Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
Japan, Russia: Countries wrap up peace treaty summit
Our work together on the economic front will help us create a foundation to improve relations," he said. Japan and Russia on Friday struck economic deals to build confidence towards a peace treaty to formally end World War II that has been prevented by a spat over Russian-occupied islands claimed by Tokyo.The second and final day of talks in...
Putin: President’s victory? Russia’s role in recapturing Aleppo
The damage was done and any chance of pushing the US to coordinate forces in Syria evaporated. When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the Kremlin’s bombing campaign in Syria last year to back up leader Bashar al-Assad, the regime’s forces were being pushed back.Now Damascus is celebrating its biggest victory in over five years...
Trump: President-elect ally Italy says Syria endgame to shape EU-Russia ties
Gentiloni was speaking before a parliamentary vote of confidence for his new government line-up on Tuesday evening. Italy’s new prime minister sees EU relations with Russia being “defined” by unfolding events in Syria and a Donald Trump-led United States as his top ally on the global stage.Paolo Gentiloni, the successor to...
Ukraine: Merkel, Hollande want to extend Russia sanctions over country
"There appears to be consensus," said this official, adding that a formal deal to prolong sanctions could be clinched in January. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday they favour extending EU sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict, ahead of a Brussels summit that will discuss...
Donald Trump: President elect taps Tillerson for Secretary of State
Trump praised the 64-year-old Republican as one of the world’s most successful businessmen. In a Tuesday statement US president-elect Donald Trump confirmed his pick of the ExxonMobil head as secretary of state.Citing Rex Tillerson’s business acumen and “broad experience and deep understanding of geopolitics,”.Trump praised the...
Putin: Russian president heads to Japan for meet on disputed islands
Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Japan Thursday to meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the latest bid to reach an elusive deal on a territorial dispute that has prevented their nations signing a formal treaty to end World War II.Abe will host Putin at the hot springs in his ancestral city of Nagato in the hope of breaking the ice on an...
Trump: President-elect on Russia meddling in US election: ‘I don’t believe it’
Trump's willingness to disregard the intelligence community's "overwhelming evidence" was "extraordinarily damaging," President-elect Donald Trump dismissed a brewing storm over Russian cyber meddling in the US election, rejecting as “ridiculous” US intelligence reports that Moscow tried to help him win...
Man Utd vs Tottenham: Mourinho’s side in scramble to stay in touch
United trail fifth-place Tottenham by six points and will be left with a chasm to bridge. The threat of a long, dark winter hangs over Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United as they prepare to welcome Tottenham Hotspur to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.Without a home win in four league games, United trail fifth-place Tottenham by...
Child Neglect: Ukrainian lady jets off with lover, leaves children at home to starve
One of the lady's children died of starvation before rescuers could come come to their aid. A 20-year-old Ukrainian lady, Vladislava Podchapko, has been arrested for child neglect, after leaving her two children at home to starve.The children were left alone at her Kiev apartment with no food in the house. One of them, a little boy however...
Korrekt: ‘Gimme love’ [Video]
The artiste shot the video of his track in Ukraine, and it centers on a theme of love and passion. Considered one of the best Nigerian artiste based in Europe, Korrekt has now released the visuals to his ‘Gimme love’ track.The Indomix Entertainment artiste has had some impressive collaboration with the likes of Solidstar and...
