican---video/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912251077821844-pope-francis-delivers-traditional-christmas-address-in-vatican-city---video/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912251077832299-pope-francis-prays-for-peace-in-worlds-conflict-zones-in-annual-christmas-message/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 05:37:47 +0300Thousands of pilgrims and tourists on Tuesday gathered in Vatican City to watch Pope Francis, 83, leading the rite of thanksgiving for the end of 2019. As the Pontiff was making his way to visit the Nativity scene in Saint Peter's Square, an incident that apparently seriously disturbed his divine tranquility was caught on video.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077912830-whatsapp-to-suspend-services-on-certain-devices-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/science/202001011077912830-whatsapp-to-suspend-services-on-certain-devices-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/science/201911181077343677-whatsapp-fixes-bug-allowing-hackers-to-exploit-android-iphone-devices-via-mp4-files/https://sputniknews.com/world/201911191077349419-indian-government-denies-having-permitted-any-agency-to-tap-whatsapp-messages/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911201077360092-privacy-breach-of-political-leaders-rights-activists-india-backtracks-admits-whatsapp-breaches/https://sputniknews.com/world/201911261077407801-judge-sentences-uk-senior-police-officer-over-child-abuse-video-her-sister-sent-to-her-on-whatsapp/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912051077489361-mysterious-case-of-kashmiris-disappearing-from-whatsapp-not-so-mysterious-after-all/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912101077530269-forever-offline-whatsapp-to-stop-working-on-millions-of-phones-in-2020/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:33:15 +0300Facebook's highly-popular WhatsApp messenger service said in a statement that users of certain types of gadgets will not be able to use the app beginning in 2020, citing a suspension of active development for certain platforms.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077912740-eminem-has-a-little-penis-hacker-hijacks-mariah-careys-twitter-account-online-chaos-ensues/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077912740-eminem-has-a-little-penis-hacker-hijacks-mariah-careys-twitter-account-online-chaos-ensues/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911174-photo-us-police-force-apologizes-after-cops-homeless-quilt-goes-viral-/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911592-us-charges-chinese-national-with-trying-to-smuggle-cancer-research-from-boston-to-beijing/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911989-oh-buoy-us-coast-guard-locates-65-ton-marker-it-didnt-know-was-missing-/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077912265-us-embassy-attackers-are-same-people-killing-peaceful-iraqi-protesters---activist/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077912200-china-launches-probe-after-dozens-hospitalized-with-unexplained-pneumonia/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 04:00:58 +0300Twitter lit up hours before the ball dropped Tuesday night after famed singer Mariah Carey’s Twitter was hacked and proceeded to spread profane and problematic content for several minutes straight. articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077912350-pep-guardiola-suggests-manchester-city-must-pray-to-close-gap-on-liverpool-next-season/https://sputniknews.com/sport/202001011077912350-pep-guardiola-suggests-manchester-city-must-pray-to-close-gap-on-liverpool-next-season/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912311077910352-liverpool-mulls-purchasing-sevilla-star-diego-carlos-to-boost-defence---reports/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912301077901485-ruthless-winning-machine-media-reacts-to-liverpools-third-longest-home-unbeaten-streak/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912301077903719-liverpool-football-club-named-best-team-of-2019-by-international-sports-press-association/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912311077906375-liverpool-star-roberto-firmino-surprises-fans-by-visiting-southport-playtown-with-his-daughters/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912311077910352-liverpool-mulls-purchasing-sevilla-star-diego-carlos-to-boost-defence---reports/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:51:03 +0300Josep 'Pep' Guardiola Sala, head coach of the Manchester City club, suggested an unusual game tactic to decrease Liverpool's 14-point lead next season, after conceding the Premier League title to their rivals.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912409-terrible-choice-ces-chooses-ivanka-trump-to-keynote-at-major-us-tech-expo/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077912409-terrible-choice-ces-chooses-ivanka-trump-to-keynote-at-major-us-tech-expo/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077907189-did-ivanka-have-reasons-to-skip-dad-donald-trump-and-melanias-christmas-dinner/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077903592-migrant-families-ivanka-trump-interview/https://sputniknews.com/science/201501071013345020/https://sputniknews.com/science/201701061049320890-ces-2017-autonomous-vehicles/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:43:22 +0300CES, an annual technology show previously known as the Consumer Electronics Show, organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), has long been criticized for its male-dominated community and the all-too rare presence of women as keynote speakers.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077912540-dod-to-immediately-deploy-750-soldiers-to-the-middle-east-after-us-embassy-attack-in-iraq---esper/https://sputniknews.com/military/202001011077912540-dod-to-immediately-deploy-750-soldiers-to-the-middle-east-after-us-embassy-attack-in-iraq---esper/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903556-israel-congratulates-us-after-strikes-on-shia-forces-in-iraq-syria--netanyahus-office/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077899188-iran-slams-us-strikes-in-iraq-as-a-clear-example-of-terrorism/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903279-irans-revolutionary-guards-seize-oil-smuggling-vessel-in-the-persian-gulf---reports/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912301077903954-us-to-increase-sanctions-against-iran-in-2020---state-department/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077904990-state-dept-official-slams-russia-china-for-joint-naval-drills-with-iran-urges-sanctions-on-tehran/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912311077905782-us-weapons-industry-making-a-killing-off-of-killing-as-military-goads-iran-into-conflict/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:30:54 +0300On Tuesday Iraqi protesters set on fire the outside fence of the US Embassy in the capital of Baghdad, reportedly in response to American airstrikes against the Iraqi Shia Kata’ib Hezbollah militia. US officials were quick to claim that Iran had orchestrated the demonstration.articleMilitary & Intelligencehttps://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077912509-feline-floss-tidy-cat-grooms-golden-retriever/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202001011077912509-feline-floss-tidy-cat-grooms-golden-retriever/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912291077893836-curious-cat-mesmerised-by-memory-foam-mattress/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912251077769076-best-friends-furrever-golden-retrievers-want-to-chill-with-their-cat-pal/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912311077901221-sharing-holiday-joy-golden-retriever-puppy-involved-in-christmas-tree-decoration/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912221077700895-awesome-friendship-between-cat-and-dog-/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912241077767589-baby-on-menu-tiger-hunts-kid-in-dublin-zoo/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:27:49 +0300Our holiday celebrations often leave us with a mess, but what if you’re not ready to clean up just yet?articleVideoclubhttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912442-sputnik-estonia-website-operating-in-emergency-mode-due-to-threats---agencys-head/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912442-sputnik-estonia-website-operating-in-emergency-mode-due-to-threats---agencys-head/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912261077872499-zakharova-holds-briefing-in-sputniks-corporate-vest-jacket-to-support-sputnik-estonia/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912261077870964-russian-foreign-ministry-calls-tallinns-actions-toward-sputnik-estonia-bullying/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912271077877129-estonian-foreign-minister-says-tallinn-will-not-change-position-on-sputnik-estonia-issue/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912271077881483-rossiya-segodnya-submits-appeal-to-estonian-police-calling-for-reviewing-sputnik-estonia-sanctions/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912281077886890-russian-ombudswoman-asks-estonian-counterpart-to-protect-sputnik-estonia-employees-rights/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:26:44 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Sputnik Estonia staffers have been forced to terminate contracts with the outlet starting 1 January after receiving threats of jail terms of up to five years from the Estonian police, which is erroneously convinced that the news agency is on the EU sanctions list over the Ukraine crisis.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/radio_the_critical_hour/202001011077912426-us-desperate-to-fight-iran-why-and-to-what-end/https://sputniknews.com/radio_the_critical_hour/202001011077912426-us-desperate-to-fight-iran-why-and-to-what-end/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 03:12:51 +0300On this episode of The Critical Hour, Dr. Wilmer Leon is joined by Caleb Maupin, journalist and political analyst who focuses his coverage on US foreign policy and the global system of monopoly capitalism and imperialism.audioThe Critical Hourhttps://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912188-the-starting-gun-uk-prime-minister-johnsons-2020-new-year-address/https://sputniknews.com/europe/202001011077912188-the-starting-gun-uk-prime-minister-johnsons-2020-new-year-address/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912291077892228-holidaying-pm-johnson-reportedly-drafts-to-do-list-ahead-of-tough-brussels-talks-as-brexit-looms/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912301077904163-chancellor-sajid-javid-pledges-3-billion-post-brexit-fund-for-uk-farmers/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077906465-eu-trade-chief-argues-boris-johnson-wont-die-in-a-ditch-for-delivering-brexit-as-vowed/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909522-ooh-la-la-french-drink-less-champagne-amid-brexit-uncertainty-and-us-tariffs--/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912311077910300-boris-johnson-wont-extend-brexit-transition-period--political-commentator/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:15:38 +0300UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson can be rightfully proclaimed as 2019's political person number one in Britain. Johnson won the Conservative Party leadership contest in the summer after Theresa May resigned and then led his party to a decisive victory in a general election in December.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077912265-us-embassy-attackers-are-same-people-killing-peaceful-iraqi-protesters---activist/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/202001011077912265-us-embassy-attackers-are-same-people-killing-peaceful-iraqi-protesters---activist/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077907204-hundreds-of-iraqis-gather-outside-us-embassy-in-baghdad-to-protest-against-airstrikes---reports/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910452-us-embassy-in-baghdad-besieged-as-iraqis-set-building-on-fire-videos/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911735-videos-apache-attack-choppers-100-marines-deployed-to-patrol-us-embassy-in-baghdad/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 02:01:31 +0300While Washington leaders have attempted to draw parallels between the Iraqi protesters demonstrating peacefully for months and the violent group who attacked the US Embassy in Baghdad Tuesday, the truth is that nonviolent protesters have also been victims of these violent groups, an Iraqi-American activist told Sputnik.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077912200-china-launches-probe-after-dozens-hospitalized-with-unexplained-pneumonia/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077912200-china-launches-probe-after-dozens-hospitalized-with-unexplained-pneumonia/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201911261077401757-turning-point-pro-beijing-parties-electoral-defeat-opens-up-door-to-hong-kong-compromise/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911261077410598-beijing-slams-western-report-of-hong-kong-crisis-center-dissatisfaction-with-citys-liaison/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912161077591702-china-pulls-match-coverage-after-arsenals-zil-bashes-beijing-over-uighur-treatment/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912241077784488-taiwan-charges-military-colonel-with-spying-developing-intelligence-network-for-beijing-/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911540-a-formidable-force-chinas-rapidly-modernizing-plan-has-more-ships-than-us-navy/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:55:23 +0300The hospitalization of nearly 30 individuals in China with pneumonia-like symptoms has triggered fears of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and also resulted in the Chinese government opening an investigation into the relevant region. articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077911347-human-arms-killer-shark-caught/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077911347-human-arms-killer-shark-caught/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912231077729449-video-surfer-rescued-after-being-attacked-by-shark-in-southern-california/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912261077868486-south-african-fisher-miraculously-escapes-after-great-white-shark-drags-him-out-to-sea/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912231077729449-video-surfer-rescued-after-being-attacked-by-shark-in-southern-california/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:49:00 +0300Researchers striving to reduce the number of shark attacks on humans in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean's La Reunion island reportedly made a horrifying discovery in the stomach of a captured predator: the severed body parts of a human adult male who disappeared in December.