Section: Africa&ME
Analysis: Afghan Talks Reflect Russian Moves to Expand Global Influence
With the Trump administration still stitching together its foreign policy, priorities and staff, Russia seems intent on expanding its once-shrunken sphere of influence by exploiting gaps in America’s overseas presence. It’s been a globe-spanning effort, with Russian leader Vladimir Putin using muscle in places like Ukraine and Syria...
Hat-tricks for Man United’s Ibrahimovic, Roma’s Dzeko
The goals continued to flow for Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Roma’s Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday. United swept aside St Etienne 3-0 at Old Trafford and Roma made light work of last season’s...
A Wall Street performance coach who’s consulted on Showtime’s ‘Billions’ outlines 5 truths of human behavior all her clients must face
Denise Shull gets Wall Street traders and investors back on their feet with a proven coaching strategy. Wall Street is full of investors and traders with big egos, and Denise Shull sees them at their most vulnerable. She’s the founder of the ReThink Group, a performance coaching group that specializes in clients on Wall Street. She’s...
Liberia Ahead Of Ukraine In Index of Economic Freedom 2017
Liberian Leader, President Ellen Johnson SirleafUkraine increased its points from 46.8 to 48.1 score on a scale of 0 to 100, falling from 162nd to 166th position among 180 countries (178 a year ago), according to the Heritage Foundation annual study. Liberia, Chad, Afghanistan, Sudan and Angola are ahead of Ukraine (with scores from 49.1 to...
Rex Tillerson reassures allies over US policy
BONN // America’s European allies said they had won assurances on Friday from new secretary of state Rex Tillerson regarding Washington’s commitment to a political solution to the Syria conflict.The G20 summit was the first chance for the new US administration to give a fuller picture of American foreign policy and Mr Tillerson used...
Kremlin Denies Any Disappointment With Trump Administration
The Kremlin denied Friday that it has grown frustrated with a lack of progress in improving relations with Washington under President Donald Trump, saying it’s too early to say what course Russia-U.S. ties will take. “We never wore rose-tinted glasses, never had any illusions, so there is nothing to be disappointed with,” Kremlin spokesman...
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[OPINION] One Arsene Wenger – By Baba Grumpy
You have read the reports especially after the match against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. “Arsene Wenger snatches candy from kids”. “His team can never do it again”. “They don’t have mental strength”. “He needs to go now” etc. Overreaction I call it. Apart from the fact that I am still hurting from the result, I am also incensed...
OSCE wants ‘real’ withdrawal of arms in eastern Ukraine
The OSCE says it is imperative that Ukrainian forces and pro-Russia fighters withdraw heavy weapons from the eastern front line. …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader warns West not to ‘appease’ Russia
Ukraine’s president is warning against any “appeasement” of Russia, arguing that cutting a deal with Moscow on his country would make the situation worse. …read more Source: The Daily...
‘Holocaust tourism’ laid bare in eye-opening documentary
Showing in New York on Sunday, Austerlitz, by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, captures thousands of visitors sauntering around Dachau and Sachsenhausen. Most seem as if they are walking in a mall, or perhaps an art museum …read more Source: The Times of...
