Section: Channels Television (Nigeria)
Syria Hospitals Hit: At Least 22 Dead, 8 Missing
Two hospitals and a school building in northern Syria have been struck on Monday morning, leaving at least 22 people dead, and eight others missing. Fifteen people were killed when a hospital and a school building that was housing displaced people were struck in Azaz, in Syria’s Aleppo province. A hospital employee known as Moudhar told CNN...
Pope Francis Holds Historic Talks With Russian Orthodox Patriarch
History has been made in Cuba where Pope Francis and the Russian orthodox, Patriarch Kirill, have held a first of its kind meeting. At the talks which is the first between a Pope and a Russian church head since the western and eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th century, both men called for Restored Christian Unity between the two...
Syria Conflict: US, Russia Meet
As the West seeks to find a solution to the crisis in Syria, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry has arrived in Moscow for talks to try to bridge gaps with Russia. He is due to have meetings with President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov on Monday. The US and Russia have long disagreed on what role Syrian President, Bashar...
Direct Flights Between Russia And Ukraine Banned
Direct flights between Ukraine and Russia will come to a halt on Sunday, as new sanctions initiated by Kiev comes into effect.While Moscow initially called Kiev’s ban on Russian airlines “madness”, it soon announced it would mirror the move.Ukraine, however, said that flights would end at midnight on Saturday, after last-minute crisis talks...
Dutch Publishes Report On Cause Of MH17 Ukraine Disaster
Over one year after the horrible MH17 tragedy occurred in Ukraine, the Dutch Safety Board has published a final report on why the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 broke mid-air in 2014, killing all 298 on board.The report says the plane crashed as a result of a Russian-made Buk missile.The missile hit the front left of the plane, as a result of...
Congress Probing U.S. Spy Agencies’ Possible Lapses On Russia
Senior U.S. lawmakers have begun probing possible intelligence lapses over Moscow’s intervention in Syria, concerned that American spy agencies were slow to grasp the scope and intention of Russia’s dramatic military offensive there, U.S. congressional sources and other officials told Reuters.A week after Russia plunged directly into...
Russia Backs Syrian Forces In Major Assault On Insurgents
Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspian Sea, a sign of its new military reach.The combined operation hit towns close to the main north-south highway...
Syria Conflict: Russia, France Meet Amid Tension
As western powers continue to express worry over Russia’s role in Syria, the Presidents of France and Russia are set to hold talks in Paris on Friday.The meeting was initially called to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine, but these are expected to be overshadowed by the crisis in Syria.The French military, like the United States (US), is...
Syria Conflict: Russia Wants ‘Coordination’ Against IS
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has again reiterated his support for Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, saying the latter is fighting terrorist organisations, and Russia “will be pleased to find common ground for joint action against the terrorists”.In a television interview in the United States (US), Mr. Putin also called for a...
Ukraine To Ban Russian Airlines
Ukraine Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, has vowed to ban Russian airlines from flying into the country, as part of sanctions over Moscow’s support for rebels in the East.Kiev said that the measures would take effect on October 25 and would include major Russian airlines.Russian transit flights will also be banned if the planes carry...
