Section: Africa&ME
Rossiya Segodnya Reporter Accredited for Eurovision Denied Entry to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ramil Sitdikov, a photo reporter of the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency who had been accredited for the Eurovision Song Contest was denied entry to Ukraine. “At the border they took his documents, went somewhere and in about an hour brought a decision to refuse entry,” Alexander Shtol, Director of the Joint...
French candidate Macron claims massive hack as emails leaked
Leading French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s campaign said on Friday it had been the target of a “massive” computer hack that dumped its campaign emails online 1-1/2 days before voters choose between the centrist and his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Macron, who is seen as the frontrunner in an election billed as...
French authorities issue warning after hack of Macron files
PARIS // French authorities have warned it could be a criminal offence to republish data obtained from a hack of presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron’s campaign emails, in an effort to prevent the breach from influencing the outcome of the election on Sunday.Mr Macron’s team said a “massive” hack had dumped emails,...
Germany, EU ‘Enabling Ukraine to Refrain From Implementing Minsk Agreements’
BERLIN (Sputnik) — The German chancellor paid an official visit to Kiev in late January followed by a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in late March in Malta, where Merkel stressed Ukraine’s importance for Europe. During the early April phone conversation between Merkel, Poroshenko, and French President Francois...
Macron ahead as French presidential race nears finish
After a bruising campaign overshadowed by scandals and the fear of terrorism, France will choose a new president on Sunday with the centrist former banker Emmanuel Macron the clear favourite to defeat the far-right Marine Le Pen.Voting will take place under strict security similar to the operation mounted for the first round of voting on April...
Mike Tyson Reacts To Anthony Joshua’s Win Against Wladimir Klitschko
Former undisputed heavyweight Champion, Mike Tyson has reacted to the victory of British-Nigerian pugilist, Anthony Joshua against Ukraine’s Wladimir Klitschko. Tyson tipped Joshua to carry the torch for boxing’s heavyweight division for many years to come after his victory. Joshua added the WBA and IBO heavyweight title to his IBF...
Germans Break Ukraine Blockade to Bring Humanitarian Aid for People of Donbass
A German charity has responded to Kiev’s blockade of Donbass by sending a truck of hospital equipment there, Sputnik Deutschland reports. The charity is called “Zukunft Donbass” (Future Donbass) and is based in the state of Thuringia. The German activists have been supporting the people of Donbass for over a year and felt moved to send aid...
USICHUKULIE POA CELTA VIGO DHIDI YA MAN UNITED
Vigo, Hispania MARA zote Ligi ya Europa imekuwa ikipuuzwa, wakati mwingine ni kweli kutokana na timu zinazoshiriki ila kwa Celta Vigo na Manchester United, jumlisha Lyon na Ajax kucheza nusu fainali hii si ya kuchukulia poa, hasa ukizingatia bingwa atapitia mlango wa uwani na kucheza Ligi ya Mabingwa Ulaya msimu ujao. Hakuna timu ambayo itakubali...
Ukraine lets Yanukovych testify by video in treason trial
A Kiev court Thursday adjourned the treason trial of deposed president Viktor Yanukovych in order to let him testify by video link from his hideout in Russia …read more Source: The Daily...
Missing in action: Is the EU’s soft power waning?
As the European Union’s foreign ministers met recently in a baroque palace in Malta, Finland’s top diplomat quipped that despite the grandeur of their surroundings, they were all merely “doctors and welders”, trying “to sew things up” in the world.Such despondency at Europe’s global influence has become...
