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Trump picks ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson as choice for secretary of state
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as secretary of state, the transition team announced Tuesday, setting up a heated Senate confirmation battle and signaling a desire to ease Washington’s estrangement with Russia., Like Trump, Tillerson, 64, has no formal foreign policy experience, but has built...
Merkel, Hollande want to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that an EU summit this week should decide to extend sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Merkel said that, given shortcomings in the Ukraine peace process, “it will be necessary to extend sanctions against Russia once more”, and Hollande said he...
Merkel, Hollande want to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that an EU summit this week should decide to extend sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Merkel said that, given shortcomings in the Ukraine peace process, “it will be necessary to extend sanctions against Russia once more”, and Hollande said he...
Merkel says sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday sanctions against Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine would have to be extended because of a lack of progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement. …read more Source: Libya...
Merkel says sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday sanctions against Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine would have to be extended because of a lack of progress in implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement. The post Merkel says sanctions against Russia over Ukraine must be extended appeared first on LIBYA NEWS TODAY....
EU seeks quick Brexit at dinner without UK PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be left out in the cold as her European counterparts have dinner without her in Brussels this week to push for a quick Brexit. All the EU leaders including May will discuss key issues including sanctions against Russia, Ukraine and Syria at the one day-summit on Thursday, as well …read more Source:...
Trump to announce top diplomat pick Tuesday
President-elect Donald Trump said he will announce his choice to fill the prized post of secretary of state on Tuesday, ending weeks-long speculation over the globally significant vacancy. “I will be making my announcement on the next Secretary of State tomorrow morning,” Trump said Monday evening, using his favored medium, Twitter. Trump has led...
Putin heads to Japan for hot spring 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...
EU seeks quick Brexit at dinner without UK PM
British Prime Minister Theresa May will be left out in the cold as her European counterparts have dinner without her in Brussels this week to push for a quick Brexit. All the EU leaders including May will discuss key issues including sanctions against Russia, Ukraine and Syria at the one day-summit on Thursday, as well as meeting the new Italian...
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...
