Section: Africa&ME
Comedian ahead in unpredictable Ukraine presidential poll
A Ukrainian comedian who plays the country’s president in a TV series is currently the favorite to take on the real-life role in this spring’s election, recent polls show. …read more Source:...
Comedian ahead in unpredictable Ukraine presidential poll
A Ukrainian comedian who plays the country’s president in a TV series is currently the favorite to take on the real-life role in this spring’s election, recent polls show. …read more Source: Iran...
Nigerian Players Abroad: Moses nets debut goal in turkey, Iwobi has a day to forget and a clean sheet for Uzoho debuts in Cyprus
We summarise the performances of Nigerian players abroad. From England to Turkey to Egypt and Spain. It was another busy weekend for Nigerian players who play outside the country. …read more Source: Pulse...
The Balkans -The Next Tinderbox
After its military interventions in Ukraine and Syria,will Russia invade the Balkans next? …read more Source: Arutz...
Head of Ukraine’s new Orthodox Church assumes office
KIEV (Ukraine): The newly elected head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church has officially assumed office in the capital of Kiev, a month after the church severed its centuries-long ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Epiphanius I, 40, was enthroned during a lavish service at St. Sophia Cathedral in central Kiev on Sunday,...
Russia suspends INF nuclear deal with US: Putin
* Putin tells government meeting Russia to work on new weapons * Russia accuses US of violating INF and other arms deals * US said it indentds to withdraw from INF deal in six month Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty after a similar move by the United States, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday,...
Venezuela crisis exposes fault line in US-Russia rivalry
The crisis in Venezuela has triggered fresh tensions between Washington and Moscow, with chilly exchanges at the United Nations, but analysts warn against the temptation of seeing the return of Cold War-style divisions.Since Venezuelan parliament leader Juan Guaido declared himself president on January 23 to challenge leader Nicolas Maduro, the...
Turkey seeks ‘stability’ in Black Sea, not tensions
We want Black Sea to be sea of peace, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on visit to Ukraine …read more Source: Anadolu...
US poised to announce withdrawal from Cold War era nuclear arms treaty
Washinton — The Trump administration is poised to announce Friday that it is withdrawing from a treaty that has been a centrepiece of superpower arms control since the Cold War and whose demise some analysts worry could fuel a new arms race. An American withdrawal, which has been expected for months, would follow years of unresolved dispute over...
Putin accuses Kyiv of meddling in Orthodox faith
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the government in Kyiv of flagrantly meddling in the life of Orthodoxy in Ukraine where a new national church has broken away from Moscow’s orbit. …read more Source: The Daily...
