Section: Africa&ME
Washington Wants OSCE to Lead Investigation Into Deadly Car Blast in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The OSCE should lead the investigation into an explosion that killed one of its Special Monitoring Mission members in eastern Ukraine, US Department of State acting spokesperson Mark Toner said in a briefing on Tuesday. “We believe this should be an OSCE led investigation because we want to find out exactly what happened,”...
US F35s fly into Estonia in show of NATO solidarity
AMARI AIRBASE, Estonia — Two of the US Air Force’s newest and most advanced jets landed in the Baltic state of Estonia for the first time on Tuesday, a symbolic gesture meant to reinforce the United States’ commitment to the defence of NATO allies that border Russia. The visit of the F-35 stealth fighters, which flew from Britain and...
Hackers ‘targeted’ Macron campaign
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s political campaign was targeted by a group of Russian hackers last month, according to a report by a cyber security research group yesterday.The Pawn Storm group, which has been linked to high-profile attacks in the West, used “phishing” techniques to try to steal personal data from Macron and...
UN: Electricity Cuts Put Additional Burden on Civilian Population in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The civilian population in Ukraine is already vulnerable due to the ongoing conflict and should not be put under additional pressure by electricity shortages, UN Secretary-General spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. “It is important that the civilian population that is trapped in the fighting should not be made...
Russia steps in after Ukraine cuts off power to Luhansk
Kiev government cites unpaid charges as reason for halting power supply to separatist-run region bordering Russia. …read more Source: AL...
Ukrainian Jews outraged over ‘Holocaust Cabaret’ in Kiev
Israeli lawmaker seeks cancellation of satirical play about the trials of concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk …read more Source: The Times of...
Ukraine says lights-off to unruly separatists
Ukraine State officials along with State energy utility officials cut-off power to separatist Moscow-aligned regions last night to curb an alleged run-up of electricity debt which has reached 90 million euros …read more Source:...
Ukraine cuts power to pro-Russia separatist region
Ukraine cut electricity to parts of an eastern region controlled by pro-Russian separatists Tuesday, citing unpaid debt – a step the Kremlin said amounted to a rejection by Kiev of breakaway territories. …read more Source: The Daily...
eNCA | Ukraine cuts off power to part of separatist east
The region’s Kremlin-backed leaders said the measure had little-to-no impact because they immediately resorted to power supplies from Russia. …read more Source:...
Ukraine cuts off power to Lugansk
The region’s Kremlin-backed leaders said the measure had little-to-no impact. …read more Source:...
