Section: Africa&ME
Poles welcome US troops as wary Nato eyes Russia
Polish authorities and ordinary Poles have welcomed US troops who arrived this week as part of an unprecedented deployment to Nato’s eastern flank aimed at deterring Russia.“Welcome to Poland,” Prime Minister Beata Szydlo told US troops yesterday in Zagan, the Polish town on the German border where the brigade will be headquartered, adding:...
‘Shlichut’ under fire: Jewish Agency emissary to Ukraine expects aliya to rise
Roman Polonsky, director of the Jewish Agency’s Department for Russian-speaking Jewry, says aliya from Ukraine has actually tripled in the last three years. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Don’t call me ‘Sir Andy’, says Murray
Andy Murray yesterday said there was no need to call him “Sir” as he took a relaxed approach to his new status as a knight of the realm and world number one at the Australian Open. The laconic Scot said just being called “Andy” was fine despite a decision by Australia’s Channel Seven to refer to him as “Sir Andy Murray” at the tournament....
In Ukraine: Army and rebels say new truce in east disrupted
The deal brought fresh hope of an end to 31 months of fighting in which nearly 10,000 people have been killed. Ukrainian government forces and the pro-Russian separatist rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine on Saturday accused each other of disrupting a fragile truce declared late December.Kiev and the rebels agreed a new “indefinite”...
MH17 relatives mull new search in Ukraine for remains
“We are considering speaking to authorities about another search for human remains,” Evert van Zijtveld, chairman of the MH17 victims’ foundation, said on Saturday. …read more Source: World...
Ukraine army and rebels say new truce in east disrupted
Kiev and the rebels agreed a new “indefinite” ceasefire deal after Ukraine and Russia held talks in Minsk last month mediated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and it went into force on December 24. …read more Source: World...
eNCA | Families of MH17 push for renewed search
The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 passenger jet was shot down over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014 en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur killing all 298 on board. …read more Source:...
Ukraine army and rebels say new truce in east disrupted
Ukrainian government forces and the pro-Russian separatist rebels fighting in eastern Ukraine Saturday accused each other of disrupting a fragile truce declared late December. …read more Source: The Daily...
Andy Murray: Don’t call me ‘Sir Andy’, says Athlete
The British tennis player will rather be called by his first name despite having a knighthood status. Andy Murray said there was no need to call him “Sir” on Saturday as he took a relaxed approach to his new status as a knight of the realm and world number one at the Australian Open.The laconic Scot said just being called...
MH17 relatives mull new search in Ukraine for remains
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
