Section: Africa&ME
Hosszu delights home fans with 200m IM title
Katinka Hosszu said defending her women’s 200m individual medley title in front of her home crowd at the world aquatics championships on Monday was an “unforgettable experience”. Hosszu clocked 2min 07.00sec to retain the gold medal with Japan’s Yui Ohashi in silver at 0.91sec and Madisyn Cox of the United States earning bronze,...
Germany wants more sanctions on Russia
Germany is urging the European Union to add up to four more Russian nationals and companies to the bloc’s sanctions blacklist over Siemens gas turbines delivered to Moscow-annexed Crimea, two sources in Brussels said.The EU has barred its firms from doing business with Crimea since the 2014 annexation, imposed sanctions on Russian...
Kiev urges Russia to end ‘aggressive’ acts in Ukraine
Ukrainian president spoke to Russia’s Vladimir Putin, France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel …read more Source: Anadolu...
Kremlin Warns against ‘Harmful’ New US Sanctions on Russia
The Kremlin on Monday warned that new US sanctions on Russia would hit the interests of both sides as Congress gears up to approved fresh punitive measures. “We consider such a continuation of the rhetoric of sanctions counter-productive and harmful to the interests of both countries,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. In mid-June, the US...
Davido: Singer kicks off US, Canadian leg of ’30 Billion’ world tour
Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer Davido will kick off the North American leg of the tour tonight in New York City’s Playstation Theatre. Multiple award-winning Nigerian singer Davido will kick off the U.S and Canadian leg of his ’30 Billion’ world tour tonight in New York City’s Playstation Theatre.This follows the...
Trump open to signing Russia sanctions legislation: official
WASHINGTON – The White House said on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump was open to signing legislation toughening sanctions on Russia after Senate and House leaders reached agreement on a bill late last week. , Congressional Democrats said on Saturday they had agreed with Republicans on a deal allowing new sanctions targeting Russia,...
‘Normandy 4′ Leaders’ Phone Talks on Ukrainian Settlement to Take Place Monday
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The date of the telephone call was officially confirmed by the sides in the course of the previous week. On Saturday, the Elysee Palace issued the timetable of French President Emmanuel Macron marking the inter-state call. “At 11 a.m. [09:00 GMT] — the phone talks in Normandy format with Ukraine’s President Petro...
Two Ukraine Officials Arrested in Absentia in Russia Over Admiral’s Prosecution
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian court has authorized arrest in absentia of Ruslan Kravchenko, the prosecutor at the Chief Military Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) and Vadim Priymachok, PGO’s investigator, over illegal criminal prosecution of Russian Black Sea Fleet Commander Adm. Aleksandr Vitko, the spokeswoman said. “The Basmanny...
Russia behind Ukraine hot war: US envoy
The new US special envoy on Ukraine said yesterday that Russia is responsible for the “hot war” in the country’s east, after fresh clashes between government forces and Russian-backed rebels.Kurt Volker, who was appointed this month as the State Department’s special representative for negotiations to end more than three years of...
Russia to blame for ‘hot war’ in Ukraine: US envoy
KIEV: Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a “hot war” rather than a “frozen conflict”, the US special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine on Sunday. Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to Nato, was appointed to his current role on July 7 to help...
