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Boxing: Joshua to Tyson Fury: shut up and get in the ring
Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury exchanged jibes on Twitter on Tuesday with Joshua challenging the former world champion and fellow British heavyweight to cut out the insults and step into the ring. Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury exchanged jibes on Twitter on Tuesday with Joshua challenging the former world champion and fellow British heavyweight to...
Politics: 8 heads of state under 40: Meet the world’s youngest leaders
The eight youngest leaders hail from across the globe — from democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and Middle East. The world’s youngest leaders hail from across the globe — from democracies, monarchies, and dictatorships in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. While seven of the...
International Court of Justice: Top UN court to rule on Ukraine’s case against Russia
Ukraine is urging the International Court of Justice to help bring stability to its volatile east. In a key moment for the Ukrainian crisis, the UN’s highest court will rule Wednesday on a bid by Kiev to stop Russia allegedly pumping money, arms and troops into the country’s war-torn east.Three years into a bloody conflict that has...
Pope Francis: Holy Father urges end to Syria ‘horror’ in Easter address
Pope Francis urged an end to "horror and death" in Syria and implored God to bring peace to the Middle East as he delivered the traditional Easter Day mass in Rome on Sunday. Pope Francis urged an end to “horror and death” in Syria and implored God to bring peace to the Middle East as he delivered the traditional Easter Day...
Politics: Polish foreign minister: Russia may respond to US strike on Syria by escalating war in Ukraine
The Polish foreign minister says Russian might respond to the US strike in Syria by escalating the war in Ukraine. Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said Friday that Russia might respond to the US strike in Syria by escalating fighting in war-torn eastern Ukraine. “Now everyone is waiting for the reaction from Russia. Either it...
Eurovision: Russian TV drops singing contest over Ukraine singer ban
Kiev has slapped an entry ban on Russia's entrant Yulia Samoilova for performing a concert on the Crimea peninsula in 2015. Russia’s main state television channel said Thursday it was dropping the Eurovision Song Contest from its schedules after Ukraine banned its performer from entering the country to take part.”Channel One...
Politics: ‘A rhetorical device:’ State Department explains Rex Tillerson’s controversial Ukraine comments
The comment signaled to some, including Ayrault, that Tillerson did not think the US should concern itself with the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russian aggression there. Ayrault said he told Tillerson that “it is in the interests of the US taxpayers to have a Europe that is secure and is strong politically and economically. … You...
US, Russia: Countries struggle to overcome rifts in Moscow
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite number Wednesday, but they remained split over an alleged chemical attack in Syria after talks in Moscow. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite number Wednesday, but they remained split over an...
Politics: A new report says Russia is intensifying its spy game in Eastern Europe
According to Estonia's intelligence service, Moscow has intensified intelligence operations abroad — a determination echoed by other countries in the region. From the northern tip of the Baltics to the southern edge of the Balkans, Russia is stepping up spying on its neighbors, according to numerous reports from the region. The most recent...
Federica Mogherini: EU chief to make first to visit to Russia
Most attention is likely to focus on her trip to Moscow on April 24, with ties in deep freeze. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria.She will also visit China and India next week, her office said in...
