Section: Africa&ME
Putin and Trump agree Syria ceasefire: Lavrov
Hamburg – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump agreed on a ceasefire in southwestern Sryia during talks at the G20 summit, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.The truce, agreed during talks held in a “constructive atmosphere”, would start on July 9, Lavrov told...
Finance: Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the markets
Geopolitical risk indices are at elevated levels relative to the last 100 years, driven by geopolitical threats and terrorist risk. Geopolitical risk has been creeping back into the markets. Most recently, we’ve seen a flurry of headlines about the situations in North Korea and Qatar, and there are unknowns about the state of US-Russia...
Ukraine Military Shells Civilian Infrastructure in Donbass as War Crimes Rage On
The Russian Federation’s Investigative Committee is not taking the assault lying down — in a statement, the body said it will attempt to prosecute the perpetrators with using banned methods and means of warfare, under Part 1 st.356 of the Russian Criminal Code. In the attack, Ukrainian troops carried out artillery strikes on civilian areas...
PICS: Grins and handshakes as Trump meets Putin for 1st time
Hamburg, Germany – With broad grins and a warm handshake, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of US outrage about Russian election-meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion. Ahead of a formal, sit-down meeting, Trump and...
Politics: That time Putin brought his dog to a meeting to scare Angela Merkel
"He's afraid of his own weakness." Throughout their relationship as world leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin have shared an understanding. After all, Putin served as a KGB officer in Germany from 1985 to 1990. “When Putin and Merkel meet, they sometimes speak in German (he’s...
All eyes on Trump and Putin at G20 summit
Hamburg – After weeks of build-up, President Donald Trump will hold his first meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a sit-down that will be shadowed by the investigations into whether Trump’s campaign coordinated with Moscow during last year’s presidential election. The leaders are expected to delve into a series of...
Trump-Putin in first showdown at fractious G20 summit
The first encounter between property tycoon Donald Trump and former KGB agent Vladimir Putin will be dissected frame by frame © AFP / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVHamburg, Germany, Jul 7 – US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited encounter at a G20 summit marred by divisive...
US Welcomes Decision to Grant Netherlands Jurisdiction in MH17 Crash Trial
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States welcomed a decision by the Joint Investigation Team to grant the Netherlands the opportunity to hold trials for the case of the Malaysian Boeing MH17 crash in Ukraine in 2014, the US State Department said in a press release. “The United States welcomes the unanimous decision of the Joint Investigation Team...
French, Russian FMs meet in Paris
Le Drian, Lavrov discuss Syria, Ukraine, fight against terrorism …read more Source: World...
Protests turn violent for Trump’s maiden G20
Demonstrations turned violent late Thursday ahead of a tricky first G20 summit for US President Donald Trump, as German police clashed with a hard core of masked anti-capitalist activists hurling bottles and stones. What should have been a peaceful march by around 12,000 people in Hamburg protesting against globalisation was halted as police used...
