Section: Africa&ME
US, UK will ‘not be cowed’ by militants
Faced with a mounting militant threat in the Middle East, President Obama and Prime Minister Cameron have declared that their nations will ‘not be cowed’ by extremists. …read more Source:...
Russia: Ukraine’s NATO ambitions may derail east Ukraine peace talks
Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they are working on a deal to halt months of fighting in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
NATO summit to highlight unity against Russia
Leaders of military alliance to meet with Ukraine president in UK, as NATO chief warns of biggest threat since Cold War. …read more Source: AL...
MH17 Ukraine crash report due Tuesday: investigators
Dutch air crash investigators on Thursday announced that the preliminary report into what brought down flight MH17 over east Ukraine … …read more Source: Gulf...
France halts warship delivery to Russia
Delivery of the first of two assault ships halted until December amid criticism of Moscow’s role in Ukrainian conflict. …read more Source: AL...
Putin’s victory: keeping Ukraine on a low flame
Now that it’s clear the West has no intention to confront the Kremlin, Israel’s policy of keeping strictly on the sidelines seems farsighted. …read more Source:...
Australia to sign uranium trade deal with India; imposes ban
SYDNEY — Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday he hoped to sign a deal this week to sell uranium to India for peaceful power generation, but halted uranium exports to Russia over Moscow’s role in Ukraine. Work on an India-Australia agreement has been underway since Australia, which has 40 percent of the world’s...
Ukraine says truce deal agreed
KIEV — The office of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reached agreement on a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine, but there was no immediate indication that the fighting would stop. The brief statement said “mutual understanding was reached regarding the steps that will...
Putin presents peace plan for eastern Ukraine
Russian President calls for rebel allies to ‘stop advancing;’ Ukrainian military to withdraw from contested region. …read more Source:...
Ukraine PM rejects ceasefire as bid to deceive West
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has rejected a ceasefire plan unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin as an attempt to deceive the West about Moscow’s real intentions. …read more Source:...
