Section: Africa&ME
In Ukraine: Military jet crashes, killing pilot
Ukraine's military has operated a fleet of around 50 of the Su-25 "Grach" single-seat, twin-engine jets. A Soviet-designed Su-25 jet aircraft crashed in south-eastern Ukraine on Wednesday during a training exercise, killing its pilot, the Ukrainian military said.The incident took place at around 0800 GMT in the Zaporizhya region,...
Military jet crashes in Ukraine, killing pilot
NNA – A Soviet-designed Su-25 jet aircraft crashed in south-eastern Ukraine on Wednesday during a training exercise, killing its pilot, the Ukrainian military said. The incident took place at ar …read more Source: National News...
US Congress, White House square off over Guantanamo
The US Congress has voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation that extends the ban on transferring detainees from Guantanamo Bay to facilities in America, challenging President Barack Obama’s renewed push to close the prison before he leaves office in January of 2017. Only three senators voted against the legislation, with 91 casting...
Russia set to retaliate against IS after plane bombing, complicating Syria intervention
“They know they will have to respond. It is not pleasant, but that is the price it pays for its intervention in Syria.” former Israeli ambassador to Russia and Ukraine tells Post. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Full court hearing over captured alleged Russian soldiers starts in Kiev
A court in Ukraine has started hearing the case of two Russian nationals captured during fighting in the east. …read more Source:...
News24.com | Artist uses destruction of Lenin statues to put focus on Ukraine
Sawn up, toppled, demolished: this has been the fate of monuments to Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin across Ukraine. Now a German-based artist wants to use that destruction to make others more aware of the simmering crisis in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Russia to deploy new weapons to counter US missile shield
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by developing defenses against ballistic missiles Washington aims to “neutralize” Russia’s strategic nuclear...
Britain’s Cameron appeals to EU reform doubters at home, abroad (Updated)
By Kylie MacLellan and Elizabeth Piper British Prime Minister David Cameron appealed to doubters at home and in other EU capitals on Tuesday to embrace his attempt to reform the 28-member bloc as a chance to boost prosperity rather than writing it off as ‘Mission Impossible’. Cameron, under pressure after overseeing what critics see as a...
Egypt’s GASC receives offers in wheat tender- traders
Lowest offer in Egyptian state buyer GASC’s wheat purchase tender which closed on Tuesday was USD197.50 per tonne free on board (FOB) for Ukrainian wheat, traders said. …read more Source:...
British diplomats warn UK foreign policy in crisis
The UK is suffering a crisis of “confidence” in its foreign policy, former British diplomats, intelligence officers and academics have warned, the Guardian reported yesterday. The crisis left the UK “sidelined in Syria, ineffective in Ukraine, unwilling in Europe and inimical towards refugees,” the report said. In the report entitled “UK losing...
