Section: South Africa
EU-Ukraine pact collapse ‘biggest present’ for Putin: Dutch PM
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned Thursday it would be the “biggest ever present” for Russian President Vladimir Putin if a historic EU-Ukraine cooperation deal is torpedoed by popular opposition in the Netherlands. Rutte said he was “moderately optimistic” of a deal at an EU summit in Brussels for steps to allow his country to finally...
Britain’s May urges ‘smooth and orderly’ Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May urged her EU counterparts Thursday to make Brexit “as smooth and orderly… as possible” as they prepared to discuss the process at a dinner without her. “We want that to be as smooth and orderly a process as possible. It is not just in our interests, it is in the interests of Europe as well,” May said as she...
Putin, Abe hold hot spring meet on WWII island row
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese premier Shinzo Abe on Thursday launched a hot spring summit aimed at resolving a dispute over a group of islands that has prevented the countries from formally ending their World War II hostilities. Abe is hosting Putin in his ancestral city of Nagato in hopes of achieving a breakthrough over the...
News24.com | Putin, late as per usual, heads to Japan for talks
Vladimir Putin’s first official visit to a G-7 country since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea is starting in somewhat customary fashion: He is arriving late …read more Source:...
Big night for Mchunu on Saturday
South African rising boxing star Thabiso “The Rock” Mchunu will be on a two-fold mission when he challenges champion Oleksandr Usyk for the WBO cruiserweight crown in Los Angeles on Saturday. The left-handed Mchunu will be out to earn his first world title. Should the 28 year old bring the WBO title home, he will be following in the footsteps of...
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...
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...