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/radio_by_any_means/202001011077912152-2019-the-year-of-mass-protests-black-women-and-fires/https://sputniknews.com/radio_by_any_means/202001011077912152-2019-the-year-of-mass-protests-black-women-and-fires/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:24:16 +0300Iraqis storm US Embassy in Baghdad after US bombing; The rise of the right in Latin America in 2019; The movements that shaped 2019.audioBy Any Means Necessaryhttps://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077911301-pornhub-mia-khalifa-cleavage-selfie/https://sputniknews.com/viral/202001011077911301-pornhub-mia-khalifa-cleavage-selfie/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912311077907025-fooled-by-prankster-pak-senator-hails-ex-pornstar-mia-khalifa-for-opposing-indias-citizenship-law/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912261077868182-ex-hijab-porn-star-mia-khalifa-knows-how-to-wish-fans-a-merry-christmas/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:23:19 +0300Although Mia Khalifa’s brief career in the sex industry ended years ago, the 26-year-old, formerly known as the hijab porn star, still remains one of the most Googled adult film actresses. She is cashing in on her fame through the astute use of social media, teasing fans with racy snaps and jokes. She has not failed them over this holiday season.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077911774-russian-authorities-refused-to-register-marriage-of-ded-moroz-and-snegurochka---reports/https://sputniknews.com/russia/202001011077911774-russian-authorities-refused-to-register-marriage-of-ded-moroz-and-snegurochka---reports/https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201512151031769134-father-frost-joulupukki-meet-russian-finnish-border/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201512311032543993-russia-reindeer-theft/https://sputniknews.com/art_living/201612281049080741-father-frost-secret-identity/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201803031062197411-amsterdam-ice-skating/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912271077881930-journey-to-christmas-father-frost-parade-in-full-swing-in-central-moscow---video/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:18:00 +0300New Year's wishes are not always feasible. It is hard, sometimes, to break through the strict bureaucracy of the real world for a merry fairy tale. A registration office in Russia's Saint-Petersburg has refused to authorize the union of a young couple dressed as the popular Russian festive characters.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077909500-grandiose-fireworks-mark-new-years-eve-in-berlin-video/https://sputniknews.com/world/202001011077909500-grandiose-fireworks-mark-new-years-eve-in-berlin-video/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 01:10:23 +0300Millions of people are gathering in big cities across the world to celebrate the New Year – and what could be better than to see magnificent fireworks illuminating the night sky and giving us all hope that the next year will be full of good things.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911894-un-rapporteur-accuses-united-states-of-torturing-chelsea-manning/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911894-un-rapporteur-accuses-united-states-of-torturing-chelsea-manning/https://sputniknews.com/us/201905161075065892-chelsea-manning-presser/https://sputniknews.com/us/201905241075288424-chelsea-manning-charges-assange/https://sputniknews.com/world/201904111074037725-assange-charges-doj/https://sputniknews.com/us/201904221074361454-chelsea-manning-bail-fail/https://sputniknews.com/us/201905111074907361-chelsea-manning-video-statement-release-jail/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:55:38 +0300Chelsea Manning, former United States army intelligence analyst and whistleblower, has been incarcerated since 16 May in a US detention center in Alexandria, Virginia, over her refusal to testify against the WikiLeaks organization. She is facing a fine of $1000 each day of her detention that she refuses to testify at the Federal Grand Jury.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911989-oh-buoy-us-coast-guard-locates-65-ton-marker-it-didnt-know-was-missing-/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911989-oh-buoy-us-coast-guard-locates-65-ton-marker-it-didnt-know-was-missing-/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911324-videos-wild-aussie-bushfires-entrap-first-responders-force-thousands-to-make-waterfront-escape/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911174-photo-us-police-force-apologizes-after-cops-homeless-quilt-goes-viral-/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911540-a-formidable-force-chinas-rapidly-modernizing-plan-has-more-ships-than-us-navy/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911592-us-charges-chinese-national-with-trying-to-smuggle-cancer-research-from-boston-to-beijing/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911735-videos-apache-attack-choppers-100-marines-deployed-to-patrol-us-embassy-in-baghdad/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:49:51 +0300Spectators flocked to Florida’s New Smyrna Beach this past weekend to get a closer look at a massive, 6.5-ton (5,8967-kilogram) buoy that came to a halt after it went missing twice over the past few years. articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/202001011077911966-us-embassy-in-baghdad-stormed-after-pentagon-air-attack-kills-scores/https://sputniknews.com/radio_loud_and_clear/202001011077911966-us-embassy-in-baghdad-stormed-after-pentagon-air-attack-kills-scores/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:45:04 +0300On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Sputnik News analyst and producer Walter Smolarek.audioLoud & Clearhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077911906-kim-vows-dprk-to-continue-strategic-weapons-development-unless-us-terminates-hostile-policy--/https://sputniknews.com/asia/202001011077911906-kim-vows-dprk-to-continue-strategic-weapons-development-unless-us-terminates-hostile-policy--/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912301077896244-north-koreas-kim-holds-party-meeting-stresses-armament-and-defence---reports/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912211077697670-north-korea-slams-us-officials-remarks-on-alleged-human-rights-violations/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912241077756962-china-urges-us-north-korea-to-create-road-map-for-peace-settlement---foreign-minister/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912251077840430-us-boosts-flights-near-north-korea-to-5-per-day-in-anticipation-of-kims-christmas-gift--report/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912291077895681-us-national-security-adviser-says-north-korea-may-have-reconsidered-christmas-gift/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912301077896244-north-koreas-kim-holds-party-meeting-stresses-armament-and-defence---reports/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:36:31 +0300North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier promised a "Christmas gift" for the United States unless the Trump administration changes