Section: Africa&ME
Ashley Young: Elder statesman relishes England return
Young made his name, firstly with Watford and then Aston Villa, as a quicksilver winger and also has experience of playing at number 10. After reaching a low point in his Manchester United career last season, Ashley Young is savouring the turnaround that has seen him end a four-year exile from the England squad.Young was scarcely seen at United...
Pussy Riot: Punk group attack ‘police state’ on Trump anniversary
Longtime nemeses of Russian President Vladimir Putin, feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot have unveiled a dark new song that suggests parallels in America's leader Donald Trump. Longtime nemeses of Russian President Vladimir Putin, feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot have unveiled a dark new song that suggests parallels in America’s leader...
US State Department Refrains to Сomment on Ukraine’s Source Menacing Reporters
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier in the day, the US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert has expressed her commitment to protect the rights of reporters across the world. She noted that the United States would continue to exercise freedom of speech and advocate for it on the international arena. When asked whether the United States would...
Serbia summons envoy to Ukraine for consultations
Move comes after Ukraine’s ambassador to Serbia said Russia is using Serbia to ‘provoke a new war in the Balkans’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
Nato allies agree on new military headquarters
Nato allies backed plans yesterday for two new military headquarters to help protect Europe in the event of a conflict with Russia, laying the ground for the US-led alliance’s biggest expansion in decades.Hoping to add to its deterrent factor against Russia, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) defence ministers agreed to create an...
UN warns of chlorine gas disaster in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Wednesday raised alarm that an escalation of fighting in east Ukraine could lead to a deadly chlorine gas disaster. Fighting between pro-Russian separatist fighters and Ukrainian troops has intensified near water, electricity and gas stations, threatening supplies in the Donetsk region as winter approaches....
Ukraine cancels arms agreement with Russia
Ukraine’s Cabinet adopted a decree on Wednesday, canceling an agreement with Russia for the supply of weapons and military equipment. The deal regarding the mutual supply of arms and military equipment,…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
IFJ Slams Expulsion of Russian Journalist by Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) — Philippe Leruth told Sputnik that the banning of Zakhar Vinogradov by the Ukrainian authorities was an insidious form of censorship. “The fact he was not given any explanation makes me think this was a principle decision and not a reaction to any piece he published, and to which Ukrainian authorities had then been able to...
Is NATO doing enough to pressure Russia over Ukraine?
The crisis in Ukraine was the impetus for NATO to reinvent itself, but is the alliance sufficiently invested in resolving the conflict itself? No one will declare the Minsk Agreement dead, but it’s hard to find a pulse. …read more Source:...
Strategy: 6 rogue employees who did crazy things on their last day of work
After US President Donald Trump's Twitter account went down for several minutes, Twitter blamed the disruption on a departing employee. • US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account went down for several minutes Thursday night. • Twitter released a statement blaming the disruption on a departing employee. • Plenty of people have quit...
