Section: Africa&ME
eNCA | Russia-backed Crimea chief says Putin should be president for life
Putin, 64, has dominated the Russian political landscape for the past 17 years. He has not said whether he will run for a fourth presidential term next year. …read more Source:...
Families of victims plant first trees at MH17 memorial park
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was downed over Ukraine in mid-2014 planted the first trees yesterday in a Dutch memorial park not far from where the ill-fated plane departed. “Today is a very important day for all the next of kin. We are planting the first trees … to create a monument for MH17,” Evert van Zijtveld, chairman of...
Russia marks Crimea takeover anniversary
Russia marked yesterday a low-key third anniversary of the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine, as Kiev blasted the annexation of the strategic Black Sea peninsula as a “crime”. State-run television showed footage of sparsely attended concerts and parades in cities across the vast country and there was much less fanfare over the event than in previous...
News24.com | Dutch families plant trees at MH17 memorial park
Relatives of those killed when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine in mid-2014, have planted the first trees in a Dutch memorial park. …read more Source:...
Russia-backed Crimea chief says Putin should be president for life
The Russian-backed prime minister of Crimea said on Saturday that Vladimir Putin should be made president of Russia for life and that the Soviet Union would never have collapsed had Putin been in charge. …read more Source: The Daily...
Donald Trump: Germany owes NATO “vast sums of money” – says US President
US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes "vast sums of money" to NATO and must pay Washington more for security. US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and must pay Washington more for...
Germany owes NATO ‘vast sums’: Trump
US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks at the White House in Washington DC, on March 17, 2017 © AFP / SAUL LOEBWashington, United States, Mar 18 – US President Donald Trump unleashed a diatribe against Germany on Saturday, saying Berlin owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and must pay Washington more for security....
eNCA | Gatherings mark anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea
The annexation was widely denounced by the West, and both the United States and the European Union imposed sanction on Russia in response. …read more Source:...
Three years of illegal Crimea occupation by Russia
It’s now been three years since Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea …read more Source: World...
Russia marks three years since Crimea takeover
Putin not expected to take part in any of the official celebrations …read more Source: Gulf...