its stance on denuclearization. Early on Wednesday, Kim, in a statement released by the North Korean news agency KCNA, warned of a "shocking" action, vowing that the world will soon see "new strategic weapons".articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911809-safest-place-on-earth-drones-to-monitor-times-square-during-new-years-eve-ball-drop/https://sputniknews.com/us/202001011077911809-safest-place-on-earth-drones-to-monitor-times-square-during-new-years-eve-ball-drop/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912281077886618-us-drone-conducted-reconnaissance-near-russias-crimea-airspace/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912301077896323-us-drone-attacks-in-iraq-leave-19-fighters-killed-35-injured---iraqi-paramilitary-forces/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911366-new-year-no-answers-us-officials-left-empty-handed-as-mysterious-drones-make-repeat-appearances/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912071077508472-us-military-claims-american-drone-was-downed-by-russian-air-defences-near-libya-last-month-/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912201077662249-gremlins-too-british-airways-passenger-claims-to-have-seen-drone-flying-at-30000-ft---reports/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:08:47 +0300In an unprecedented move, the iconic New Year's Eve ball drop celebration in New York City’s Times Square on Tuesday night will be secured by flying drones as part of a new security initiative by the city’s police.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077910440-moscow-starts-new-years-celebrations/https://sputniknews.com/society/202001011077910440-moscow-starts-new-years-celebrations/0Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:07:53 +0300Moscow's main tourist sites, such as the Red Square, VDNH (Exhibition of the Achievements of the National Economy), Park Pobedy, Tagansky Park, and Tverskaya Street will be lit up with New Year fireworks on 31 December.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910164-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-a-new-years-address/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910164-russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-a-new-years-address/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:55:57 +0300The address by the Russian president is the most-watched New Year’s Eve television broadcast in the country.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911735-videos-apache-attack-choppers-100-marines-deployed-to-patrol-us-embassy-in-baghdad/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911735-videos-apache-attack-choppers-100-marines-deployed-to-patrol-us-embassy-in-baghdad/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077902918-iraqs-top-cleric-blasts-us-airstrikes-says-us-must-respect-countrys-sovereignty/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077903556-israel-congratulates-us-after-strikes-on-shia-forces-in-iraq-syria--netanyahus-office/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077906043-irgc-slams-us-airstrikes-in-iraq-says-pmf-reserves-the-right-to-retaliate---report/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:22:43 +0300Following the surrounding of the US Embassy in Baghdad by protesters on Tuesday, US Central Command buttressed the embassy by sending 100 US Marines and several AH-64 Apache attack helicopters to patrol the Iraqi capital.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077911412-russian-media-reveal-morning-events-of-boris-yeltsins-resignation-day-20-years-ago/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077911412-russian-media-reveal-morning-events-of-boris-yeltsins-resignation-day-20-years-ago/https://sputniknews.com/us/201808311067619358-usa-russia-clinton-library-archive-yeltsin-putin/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201812131070656279-russia-putin-yeltsin-election/https://sputniknews.com/world/201909081076752096-video-netanyahus-cabinet-corrects-boss-after-he-calls-boris-johnson-boris-yeltsin-on-live/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912251077823320-boris-yeltsin-asked-putin-to-take-care-of-russia/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:21:08 +0300The former chief of Boris Yeltsin's Protocol Service, Vladimir Shevchenko, told Russian media about the events on the morning of 31 December 1999. Shevchenko revealed the details of the day that shocked the nation 20 years ago, as the Russian president announced his resignation on New Year's eve.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911592-us-charges-chinese-national-with-trying-to-smuggle-cancer-research-from-boston-to-beijing/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911592-us-charges-chinese-national-with-trying-to-smuggle-cancer-research-from-boston-to-beijing/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912051077486455-us-reportedly-finds-significant-cache-of-iranian-missile-parts-being-smuggled-to-houthis-by-boat/https://sputniknews.com/environment/201912191077623002-nevada-slams-us-governments-secret-plutonium-smuggling-in-ongoing-legal-battle/https://sputniknews.com/world/201909251076888554-us-imposes-iran-related-sanctions-on-five-chinese-nationals-six-entities-in-china---treasury/https://sputniknews.com/science/201910181077089810-chinese-national-given-3-year-prison-sentence-for-exporting-us-military-tech/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912101077527319-video-former-nba-player-fined-for-not-eyeing-chinese-flag-during-national-anthem/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:45:50 +0300A Chinese medical student who studied at a US research lab is being held without bail after federal prosecutors accused the visa holder of attempting to smuggle cancer research material back to China. articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911540-a-formidable-force-chinas-rapidly-modernizing-plan-has-more-ships-than-us-navy/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911540-a-formidable-force-chinas-rapidly-modernizing-plan-has-more-ships-than-us-navy/https://sputniknews.com/military/201911281077429153-chinas-navy-destroyer-showcases-new-vertical-launch-missile-system/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912271077884053-us-warns-china-against-coercion-of-taiwan-after-beijings-carrier-passes-island-/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077904990-state-dept-official-slams-russia-china-for-joint-naval-drills-with-iran-urges-sanctions-on-tehran/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:40:40 +0300China’s People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) commissioned six warships in December, helping the fleet to remain technically larger than the US Navy while expanding its ability to project power and bringing it closer to being able to meet Washington toe-to-toe on the high seas.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911004-hunter-bidens-legal-team-strikes-back-after-pi-firm-claims-it-accessed-bank-record-felonies/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911004-hunter-bidens-legal-team-strikes-back-after-pi-firm-claims-it-accessed-bank-record-felonies/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912131077558906-hunter-biden-expected-to-disclose-burisma-earnings-in-child-support-trial/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:34:00 +0300Hunter Biden, the son of 2020 US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, is currently engaged in an ongoing child-custody legal dispute with DC stripper Lunden Alexis Roberts, whose attorney claims that they accessed his bank account records, according to a private investigator.