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In Ukraine: Two years since peace deal, war simmers
Two years have passed since the signing of a deal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine but the bloody conflict has rumbled on — at the cost of another 5,000 lives. Two years have passed since the signing of a deal aimed at ending the war in Ukraine but the bloody conflict has rumbled on — at the cost of another 5,000 lives.The Minsk II...
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[PHOTOS] Tears Flow Freely At The Burial Of 24-Year-Old Ukraine Trained Nigerian Medical Doctor In Warri
The remains of 24-year-old Nigerian medical doctor, Dr. Nancy Oghenetega Appih who on January 31 after a brief illness gave up the ghost has been finally laid to rest in Warri. Nancy who after graduating from Ivana-Frankivsk National Medical Univeristy in Ukraine on June 24, 2016 returned to the country immediately after her graduation and...
La Liga: League wants legal action in Zozulia scandal
The 27-year-old spent just 24 hours on loan at the club from Spanish rivals Real Betis before being recalled. The Spanish football league on Thursday said they were pursuing legal action against 10 fans of Rayo Vallecano who accused Ukrainian international Roman Zozulia of having “neo-Nazi” sympathies.Zozulia, 27, spent just 24 hours...
Putin orders Russia’s air force to prepare for a ‘time of war’ — and NATO doesn’t stand a chance right now
Russian President Vladimir Putin has again scrambled his jets in a snap military drill meant to prepare his air force for a "time of war." “In accordance with the decision by the Armed Forces Supreme Commander, a snap check of the Aerospace Forces began to evaluate readiness of the control agencies and troops to carry out combat...
Sea Pirates: 7 Russians, 1 Ukrainian kidnapped off Nigerian coast
The Russian ministry of foreign affairs said its embassy in Nigeria is in contact with the Nigerian government to ensure the release of the sailors. Seven Russians and one Ukrainian aboard the cargo ship, BBC Caribbean have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, reports say.According to a tweet by the Russian ministry of foreign...
In Libya: Talks on new unity government gather pace – UN
Talks on changes to Libya's unity government could yield results in the coming weeks, putting the north African country on a path to stability, the UN envoy said Wednesday. Talks on changes to Libya’s unity government could yield results in the coming weeks, putting the north African country on a path to stability, the UN envoy said...
US Marine captain writes stinging op-ed: ‘We lost the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan’
The biggest problem, writes Capt. Joshua Waddell, is "self-delusion." An active-duty US Marine captain wrote a stinging op-ed for the Marine Corps Gazette, going through all the problems he sees with the Department of Defense and the Marine Corps in addition to recent failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. The biggest problem, writes Capt....
Pirates kidnap 8 expatriates in Niger Delta
Russia says seven of its sailors and one Ukrainian have been abducted on Nigeria’s territorial waters. The Russian embassy in Nigeria has asked the Nigerian authorities for assistance in locating… …read more Source:...
Senators are pushing a measure that could prevent Trump from lifting Russia sanctions
It's a sign that US-Russia relations won't be warming anytime soon. A group of US senators are poised to introduce new legislation that would reign in the Trump administration should it seek to lift sanctions on Russia, according to a CNN report published Tuesday night. Citing a draft of the “Russia Review Act,” the cable...
Senators are joining forces to prevent the White House from lifting sanctions against Russia
It's a sign that US-Russia relations won't be warming anytime soon. The US Senate is poised to introduce new legislation that would reign in the Trump administration should it seek to lift sanctions on Russia, according to a CNN report Tuesday night. Called the Russia Review Act, the proposed legislation would allow a congressional...
