Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine says saboteurs blow up arms warehouse in east
The Ukrainian military said unknown saboteurs blew up a warehouse storing tank ammunition at a military base in the east of the country early Thursday, but nobody was hurt …read more Source: The Daily...
In Estonia: British tanks join NATO battle group
British army equipment including tanks and self-propelled guns on Wednesday arrived by boat in Estonia, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank to deter a militarily resurgent Russia, according to Estonia's defence forces. British army equipment including tanks and self-propelled guns on Wednesday arrived by boat in Estonia, part...
Depot fire in Ukraine’s Kharkiv caused by sabotage: Military Prosecutor
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
After Trump tweet, Pentagon chief explains NATO funding
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told lawmakers Wednesday that NATO does not track “past money owed,” days after President Donald Trump claimed Germany has shortchanged the alliance by massive amounts. “I cannot give you an accounting for past money owed, because that’s not the way we do that in NATO,” Mattis said at a Senate hearing in...
What role will Crimean Tatars play in Russian-Turkish relations?
Observers wonder just how far Turkey is willing to stick out its neck to support Crimean Tatars during its quest to further reconcile with Russia. …read more Source:...
UN index places Ukraine among African states
The United Nations’ Happiness Index has placed Ukraine among African states. The country was ranked 132 among 155. …read more Source:...
Politics: Sean Spicer: Trump was not aware of Manafort’s secret work with Russian billionaire to benefit Putin
Sean Spicer denied that Trump had been aware that his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lobbied on behalf of a Russian oligarch in the mid-2000s. White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had been aware that his former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, lobbied on behalf of a Russian oligarch in...
Kiev bans Russia singer from Eurovision
Kiev: Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spread to the Eurovision Song Contest on Wednesday after Kiev banned a Russian contestant from entering the country over a past performance in Moscow-annexed Crimea. Ukrainian security service (SBU) spokeswoman Olena Gitlyanska told AFP that Yuliya Samoilova had been banned from entry “for three years”...
Ukraine bars Russia entry from Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Ukraine has barred Russia’s Eurovision contestant from entering the country because she previously performed in Crimea. Relations between the neighbors have deteriorated since Moscow’s 2014 annexation of the territory. …read more Source:...
Ukraine bars Russia’s 2017 Eurovision candidate to country over Crimea visit
Ukraine has barred Russia’s entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest from entering the country over a past performance in Russia-annexed Crimea, the Ukrainian security service (SBU) said Wednesday. “The…Click To Continue …read more Source: Daily...