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077911488-nasa-launch-mission-to-hunt-for-second-earth/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077911488-nasa-launch-mission-to-hunt-for-second-earth/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912251077835343-scientists-discover-six-hot-exoplanets-that-could-help-study-formation-of-other-planetary-systems/https://sputniknews.com/science/201910081076986852-peebles-mayor-and-queloz-awarded-nobel-prize-in-physics-for-cosmology-work-and-exoplanet-discovery/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912251077803134-astronomers-discover-exoplanets-cotton-candy-density-kepler-51-star-system/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912251077835343-scientists-discover-six-hot-exoplanets-that-could-help-study-formation-of-other-planetary-systems/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:33:17 +0300Although scientists have stumbled upon several planets outside our Solar System, none of them has been found to have the conditions needed to make them habitable. However, they are not abandoning their search, but are preparing to take it to another level. This mission is estimated to cost an astronomical $7 billion.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911366-new-year-no-answers-us-officials-left-empty-handed-as-mysterious-drones-make-repeat-appearances/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911366-new-year-no-answers-us-officials-left-empty-handed-as-mysterious-drones-make-repeat-appearances/https://sputniknews.com/us/201910241077134378-us-trump-wall-construction-colorado/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201911121077283060-slick-colorado-woman-uses-icy-driveway-to-slide-trash-can/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912071077505957-colorado-skier-uses-motorized-device-to-make-nighttime-jump/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912251077809181-sharing-is-caring-colorado-bank-robber-throws-money-in-crowd-yelling-merry-christmas/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912291077895543-eye-in-the-sky-mysterious-colorado-drone-swarms-puzzle-us-cops-spawn-conspiracy-theories/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:25:54 +0300At the dawn of a new year, law enforcement officials in Colorado continue to be left empty-handed as their questions into the mysterious sightings of multiple drones go unanswered.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911324-videos-wild-aussie-bushfires-entrap-first-responders-force-thousands-to-make-waterfront-escape/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077911324-videos-wild-aussie-bushfires-entrap-first-responders-force-thousands-to-make-waterfront-escape/https://sputniknews.com/environment/201912181077616431-hottest-day-on-record-australia-braces-for-more-dangerous-heat---photos-/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912191077623087-raging-bush-fires-in-australia-prompt-new-state-of-emergency-in-new-south-wales/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912221077713531-watch-helicopter-collect-water-from-backyard-pool-as-bushfire-crisis-continues-in-australia/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912261077867880-kyling-minogue-tells-brits-to-call-on-your-friends-in-australia-in-tourism-ad-that-angered-many/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912271077881256-australias-nsw-emergency-chief-will-not-cancel-vacation-despite-bushfires---reports/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912301077896513-dozens-of-thousands-people-evacuated-in-australias-victoria-amid-bushfires---reports/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:17:47 +0300More than 4,000 people found themselves seeking refuge on beaches near the town of Mallacoota in Australia’s Victoria state on Tuesday in a desperate effort to evade the raging bushfires churning through the country.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077911285-mi6-reportedly-considers-ditching-hq-refurbishment-plans-after-potential-blueprint-leak/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077911285-mi6-reportedly-considers-ditching-hq-refurbishment-plans-after-potential-blueprint-leak/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912281077887834-sensitive-mi6-floor-plans-scandalously-lost-by-building-contractor/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201911241077388681-jeremy-corbyn-may-jeopardise-uk-national-security-if-handed-keys-to-no-10-ex-mi-chief-warns/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201911051077231999-tehran-bans-british-council-believed-to-be-tied-to-mi6-over-alleged-attempt-to-infiltrate-iran/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912301077897914-prominent-uk-female-diplomat-reportedly-tipped-as-frontrunner-in-race-for-post-of-mi6-chief-in-2020/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912281077887834-sensitive-mi6-floor-plans-scandalously-lost-by-building-contractor/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:00:35 +0300A contractor tasked with remaking the UK spy service's headquarters lost the blueprints that it had designed for the MI6, but eventually found most of them. However, the circumstances surrounding their disappearance remain a mystery.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911174-photo-us-police-force-apologizes-after-cops-homeless-quilt-goes-viral-/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911174-photo-us-police-force-apologizes-after-cops-homeless-quilt-goes-viral-/https://sputniknews.com/us/201911151077319358-graphic-video-disturbing-footage-shows-us-cop-pinning-quadruple-amputee/https://sputniknews.com/us/201911211077371240-video-teen-girl-hospitalized-after-us-cop-detains-her-for-street-food-sales/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912051077495347-graphic-video-bodycam-captures-us-cop-repeatedly-shooting-teen-without-warning/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912091077525531-us-cop-arrested-after-allegedly-conducting-unlawful-strip-searches-for-pleasure-/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912271077873924-room-burglar-us-couple-mistakes-recently-purchased-robot-vacuum-for-intruder-calls-cops/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 22:00:00 +0300An Alabama police department has issued its “sincerest apology” to its community over a now-deleted viral Facebook post which depicted two of its officers holding a “homeless quilt” made out of cardboard signs confiscated from panhandlers. articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911209-turkish-defence-chief-denies-rift-with-russia-over-libya/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077911209-turkish-defence-chief-denies-rift-with-russia-over-libya/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912261077849850-haftars-army-accuses-turkey-of-smuggling-is-nusra-terrorists-to-libya-via-tunisia/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:45:00 +0300ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar has denied there were frictions between Ankara and Moscow over Libya amid Turkey’s recent moves to send troops to Tripoli’s aid.