Section: United Arab Emirates
Ukraine president picks young lawyer as prime minister
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday picked untested 35-year-old lawyer Oleksiy Goncharuk as his prime minister, as a new parliament met for the first time. Zelensky, who was a popular comedian until winning the presidency this year, has promised to bring in fresh faces to clear away an establishment that he says has ruled Ukraine...
Ukraine releases Russia journalist pending treason trial
Ukraine on Wednesday released a Russian state media journalist pending his trial for “high treason”, as the two countries discuss potential prisoner swaps. Kyrylo Vyshynsky, a journalist at Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, was released on condition that he stay in the country and appear for his trial, his lawyer Andriy Domansky...
Asian champs Qatar in ‘tough’ group for beach handball
Asian champions Qatar have been drawn in a “tough” Group B for the men’s handball competition in the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) World Beach Games.At the draw held at the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) headquarters yesterday, the host team’s coach Khaled Hasan opted to be drawn alongside Croatia, Hungary, Spain,...
Division among G7 leaders over Russia
The future reintegration of Russia into the elite G7 group of the world’s rich nations divided leaders at its summit in France yesterday, as President Donald Trump pushed for Moscow to be allowed back after its 2014 expulsion.Russia was kicked out of what was then the Group of Eight – even as Moscow was holding its presidency – after it...
With $56bn loan in danger, IMF officials fly to Argentina
The International Monetary Fund’s record loan to Argentina last year was supposed to turn the page on a troubled history. It’s looking more like a case of deja vu.Less than two decades ago, Argentina crashed out of an IMF programme, defaulted on debt and plunged into depression. As Fund officials arrived in Buenos Aires over the...
Johnson seeks to woo Trump, talk tough to EU at G7
Seeking to prod US President Donald Trump into concessions on trade while reminding Brussels that Britain is ready for a “no deal” Brexit, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson charged around the G7 summit yesterday as he battled to prepare for departure from the European Union.Trump lavished praise on Johnson as the “right man” to lead his...
Serena to take on Sharapova in first round of US Open
Serena Williams will begin her quest for a seventh US Open title and record-tying 24th Grand Slam victory against long-time rival Maria Sharapova in the US Open women’s singles draw unveiled Thursday.Williams has dominated the Russian star in their head-to-head rivalry, winning 19 times with only two defeats, including their past 18...
Macron, Putin hold French-Russian talks before G-7
French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to give a new boost to peace talks with Ukraine and to improve Moscow’s relations with the European Union during a …read more Source: Al...
No ‘yellow vests’ please: Putin tells off Macron
Vladimir Putin rebuked his French counterpart yesterday, saying that he did not want “yellow vest” protests spring up like in France, after Emmanuel Macron urged the Russian leader to abide by democratic principles following weeks of protests in Moscow. Macron, who was meeting Putin at his summer residence in southern France five days before...
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
A new crew of Indian and Ukrainian nationals had been expected to replace the sailors on board. …read more Source: Khaleej...
