Section: Africa&ME
Politics: Russia is pushing these 14 mutually contradictory theories to claim they weren’t behind the nerve agent attack
Ukraine, the UK, the US, Uzbekistan, and various unspecified criminal groups have all been suggested by the Kremlin. Britain has accused Russia of trying to kill former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a deadly nerve agent — but the Kremlin is fighting back. The UK blamed Russia partly on the grounds that Novichok, the poison used in the...
Trump slammed for calling Putin to congratulate him
Moscow — President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to congratulate him on his re-election to a fourth term, and they discussed arranging a meeting against the backdrop of heightened tensions between their two nations over election meddling. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the meeting could happen soon...
Ukraine to commemorate synagogue destroyed by Nazis in Lviv
Local authorities in Lviv, Ukraine, design monument commemorating synagogue demolished by Nazis. …read more Source: Arutz...
Trump congratulates Putin, summit on cards
US President Donald Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin Tuesday on his re-election, as the leaders raised the prospect of a summit in the near future — while sidestepping both the issue of election meddling and a spy attack that has rocked Moscow’s relations with the West. Trump told reporters at the White House he had spoken with...
News24.com | Ukrainian lawmakers must leave guns outside parliament
Ukraine’s parliament has approved a bill requiring lawmakers to lock up their guns before entering the chamber. …read more Source:...
President, Qatar to supply Ukraine with liquified natural gas
Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko discussed with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani bilateral cooperation between their countries, including ways to supply Ukraine with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). “We agreed that Qatar is ready to provide liquefied gas to us,” Poroshenko said on Monday during his official visit to Qatar. A...
Cambridge Analytica’s Kenya election role ‘must be investigated’ – Nasa
A full investigation must be carried out into a UK consultancy firm which helped take President Uhuru Kenyatta to victory, Nasa has told the BBC. National Super Alliance official Norman Magaya accused Cambridge Analytica and the ruling party of trying to “subvert the people’s will”. Cambridge Analytica bosses were apparently...
Essar Oil picks Trafigura, BP for $1bn loan
Essar Oil has picked Trafigura and BP to lend it $1bn to be repaid with cargoes of refined products as the Indian refiner’s new owners seek to diversify the firm’s financing base, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.Russian oil major Rosneft, fund UCP and Swiss commodities trader Trafigura bought Essar Oil’s large...
Why I Became a U.S. Citizen in Today’s America: Cécile Daurat
Daurat, right, at the ceremony(Bloomberg Online) – On my right, a Catholic nun from Ukraine, in her habit. On her right, a woman from Liberia. On my left, a couple from India. Altogether we are 50 immigrants from 30 countries ranging alphabetically from Albania to Vietnam, gathered in a small town of historical renown: Washington Crossing,...
Politics: Cambridge Analytica began testing out pro-Trump slogans in 2014 — the same year Russia launched its influence operation targeting the 2016 election
Cambridge Analytica was testing out slogans that later became the bedrock of President Donald Trump's campaign before he even announced his candidacy. The Trump campaign-linked data firm Cambridge Analytica began testing out slogans like “Drain the Swamp” and “Build the Wall” the same year Russia began its social...