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077910967-cruise-ship-crashes-into-pier-in-Palermo-sicily/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077910967-cruise-ship-crashes-into-pier-in-Palermo-sicily/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:35:18 +0300The ship, which has been in service for some five weeks, collided with a pier as it was moving in to dock at a port in Sicily.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077910465-mars-most-shattering-quakes-finally-revealed/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077910465-mars-most-shattering-quakes-finally-revealed/https://sputniknews.com/science/201803311063100552-marsquakes-study-nasa/https://sputniknews.com/science/201904241074404682-first-marsquake-detected-by-nasa-insight/https://sputniknews.com/us/201906281076085907-marsquakes-proof-groundwater-red-planet-claim-scientists-new-study/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:24:02 +0300While earthquakes are common on our planet, the phenomenon seems to be an occurrence beyond Earth, with definitive signs of seismic activity having been found decades ago on both the Moon and Mars.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911106-us-army-adopts-pentagon-cybersecurity-guidelines-bans-chinese-tiktok-app/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077911106-us-army-adopts-pentagon-cybersecurity-guidelines-bans-chinese-tiktok-app/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912221077709515-us-navy-bans-chinese-app-tiktok-over-cybersecurity-concerns---report/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912241077769648-netizens-think-pakistani-tiktok-queen-is-ex-porn-star-mia-khalifas-doppelganger/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912031077467019-california-class-action-lawsuit-accuses-tiktok-of-harvesting-personal-data-for-beijing---report/https://sputniknews.com/science/201911151077316929-facebooks-mark-zuckerberg-reportedly-has-secret-account-on-chinas-tiktok/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912221077709515-us-navy-bans-chinese-app-tiktok-over-cybersecurity-concerns---report/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201911141077304466-pakistani-tiktok-queen-hits-back-at-trolls-who-branded-her-workout-video-vulgar/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:13:01 +0300According to various media reports, the US Navy has also decided to ban the Chinese app over cybersecurity concerns. Previously, the US Army actively used the app to reach out to a new generation of potential recruits on the Internet, but recently abandoned these activities.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/viral/201912311077911024-ufo-or-aircraft-parading-lights-in-sky-over-wales-puzzle-locals/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912311077911024-ufo-or-aircraft-parading-lights-in-sky-over-wales-puzzle-locals/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912271077884292-spacexs-plans-to-clutter-space-with-internet-satellites-may-ruin-our-chance-of-finding-alien-life/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912101077535199-ufo-frenzy-berlin-lights-germany/https://sputniknews.com/science/201911191077348492-elon-musks-starlink-satellites-turn-deep-space-observations-into-a-nightmare/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:53:51 +0300Dozens of shining objects crossed the night sky in Wales and other parts of the UK in December, prompting speculation about what they could have been. The theory of alien visits inevitably popped up, as people processed the unusual show.articleViralhttps://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077910946-uk-mulled-offering-russia-spot-in-nato-to-aid-alliances-expansion-to-east/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077910946-uk-mulled-offering-russia-spot-in-nato-to-aid-alliances-expansion-to-east/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912261077867825-former-austrian-foreign-minister-kneissl-believes-nato-becomes-increasingly-fractured/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912261077867825-former-austrian-foreign-minister-kneissl-believes-nato-becomes-increasingly-fractured/https://sputniknews.com/military/201912201077689859-keep-your-friends-close-pentagon-chief-wants-nato-to-bind-turkey-closer-to-alliance/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912241077756355-nato-chiefs-secret-plan-russian-senator-reveals-why-stoltenberg-wants-to-meet-putin/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912231077736511-nato-chief-says-ready-to-meet-with-putin/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912251077824257-nato-to-reportedly-rehearse-military-offensive-against-russia/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:54:51 +0300Despite Russia-NATO relations having been in a downward spiral since 2014, the alliance's chief, Jens Stoltenberg, recently stated that he wants dialogue with Moscow and has expressed readiness to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin under the "right" circumstances.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077910640-un-torture-expert-blasts-british-governments-failure-to-address-treatment-of-julian-assange/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077910640-un-torture-expert-blasts-british-governments-failure-to-address-treatment-of-julian-assange/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912131077569302-bleak-times-for-assange-i-dont-think-theres-secret-liberal-hiding-in-johnson---craig-murray/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912271077883479-barrister-escalates-conflict-of-interest-complaint-against-top-judge-in-julian-assange-case/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912281077885761-he-may-not-make-it-assange-associates-fear-aussie-journalist-may-die-in-uk-prison/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201907281076389327-us-to-make-an-example-of-julian-assange-says-un-torture-official/https://sputniknews.com/interviews/201910251077141557-julian-assange-shows-all-the-symptoms-of-a-torture-victim---human-rights-activist/https://sputniknews.com/world/201905311075500390-assange-psychological-torture-un/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201911011077200494-uk-not-complying-with-international-law-in-assanges-detention---un-torture-expert/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:46:57 +0300The United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture has been pressing the UK, US, Swedish, and Ecuadorian governments to properly investigate and address expert evidence showing that the WikiLeaks publisher has been subjected to “psychological torture”.