Section: Africa&ME
Report: Ukraine to expel 13 Russian diplomats over Salisbury attack
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Russia Is Aware of Thousands of Attempts to Meddle in President Vote – Lawmaker
“The Commission on State Sovereignty Protection has information about thousands of separate episodes of attempted meddling in the Russian presidential election. [I am speaking] about calls for boycotting the vote, DDoS-attacks on CEC [the Central Election Commission] information resources and information attacks,” the Commission on State...
UK Former Envoy: Britain ‘Will Need the Russians’ Help’
The UK’s former ambassador to Russia Tony Brenton has predicted normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries within “a few months,” explaining it by the need to maintain high-level contacts, The Independent reported. Speaking to The Independent, Brenton suggested that the waters would be calmed within “few months,” and...
Kiev Museum showcases Iranian Haft-Seen
National Museum of the History of Kiev, Ukraine displayed Iran’s new year symbolic items ‘Haft-Seen’ in a ceremony to mark Norouz. …read more Source: Iran...
US metal-tariffs showdown at WTO to shake world trade order
Move over Russia, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia. The US looks set to join the group of countries embroiled in disputes at the World Trade Organization involving curbs imposed on national-security grounds.China said it would complain to the WTO about US President Donald Trump’s import tariffs on steel and aluminium after failing to win an...
Ryanair now flying to Ukraine
Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair has said it’s launching its first routes from European cities to Ukraine. The announcement rekindles a deal the airline walked away from last year in the face of alleged protectionism.Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary announced the deal at a briefing at Kyiv’s...
What happened to Ukraine’s border wall against Russia?
Announced in 2014 as a defence border, lack of funds and corruption charges stall building with 15 percent constructed. …read more Source: AL...
Pres. Salva Kiir’s Gestapo Mentality is killing South Sudan
Tweet BY: Duop Chak Wuol, South Sudanese, MAR/24/2018, SSN; It was a common perception in Adolf Hitler’s Germany that working as an assassin for the notorious Nazi’s secret police, the Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo), was a noble career in the Deutschland. It is now clear that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has adopted...
Svitolina ends Osaka’s run to reach third round
Ukrainian fourth seed Elina Svitolina ended Naomi Osaka’s remarkable recent run with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over the Indian Wells champion in the second round of the Miami Open yesterday. The 20-year-old Japanese, who followed her Indian Wells title run with a first-round victory over eight-times Miami champion Serena Williams this week, simply...
US showcases stealth fighter training on amphibious carrier
The US military yesterday launched vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) F-35Bs from the deck of the USS Wasp amphibious carrier in the waters around Okinawa in its first show of stealth aircraft force at sea. The exercise comes at a time when concerns remain high over North Korea’s nuclear programme, although regional tension has eased in...
