19.11.2019 23:15 Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn Hold First Electoral Debate - Video

In early November, the British Parliament passed PM Johnson's bill approving the snap general election on 12 December, with 438 MPs voting in favour of it and 20 - against.

19.11.2019 22:56 Seoul, Washington Cease Talks on Hosting US Military Over Trump’s $5 Billion Demand

The second day of defense talks between the US and South Korea came to a screeching halt on Tuesday after officials were unable to see eye-to-eye on Washington’s financial demands concerning Seoul’s hosting of tens of thousands of US troops.

19.11.2019 22:12 Trump Notifies Congress More US Forces to Arrive in Saudi Arabia - Letter

US President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of additional US troops to Saudi Arabia, as well as radar and missile systems, to "improve defenses against air and missile threats in the region".

19.11.2019 22:1 Colombia Closes All Land Borders

Bogota is bracing for massive protests later this week over the government’s unpopular social policies and a scandal which began earlier this month over the news that a government forces attack on a guerilla camp accidentally caused the deaths of eight children.

19.11.2019 22:0 ‘Meth, We're On It': US State's Anti-Drug Campaign Slogan Riles Up Netizens - Video

South Dakota’s governor is defending and doubling down on the state’s latest anti-drug campaign slogan that not only has a double entendre that netizens could not resist commenting on, but also apparently cost a pretty penny to develop.

19.11.2019 22:0 Video: Smoke-Filled Delta Plane Forces Evacuation, Cancelation of NYC-Bound Flight

A New York City-bound Delta Air Lines flight from Madrid, Spain, was canceled Tuesday after the Boeing 767’s cabin began to fill with smoke moments before the aircraft was due to take off from Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suárez Airport.

19.11.2019 21:49 Evo Morales Claims Interim Bolivian Government Plans to Dismiss Parliament

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Former Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday said that the interim government that had seized power in Bolivia after his ouster plans to dismiss the parliament where his political party Movement for Socialism has the majority of seats.

19.11.2019 21:25 Watch Trump Impeachment Panel Chair Schiff Jump in to Stop Testimony on Whistleblower’s Identity

Last week, the senior Democratic congressman and House Intelligence Committee chairman insisted that he does not know the identity of the whistleblower whose complaint is at the heart of the Democrats’ impeachment investigation against President Trump.

19.11.2019 21:11 Total of 800 Hong Kong Protesters Already Left PolyU Campus - Police

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A total of 800 protesters who had holed up for over a week at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) left the campus in a peaceful manner, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

19.11.2019 20:42 Syrian Foreign Ministry Slams EU's 'Blind Obedience' to US Policy

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Ayman Susan on Tuesday discussed with a delegation of German lawmakers counterterrorism efforts in Syria and slammed the European Union's tendency to blindly follow the United States' policies, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said.

19.11.2019 20:26 Moscow Calls US Plan to Restore Sanctions Against Fordow Violation of Int'l Obligations

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The US intention to restore sanctions against the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant from December 15, 2019, is a flagrant violation of international obligations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

19.11.2019 20:18 India's Space Agency to Launch Three Satellites to Boost Border Security

New Delhi (Sputnik): A third-generation Earth-imaging satellite Cartosat-3 and 13 commercial nanosatellites from the US will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Andhra Pradesh.

19.11.2019 20:14 Baghdadi Death Unlikely to Impact Daesh Ability to Rebuild - Pentagon Inspector General

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will have little impact on the Daesh* terrorist group's ability to rebuild, a Pentagon watchdog agency revealed on Tuesday.

19.11.2019 20:7 Trump Says China Will Have to Make Trade Deal With US or Face 'Even Higher' Tariffs

Earlier, amid global hopes for a comprehensive deal between the US and China to end the year-and-a-half long multi-billion-dollar trade spat, the president boasted that he "didn't care" if a deal was made or not, since China was supposedly hit much harder than the US, with their "supply chain...all broken like an egg."

19.11.2019 19:23 Two Prison Guards Charged With Conspiracy, Falsifying Records in Connection With Epstein Suicide

On 10 August, Jeffrey Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center where he was held ahead of his pending trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors.

19.11.2019 19:11 Outrage on Twitter After Tory Candidate Advocates 'Labour Camps' for 'Nuisance Tenants'

As the UK general election campaign gets underway, a former Labour councillor who is now standing as the Conservative candidate in the key marginal seat of Ashfield filmed a video where he advocated that tenants causing problems be forced to work in fields and live in tents.

19.11.2019 19:7 US Authorities Take Into Custody 2 Prison Workers Who Monitored Epstein - Reports

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The two prison workers who were on duty and tasked with monitoring the high-security unit of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the time of his death have been taken into custody and are expected to be charged, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

19.11.2019 18:55 Former Labour MP Chuka Umunna Calls Prince Andrew a ‘Disgrace’ After TV Interview

Queen Elizabeth II reportedly did not approve of Prince Andrew’s decision to give an interview to the BBC. The Queen’s second son has been vilified on social media and in the press for his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison in August. 

19.11.2019 18:44 Russia Deploys Additional Military Police to Northern Syria Amid Turkish Threat to Resume Offensive

On Monday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that Ankara could resume its Syrian operation if the United States and Russia did not implement their commitments on the withdrawal of Kurdish militia forces from the so-called safe zone near the Turkish border.

19.11.2019 18:42 Pence Classified September 18 Call With Ukraine’s Zelensky - Impeachment Witness Lawyer

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Jennifer Williams, an aide to Vice President Mike Pence, was prevented from answering questions about a September 18 conversation between Vice President Mike Pence and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky because the vice president’s office considers the call remains classified, William’s lawyer told Congress on Tuesday.