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077910816-indonesia-negotiating-launch-of-1st-indigenous-astronaut-with-russias-roscosmos/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912311077910816-indonesia-negotiating-launch-of-1st-indigenous-astronaut-with-russias-roscosmos/https://sputniknews.com/science/201912261077852742-russia-us-to-discuss-lunar-gateway-station-closer-to-spring-head-of-roscosmos/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:31:53 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Indonesia is in talks with Russia's State Space Corporation Roscosmos on sending its first domestic astronaut to space, Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said.articleTechhttps://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077910735-russian-equity-market-delivers-best-global-performance-despite-us-sanctions-report/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077910735-russian-equity-market-delivers-best-global-performance-despite-us-sanctions-report/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:19:57 +0300In spite of the existing economic pressure from Washington and the threat of a new round of sanctions being introduced, Moscow’s equity market has managed to remain a good destination for investments. articleBusinesshttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910452-us-embassy-in-baghdad-besieged-as-iraqis-set-building-on-fire-videos/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910452-us-embassy-in-baghdad-besieged-as-iraqis-set-building-on-fire-videos/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:14:24 +0300The protests sparked after the US military carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, killing 25 and injuring 51 militants of the Shia group Kata'ib Hezbollah. The tensions reportedly resulted in the evacuation of the US diplomatic staff from the embassy.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077910657-man-charged-with-damaging-picassos-painting-at-londons-tate-gallery/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077910657-man-charged-with-damaging-picassos-painting-at-londons-tate-gallery/https://sputniknews.com/society/201811191069923566-romania-picasso-rotterdam/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:11:29 +0300MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A man has been charged with criminal damage after vandalising Pablo Picasso’s "Bust of a Woman" at the Tate Modern gallery in London, British police told the ITV news channel.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912311077909738-everybodys-got-a-hungry-heart-little-hamster-is-munching-cucumber/https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/201912311077909738-everybodys-got-a-hungry-heart-little-hamster-is-munching-cucumber/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 19:00:00 +0300Hamsters normally especially love carrots but they also like other fruit and vegetables like chicory, cauliflower, broccoli, pears, peaches, and bananas.articleVideoclubhttps://sputniknews.com/sport/201912311077910352-liverpool-mulls-purchasing-sevilla-star-diego-carlos-to-boost-defence---reports/https://sputniknews.com/sport/201912311077910352-liverpool-mulls-purchasing-sevilla-star-diego-carlos-to-boost-defence---reports/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:56:00 +0300The 26-year-old Brazilian, who recently arrived at Sevilla from the Ligue 1 team Nantes for £13.5 mln ($17.8 mln or €13.5 mln), actively participated in all 18 of the club's La Liga games this season.articleSporthttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077910579-trump-hails-coordination-with-russia-after-terror-attacks-averted-in-st-petersburg/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077910579-trump-hails-coordination-with-russia-after-terror-attacks-averted-in-st-petersburg/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912291077895377-putin-thanks-trump-for-sharing-information-that-helped-prevent-terrorist-acts-in-russia/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:49:13 +0300WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Donald Trump has commended "a great and important coordination" with Russia that helped to avert terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077910224-alarm-raised-as-scores-of-child-like-sex-dolls-confiscated-at-australian-airports/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077910224-alarm-raised-as-scores-of-child-like-sex-dolls-confiscated-at-australian-airports/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912251077842643-celebrities-exes-ai-sex-relationship-expert-says/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912221077719658-ex-robots-customers-want-sex-dolls-that-look-like-their-ex-girlfriends-celebs-says-doll-maker/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912231077736658-no-mood-for-love-world-in-sex-recession-as-humans-increasingly-prefer-ai-dolls-to-real-lovers/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912251077844840-self-heating-sex-doll-christmas/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:42:51 +0300A total of five dolls have recently been seized at Perth International Airport alone, while the federal authorities made dolls with child-like features illegal after child abuse concerns were voiced.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910531-bumpy-road-to-new-russia-ukraine-gas-agreement/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910531-bumpy-road-to-new-russia-ukraine-gas-agreement/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912271077883560-gazprom-completes-29-bln-payment-to-ukraines-naftogaz-in-effort-to-settle-dispute/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912271077883560-gazprom-completes-29-bln-payment-to-ukraines-naftogaz-in-effort-to-settle-dispute/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201911271077417065-swedish-court-refuses-to-uphold-gazproms-appeal-in-transit-dispute-with-naftogaz/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201911301077441447-ukraines-naftogaz-chief-says-ready-to-consider-gazproms-proposals-for-repaying-3bln/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912211077700881-gazprom-to-sign-agreement-with-ukraines-haftogaz-to-settle-existing-gas-disputes/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 18:41:27 +0300After several years of arguing in courts and disputing the decisions afterwards, Russia’s Gazprom and Ukraine’s Naftogaz have finally signed a new long-term contract on gas transits via Ukrainian territory, which will come into effect on 1 January 2020.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912311077910300-boris-johnson-wont-extend-brexit-transition-period--political-commentator/https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201912311077910300-boris-johnson-wont-extend-brexit-transition-period--political-commentator/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:47:02 +0300EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has claimed that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will go back on his promise not to further extend the so called Brexit transition period.articleOpinionhttps://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077909892-indian-finance-minister-unveils-143-trillion-infrastructure-investment-plan/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912311077909892-indian-finance-minister-unveils-143-trillion-infrastructure-investment-plan/https://sputniknews.com/business/201708311056970766-india-lowest-gdp-Modi-measures/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912131077567603-indian-finance-minister-skirts-media-questions-on-economy-but-slams-gandhis-rape-in-india-remark/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912271077878874-inflation-rears-its-ugly-head-in-india-threatening-growth-in-already-slowing-economy/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:46:38 +0300Sputnik (New Delhi): In his Independence Day speech earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India would massively invest in infrastructure in four to five years in order to achieve a $5 trillion economy.articleWorldhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077909821-number-of-active-terrorists-in-kashmir-declines-from-300-to-250---police-chief/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077909821-number-of-active-terrorists-in-kashmir-declines-from-300-to-250---police-chief/https://sputniknews.com/interviews/201910171077071463-terrorists-zeroing-in-on-soft-targets-in-kashmir-valley-to-create-maximum-fear---indian-think-tank/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912031077471388-india-claims-terrorist-violence-declined-cross-border-infiltration-rises-after-kashmir-action/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077909281-after-months-of-a-communications-blockade-people-in-jammu-and-kashmir-to-get-messages-tonight/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:35:29 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s Kashmir Valley has been in the news for months over curfews, Internet suspension, political detentions, and stone-pelting since the central government revoked the special status of the erstwhile state and announced its bifurcation in early August 2019.