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European Union: Anti-trust authorities approves Hungary’s Russian-backed nuclear plant
The approval removes the last roadblock to the 12.5 billion euro ($13.2 billion) expansion of Hungary's only nuclear facility. EU anti-trust authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia.The approval removes the last roadblock to the 12.5 billion euro ($13.2 billion)...
Nigerian Navy rescues Russian, Ukrainian sailors from pirates
Seven Russian sailors and one Ukrainian national who were kidnapped last month off the coast of Nigeria have been freed, the Nigerian navy said on Monday. “The foreign sailors, including seven… …read more Source:...
Boris Johnson: Russia ‘up to no good’ with its meddling, says British foreign minister
Johnson said this as he arrived for an EU foreign and defence ministers meeting in Brussels. Russia must halt “unacceptable” meddling in other countries, especially the Balkans and Ukraine, for there to be any chance of a fresh start with the West, British foreign minister Boris Johnson said Monday.”Let us be very clear, Russia...
UN: Ukraine to accuse Russia of ‘terrorism’ in top court
Kiev will seek to convince the UN's top court Monday that Moscow is "sponsoring terrorism" in a bloody conflict involving separatist pro-Russian rebels, as tensions escalate in war-torn eastern Ukraine. Kiev will seek to convince the UN’s top court Monday that Moscow is “sponsoring terrorism” in a bloody conflict...
Brexit: Big 4 meet to seek impetus on EU’s strength
The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking ways of strengthening an EU facing Britain's exit and mounting populism. The heads of continental Europe’s biggest economies meet in the gilded splendour of the Palace of Versailles on Monday, seeking...
Czar Bust in Crimea Reportedly Appears to Shed Tears
Russian news reports say curious and pious people are visiting a bust of the last czar in the Crimean capital after reports spread that the sculpture appeared to be weeping. The bust of Nicholas II was erected near the Crimean prosecutor’s office in Simferopol in 2016, two years after Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine. Nicholas II,...
Ukraine v. Russia: A potential game-changing lawsuit comes before the ICJ
Hearings are set to begin at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Ukraine’s suit against Russia. Kiev claims Moscow employed terrorism in its Donbass region and has mistreated Crimea’s minorities. …read more Source:...
HUYU NDIYE ANAYUMBISHA URAIS WA TRUMP
WASHINGTON, MAREKANI TANGU Novemba 8 alipotangazwa kushinda kiti cha urais wa Marekani, Donald Trump alitajwa kusaidiwa kwa karibu na Serikali ya Urusi. Awali ilikuwa tetesi juu ya uhusiano wa karibu kati ya Trump na Rais wa Urusi, Vladimir Putin. Mara kadhaa timu ya kampeni ya Trump ilikanusha suala hilo, lakini hali imekuwa ngumu sana. Wananchi...
Agencies: Pirates in Nigeria Release Russian, Ukrainian Sailors
Nigerian pirates have released seven Russian and one Ukrainian sailors after they were captured last month on the cargo ship the BBC Caribbean, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a human rights activist in Crimea. The sailors were released after talks between the owners of the ship and pirates. Interfax news agency quoted human...
British foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss differences
LONDON – Britain’s foreign secretary Boris Johnson will go to Moscow in the coming weeks to discuss the differences between the two countries over Syria and Ukraine, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, in the first such visit for five years., Britain backed sanctions against Russia in response to its annexation of Crimea in 2014, and...
