Section: Africa&ME
Turkish man barred from donating blood after US official cites Chernobyl disaster
A Turkish man living in the U.S. state of Florida was disqualified from donating blood after an official cited him as living in Turkey, which shares the Black Sea with Ukraine, at the time of the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, daily Habertürk reported on July 31. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
US to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for Russia’s Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017 © POOL/AFP / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMoscow, Russian Federation, Jul 30 – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties...
Putin Expels 755 US Diplomats in Response to New Sanctions
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 755 American diplomats to leave, in retaliation against latest sanctions by the US Congress. The Russian strongman said he was responding to “unlawful” behavior by Washington, just days after Congress voted almost unanimously to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow. “The American side has made a move which, it...
Vladimir Putin: Russian President expels 755 US diplomats from country
The Russian foreign ministry had earlier demanded Washington cut its diplomatic presence in Russia by September to 455 — the same number Moscow has in the US. President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be gridlocked for a long time, in a move Sunday that followed tough new American...
US to cut 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony for Russia’s Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017 © POOL/AFP / Alexander ZemlianichenkoMoscow, Russian Federation, Jul 30 – President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties...
Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered in Ukraine
Anti-Semitic graffiti targeting the World Zionist Organization discovered near Holocaust monument in Ukraine. …read more Source: Arutz...
Pence travels to Baltic states to reassure allies and send message to Russia
‘Russia’s destabilizing activities, its support for rogue regimes, its activities in Ukraine, are unacceptable,’ Pense said Sunday.Politics …read more Source:...
Pence: Russia’s ‘Destabilising Activities Are Unacceptable’
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, on Sunday condemned what he termed Russia’s “destabilizing activities” but said he and President Trump “remain very hopeful that we’ll see different behavior by the Russian government, with regard to Ukraine, with regard to supporting rogue regimes in Iran and North Korea. Pence arrived in Estonia on...
Georgia, US hold drill ahead of Pence visit
TBILISI: The Georgian army began two weeks of military exercises with the United States and other partner countries on Sunday, a day before US Vice President Mike Pence visits the ex-Soviet nation. About 2,800 soldiers from the United States, Britain, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Slovenia, Armenia and Georgia were taking part in the manoeuvres, with...
755 US diplomats must leave Russia: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said 755 US diplomats must leave Russia and warned ties with Washington could be gridlocked for a long time, in a move Sunday that followed tough new American sanctions. The Russian foreign ministry had earlier demanded Washington cut its diplomatic presence in Russia by September to 455 — the same number Moscow has in...