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910242-vladimir-putin-kremlin-photos-russian-president/https://sputniknews.com/russia/201912311077910242-vladimir-putin-kremlin-photos-russian-president/https://sputniknews.com/viral/201912301077903933-unique-archival-video-shows-vladimir-putin-swimming-with-cuban-dolphins/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:34:06 +0300On this day in 1999, Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation as the head of state in a New Year address to the nation and named Vladimir Putin the acting president. Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Putin serving at the helm of Russia, his administration has gathered the visual highlights of his presidency on a special platform.articleRussiahttps://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077909553-jihadi-jack-married-into-top-isis-family-says-ex-british-sniper--report/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201912311077909553-jihadi-jack-married-into-top-isis-family-says-ex-british-sniper--report/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201810071068675940-kurds-jihadi-jack-extradition-canada/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201906211076011358-parents-of-jihadi-jack-found-guilty-of-funding-terrorism-receive-suspended-sentence/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201906241076033847-Jihadi-Jack-blowup-Brits/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201908181076580058-uk-jihadi-jack-stripped--british-citizenship/https://sputniknews.com/europe/201908191076584512-jihadi-jacks-father-blasts-britain-for-shirking-its-responsibility-as-son-stripped-of-citizenship/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:29:09 +0300Alan Duncan, who travelled to Iraq in 2015 to fight the Islamic State, has reached his conclusions regarding Jack Letts’s position in Daesh* following interviews with imprisoned foreign fighters.articleEuropehttps://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077910188-trump-says-he-will-sign-phase-1-us-trade-deal-with-china-on-15-jan/https://sputniknews.com/us/201912311077910188-trump-says-he-will-sign-phase-1-us-trade-deal-with-china-on-15-jan/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912291077894433-unprecedented-us-china-trade-war-dampens-investor-confidence-head-of-chinese-think-tank-says/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:20:38 +0300A senior US administration official told reporters on 13 December that China had agreed to increase its purchases of goods from the United States by $200 billion over the next two years under a newly forged partial trade deal between the two countries.articleUShttps://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910033-israeli-court-dismisses-petition-to-block-netanyahu-re-election-campaign/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912311077910033-israeli-court-dismisses-petition-to-block-netanyahu-re-election-campaign/https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201912301077904212-netanyahus-office-denies-broadcasters-claim-that-pm-has-formally-requested-immunity/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:04:54 +0300TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israel’s High Court of Justice has dismissed a petition submitted by 67 plaintiffs to deprive current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right to form a new government, claiming that such issues should not be brought to the court prior to an election, the Haaretz newspaper reported.articleMiddle Easthttps://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077909865-slowest-game-of-ping-pong-7-empty-dreamliners-fly-to-qatar-only-to-return-to-us-a-day-later-/https://sputniknews.com/society/201912311077909865-slowest-game-of-ping-pong-7-empty-dreamliners-fly-to-qatar-only-to-return-to-us-a-day-later-/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:51:59 +0300In November, a Boeing 747 flew what could be the shortest flight without passengers, taking only 21 minutes.articleSocietyhttps://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077909664-indian-state-governor-sparks-furore-by-name-dropping-british-viceroy-curzon-who-split-bengal/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912311077909664-indian-state-governor-sparks-furore-by-name-dropping-british-viceroy-curzon-who-split-bengal/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912241077756837-protesting-students-in-indias-west-bengal-show-black-flags-to-governor-stop-his-cavalcade/https://sputniknews.com/world/201912241077756385-indias-governing-bjp-head-in-west-bengal-questions-citizenship-act-for-excluding-muslim-immigrants/https://sputniknews.com/asia/201912261077870458-west-bengal-varsity-students-move-to-rusticate-state-governor-from-chancellors-post/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:34:01 +0300New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian state of West Bengal’s governor has stirred up a hornet’s nest after recalling the controversial Lord Curzon, a Viceroy of India under British rule who was responsible for partitioning Bengal. The partition separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.articleAsia & Pacifichttps://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909850-merkel-lauds-russian-ukrainian-gas-deal-for-ensuring-eu-supply/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909850-merkel-lauds-russian-ukrainian-gas-deal-for-ensuring-eu-supply/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912261077854259-russia-ready-to-sell-gas-directly-to-any-ukrainian-company-not-just-naftogaz-novak/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:28:58 +0300BERLIN (Sputnik) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised the signing of a long-awaited Russian-Ukrainian pact on gas transit to Europe as a sign of the European Union’s energy security.articleBusinesshttps://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909809-jpmorgan-expert-issues-warning-to-investors-as-gold-set-for-best-year-in-nearly-a-decade/https://sputniknews.com/business/201912311077909809-jpmorgan-expert-issues-warning-to-investors-as-gold-set-for-best-year-in-nearly-a-decade/0Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:25:08 +0300The price of gold has just climbed to its highest level since 25 September and many investors are looking to the bullion as a safe bet for their 2020 portfolios amid falling dollar prices. articleBusiness