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Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
Germany’s defence minister said that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Forget about Rhodes, Ukraine wins at toppling statues – VIDEO
South Africa is still on a high after the success of the #RhodesMustFall movement in removing the statue of Cecil John Rhodes from the UCT campus – but we’re not the only country debating statues that are symbols of a painful past. …read more Source: The...
Russia pulls cash from international fund
Russia pulling $245m out of IFC-run fund as sanctions imposed over Ukraine halt investment by the member of the World Bank Group …read more Source: Business...
France’s Fabius concerned by Ukraine ceasefire violations
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday he was concerned by ceasefire violations and insufficient political progress in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New...
Violence escalates in east Ukraine
One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six were wounded in separatist territories in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said. ||| Kiev – One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six were wounded in separatist territories in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said on Monday, accusing rebels of using heavy weapons that were meant to have...
Ukraine ceasefire under pressure ahead of key four-way talks
Surging fighting around hotspots in separatist-held east Ukraine put fresh pressure on a shaky ceasefire under review at talks on Monday between the French, German, Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers. …read more Source: The Sunday...
Cuba, US face bumpy road ahead
Cuba and the United States just made history. Now comes the hard part. ||| Panama City – Cuba and the United States just made history. Now comes the hard part. In the first meeting of its kind in nearly 60 years, President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro sat down together for over an hour on Saturday at a regional summit in...
Rubio to launch Republican presidential bid
Marco Rubio will portray himself as the Republican most ready to handle threat to America in a chaotic world when he announces his presidential candidacy. ||| Miami/ Washington – US Senator Marco Rubio will make a muscular foreign policy a focal point when he announces his presidential candidacy on Monday, portraying himself as the...
China, Russia and eastern Europe boost defence spending: study
Military spending increased sharply in 2014 in China and Russia and the Ukraine conflict prompted eastern European countries to boost their defence pr …read more Source: The New...
News24.com | Soviet-era statues smashed in Ukraine
Masked men have smashed communist-era monuments in Ukraine’s second city after the country’s pro-Western parliament voted to purge the nation of Soviet symbols and its head of state compared today’s Russia to Nazi Germany. …read more Source:...
