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Macron ahead as French presidential race nears finish
After a bruising campaign overshadowed by scandals and the fear of terrorism, France will choose a new president on Sunday with the centrist former banker Emmanuel Macron the clear favourite to defeat the far-right Marine Le Pen.Voting will take place under strict security similar to the operation mounted for the first round of voting on April...
Ukraine lets Yanukovych testify by video in treason trial
A Kiev court Thursday adjourned the treason trial of deposed president Viktor Yanukovych in order to let him testify by video link from his hideout in Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Missing in action: Is the EU’s soft power waning?
As the European Union’s foreign ministers met recently in a baroque palace in Malta, Finland’s top diplomat quipped that despite the grandeur of their surroundings, they were all merely “doctors and welders”, trying “to sew things up” in the world.Such despondency at Europe’s global influence has become...
The ICC case against Duterte
On November 17, 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte, before heading to Lima, Peru, told the media he just might order the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC). He got the idea following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s withdrawal of Russia’s membership from ICC, who the day before had signed an order...
Five die in Ukraine’s deadliest 24 hours since Easter truce
Kiev: Four Ukrainian soldiers and a civilian were killed in the deadliest 24-hour period in Ukraine’s eastern separatist war zone since the start of an Easter truce, officials said on Wednesday. The military campaign’s headquarters in Kiev said three soldiers had been near the town of Debaltseve, a transport hub connecting the...
American CrossOver aims to hire 150 Egyptian software developers in 2017
Sinan Ata, general manager of CrossOver in Turkey, said that the company is working to hire the best Egyptian developers to prove the company’s confidence in the potential of the Egyptian market in terms of human resources that are considered highly efficient, according to Ata. He noted that Egyptians are not only famous for their ability...
UNESCO Labels Israel an “Occupying Power”
UNESCO today voted in favor of a resolution which describes Israel as an “occupying power” and denies its sovereignty over occupied Jerusalem. Twenty-two countries voted in favor of the resolution which was submitted to UNESCO’s Executive Board by Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan. UNESCO passes resolution calling...
Putin, Merkel discuss Syria, Ukraine
Leaders of Russia, Germany meet in Sochi …read more Source: Anadolu...
Merkel, Putin: No alternative to Minsk deal on Ukraine
German and Russian leaders discuss Ukraine and Syria conflicts as ties between the West and Moscow remain tense. …read more Source: AL...
German chancellor in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria with Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Russia for talks on major issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: Iran...
