Section: Africa&ME
Ukrainian security officer killed in car explosion
Colonel Alexander Kharaberiush dies in ‘terrorist’ attack in Mariupoli in Donetsk region …read more Source: Anadolu...
Tillerson denounces ‘Russian aggression in Ukraine’
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday he would hold talks with NATO allies about “Russia’s aggression in Ukraine”, signalling a tougher stance toward Moscow from the Trump administration …read more Source: The Daily...
Tillerson denounces ‘Russian aggression in Ukraine and elsewhere’
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
World Championships: Emotional Chinese win world pairs figure skating gold
The two-time world silver medallists survived a fall to snatch gold in the free skating final at Hartwall Arena. China’s Sui Wenjing and Han Cong capped their comeback from injury by claiming a first pairs gold with a high-flying display of acrobatics at the world figure skating championships on Thursday.The two-time world silver medallists...
Miami Open: Konta beats Venus Williams to reach final
The Australian-born 25-year-old broke Williams in the first game and played aggressively throughout the opening set. Britain’s Johanna Konta beat Venus Williams 6-4, 7-5 in a grueling battle Thursday to reach the WTA Miami Open final, where she will face Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.The Australian-born 25-year-old broke Williams in the...
230 new immigrants arrive in Israel from Ukraine
78 families, four Holocaust survivors, and 40 children among new arrivals …read more Source: The Times of...
New ceasefire to go into effect in eastern Ukraine
A new ceasefire is set to go into effect in eastern Ukraine starting from April 1. …read more Source:...
Nato has ‘clear disagreements’ with Russia over Ukraine
BRUSSELS: NATO still has “clear disagreements” with Russia over the Ukraine crisis and expects Moscow to do more to rein in armed separatists battling Kiev’s forces, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday. The West slapped sanctions on Russia in 2014 over its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula and its support for...
Politics: ‘There is a great, great deal of smoke’: Senate Intel Committee holds first public hearing on Trump-Russia probe
he Senate Intelligence Committee held its first public hearing Thursday about its investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 election. WASHINGTON — The Senate Intelligence Committee held its first public hearing Thursday about its investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, in an open session focusing on...
UK-EU deal ‘in all our interests’, May tells European press
British Prime Minister Theresa May published columns in seven European papers on Thursday to stress that a Brexit deal was ‘in all our interests’, striking a conciliatory tone before negotiations begin. ‘We will continue to play our part in ensuring that Europe remains strong and prosperous and able to lead in the world,’ May wrote in...
