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Putin urges fight against terror during Victory Day
President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia could defeat any aggressors but insisted that the world come together to fight “terrorism” as Moscow marked 72 years since victory in World War II.Soldiers and military hardware paraded across Red Square in Moscow as the country held its annual pomp-filled celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany...
Putin holds out an olive branch
Russian President Vladimir Putin told France’s President-elect Emmanuel Macron yesterday that he wanted to put mistrust aside and work with him, in a change of tack after the Kremlin expressed support for Macron’s rivals in the presidential race.“The citizens of France have trusted you with leading the country at a difficult time for...
Putin holds out olive branch to France’s Macron
Russian President Vladimir Putin told France’s President-elect Emmanuel Macron on Monday he wanted to put mistrust aside and work with him, in a change of tack after the Kremlin expressed support for Macron’s rivals in the presidential race. “The citizens of France have trusted you with leading the country at a difficult time...
Armed man ‘sexually harassed’ female monitor in rebel Ukraine
Kiev: A female member of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission monitoring the conflict in eastern Ukraine was “sexually harassed” by an armed man in rebel territory, the group confirmed on Sunday. The OSCE has already limited its patrols in parts of the war-torn east since it sustained its first fatality of the...
What France’s choice of president means for the world
Paris // The foreign policy positions of the French presidential contenders are perhaps their starkest divide, with centrist Emmanuel Macron urging close cooperation with international institutions and the far-right Marine Le Pen championing France-first nationalism.Here is how France’s relationship with the world could change depending on...
French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked
Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a “massive” computer hack that dumped its campaign emails online 1-1/2 days before voters choose between the centrist and his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Macron, who is seen as the frontrunner in an election billed as...
French authorities issue warning after hack of Macron files
PARIS // French authorities have warned it could be a criminal offence to republish data obtained from a hack of presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron’s campaign emails, in an effort to prevent the breach from influencing the outcome of the election on Sunday.Mr Macron’s team said a “massive” hack had dumped emails,...
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...
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...
