Section: Lebanon
Putin Denounces Latest Sanctions Passed by US Senate
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed fresh sanctions approved by the US Senate as coming out of nowhere and motivated by domestic politics and historical efforts by the West to contain Russia. “We know that currently there is a bill in the US Senate regarding toughening sanctions. Why? Nothing extraordinary is happening. Why did...
Blast hits US embassy in Kiev, no casualties: police
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Blast hits US embassy in Kiev, no casualties: police
An overnight blast hit the premises of the U.S. embassy in Kiev but there were no casualties, the Ukrainian police said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Daily...
McCain Says Putin ‘Bigger Threat’ than ISIL
Veteran US Senator John McCain said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than ISIL Takfiri group. “I think he (Putin) is the premier and most important threat, more so than ISIL,” McCain chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation late Monday. “I think ISIS...
Germany says to host Tuesday meeting on Ukraine crisis
Deputy foreign ministers from Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia will meet in Berlin Tuesday to discuss the Ukraine crisis in the Normandy group format, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said …read more Source: The Daily...
Macron hosts Putin in latest diplomatic test
France’s new President Emmanuel Macron was to host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday in the latest test of his diplomatic mettle after vowing firm stands on Ukraine and Syria …read more Source: The Daily...
Putin, Macron to air tough issues at Versailles meet
France’s new President Emmanuel Macron will hold delicate talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday with the two countries harboring longstanding differences over Ukraine and Syria …read more Source: The Daily...
US rules out easing sanctions on Russia
Washington will not ease sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine and may even get tougher on Moscow, the White House said Friday, ending uncertainty over the US position on the thorny issue …read more Source: The Daily...
EU’s Tusk calls on G7 to maintain Russia sanctions
European Union president Donald Tusk called Friday on G7 leaders to maintain sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, but the White House said it did not yet “have a position” on the issue …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia Warns Citizens against Visiting UK over Terror Threat
Russian authorities on Friday warned its citizens against visiting Britain after London raised its threat level in the wake of the Manchester suicide attack. “The Russian embassy in Great Britain recommends Russian citizens refrain from travelling to the country, especially from visiting major cities, if such trips are not absolutely necessary,”...
