Section: Africa&ME
Is Vladimir Putin creating a new reality on the ground in Crimea?
The Russian president has opened a direct train link between Russia and the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. …read more Source:: AL...
Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists agree prisoner swap
Measures to de-escalate the war in the east of Ukraine could be seen before the end of the year. …read more Source:: AL...
A little impeachment for large abuses
Much as he mocked the process for months, US President Donald Trump very much did not want to be impeached. No president does; it’s an ineradicable stain on their record. And Trump has just about never in his life been called to account. He was more or less in a rage for weeks as the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives moved...
US House speaker, Senate Leader Spar over Trump Trial
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell sparred on Monday over the ground rules for President Donald Trump’s trial in the Senate on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Pelosi, the speaker of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, said she is not yet ready to name her team for...
EU slams Russian rail link into annexed Crimean peninsula
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Ukraine, rebels agree on prisoner exchange before year’s end
Russia’s envoy at talks between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists said Monday that they agreed on conditions for a prisoner exchange following a deal reached by the two nations’ presidents. …read more Source:: The Daily...
Russia and Ukraine agree on prisoner swap terms
; …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Russia Hit By Wave Of Bomb Threats Related To Bitcoin Fraud
Dozens of courts, kindergartens and malls in Russia’s largest cities were evacuated on Monday over anonymous bomb threats that appear to be related to the collapse of a cryptocurrency exchange in 2017, news agencies reported. Since November, Russia has seen a wave of similar incidents where the anonymous perpetrators accuse Russian...
News24.com | US moved to freeze Ukraine aid 90 minutes after Trump phone call
A US budget official told the Pentagon to “hold off” on military aid to Kiev 90 minutes after a controversial phone call between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, according to an internal email. …read more Source::...
Battle lines harden over witnesses for Trump impeachment trial
Washington – The White House on Sunday signaled comfort with plans by Senate Republicans to avoid new witnesses in President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, while a top Democrat seized on a newly released email on the withholding of US aid to Ukraine to press his case for testimony. The Democratic-led House of Representatives...
