Section: Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
Russian court: Ukrainian pilot Savchenko guilty of killing reporters
A Russian court on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists, a verdict certain to inflame already dire relations between Moscow and Kiev. Savchenko, 34, was captured by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern Ukraine in June 2014 during the separatist conflict there and handed over to...
EU urges more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over Crimea
By Robin Emmott and Dmitry Solovyov The European Union called on Friday for more countries to impose sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula two years ago, but the Kremlin said Crimea was Russian land and its status non-negotiable. In a statement issued on the anniversary of the formal absorption of Crimea...
Obama welcomes Trudeau, celebrates thaw in US-Canada relations
By David Ljunggren and Roberta Rampton President Barack Obama offered a warm, red-carpet welcome for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House on Thursday, ending a frosty period in US-Canada relations and celebrating their shared goals on climate and trade. Obama has much in common with Trudeau, the progressive 44-year-old...
EU tells Russia to free hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot Savchenko
The European Union’s foreign policy chief on Thursday told Russia to free Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian pilot accused over the killing of two Russian journalists, as Savchenko relaxed a hunger strike by starting to take liquids. The 34-year-old is regarded as a national hero by many Ukrainians, but is charged in Russia with complicity in...
Hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot could die before Russia sentences her – lawyer
A hunger-striking Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two Russian journalists could die before a Russian court sentences her as the state of her health is worsening, her lawyer said. Nadezhda Savchenko, 34, was captured in eastern Ukraine in 2014 during fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow separatists and handed...
Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests
Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut or restricted, Greenpeace said, and people continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels. According to scientific tests conducted on behalf of the environmental campaigning group,...
German vice chancellor says Trump poses threat to peace and prosperity
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticised leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a right-wing populist whose political views pose a threat to peace and prosperity. The comments by Gabriel, economy minister and leader of the Social Democrats, are the clearest sign yet that ruling politicians in Europe are...
Families of missing MH370 passengers sue airline as deadline nears
The families of 12 passengers aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 filed suits against the airline on Friday before a two-year deadline for legal action expires. MH370 disappeared en route to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 passengers and crew on board. Multiple suits have been filed in the United States, Australian, Chinese and...
Public support for Putin to serve another term hits highest level in four years – poll
Public support for Vladimir Putin to serve another term as president has hit its highest level in four years, a survey by a state-run pollster showed on Thursday. Seventy-four percent of Russians would vote to re-elect Putin as president, according to a poll by VTsIOM. Putin dominates state media in Russia and is widely expected to contest the...
Syrian opposition yet to agree to fighting halt (Video)
By Tom Perry Syria‘s main opposition group said it has yet to commit to a US-Russian plan to stop fighting in Syria on Saturday, underlining rebel doubts over a deal they fear will not prevent Russian air strikes against them. Combatants are required to say whether they will agree to the “cessation of hostilities” by noon on Friday (1000 GMT),...
