Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office reported on its website on January 24 that pre-trial probes involving two Russian diplomats as part of an espionage case had been launched. Moscow said Russia reserves right for tit-for-tat measures after diplomats’ expulsion from Bulgaria:https://t.co/I1jDQ0rfZc pic.twitter.com/jjLt0tIANW — TASS (@tassagency_en) January 25, 2020 Diplomats from Russian Federation who were declared personae non…
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Moscow: seven Chinese hospitalised
Seven members of a tourist group from China were hospitalized in Moscow with high fever, Interfax news agency reports with reference to an informed source. Госпитализированным в Москве туристам из Китая диагностировали ОРВИ https://t.co/t0mmO63HJi — Интерфакс (@interfax_news) January 25, 2020 “The tour group stayed in one of the capital’s hotels. After deterioration, seven people were…
Duma approves new Prime Minister
President Putin has signed a decree appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime minister. “In accordance with Article 83(a) of the Russian Constitution, Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin is appointed as Russia’s Prime Minister,” says the decree issued on the Kremlin’s website. President's Executive Orders appointing Dmitry Medvedev Deputy Chairman of the Security Council, Mikhail Mishustin head of…
Putin optimistic about Kerch bridge
The Kerch Bridge connecting Crimea with Taman Peninsula of Russia has been built applying the latest technologies and can operate “for centuries, if maintained properly”, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the TV program ‘Moscow. Kremlin. Putin’ on the Rossiya-1 TV Channel. Putin says Crimean Bridge built to serve people ‘for centuries’https://t.co/72ST8XOQGv pic.twitter.com/pea8vPUplH…
Kerch railway bridge causes EU criticism
“The Russian Federation has finalised the construction of the railway section of the Kerch Bridge and is opening railway traffic to the Crimean Peninsula without Ukraine’s consent. This constitutes another violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by Russia” European External Action Service spokesperson statement reads. #Railway connection via Kerch bridge another violation of Ukraine's…
Macron hosts Normandy Summit
The meeting in “Normandy format” concerning Donbass conflict will take place in Paris on December 9 in Élysée Palace, hosted by President Macron, and will include Russian President Putin, Ukrainian President Zelensky, and German Chancellor Merkel. The name of the event is a reference to 2014 peace talks, initiated by President Hollande on the margin of…
Putin to meet Zelensky bilaterally
Russian President Vladimir Putin schedules bilateral meetings with Ukrainian, French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President Vladimir Zelensky at margins of the Normandy Four Summit in Paris on December 9, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced. Putin to hold meetings with Zelensky, Macron, Merkel in Parishttps://t.co/wN7dbfLpeI pic.twitter.com/Q23nc7awkL — TASS (@tassagency_en) December 6,…
London assailant hardcore djihadist
A man and a woman were killed and three pedastrians were stabbed on London Bridge on November 29. Police are still working to identify those who died. https://twitter.com/darrenplymouth/status/1200682547660906498?s=21 The assailant in a fake suicide vest,carrying out the attack was named by police as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who was out of prison on licence at the…
“Terrorist incident” at London Bridge
The UK police has declared the stabbing near London Bridge terror-related. Several people were injured, but at the moment the gravity of wounds in not made public. The suspect shot dead by police at scene, while wearing “hoax explosive device”. #BREAKING: Second incident reported at #BoroughMarket in London. Police evacuating area.#Londonbridge pic.twitter.com/HtPghVxUVK — Charlie Ztuker…
Floods in Italy by Sentinel-1
Torrential downpours have battered many parts of Italy this month, with extreme flooding wreaking havoc across northern Italy. The province of Alessandria is said to be one of the worst-affected areas according to Italian media, with around 200 people evacuated and 600 said to be left stranded. This multi-temporal image uses two @CopernicusEU #Sentinel1 images…
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