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Politics: A trio of key Trump associates have taken a big step forward in the Russia investigation
While Stone, Manafort, and Page — Trump's former campaign adviser, chairman, and foreign policy adviser, respectively — all have ties to Russia, they have all denied that they helped facilitate any collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow during the election. Page, who traveled to Moscow last July while he was still working with the...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State to meet NATO members next week: official
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with members of the NATO alliance next week, after initially planning to skip ministerial talks, a spokesman said Friday. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with members of the NATO alliance next week, after initially planning to skip ministerial talks, a spokesman said Friday.The State...
French Elections: Russia does not want to interfere in election
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Moscow on Friday and said his government does not want to interfere in the April 23 election.US authorities have accused the Russian government of using cyberattacks to meddle its presidential election last year.The Kremlin has adamantly denied those...
In Ukraine: One dead after blasts at arms depot
The fire erupted at the munitions depot in the town of Balakliya in the Kiev-controlled part of eastern Ukraine. Ukraine on Friday said that one person has died as a result of a fire that broke out at an arms depot in the country’s east, sparking explosions and forcing a mass evacuation.Ukrainian authorities have blamed the fire, which...
Marine Le Pen: French presidential candidate urges cooperation with Russia against ‘terrorism’
She is among the European politicians who have called for closer ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin. French far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen called for a rapprochement with Russia in the fight against terrorism during a meeting with Russian lawmakers in Moscow on Friday.”I am in favour of developing...
In Ukraine: Govt struggles to contain arms depot fire, blames ‘sabotage’
As of Thursday afternoon 20,000 people living within a 10-kilometre (six-mile) radius of the depot had been evacuated. Ukraine said Thursday that a fire raging at a munitions depot in the country’s east, which the military blamed on an “act of sabotage”, could continue for up to a week.As of Thursday afternoon 20,000 people...
Politics: Paul Manafort is at the center of the Trump-Russia investigation — here’s what you need to know about him
Who is Paul Manafort? And what does he have to do with investigations into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia? Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, is under fire amid new reports that he secretly worked to advance Russian interests for years before he joined Trump’s presidential campaign last April....
Politics: Paul Manafort is now at the center of the Trump-Russia investigation — here’s everything you need to know about him
Who is Paul Manafort? And what does he have to do with investigations into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia? President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, is under fire amid new reports that he secretly worked to advance Russian interests for years before he joined Trump’s presidential campaign last...
Putin: Kremlin hopes Kiev’s Eurovision ban ‘will be reconsidered’
The Kremlin said Thursday that it hoped Kiev would reconsider its decision to ban a Russian singer from the Eurovision Song Contest over a past performance in Russia-annexed Crimea. The Kremlin said Thursday that it hoped Kiev would reconsider its decision to ban a Russian singer from the Eurovision Song Contest over a past performance in...
In Belarus: President allegedly orders arrest of 17 opposition activists
A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents following a wave of major protests, a local rights group said Thursday. A total of 17 opposition activists have been arrested in Belarus in recent days as authoritarian President Alexander...
