Section: Africa&ME
Merkel, Macron urge Russia, Ukraine to back cease-fire
France and Germany on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian opposite number to ensure that a new ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is enforced, warning there has been little let-up in the violence. …read more Source: The Daily...
U.S. Reporter Killed Covering South Sudan Clashes
U.S. flagAn American journalist has been killed while covering clashes between government and rebel forces in restive South Sudan, local officials and the US mission in Juba said on Sunday. Christopher Allen, a freelance reporter and photographer, was embedded with insurgent troops when fighting broke out in Kaya, near South Sudan’s...
Lugansk Militia Observes ‘School Truce’ With Ukraine in Donbass
LUHANSK (Sputnik) — Marochko noted that the Lugansk miitia strictly observes the “school truce,” unlike the Ukrainian forces, which have also agreed to adhere to the ceasefire regime. The spokesman added that LPR troops avoided reacting to provocations but were ready to respond in case of gross violations by Ukrainian forces, pointing out that...
Dodon: Issue of Foreign Troops Withdrawal From Moldova Unlikely to Go To UNGA
CHISINAU (Sputnik) — The statement comes after the Moldova Constitutional Court ruled the Russian presence in the ethnic Russian and Ukrainian dominated region as illegal. In a letter published August 22, the former Soviet republic asked the UN General Assembly to discuss a complete withdrawal of foreign armed forces from Transnistria at its...
Lugansk Militia Observes ‘School Truce’ With Ukraine in Donbass
LUHANSK (Sputnik) — Marochko noted that the Lugansk miitia strictly observes the “school truce,” unlike the Ukrainian forces, which have also agreed to adhere to the ceasefire regime. The spokesman added that LPR troops avoided reacting to provocations but were ready to respond in case of gross violations by Ukrainian forces, pointing out that...
NATO chief demands Russian ‘transparency’ on war games
A soldier fires a portable air defense rocket during international war games Russia hosted in 2015/AFP-File WARSAW, Poland, Aug 25 – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday urged the Kremlin to comply with rules on transparency as Russia geared up for huge military exercises along the alliance’s eastern flank next month....
Ukrainian Troops Kill Over 30 People in Donbass Amid ‘Harvest Ceasefire’
DONETSK (Sputnik) — The killings occurred amid the so-called “harvest ceasefire.” It was agreed upon on June 21 by a trilateral contact group, composed of Russian, Ukrainian and Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mediators, and was expected to last from June 24 to August 31. “Within the ‘harvest ceasefire’ period...
UEFA 2017/18 Champions League Draw – Tottenham to face defending team Real Madrid
Tottenham will face defending champions, Real Madrid in the Champions League group stages. Spurs were drawn in Group H alongside the Spanish giants, German side Borussia Dortmund and Apoel of Cyprus. Spurs start at Wembley against Dortmund, before travelling to Cyprus and Spain. They then host Real and visit Germany before ending the group stage...
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Europa League Draw: Arsenal Drawn In Group H Against Cologne, Others [See Full List]
Arsenal have been drawn in group H alongside BATE Borisov, Cologne and Red Star Belgrade in the 2017/2018 Europa league draw held in Monaco on Friday, August 25. The Gunners begin a European campaign outside of the Champions League for the first time since the 1997/1998 season. AC Milan have been drawn against Austria Vienna, Rijeka and AEK...
Berlin Expects New Donbass Truce to Be Effective
BERLIN (Sputnik) — Berlin hopes that the new ceasefire agreement in Ukraine’s eastern Donbass region will work effectively and be “more than a verbal statement,” German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday in a statement, published on the ministry’s website. On Wednesday, the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine held a meeting...
