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British prime minister warns on Brexit risks
British Prime Minister David Cameron warned on Monday that a vote to leave the EU would risk Britain’s economic and national security, as uncertainty over the outcome of the June referendum sent the pound plunging.In a speech to the House of Commons, the Conservative leader launched a barely-veiled attack on London’s Mayor Boris...
New Saudi-made plane ‘to take off next year’
RIYADH: A new military transport aircraft manufactured locally will be tested next year after 18 months of development and design.This is according to Prince Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad, president of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. The AN-132 is the result of cooperation with Ukraine and would see 80 planes produced, partially in...
Ukraine at ‘critical juncture,’ EU says
BRUSSELS: Ukraine’s renewed political crisis has left the country at a “critical juncture” but Kiev must stick to necessary reforms, the European Union said on Monday after Kiev’s ruling coalition last week lost its majority in the parliament. “We believe that at this critical juncture it is essential that the country’s...
Obama tells Putin Ukraine peace deal must be respected: US
U.S. President Barack Obama insisted Monday in a telephone call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need to respect the Minsk peace accords in eastern Ukraine, the White House said …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia seeking to fly hi-tech surveillance planes over US
Russia is about to formally request permission from the US to fly surveillance planes with highly advanced cameras over the country, a move that has already alarmed American intelligence and military officials.Russian and the US are both signatories to the 34-member Open Skies Treaty, which allows member countries to fly unarmed surveillance...
Ukraine removes anti-govt. protest camp in Maidan Square
Ukraine removes anti-government protesters’ tents from Maidan Square in Kiev. …read more Source:...
French, German foreign ministers in Ukraine to tackle crises
The foreign ministers of Germany and France arrived in Ukraine Monday for talks that come in the midst political chaos in Kiev and continued fighting in the separatist east …read more Source: The Daily...
Russian banks come under attack across Ukraine
Branches of at least three Russian banks have been attacked during a spate of weekend violence across Ukraine that coincided with the second anniversary of the ouster of Kiev’s Moscow-backed leadership …read more Source: The Daily...
France, Germany urge Ukraine to implement reforms
German Foreign Minister and his French counterpart praise the progress already made by the Ukrainian government, but called for more, notably in the fight against corruption …read more Source: World...
Ukraine hopes for Eurovision success with tragic ballad of Russian oppression
‘This song … is precisely what we are all suffering in Ukraine today,’ said one of the judges …read more Source:...
