Section: Africa&ME
Is martial law just a matter of time?
President Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte won the presidency hands down by 39% plurality and 16.6 million votes. His closest rival, Mar Roxas, got 23.4%, which is only 9.9 million votes. Not only did Duterte win the presidency, he also took control of the House of Representatives when a vast majority of congressmen from other parties – there were only...
Vladmir Putin: US condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
her first public remarks at the Security Council, Haley asserted that US sanctions imposed on Russia over its 2014 annexation of Crimea would remain in place until Moscow gave back the peninsula to Ukraine. US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Thursday condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine and pledged strong US support to...
Trump lashes both friend and foe as Tillerson signs in
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to reassure his staff he respects their expertise and patriotism, receiving several rounds of warm but relieved applause during a speech © AFP / MANDEL NGANWashington, United States, Feb 2 – US President Donald Trump stepped up his war of words against the world, firing on friend and foe alike even as...
Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
The reports follow a short lull in fighting in the wake of the deadliest clashes in recent months that have brought global attention. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
US ambassador to UN condemns Russia’s ‘aggressive actions’ in Ukraine
The US ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
Nikki Haley just delivered the Trump administration’s most hawkish words yet toward Russia
The US ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday delivered the Trump administration's strongest words toward Russia since Trump took office. UN ambassador Nikki Haley declared that existing US sanctions would stay in place against Russia stemming from its annexation of the peninsula of Crimea from Ukraine, amid renewed fighting in the...
US Ambassador to the UN condemns Russian actions in Ukraine
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has sent a stern warning to Moscow as renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine intensifies. Her message comes amid a flurry of criticism over the Trump Administration’s policy toward Russia. …read more Source:...
Artillery fire shakes eastern Ukraine as Russia accuses Kyiv of escalation
Artillery fire intensified as night fell with more civilian deaths reported. At least 15 people have died since the fighting around Avdiivka and Donetsk intensified in the last five days. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, separatists say more civilians killed in eastern flare-up
AVDIYIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russian separatists accused each other on Thursday of carrying out fresh artillery attacks on frontline residential areas in eastern Ukraine, resulting in civilian casualties on both sides. …read more Source: Libya...
Putin says Ukraine escalating conflict to shore up US support
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Kiev government has provoked flare-up in eastern Ukraine to bolster support from the US administration. …read more Source:...
