Section: Africa&ME
Bolton’s new book reveals how Trump asked Xi for help with election
Washington – President Donald Trump asked his Chinese counterpart to make agricultural purchases in order to help the US leader win over farmers ahead of the upcoming election, former top aide John Bolton claims in a new book. At a meeting, Trump turned to Xi Jinping and “stressed the importance of farmers and increased Chinese...
US Democrats push toothless letter warning Israel against West Bank annexation
US Democrats push toothless letter warning Israel against West Bank annexation Letter says annexation may jeopardise Israel’s relations with Europe and Arab countries, but mentions no consequences for US-Israeli ties Ali Harb Thu, 06/18/2020 – 01:15 Letter frames annexation as bad for Israel, addresses its government in advisory tone...
Six months later, Iran to hand over black boxes of downed Ukrainian airliner
Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine, Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency.The Ukraine International Airlines flight was shot down on Jan. 8 by an Iranian ground-to-air missile, killing 176 people in what Tehran termed a...
Iran to send black boxes from downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine
The fate of the cockpit voice and data “black box” recorders has been the subject of an international standoff eclipsed by the coronavirus crisis. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
U.S. delivers anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in support against Russia
The embassy said in a statement that the shipment arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday. The post U.S. delivers anti-tank missiles to Ukraine in support against Russia appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. …read more Source:: Premium Times...
Ukraine receives US military aid worth more than $60m
The deliveries include ‘radios, ammunition, and Javelin anti-tank missiles’, according to the US embassy in Kyiv. …read more Source:: AL...
SA, India and UK shutterbugs on Andrei Stenin press photo contest 2020 shortlist
Cape Town – The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest’s international jury of leading photography experts has selected the best entries from over 5 000 submissions. Young photojournalists from 75 countries competed in the contest this year. The shortlist includes photographers from 19 countries, including Russia, the United...
Ukraine gets US military aid, including Javelin anti-tank missiles
Democrats said Trump was trying to help his re-election prospects. He was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate in February. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
US administration sues former Trump adviser Bolton to block book publication
The United States on Tuesday sued former national security adviser John Bolton, seeking to block him from publishing a book about his time in the White House that it said contained classified information and would compromise national security.The civil lawsuit came one day after US President Donald Trump said Bolton would be breaking the law if...
Belongings of victims of downed Ukrainian airliner were ‘looted’, say relatives
The victims of the Ukrainian civilian airliner downed by Iranian missiles in January had their belongings ransacked at the crash site, family members of the victims revealed at a virtual press conference on Tuesday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, killing...
