Section: Africa&ME
Trump respects ‘killer’ Putin
President Donald Trump has rebuffed calls for a tougher stance on Russia, playing down political assassinations inside the country and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.Trump – now two weeks into his four-year term – showed no signs of yielding to demands from within his own Republican Party to distance himself from President Vladimir Putin.“I...
Trump’s first big test with Putin harkens back to one of the most controversial elements of his campaign
Nikki Haley, the new US ambassador to the United Nations, took her first turn at the UN Security Council on Thursday and issued a familiar ring directed at Russia. She was speaking at an emergency meeting of the council about a sudden uptick in violence in eastern Ukraine, amid more than two-year long battles in the region between Ukrainian...
Poll gap closes between Merkel’s conservatives, Social Democrats
The lead in voter support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance over the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) shrank to a multi-year low of four percentage points, an opinion poll showed yesterday.The SPD, which a week ago appointed Martin Schulz as leader, scored 29% in the survey published in newspaper Bild am Sonntag...
Serbs demolish wall in Kosovo’s divided city
Local Serbs in Kosovo used bulldozers yesterday to demolish a wall they built in the ethnically-divided city of Mitrovica, following weeks of tension over the issue between Kosovo and Serbia.The Serbs, who do not recognise Kosovo as a state, started constructing the wall in December, saying that it was to protect against a landslip, but the...
Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin
US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, on February 3, 2017 © AFP/File / Mandel NganPalm Beach, United States, Feb 5 – President Donald Trump drew fire from Republicans and Democrats alike Sunday, after he defended a softer stance on Russia, playing down...
Trump says he respects ‘killer’ Putin
President Donald Trump has rebuffed calls for a tougher stance on Russia, playing down political assassinations inside the country and Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump — now two weeks into his… …read more Source:...
Losing everything in Avdiivka
As violence escalates in Eastern Ukraine front, one family copes with losing their livelihood in the shelling. …read more Source: AL...
Calm returns to flashpoint Ukraine town as Trump pledges to help
Fighting subsided around a flashpoint Ukrainian town on Feb. 5 following a week-long surge in violence that prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to pledge to help bring peace to Europe’s backyard. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Moroccan Environment Minister Investigates Case of ‘Ukraine Wastes’
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Rabat- Morocco’s Environment Minister in the caretaker government Hakima El Haite stated that she has assigned members of the Environmental … continue reading Moroccan Environment Minister Investigates Case of ‘Ukraine Wastes’ …read more Source: ASHARQ...
Calm returns to flashpoint Ukraine town as Trump pledges to help
Ukrainian military said in the morning that no soldiers had been killed in the past 24 hours for the first time since fighting over the blue-collar town of Avdiivka soared last week …read more Source: Gulf...
