Section: Africa&ME
House expected to approve Russia sanctions bill limiting Trump’s influence
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote overwhelmingly on Tuesday for a bill that would slap new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea, potentially complicating President Donald Trump’s hopes of pursuing improved relations with Moscow. , The bipartisan measure aims to punish Russia for its 2014...
US House Votes Tuesday to Sanction Russia, Iran, N. Korea
The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald Trump’s ability to tinker with the penalties and has also triggered uproar in Moscow and Europe. The legislation, which is the result of a congressional compromise reached at the weekend and is aimed at punishing the...
US House votes Tuesday to sanction Russia, Iran, NKorea
The US House of Representatives is poised to vote to slap new sanctions against Russia © AFP/File / NICHOLAS KAMMWashington, United States, Jul 25 – The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald Trump’s ability to tinker with the penalties and has also triggered...
The White House’s facile comparison of the Trump-Russia and Clinton-Ukraine stories
Here’s why the analogy is rather thin.Politics …read more Source:...
Germany, Russia, Ukraine, France vow to implement peace plan in Donbass
Leaders of Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine call for a “a complete ceasefire” in Ukraine’s conflict-ridden east. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader slams Russia over arms given to rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday demanded Russia’s Vladimir Putin halt arms supplies to rebels as the leaders of France and Germany tried to revive a peace plan. After a spike in violence, the four leaders discussed the Ukraine crisis for two hours by telephone in the latest round of talks aimed at stilling a …read more...
Ukraine leader slams Russia over arms given to rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday demanded Russia’s Vladimir Putin halt arms supplies to rebels as the leaders of France and Germany tried to revive a peace plan. After a spike in violence, the four leaders discussed the Ukraine crisis for two hours by telephone in the latest round of talks aimed at stilling a conflict that has...
Donald Trump: US President’s son-in-law denies collusion with Russia against Hillary Clinton
"Let me be very clear — I did not collude with Russia, nor do I know of anyone else in the campaign who did so," Kushner said. Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top White House advisor Jared Kushner denied colluding with Moscow to sway the 2016 election Monday, insisting a string of undisclosed meetings with Russian officials...
Ukraine president calls for an end to Russian aggression
Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has demanded Russia end support of rebels in eastern Ukraine as Germany and France try to mediate a resolution. The rebels have claimed they want to establish a “Little Russia.” …read more Source:...
Joint efforts ‘critical to protect media freedom’
Several leading media experts have stressed the need for joint efforts to protect media freedom around the world.They were speaking yesterday at the plenary session of an international conference on the threats facing freedom of expression, being held in Doha which will conclude today.Organised by the National Human Rights Committee in...
