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Macron and Putin to discuss international hot spots ahead of G7
French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin at his holiday residence on Monday. A working session in Bregançon Fort, days ahead of the G7 meeting in Biarritz which Russia will not attend. It was expelled from the G8 in 2014 over its annexation of Crimea. After Versailles in 2017, Saint Petersbur...
Nine Killed In Ukraine Hotel Fire
PHOTO: Oleksandr GIMANOV / AFP Nine people were killed in a hotel fire in Ukraine’s port city of Odessa on Saturday, leading authorities to launch a country-wide inspection of safety regulations in holiday resorts and hotels. The fire broke out at 1.34 am (2234 GMT) in the southern city’s Tokyo Star hotel. Emergency services initially...
17 Chinese, Ukrainian Seamen Kidnapped Off Cameroon
Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted in attacks on two merchant ships off Cameroon, in the latest act of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, sources said Friday. The attacks took place on Thursday in Cameroonian waters off the port of Douala, located at the apex of a gulf that has become a hotspot of seaborne crime. A Douala official...
ALERT: 17 Chinese, Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off Cameroon coast
Nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen were abducted on Thursday when two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters in the Gulf of Guinea, sources said Friday. …read more Source: The...
Russian pilot says he’s no hero despite praise for crash-landing
MOSCOW – A Russian pilot who landed a passenger plane in a cornfield after hitting a flock of birds said he was no hero despite the Kremlin lauding him for saving the lives of 233 people. Russian media have said it was a miracle that no one was killed when the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 was forced to land on Thursday in a field on the...
Gibraltar releases Iran supertanker US wanted to seize
MADRID — Gibraltar on Thursday allowed a detained Iranian supertanker to leave the British overseas territory despite a last-minute U.S. attempt to seize the vessel, potentially defusing tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic. The release of the Grace 1 comes amid a growing...
Nigeria Recall Iheanacho For Ukraine Friendly
Nigeria recalled Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho on Wednesday for next month rsquo;s friendly against Ukraine after he was dropped for the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. Ukraine will host the Super Eagles on September 10 with coach Gernot Rohr sticking with the core of the squad which finished third at the Nations Cup last month. …...
5 things we learnt from Super Eagles squad for the friendly game against Ukraine
We look at some talking points from Nigeria’s squad for the friendly game against Ukraine. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have released a 23-man list for Super Eagles friendly game against Ukraine on Tuesday, September 10. …read more Source: Pulse...
Russians Hail ‘Hero’ Pilot After Moscow Emergency Landing
A Russian pilot was being hailed as a hero on Thursday for landing an Airbus carrying more than 230 people in a Moscow cornfield after a bird strike. The Ural Airlines A321 flying to Crimea hit a flock of seagulls shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport on Thursday morning, the Rosaviatsia air transport agency said in a...
Russian Aircraft With 230 Passengers Makes Emergency Landing In Cornfield
A Russian Airbus with more than 230 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing in a cornfield outside Moscow on Thursday after hitting a flock of seagulls, officials said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. The Ural Airlines A321 was carrying 226 passengers and seven crew from Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport to...
